Soldier movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant soldier movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, rough and captivating films and TV shows about / with military, soldier, battles, war, danger, violence, army, explosion, combat and heroes plots mostly in Drama, War and Action genres shot in USA, UK, South Korea and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as soldier: The Outpost (2019), American Sniper (2014), Lone Survivor (2013), The Lucky One (2012), Strike Back (2010), Kajaki (2014), Descendants of the Sun (2016), Battle for Haditha (2007), Generation Kill (2008), Rogue (2020).
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, brutal, perverse, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
u.s. army, combat, soldier, war, death, taliban, roadblock, army, military, danger, battles, shooting ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008, year 2009, year 2006, year 1984 ...
Place:
afghanistan, middle east
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
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, emotional, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
war, iraq war, sniper, military, soldier, violence, navy seal, assassin, american soldier, battles, biopic, middle east conflict ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 90s, 2000s, september 11 2001 ...
Place:
iraq, middle east, california, usa, texas
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305K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
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, tense, captivating, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, survival, soldier, war, terrorism, gunfight, courage, military life, selflessness, war on terror, squad, army ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa
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113K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive-a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't even know. Learning her name is Beth and where she lives, he shows ...
Style:
romantic, touching, emotional, sentimental, scenic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
love story, love affair, true love, love and romance, soldier, veteran, destiny, marines, obsessive quest, single mother, loss of loved one, happy ending ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
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:
exciting, realistic, serious, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, terrorist, mission, soldier, top secret, swat team, heroes, one man army, cia agent, daring rescue, heroic mission, terrorism ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
pakistan, afghanistan, iraq, middle east, sudan ...
Is relevant ?
14K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
British soldiers guarding the Kajaki Dam set out to rescue a three-man team after one of them loses a leg to a landmine.
Style:
bleak, exciting, tense, rough, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
war, soldier, bravery, military, british army, war in afghanistan, minefield, desert, heroic mission, danger, tough heroes, battle zone ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A drama about the love of people who get closer as they learn to be considerate of each other in desperate times and sacrifices made by people who throw themselves into natural disasters.
Style:
romantic, scenic, light, humorous, dorama ...
Plot:
medical, army, soldier, friendship, love affair, doctor, love, military, military officer, danger, playing footsie, love and romance ...
Place:
korea, afghanistan, thailand
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
military, iraq war, war, marine, soldier, circumcision, culture clash, military life, marines, desert, occupation, vengeance ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, united kingdom
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Marines prepare to invade Iraq at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom; while the soldiers wait to receive their orders, they learn a Rolling Stone columnist will be embedded with them
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, political, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, iraq war, marines, soldier, war, anti war, courage, military life, violence, character study, life & death, survival ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, afghanistan
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10K
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Battle-hardened O’Hara leads a lively mercenary team of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O’Hara’s squad must face a bloody, brutal ...
Style:
suspense, brutal, disturbing, bleak, perverse ...
Plot:
animal attack, female warrior, african tribe, manhunt, soldier, kidnapping, poacher, marines, female mercenary, rescue, commando mission, hunting ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s
Place:
africa, south africa
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.
Style:
patriotic, captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
terrorist attack, soldier, terrorism, military, indian soldier, army, patriot, violence, friendship, danger, murder, terrorist ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
india, pakistan
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Gritty, intense, evocative and emotional, "Over There" takes you to the front lines of battle and explores the effects of war on a U.S. Army unit sent to Iraq on their first tour of duty, as well as the equally powerful effects felt at ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, realistic, rough, intellectual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
iraq war, military, soldier, combat, u.s. army, friendship, army life, violence, danger, hopes, self sacrifice, right and wrong ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east
Is relevant ?
142K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Spain, 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:
political thriller, suspense, tense, exciting, political ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
cia, iraq war, military, war, soldier, spy, army, deception, pow, chase, investigation, politics ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, baghdad iraq
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Style:
realistic, emotional, tense, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
iraq war, military, terrorism, sniper, war, soldier, army, bomb squad, marines, terrorist, gulf war, moral dilemma ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, year 2004, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan, america ...
Is relevant ?
542K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, China, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Last months of World War II in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant in the 2nd Armored Division named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank called "Fury" and its five-man ...
Style:
serious, tense, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, family friendly, date night, adult
Plot:
world war two, war, soldier, military, tank, battles, heroism, american soldier, ambush, violence, combat, nazi germany ...
Time:
1940s, year 2014, year 1945, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
europe, germany, america
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
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, intense, rough, serious ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
soldier, androids and robots, cyberpunk, martial arts, vietnam war, cyborgs, reporter, transformation, military, robot, adaptation, amnesia ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 60s, year 1969
Place:
vietnam, utah, arizona, nevada, louisiana ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 594 min.
TV show
Story:
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company ...
Style:
heroic, epic, captivating, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
world war two, military, combat, war, soldier, battles, courage, american soldier, paratrooper, behind enemy lines, nazi germany, infantry ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, y2k, 2000s
Place:
germany, europe, belgium, netherlands, austria ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, exciting, clever, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
time loop, time travel, alien invasion, alien, invasion, battles, repeated event, military, danger, soldier, time paradox, space and aliens ...
Time:
future, year 2014, near future, 2010s, 2020s ...
Place:
france, paris france, united kingdom, europe, big ben london ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France, Germany, Bulgaria
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In autumn of 1526, the Emperor, Charles V, sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior papal armies, commanded by Giovanni de'Medici, try to chase them in the midst of a harsh winter. ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, epic
Plot:
soldier, renaissance, military, leadership, military life, betrayal, danger, life is a bitch, battles, medieval, war, winter ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, year 2001, 2000s
Place:
italy
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, War
Country: UK
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A squad of Ultramarines answer a distress call from an Imperial Shrine World. A full Company of Imperial Fists was stationed there, but there is no answer from them. The squad investigates to find out what has happened there.
Style:
computer animated, anime, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
androids and robots, space marine, military, space wars, soldier, battles, space and aliens, imaginary, dystopian future, master warrior, battle zone, robotics ...
Time:
future, distant future
Is relevant ?
588K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Australia, USA, UK, China
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Style:
inspirational, touching, sentimental, harsh, motivational ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
world war two, war, soldier, conscientious objector, combat, religion, survival, american soldier, military, us military, bible, u.s. army ...
Time:
1940s, year 2016, 2010s, 20th century, year 1945 ...
Place:
okinawa, okinawa japan, japan, tennessee, usa
Is relevant ?
91K
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, historical drama, anamorphic, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, cia, military, taliban, special forces, war on terror, heroism, behind enemy lines, us military, war in afghanistan, machismo, commando mission ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa
Is relevant ?
128K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 530 min.
TV show
Story:
A 10-part mini-series from the creators of "Band of Brothers" telling the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.
Style:
serious, disturbing, emotional, suspenseful, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, battlefield, war, battles, marines, soldier, combat, squad, american soldier, pacific war, imperial japan ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
pacific ocean, japan, alabama, okinawa, asia ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
Style:
epic, realistic, emotional, tense, sad ...
Plot:
war, korean war, military, soldier, combat, survival, idealism, mission, military life, courage, atrocity, patriotism ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 50s, 1940s
Place:
korea, north korea, south korea, china, east asia ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
US Army sergeant Cody Cullen's horror tour in Afghanistan ends when his mate Jonesy is blown to pieces while they deliver medical supplies in Nurestan. Cody is sent home to return private possessions to Jonesy's bride turned widow. On his ...
Style:
touching, serious, sentimental, realistic, feel good
Plot:
christmas, holiday, soldier, hospital, infidelity, love triangle, battles, couples, against the odds, wartime life, love affair, small town life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, california, middle east, usa
Is relevant ?
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Luxembourg
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A squad of British soldiers on training in the lonesome Scottish wilderness find a wounded Special Forces captain and the remains of his team. As they encounter zoologist Megan, it turns out that werewolves are active in the region. They have to ...
Style:
scary, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
werewolf, gory, supernatural, soldier, full moon, macabre, survival, wilderness, monster, woods, military, survival horror ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, europe, united kingdom, scottish highlands, wales
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After a bomb kills their company commander in Iraq, British soldiers Treacle and Shane are ordered to round up suspects and use torture on the detainees. Back home, the press gets the story and the pair achieves instant infamy.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, realistic
Plot:
court martial, soldier, pow, racism, military, courtroom drama, officers and cadets, political unrest, legal, life is a bitch, courtroom, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east
Is relevant ?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Drama following the extraordinary adventures of female medics in the British Army.
Style:
touching, emotional, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
female soldier, british army, military, soldier, self discovery, doctor, basic training, female warrior, strong female presence, power relations, officers and cadets, military base ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, afghanistan, england
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, sad ...
Plot:
military, post traumatic stress disorder, iraq war, soldier, rage, ptsd, homecoming, sex scene, haunted by the past, war on terror, war, jihad ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, iraq
Is relevant ?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
An ordinary man is recruited by time travellers from 30 years in the future to fight in a war against deadly aliens.
Style:
suspense, futuristic, exciting, anamorphic, action adventure ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
alien invasion, time travel, future war, alien, military, struggle for survival, soldier, final battle, evil alien, alien monster, alien encounter, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
future
Place:
bahamas, dominican republic, miami, russia, north america
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