Movies and TV shows set in somalia
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in somalia ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious, suspense, tense and captivating films and TV shows about / with danger, mentor, military, gun, murder, graphic violence, storytelling, terrorism, blood and brutality plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as somalia: The Pirates of Somalia (2017), Black Hawk Down (2001), Captain Phillips (2013), Operation Red Sea (2018), 15 Minutes of War (2019), Escape from Mogadishu (2021), Act of Valor (2012), Submergence (2017), The Journey Is the Destination (2016), Desert Flower (2009).
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List of movies set in somalia
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking for the story of a lifetime. Hooking up with a local fixer, he attempts to get embedded with the local Somali pirates, ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, factual, exciting, cult classic ...
Plot:
drug, journalist, pirate, journalism, point of view, journey, danger, village, weapons, escapades, culture clash, news report ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008
Place:
somalia, africa, canada
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Style:
realistic, rough, epic, disturbing, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
war, combat, courage, gunfight, military, battles, chaos, sniper, american soldier, shooting, survival, army ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century, 90s, year 1993, year 2002 ...
Place:
somalia, africa, south africa, america, middle east ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Malta
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Style:
tense, suspense, realistic, captivating, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hostage, ship, survival, terrorism, rescue, kidnapping, escapades, ship captain, ocean, hostage situation, piracy, pirate ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
somalia, africa, middle east, america, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Morocco
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist ...
Style:
breathtaking, exciting, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ex special forces, chinese army, ship, nuclear, law enforcement, terrorism, desert, military, group of criminals, save the day, arms dealer, weapons ...
Place:
somalia, china, morocco
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
February 1976. Somalian rebels hijack a school bus carrying 21 French children and their teacher in Djibouti City. When the terrorists drive it to a no-man’s-land on the border between Somalia and French territory, the French Government sends out ...
Style:
serious, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, hostage, child hostage, sniper, french foreign legion, border, terror, islam, terrorist attack, danger, kids in trouble ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
somalia, africa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
inter-korean relations, escape, wartime, soldier, survival, diplomat, life is a bitch, society, wartime life, runaway, civil disobedience, escape attempt ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
somalia, south korea, africa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Cambodia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot, an elite, highly trained U.S. SEAL team speeds to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack.
Style:
talky, suspense, intense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, military, rescue mission, terrorist plot, soldier, cia, navy seal, swat team, navy, terrorist, squad, violence ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
somalia, costa rica, las vegas, ukraine, san diego california ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, Spain, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, an Englishman, James Moore, is held captive by jihadist fighters. Thousands of miles away on the Greenland Sea, Danielle Flinders prepares to dive in a submersive to the ocean floor. In their ...
Style:
touching, lyrical, sincere, emotional, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
lovers apart, beach, spy, hostage, love, terrorism, male female relationship, couples, underwater, marine life, female nudity, christmas ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
somalia, africa, france, atlantic ocean
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The inspiring life story of the late photojournalist, artist and activist Dan Eldon, who abandoned a comfortable life in London to document the struggle, heartbreak and hope of a war-torn and famine-ridden region of Africa.
Plot:
photograph, journalist, photographer, bare chested male, conflict, photography, murder, angry mob, drums, war zone, map, military ...
Place:
africa, somalia, south africa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Austria, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation.
Style:
touching, sincere, captivating, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot:
supermodel, life is a bitch, immigrant, feminism, injustice, model, fashion, homelessness, un, female protagonist, circumcision, african ...
Time:
year 1997, year 2009, 60s, 21st century
Place:
somalia, africa, indiana, europe, london ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
FBI agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the U.S. border.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, perverse, bleak, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cartel, terrorist, drug cartel, black ops, cia agent, cia, organized crime, u.s. mexico border, warrior, deception, top secret, agent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
somalia, south america, kansas city, sonora, mexico ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, discovering he's involved in a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. He learns he's part of a top-secret experimental program that enables ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, mind bending, clever, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
time loop, time travel, train, alternate reality, parallel universe, twists and turns, memory, save the day, changing the past or future, destiny, terrorism, time ...
Time:
future, year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, somalia, afghanistan, illinois
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The famous businessman Fahri and his family are kidnapped by Somali pirates. The pirates demand a large ransom from Turkey for the release of the businessman and his family. The Turkish government decides to form an illegal team for this task. ...
Style:
suspenseful, action thriller, tension, intense, heroic ...
Plot:
pirate, hostage, rescue mission, kidnapping, ransom, black ops, moral ambiguity, military, violent, government conspiracy, anti hero, redemption ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
somalia, east africa
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates, leading to weeks of high-stakes negotiations – and an escalating potential for explosive violence.
Style:
psychological, bleak, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
negotiation, pirate, hostage, terrorism, hijacking, sailor, manipulation, ransom, character study, moral dilemma, captivity, workplace ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
somalia, denmark, scandinavia
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Kenya, Somalia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In Somalia, principled, young husband and father Abdi turns to piracy to support his family. While his wife and child wait for him in Yemen, an outdated and fragile satellite phone is his only connection to all he truly values. Abdi and his fellow ...
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
pirate, piracy, moral dilemma, hijacking, surrender, confined, danger, rivalry, international relations, violent content, hostage, realism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, somalia
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, Czech Republic
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex depicts the political turmoil in the period from 1967 to the bloody "Deutschen Herbst" in 1977. The movie approaches the events based on Stefan Aust's standard work on Die Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF). The ...
Style:
political, bleak, realistic, harsh, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
terrorism, politics, revolutionary, protest, prison, political unrest, assassination, capitalism, terrorist attack, revolution, idealism, trial ...
Time:
70s, year 2008, 60s, 20th century, year 1970 ...
Place:
germany, rome italy, west berlin west germany, somalia, berlin germany ...
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390K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, South Africa, Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his ...
Style:
emotional, intense, sincere, rough, political ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
genocide, racism, hotel, against humanity, war, violence, politics, cruelty, civil war, war crime, refugee, un ...
Time:
20th century, year 2004, 90s, 2000s
Place:
rwanda, africa, south africa, congo, somalia ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After years of performing “exorcisms” and taking believers’ money, Reverend Marcus travels to rural Louisiana with a film crew so he can dispel what he believes is the myth of demonic possession. The dynamic reverend is certain that this will ...
Style:
dark, disturbing, demonic, suspenseful, satanic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
exorcism, ghost, religion, found footage, supernatural, demon, evil spirit, satanic cult, supernatural horror, cursed, curses spells and rituals, paranormal activity ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
somalia, usa, southern usa, louisiana, new orleans ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.
Style:
suspenseful, political, atmospheric, captivating, epic ...
Plot:
terrorism, revolutionary, murderer, terrorist, mossad, politics, gunfight, mission, biopic, character study, danger, radical ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 2010, 2010s, 90s ...
Place:
south america, lebanon, berlin germany, palestine, israel ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Lucretia is a killer for hire. Specialised in poisoning and passionate about opera, she'll have to fulfill a difficult contract in the heart of the Swiss alps. Posing as a singer, Lucretia will have to appear on the scene of the higly exclusive ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, suspense, eurospy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassination, opera singer, corporate crime, secret identity, undercover, hidden identity, danger, disorder, criminal heroes, espionage, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
lyon, swiss alps, somalia, europe, alps ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A robber escapes from prison with a single objective in mind: to track down his former cellmate, a serial killer who intends to pin his crimes on him. A cop is sent after the robber who, despite his best efforts, soon becomes Public Enemy Number ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious, twisted ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, manhunt, prison, on the run, hidden identity, life is a bitch, false accusation, protagonist as suspect, chase, family life, dishonesty, shaolin ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
somalia, france, europe
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career; Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together.
Style:
touching, sincere, feel good, thought provoking, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, preschool
Plot:
prejudice, bear, friendship, mouse, anthropomorphic animal, goodhearted, odd couple, supportive friend, racial prejudice, friends, animal, fighting the system ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
somalia, france, europe, paris france
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Found footage of an expedition into the Congo jungle where a team of explorers stumbles upon a colony of Dinosaurs.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, natural horror, disgusting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
dinosaur, cryptozoology, jungle, deadly creature, found footage, dangerous animal, lost world, adventurer, discovery, escapades, eaten alive, airplane crash ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
congo, africa, somalia
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter, Debbie.
Style:
sexy, sexual, captivating, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
strip club, strip show, showbiz, womanizer, nudity, female pubic hair, group sex, orgy, skinny dipping, stripper, dancer, divorce ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 50s, 20th century, year 1958 ...
Place:
london, somalia, england, britain, united kingdom
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who try to flee a foreign country after one of them is caught up in the murder of a private detective.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, period piece, romantic, suspense ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
murder, on the run, tour guide, ruins, love triangle, american abroad, greed, cons and scams, dishonesty, fugitives, criminal heroes, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 2010s, year 2014, year 1962
Place:
greece, athens greece, somalia, europe, turkey ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future following the suicide of his singing partner.
Style:
atmospheric, depressing, black comedy, meditative, contemplative ...
Plot:
music, homeless, musician, loneliness, musician's life, cat, character study, depression, financial problem, aspiring singer, road trip, melancholy ...
Time:
60s, year 2013, 2010s, year 1961, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, indiana, chicago, somalia ...
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11K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Driving, lost and tormented in the night, primal fears of the dark and the unknown give way to fear that you have let the evil in, or that it is already there.
Style:
slasher, realistic, suspense, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychopath, stranger, serial killer, brutality, paranoia, maniac, survival, forest, scarecrow, stalking, danger, wilderness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, england, somalia
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
22 minutes got Russian marine to free a hijacked oil tanker far from shore.
Style:
tense, suspense, touching, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
pirate, ship, marines, capture, military, daring rescue, struggle for survival, soldier, heroism, hostage situation, showdown, fight ...
Place:
somalia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious ski accident. Dependent on the medical staff and pain relievers, she takes time to look back on a turbulent relationship that she experienced with Georgio.
Style:
disturbing, romantic drama, rough, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot:
marital problem, wedding, restaurant, unhappy marriage, flashback, unhappiness, newborn, marriage, child custody, wedding ceremony, egotism, neglected wife ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 90s, year 1978
Place:
france, somalia
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12K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Denmark, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. Meanwhile back in Denmark, with a husband at war and three children missing their father, everyday life is a struggle for Claus' wife Maria. During a ...
Style:
social, psychological, tense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
war in afghanistan, trial, court case, war zone, islam, soldier, officer, witness, killed in action, murder, war on terror, lawyer ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
afghanistan, somalia, iraq, denmark
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