| Commando (1985) | 6.7 | |
| Defiance (2013) | 7.0 | |
| Person of Interest (2011) | 8.5 | |
| Simon & Simon (1981) | 7.1 | |
| Jack Reacher (2012) | 7.0 |
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 captivating, exciting, suspenseful, realistic, serious and suspense films and TV shows about / with ex military, revenge, violence, ex soldier, betrayal, gun, martial arts, chase, gunfight and police plots mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as ex military: Reacher (2022), Person of Interest (2011), Hummingbird (2013), The Veteran (2011), Jack Reacher (2012), Walking Tall (2004), Safe (2012), The Contractor (2022), White House Down (2013), The Finder (2012).
Best films
New films
| The Promised Land (2023) | 7.7 | |
| Roofman (2025) | 7.0 | |
| Sanctioning Evil (2022) | 5.9 | |
| Rebus (2024) | 7.0 | |
| American Star (2024) | 5.5 |
List of ex military movies
286K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Plot unknown
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
one man army, muscleman, agent, ex military, murder, vigilantism, tough guy, police officer, false accusation of murder, police corruption, false accusation, vigilante ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
usa
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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, spy action ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, surveillance, computer system, hi-tech, partners against crime, computer genius, privacy invasion, mysterious character, computer, fighting crime, law enforcer, hacker ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
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:
atmospheric, sexy, exciting, serious, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, redemption, ex military, haunted by the past, gangster, homeless, revenge, mafia, fight scenes, guilt, vigilante, anti hero ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
england, london, afghanistan, new orleans
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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, tense, exciting, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ex soldier, terrorism, undercover, ex military, gang, conspiracy, gang war, life is a bitch, uncover truth, violence spree, vigilantism, society ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, london, england, europe
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389K
Genre: Action, 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, exciting, suspenseful, serious, saga ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly, teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
loner, sniper, one man army, investigation, murder, vigilante, vigilantism, lone hero, hitman, tough guy, expert, gunfight ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, iraq, seattle, pennsylvania, usa ...
Is relevant?
113K
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, suspenseful, rough, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, justice, home invasion, lone hero, small town, ex military, revenge, one against many, brutality, heroes, organized crime, vigilantism ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, north america
Is relevant?
124K
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, girls' night
Plot:
chase, gunfight, protector, lone hero, on the run, triad, child in peril, martial arts, bodyguard, tough heroes, outsmarting, ex military ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, iran, new york, brooklyn new york city, north america ...
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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, tense, captivating, disturbing, thrilling ...
Plot:
mission, military, ex military, veteran, betrayal, fight, soldier, murder, wound, hunted, flashback, reconnaissance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
berlin germany, germany, atlanta georgia
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
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:
action thriller, breathtaking, action packed, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
secret service, terrorism, president, white house, save the day, treason, hostage, conspiracy, nuclear threat, head of state, child in peril, siege ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., paris france, pentagon, north america ...
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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, semi serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
team, investigation, hotshot, talented, teamwork, riddles and clues, partners against crime, peril, expert, escapades, lawyer, weirdo ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, 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:
action thriller, action adventure, suspense, retro, bloody ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
revenge, vigilante, cia, one against many, one man army, tough guy, martial arts, vigilantism, ex military, kidnapping, slutty attitude, woman fights a man ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
boston, istanbul turkey, turkey, europe, north america ...
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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:
perverse, intense, captivating, exciting, anime
Plot:
ex special forces, one man army, legend, one against many, special agent, secret service, fight, assassin, secret service agent, battles, manhunt, murderer ...
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131K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, China, USA, India, Switzerland
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, action thriller ...
Plot:
revenge, terrorism, bomb, ira, tough guy, one against many, ex special forces, justice, terrorist, hand to hand combat, obsession, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017
Place:
northern ireland, united kingdom, ireland, scotland yard, afghanistan ...
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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:
tense, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
missing daughter, kidnapping, cartel, kidnapped daughter, father daughter reunion, ex military, ex marine, marine, kidnapped, drug cartel, abduction, revenge ...
Place:
mexico
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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, inspirational, emotional, tense
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
motocross, motorcycle racing, military, underdog, racing, time jump, husband wife relationship, veteran, resilience, perseverance, comeback, determination ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
midwest
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When a group of ex-military members is hired to retrieve a lost bag of stolen money, their mission becomes more difficult after a lone hunter finds the bag first.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, fast paced ...
Plot:
ex military, problem, money, secret mission, mission, team, military, money problems, stolen money, manhunt, forest, cat and mouse ...
Is relevant?
277K
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, twists and turns, anti hero, frame up, mercenary, military operation, conspiracy, prison escape, escape, fight scenes ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place:
colorado, california, iran, germany, usa ...
Is relevant?
657
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
A drama unfolding in the brutal and bleeding reality of Israel.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
haunted by the past, police investigation, social decay, law enforcement, vigilantism, coping, society, ex military, partner, temperamental, soldier, post traumatic stress ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A boy becomes a man, and a man becomes a father, in a time before coming of age was something you could Google.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, sentimental, not serious, offbeat ...
Plot:
parenthood, family relations, family values, antisocial behavior, marriage, lifestyle change, parents and children, adulthood, youth, adolescence vs adulthood, manhood, coming of age ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa
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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:
suspenseful, rough, serious, suspense, detective
Plot:
police detective, police investigation, police, assassination attempt, racism, terrorism, terrorist attack, ex military, assassin, sniper, swedish, swedish police ...
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe, stockholm sweden
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Mercy is a medical drama which aired on NBC from September 23, 2009 to May 12, 2010. The series initially aired on Wednesday nights at 8/7c, as part of the 2009 fall season, but was pushed back to 9/8c in April.
On October 23, 2009, Mercy was ...
Style:
medical drama, realistic, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
medical, nurse, hospital, doctor, doctors and patients, workplace, friendship, friends, love triangle, ex military, medicine, coworker relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
After being dishonorably discharged from the military, a Staff Sergeant finds his way back into society through a charismatic politician with a covert military operation to eliminate an underground criminal entity on U.S soil.
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, action drama, tense, dark ...
Plot:
ex military, conspiracy, corruption, political corruption, covert operation, moral ambiguity, mature, secret agenda, black ops, manipulation, mercenary, urban ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Action / Comedy - Five retired ex-military men attempt the unthinkable and dust off their old uniforms for one last explosive mission. The team quickly discovers that they are up against an enemy from their past. This time, The Dependables mission ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, exciting, captivating, fast paced ...
Plot:
danger, daring rescue, escapades, terrorism, confined, captivity, soldier, ex soldier, revenge, ex military, veteran, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan
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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, entertaining, captivating, satirical, semi serious
Plot:
father son relationship, husband wife relationship, ex soldier, family life, ex military, bakery, family relations, satire, relationships, baker, culinary arts, lifestyle ...
Is relevant?
595
Genre: Action
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The remake of famous Commando (1985) movie.
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, suspense, psychotronic
Plot:
hitman, warrior, one man army, murder, arrest, kidnapping, hostage, daring rescue, ex military, escapades, rivalry, danger ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, detective, relaxing ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
crime investigation, military, investigator, hotshot, team, forensics, fighting crime, partners against crime, army investigation, law enforcement, danger, soldier ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Is relevant?
7K
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Norway
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Lieutenant Erling Riiser is on his way back to Norway after a long stay in Afghanistan. Much has gone wrong, several soldiers are missing from the Hercelus-plane. After only one day in Norway, Erling receives a text message saying an old ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, tension, political thriller ...
Plot:
politics, nordic, military, soldier, political unrest, political intrigue, intrigue, ex military, ex soldier, political conspiracy, world politics, multiple storylines ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
afghanistan, scandinavia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Kazakhstan
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Story of a man named Sayan, that had to live through harsh 1990s and make tough decisions.
Style:
suspense, intense, disturbing, suspenseful, brutal ...
Plot:
racketeer, bandit, crime boss, life is a bitch, organized crime, mafia, corruption, criminal's revenge, blackmail, dishonesty, power, extortion ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
John Hunter is Vietnam Green Beret Veteran, Half Commando, Half Ninja, whose daughter has been abducted by a secret Ninja Organization, led by a Central-American dictator, who wants to create a new-world order - through time.
Style:
parody, feel good, light, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
ninja, revenge, heroes, muscleman, machismo, rescue, danger, race against time, hostage, one man army, rescue mission, dictatorship ...
Time:
80s
Place:
vietnam
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Young nurse Sissi lives a secluded life entirely devoted to her patients at Birkenhof asylum. Her first encounter with ex-soldier and drifter Bodo has a lasting impact. He causes an accident in which he provides first aid, Sissi wonders if he may be ...
Style:
philosophical, emotional, romantic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
love story, longing, bank robbery, destiny, couples, hopes, obsession, coincidence, ex soldier, relationships, criminal heroes, love and romance ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, 20th century, 90s
Place:
germany, sydney australia, europe, australia
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