Ex military movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant ex military movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, suspense, exciting, realistic, captivating and serious films and TV shows about / with ex military, violence, revenge, police, heroes, murder, martial arts, tough guy, hand to hand combat and assassin plots mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, China and other countries.
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ex military movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as ex military: Reacher (2022), The Foreigner (2017), Hummingbird (2013), Walking Tall (2004), White House Down (2013), Jack Reacher (2012), The Veteran (2011), Person of Interest (2011), Safe (2012), The Contractor (2022).

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 8.1
 203K
Reacher (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Plot unknown
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, anime ...
Plot: one man army, corruption, murder, agent, ex military, police officer, tough guy, muscleman, police, male protagonist, false accusation, false accusation of murder ...
Time: future, 2020s
Place: usa
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 7.0
 123K
The Foreigner (2017)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, China, USA, India
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. His relentless search ...
Style: suspense, exciting, harsh, independent film, political ...
Plot: revenge, terrorism, bomb, tough guy, one against many, ira, hand to hand combat, justice, ex special forces, battles, terrorist, martial arts ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s
Place: united kingdom, ireland, afghanistan, iraq, northern ireland ...
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 6.2
 77K
Hummingbird (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.
Style: exciting, emotional, serious, atmospheric, talky ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vengeance, redemption, gangster, ex military, haunted by the past, homeless, tough heroes, revenge, mafia, fight scenes, weapons, vigilante ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: england, london, afghanistan
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 6.3
 110K
Walking Tall (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
Style: intense, realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: one against many, vigilante, ex military, small town, home invasion, lone hero, one man army, justice, revenge, organized crime, vigilantism, heroes ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c.
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White House Down (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is ...
Style: exciting, suspense, action packed, action thriller, intense ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot: secret service, terrorism, president, white house, save the day, conspiracy, treason, hostage, rescue, nuclear threat, head of state, siege ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., north america, pentagon, paris france
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 7.0
 363K
Jack Reacher (2012)
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher ...
Style: detective, serious, exciting, suspenseful, clever ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teens, family friendly, boys' night
Plot: investigation, sniper, loner, hitman, vigilantism, assassin, murder, tough guy, ex military, lone hero, one man army, dishonesty ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, usa, iraq, seattle, pennsylvania ...
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 5.8
 7K
The Veteran (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Soldier Robert Miller returns home from Afghanistan unable to fit back into society. Living on a violent council estate and finding work in undercover surveillance, he becomes obsessed with taking down a group of local gangsters who are ...
Style: serious, exciting, tense, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, undercover, ex soldier, ex military, gang, conspiracy, gang war, life is a bitch, uncover truth, society, drug dealing, violence spree ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: afghanistan, london, europe, england
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Person of Interest (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Person of Interest follows former CIA paramilitary operative, John Reese, who is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special ...
Style: exciting, captivating, serious, clever, detective ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: artificial intelligence, surveillance, computer system, hi-tech, partners against crime, privacy invasion, hacker, computer genius, characters in danger, fighting crime, computer, secret ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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 6.5
 117K
Safe (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, action packed, fast paced ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, organized crime, chase, gunfight, lone hero, protector, ex military, on the run, mafia, tough heroes, revenge, tough guy ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, iran, brooklyn new york city, north america
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 5.8
 28K
The Contractor (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: After being involuntarily discharged from the U.S. Special Forces, James Harper decides to support his family by joining a private contracting organization alongside his best friend and under the command of a fellow veteran. Overseas on a covert ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, thrilling ...
Plot: military, ex military, mission, veteran, fight, swat team, soldier, murder, wound, hunted, flashback, hitman ...
Time: 2020s
Place: berlin germany, atlanta georgia, germany
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 4.4
 4K
A Good Man (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After an illustrious special ops career ends in disaster, Alexander goes off the grid and attempts to lead a quiet life as a handyman at an apartment complex. But when one of his tenants and her family fall under the thumb of a Russian gangster, ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychological, realistic ...
Plot: martial arts, kidnapping, gangster, save the day, danger, gang, rivalry, gory, crime boss, organized crime, murder, hostage ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: russia, bucharest, romania, eastern europe
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 6.7
 194K
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Robert McCall returns to deliver his special brand of vigilante justice -- but how far will he go when it's someone he loves?
Style: suspense, action thriller, action adventure, retro, bloody ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: revenge, cia, vigilante, one against many, ex military, vigilantism, violence, tough guy, martial arts, loner, one man army, taxi driver ...
Time: 2010s
Place: boston, istanbul turkey, turkey, europe, north america ...
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Bennett's War (2019)
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After surviving an IED explosion in combat overseas, a young soldier with the Army Motorcycle Unit is medically discharged with a broken back and leg. Against all odds he trains to make an impossible comeback as a motocross racer in order to support ...
Style: captivating, sincere
Audience: family outing
Plot: motocross, motorcycle racing, military, time jump, underdog, husband wife relationship, ex military, racecar driver, ex soldier, motorcyclist, professional sports, motorcycle ...
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 6.0
 2K
Re: Born (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A legend covert soldier with a mysterious past decides to unleash once again his beast within to stand up for what he cares about.
Style: intense, exciting, captivating, perverse, anime
Plot: one against many, swat team, one man army, legend, special agent, assassin, secret service, fight, warrior, battles, rogue agent, criminal ...
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 6.7
 268K
The A-Team (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A group of Iraq War veterans goes on the run from U.S. military forces while they try to clear their names after being framed for a crime they didn't commit. Along the way, Col. Hannibal Smith, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, intense, action adventure ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, manly, chick flick
Plot: team, chase, cia, prison escape, anti hero, ex military, conspiracy, mercenary, frame up, vengeance, fight scenes, twists and turns ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place: colorado, iran, california, germany, frankfurt germany ...
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 7.7
 17K
The Finder (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Walter Sherman, an Iraq War veteran, has the extraordinary ability to help people find the unfindable.
Style: witty, exciting, realistic, detective, semi serious ...
Plot: investigation, team, hotshot, weirdo, talented, teamwork, riddles and clues, partners against crime, peril, escapades, coworker, lawyer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: florida, usa
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 6.2
 56K
Hard Target (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When a woman's father goes missing, she enlist a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
Style: exciting, suspense, entertaining, intense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, chase, gunfight, manhunt, ex military, tough heroes, drifter, justice, survival, danger, one man army, hunting ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa
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 5.4
 39K
Killing Season (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Belgium, Bulgaria
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, who clash in the remote Smoky Mountain wilderness.
Style: harsh, rough, suspenseful, psychological, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hunter, wilderness, chase, ex military, revenge, uninhibited rivalry, haunted by the past, danger, rivalry, mortal combat, woods, survival ...
Time: year 2013, year 1995, 21st century
Place: bosnia, georgia, bosnia herzegovina, usa, appalachia ...
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 7.4
 188K
Mud (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and make a pact to help him escape from an island in the Mississippi.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, touching, realistic, southern gothic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, friendship, childhood, ex convict, first love, bittersweet, fugitives, obsession, river, love story, survival, small town ...
Time: year 2012, year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: mississippi, usa, arkansas
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 7.8
 620
Scarred (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: A drama unfolding in the brutal and bleeding reality of Israel.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, serious, realistic, talky
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police investigation, haunted by the past, coping, social decay, law enforcement, society, ex military, vigilantism, partner, temperamental, israeli, secret movement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, israel
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 4.9
 1K
Shrapnel (2023)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A former Marine and his old war buddy face off against the Mexican cartel behind the disappearance of his daughter.
Style: bleak, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot: missing daughter, rancher, father daughter reunion, ex military, kidnapped daughter, ex marine, abduction, cartel, marine, kidnapped, drug cartel, u.s. marine ...
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The Expendables 2 (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
Style: exciting, action packed, bloody, stylized, entertaining ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: gunfight, ex military, villain, mercenary, hotshot, tough heroes, commando, revenge, terrorist plot, leader, heroes, tough guy ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: europe, china, new orleans, nepal, paris france ...
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Scent of a Woman (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant ...
Style: inspirational, sentimental, dramatic, realistic, touching ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, blindness, mentor, blind character, thanksgiving, tango, human spirit, human nature, loneliness, coming of age, disability, preparatory school ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, new england, usa
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Arne Dahl 09 -  Afterquake (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: The explosion is powerful and devastation total when a T-train explodes in Stockholm's subway system, one night in November. The country is in shock but when some who call themselves "Siffins Sacred rider" takes the blame in an ...
Style: serious, suspense, suspenseful, rough, detective
Plot: police detective, police investigation, police, assassination attempt, terrorist attack, racism, terrorism, ex military, assassin, sniper, swedish, swedish police ...
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe, stockholm sweden
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The Night Shift (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: The stories of the men and women who work the overnight shift at San Antonio Memorial Hospital. They are an irreverent and special breed, particularly adrenaline junkie T.C. Callahan.
Style: medical drama, realistic, tense, humorous, semi serious
Audience: teens
Plot: hospital, emergency room, medical, doctor, doctors and patients, lifesaver, friendship, surgery, medicine, workplace, power relations, patient ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, san antonio texas, texas
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Operation Cupcake (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When Army Colonel Griff Carson (Dean Cain) returns home from Germany on a two-month leave, he considers retiring if he doesn't get promoted to General. Being away on deployment has been hard on Griff, separating him from his wife Janet (Kristy ...
Style: feel good, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, satirical
Plot: father son relationship, ex military, ex soldier, bakery, husband wife relationship, family life, family relations, workplace, satire, culinary arts, lifestyle, baker ...
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 4.1
 5K
Range 15 (2016)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A group of veterans wake up after a night of partying to find out that the zombie apocalypse has spread across the United States. Together, they must fight their way across the country in order to find a cure for the outbreak and restore freedom ...
Style: parody, absurd, apocalyptic, humorous, suspense ...
Plot: zombie, apocalypse, survivor, zombie apocalypse, dark humor, ex military, friendship, survival, friends, friendship between men, end of the world, farce ...
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A Christmas Hero (2020)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: When a young war vet returns home from Afghanistan, he struggles to find joy in the life he once knew. As he comes close to giving up all hope, his guardian angel pays a visit to show him there’s more meaning to his life than he’s ever known.
Style: captivating, light
Plot: christmas, air force, holiday, war veteran, guardian angel, veteran, meaning of life, post traumatic stress disorder, military, post traumatic stress, christmas eve, life ...
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 8.0
 6K
Taxi Driver (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: The story of a deluxe taxi driver who gets revenge on behalf of his passengers. It is based on the webtoon Deluxe Taxi by Carlos and Lee Jae-jin
Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense
Plot: taxi, revenge, investigation, taxi driver, fight for justice, ex military, secret identity, martial arts, driver, vigilante, injustice, disguise ...
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Renegaded Archangel (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story: Mikhael is a sergeant in charge of BOPE, always on dangerous missions in Rio de Janeiro. But after getting involved in a controversial operation that culminated to a slaughter, he is transferred to a police unit at the state countryside.
Style: captivating, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, tense
Plot: favela, police, murder, male protagonist, flashback, demotion, choice, police sergeant, special agent, wartime life, small village, killings ...
Time: 2010s
Place: rio de janeiro, brazil
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