| The Departed (2006) | 8.5 | |
| NCIS (2003) | 7.8 | |
| Platoon (1986) | 8.1 | |
| Schindler's List (1993) | 9.0 | |
| Black Hawk Down (2001) | 7.7 |
Armed forces movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant armed forces movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic and intense films and TV shows about / with armed forces, swat team, violence, danger, catastrophe, revenge, police, murder, gunfight and betrayal 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 armed forces: Swat: Unit 887 (2015), Lockdown (2022), S.W.A.T.: Under Siege (2017), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Narco Sub (2021), Sand Castle (2017), Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Thin Red Line (1998), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Voto + Fusil (1971).
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A non-stop, race against time action packed thriller that follows an elite SWAT Team as they try to stop a domestic terrorist from killing innocent hostages and destroying the city of Los Angeles. With 24 hours left on the clock, the team must rely ...
Style:
intense, fast paced, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
terrorist, hostage, rescue mission, armed forces, rescue, mission, heroic mission, dangerous mission, danger, swat, domestic terrorism, fight ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Chaos reigns in Los Angeles when three criminals, led by a psychotic mastermind named McMasters, takes over a police station and threaten to kill everyone in it unless a large ransom is paid. FBI special agent Roger Kinkaid uses his extensive ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
hostage, fbi agent, ransom, armed forces, swat team, agent, criminal, hostage situation, psychopath, ransom demand, taken hostage, law enforcement ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to ...
Style:
saga, suspense, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
police, survival, spy, death of friend, female warrior, corrupt cop, computer cracker, chase, police chase, brutality, husband wife relationship, tough guy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., washington state
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Cambodia, UK
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Sam Witwicky takes his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Autobot-leader Optimus Prime. The film centers around the space race between the USSR and the USA, suggesting there was a hidden Transformers role in ...
Style:
exciting, saga, action packed, action adventure, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, kids, manly, boys' night
Plot:
androids and robots, robot, giant robot, alien invasion, transformation, transforming robot, fight to the death, technology, benign alien, alien planet, robot vs. robot, heroes ...
Time:
year 2011, year 1969, 2010s, near future, year 1961 ...
Place:
chicago, washington d.c., wisconsin, cambodia, north america ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A man will become a criminal to save his family. Director: Shawn Welling Writer: Derek H. Potts Stars: Tom Vera, Tom Sizemore, Lee Majors |
Style:
tense, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
drug cartel, dea, cartel, sex trafficking, criminal heroes, criminal, drug dealer, cia agent, armed forces, kidnapping, drug, cia ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Jordan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.
Style:
thought provoking, perverse, psychological, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, occupation, military, small village, jihad, war zone, military life, wartime life, military base, life is a bitch, fight for supremacy, military service ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, afghanistan
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Style:
breathtaking, realistic, captivating, tense, inspirational ...
Audience:
manly, date night, chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
war, world war two, military, courage, battles, self sacrifice, sniper, friendship, nazi, combat, army, machine gun ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, year 1998, 90s, year 2013 ...
Place:
normandy, france, germany, poland, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Based on the graphic novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II ...
Style:
philosophical, visually stunning, visually appealing, visual, epic ...
Plot:
war, world war two, sergeant, jungle, infantry, soldier, pacific war, anti war, u.s. army, pacific island, survival, existentialism ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 90s, year 1998, year 1940 ...
Place:
asia, japan, america, germany, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Ireland, UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Enemy at the Gates is a war film from Jean-Jacques Annaud from 2001 that takes place during the battle of Stalingard in World War II between the Russians and the Germans.
Style:
sexy, epic, realistic, serious, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
war, world war two, sniper, military, stalingrad, world war, courage, friendship, nazi, wartime, hide and seek, winter ...
Time:
20th century, year 2001, 1940s, year 1940, year 1944 ...
Place:
germany, soviet union, iraq, persia, russia ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
The political evolution in Chile seeing from three different times: 1937, 1947 and 1970. A film that shows how a revolution cannot be accomplished by electoral means, and how the wealthy class will always attempt to destroy that revolution, with the ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, tense, political, suspenseful ...
Plot:
class struggle, class conflict, revolution, working class, social inequality, social realism, armed forces, military coup, rebellion, political satire, politics, bourgeoisie ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, 1930s, year 1970, year 1947 ...
Place:
chile, latin america
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Inspired by actual events, the story of a local Police Sergeant 'Taffy' Tawharau, who must choose between his badge and his people, when the Government launches an armed raid through his Ruatoki community, on a school day.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
moral dilemma, community, forgiveness, police, police officer, fight, problem, assault, invasion, police sergeant, police brutality, loyalty ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new zealand
Is relevant?
727
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a contemporary Commons briefing room, a government minister and several aids enact the ‘war book’ exercise: a protocol written in the 1950s which is periodically played out to test post-nuclear scenarios. Low-budget but high-concept, War Book ...
Style:
serious, thought provoking, tense, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
nuclear explosion, politics, nuclear war, danger, chaos, international crisis, state affairs, international relations, terrorism, government official, terrorist attack, world politics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, england, london, mumbai india, pakistan
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Dramatisation of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missle bases established on the Soviet allied island of Cuba. Shown from the perspective of the US President, John F Kennedy, ...
Style:
political, tense, suspenseful, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
cold war, politics, spy, president, diplomacy, political intrigue, un, race against time, nuclear, cold war era, conspiracy, cuban missile crisis ...
Time:
y2k, year 2000, 60s, 20th century, year 1962
Place:
cuba, ussr, north america, the philippines, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Style:
political, captivating, tense, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
cold war, cuban missile crisis, president, cold war era, u.s. president, diplomacy, nuclear threat, politics, spy, missile, diplomat, armed forces ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s
Place:
cuba, washington d.c., latin america, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese...
Style:
intense, suspense, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
vietnam war, prison, jungle, rescue, soldier, military, captivity, danger, military life, against the odds, missing person, daring rescue ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s, year 1973, 70s, year 1972 ...
Place:
vietnam, texas, bangkok thailand, laos, asia ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.
Style:
realistic, factual, intense, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, combat, military, code, artillery, soldier, marines, native american, courage, wartime, brutality ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s, 20th century, year 1943, year 2002 ...
Place:
japan, america, asia, pacific ocean, arizona
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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: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the program is produced by Southern Star Group with the assistance of Screen Australia and the New South Wales ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, medical drama
Plot:
firefighter, rescue, rescue team, sibling relationship, paramedic, rescue attempt, physician, brother brother relationship, brothers, family relations, relationships, fire brigade ...
Place:
australia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes a shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.
Style:
intense, suspense, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
police corruption, conspiracy, fighting the system, justice, police brutality, investigative reporter, police investigation, investigation, police, uncover truth, dishonesty, legal ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
boston, new orleans, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004 to February 22, 2013 for a total of nine seasons and 197 original episodes. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, psychological, crime drama, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
investigation, forensics, crime investigation, partners against crime, danger, workplace, police detective, murder investigation, medical examiner, crime solving, riddles and clues, murder ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, south america, usa, greece
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137K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, investigation, military, fbi, islamic terrorism, al qaeda, deception, muslim, gunfight, war on terror, spy ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, iraq, usa, washington d.c.
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174K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies ...
Style:
mind bending, exciting, clever, action packed, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
time travel, foreknowledge, psychic, changing the past or future, danger, destiny, save the day, twists and turns, supernatural ability, a vision, precognition, terrorism ...
Time:
future, year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, las vegas, usa, arizona
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Switzerland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A secret service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the president. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a relentless FBI agent.
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, intense, rough, action packed ...
Plot:
secret service, frame up, conspiracy, investigation, on the run, blackmail, assassination attempt, treason, president, assassination, espionage, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 2006, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the frenetic underbelly of Los Angeles, Agent Maxwell closes in on an international cocaine smuggling operation run by criminal mastermind Vincent Camastra. When Agent Beverly Royce goes undercover with the drug dealers and finds herself deeper ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug dealing, law enforcement, rivalry, tough law enforcer, lapd, special agent, working undercover, police corruption, armed forces, nypd, die hard, strip club ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Every villain has a noble cause, and every hero has a dark side.
Detective Ryan Lopez is a rising star in Los Angeles' elite Gang Task Force. What the world doesn't know is that long before Ryan became a cop, he pledged allegiance to a ...
Style:
serious, rough, exciting, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, undercover, working undercover, law enforcement, police detective, outlaw, boss, power struggle, fighting crime, criminal, crooked cop, black history ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, south america, california, usa
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When the daughter of veteran 911 call center operator Pamela, and her estranged husband Jeremy, a Senior Police Officer, is kidnapped and held hostage, they are left desperate, with no choice but to follow the kidnapper's rules: send messages ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, neo noir, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
swat team, police officer, hostage, chaos, haunted by the past, criminal, danger, manipulation, redemption, betrayal, rivalry, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
atlanta georgia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Lockdown Follows a police officer who returns to duty after recovering from a gun shot wound to discover incriminating evidence of illegal activities against those closest to him. He quickly finds himself trapped inside his own precinct, hunted and ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense, crime drama
Plot:
police officer killed, forensics, cat and mouse, revenge, policewoman, police officer, crime solving, police corruption, police detective, fighting crime, corrupt law enforcer, crime investigation ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An untraceable group of elite bank robbers is chased by a suicidal FBI agent who uncovers a deeper purpose behind the robbery-homicides.
Style:
clever, intense, enigmatic, melancholic, anamorphic ...
Plot:
violence, bank robbery, fbi, investigation, twists and turns, brutality, crime gone awry, runaway, greed, prejudice, bank, bank manager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, ohio, columbus ohio, cincinnati ohio, mexico
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85K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there's one tattoo that is impossible ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspense, exciting, deep ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
investigation, fbi, puzzle, memory loss, strong female character, twists and turns, terrorist, tattoo, fbi agent, amnesia, secret organization, martial arts ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, chicago
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A former Marine races against time to save a group of hostages -- including his young daughter and a congressman — when armed militants take over his stepfather's store.
Style:
exciting, social, brutal, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hostage, post traumatic stress disorder, violence, revenge, family relations, death, child in peril, father son relationship, father daughter relationship, danger, rescue mission, save the day ...
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