| Lone Survivor (2013) | 7.5 | |
| Strike Back (2010) | 8.1 | |
| Executive Decision (1996) | 6.5 | |
| Aliens (1986) | 8.4 | |
| 12 Strong (2018) | 6.5 |
Special forces movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant special forces movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, exciting, realistic, suspense, intense and entertaining films and TV shows about / with special forces, soldier, military, swat team, gun, gunfight, shootout, violence, mission and murder plots mostly in Action, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as special forces: The Unit (2006), Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021), Lone Survivor (2013), SEAL Team (2017), Sicario (2015), Tears of the Sun (2003), Black Hawk Down (2001), The Mountain II (2016), The Hunted (2003), Shooter (2007).
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List of special forces movies
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Malta, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Style:
intense, tense, suspenseful, realistic, factual ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
war, terrorism, cia, courage, mercenary, rescue mission, combat, soldier, commando, embassy, navy seal, cia agent ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2016, year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
libya, middle east, africa, pentagon, langley virginia ...
Is relevant?
24K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands' secrets.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
squad, terrorism, terrorist, special forces, top secret, spy, veteran, army, police, sergeant, marriage, marital problem ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.
Style:
perverse, suspense, exciting, contemplative, captivating ...
Plot:
cia, one man army, special forces, terrorism, murder, diver, police, navy, warrior, prison, navy seal, rescue mission ...
Time:
2020s, 20th century, 70s, 21st century
Place:
syria, usa, washington d.c., atlanta georgia, north carolina ...
Is relevant?
322K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find ...
Style:
rough, captivating, inspirational, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, survival, soldier, gunfight, war, terrorism, death, squad, courage, military life, special forces, war on terror ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa, iraq, israel
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives of the elite Navy Seals as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions our country can ask.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, swat team, soldier, terrorism, gunfight, u.s. military, special forces, team, navy seal, friendship, shooter, investigation ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, afghanistan, iraq
Is relevant?
530K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Hong Kong
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit.
Style:
realistic, brutal, harsh, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
revenge, cia, drug cartel, drug smuggling, hitman, brutality, fbi, fbi agent, black ops, cia agent, vigilantism, murder ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
mexico, usa, texas, tucson arizona, arizona ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their ...
Style:
touching, serious, suspense, factual, compassionate ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
military, war, jungle, combat, civil war, soldier, sniper, refugee, special forces, escapades, rescue mission, army ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
africa, nigeria, iran, iraq, hawaii
Is relevant?
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, Drama, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In a desolate war zone where screams of the innocent echo, on the very line between disaster and valor, 7 Maroon Berets will dance with death.
Style:
exciting, disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot:
terrorist, special forces, swat team, isis, military, islam, behind enemy lines, criminal, dangerous mission, danger, journalism, rescue ...
Place:
turkey
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallum. Former Special Operations instructor, L.T. Bonham is approached and asked to apprehend Hallum, his former student, who has 'gone rogue' ...
Style:
suspense, slasher, intense, brutal, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
one man army, manhunt, commando, wilderness, hitman, lone hero, homicidal maniac, swat team, psychopath, conspiracy, chase, murder ...
Time:
year 2003, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, portland oregon, kosovo, usa, british columbia ...
Is relevant?
374K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Style:
intense, action packed, exciting, action thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
sniper, conspiracy, fbi, one man army, on the run, assassination, corruption, revenge, manhunt, military, cover up, false accusation ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
montana, philadelphia, virginia, usa, baltimore ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
BLACK OPS travels the world to take viewers along on top secret special ops missions. The series reveals how elite special operations units in different countries carry out their high-risk/zero-recognition assignments and shares the inside story of ...
Style:
thrilling, tense, realistic, suspenseful, dramatic ...
Plot:
military, special forces, war on terror, swat, hostage rescue, black ops, mission, special ops, special agent, agent, intelligence agency, soldier ...
Place:
iraq, afghanistan
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord.
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, visually stunning, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug cartel, ex special forces, violence, drug lord, ex soldier, theft, escapades, survival, friendship, greed, murder, death ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
south america, colombia, usa, peru, andes mountains ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, Thailand
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service.
Style:
sexy, erotic, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
top secret, soldier, terrorist, swat team, heroes, mission, military, undercover, one man army, daring rescue, heroic mission, teamwork ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
pakistan, middle east, afghanistan, sudan, chicago ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. ...
Style:
factual, suspenseful, clever, inspirational, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
war, iraq war, sniper, military, soldier, navy seal, assassin, american soldier, violence, battles, war zone, special forces ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 2000s, 90s, september 11 2001 ...
Place:
iraq, middle east, california, usa, kurdistan ...
Is relevant?
100K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A team of CIA agents and special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
Style:
touching, anamorphic, historical drama, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, taliban, war on terror, behind enemy lines, heroism, military, cia, us military, war in afghanistan, special forces, machismo, commando mission ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Country: USA, UK, Turkey
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Taking place during World War II, the British Army assigns a group of competent soldiers to carry out a mission against the Nazi forces behind enemy lines... A true story about a secret British World War II organization; the Special Operations ...
Style:
captivating, action comedy, epic war, surprise ending, spy action ...
Plot:
world war two, special forces, minister, nazi, black ops, dangerous mission, battles, secret mission, entity, wartime life, sailboat, community ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, year 1939, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
atlantic ocean, canary islands, london, africa
Is relevant?
118K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
Style:
disturbing, intense, serious, realistic, social ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, drug traffic, favela, squad, drug lord, leader, slum, police, fighting crime, police brutality, law enforcement, torture ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 90s, year 1997, 20th century ...
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro, south america, latin america, berlin germany
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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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, Netherlands
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, cult classic, intense, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, androids and robots, one man army, cyberpunk, vietnam war, soldier, rescue mission, amnesia, mind control, reporter, cyborgs, top secret ...
Time:
year 1969, 90s, 20th century, 60s, 80s ...
Place:
vietnam, louisiana, new orleans, nevada, arizona ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Style:
action packed, harsh, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
one man army, revenge, prison, rambo, vietnam war, chase, violent, behind enemy lines, torture, soldier, guerilla warfare, propaganda ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, arizona, thailand, asia, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
Style:
suspense, political, exciting, suspenseful, political thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, conspiracy, cia, mercenary, politics, assassination, espionage, sniper, covert operation, ambush, violence, drug cartel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
colombia, washington d.c., langley virginia, usa, iraq ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
During a rescue mission, a team of Navy Seals discover that a terrorist group have access to deadly US built Stinger missiles, and must set out to locate and destroy them before they can be used.
Style:
exciting, intense, humorous, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, special forces, violence, commando, u.s. navy, soldier, military, car chase, terrorist, rescue, shootout, friendship between men ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
middle east, beirut lebanon, lebanon, north america, pentagon ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training where everyone expects her to fail.
Style:
suspense, political, rough, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
strong female lead, strong female character, female soldier, military, soldier, basic training, army, fighting the system, female protagonist, feminism, female leader, officers and cadets ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
libya, middle east, usa, israel
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists. The terrorists demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandoes ...
Style:
grindhouse, exciting, suspenseful, cult classic, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens
Plot:
military, terrorism, hostage, martial arts, special forces, terrorist, commando, violence, cannon, war on terror, rescue mission, patriotism ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
middle east, israel, beirut lebanon, athens greece, iran ...
Is relevant?
147K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Spain, Japan, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped ...
Style:
exciting, political thriller, tense, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
spy, iraq war, cia, war, soldier, military, politics, chase, pow, deception, special forces, gulf war ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2003, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, baghdad iraq, kurdistan, israel
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 ...
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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:
bloody, exciting, entertaining, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, mercenary, hotshot, ex military, revenge, violence, machismo, showdown, leader, heroes, terrorist plot, tough guy ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 80s, 21st century
Place:
europe, china, new orleans, nepal, paris france ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert, heavy weapons specialist, demolitionist, and a loose-cannon sniper. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church ...
Style:
exciting, bloody, suspenseful, action thriller, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
martial arts, gunfight, mercenary, tough guy, assassin, sniper, shootout, chase, showdown, hotshot, bodyguard, unstoppable ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
latin america, new orleans, somalia, fictional island
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When an elite eight-man British SAS team is dropped behind enemy lines, their mission is clear: take out Saddam Hussein's SCUD missile systems. But when communications are cut and the team finds themselves surrounded by Saddam's army, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gulf war, military operation, special forces, war, military, soldier, middle east conflict, war on terror, shootout, commando, male nudity, squad ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
middle east, iraq, baghdad iraq
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