U.s. military movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant u.s. military movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, intense, exciting and tense films and TV shows about / with u.s. military, soldier, military, war, american soldier, army, violence, suspense, battles and weapons plots mostly in Drama, War and Action genres shot in USA, UK, China and other countries.
u.s. military
TOP 10 movies tagged as u.s. military: Stop-Loss (2008), Black Hawk Down (2001), SEAL Team (2017), Over There (2005), Green Zone (2010), Megan Leavey (2017), The Liberator (2020), Hacksaw Ridge (2016), Top Gun (1986), American Sniper (2014).
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List of u.s. military movies
21K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
Style:
emotional, sad, harsh, sexy, serious ...
Plot:
soldier, u.s. military, iraq war, friendship, death, war, homecoming, redemption, small town, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, wartime life ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, canada, vietnam, middle east, iraq ...
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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, intense, epic, rough, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war, courage, battles, combat, chaos, gunfight, military, survival, sniper, warrior, american soldier, rescue mission ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
africa, somalia, iraq, north africa, east africa ...
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28K
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:
captivating, suspenseful, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
swat team, military, terrorism, soldier, u.s. military, team, friendship, investigation, spy, gunfight, psychologist, strategy ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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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:
suspenseful, disturbing, realistic, sincere, intellectual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
iraq war, military, soldier, u.s. military, friendship, army life, violence, self sacrifice, right and wrong, hopes, sacrifice, lost ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east
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139K
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:
tense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cia, war, iraq war, soldier, military, spy, swat team, army, deception, pow, chase, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, baghdad iraq, israel
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to ...
Style:
touching, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dog, female soldier, human animal relationship, iraq war, military, strong female lead, u.s. marine, animals, soldier, u.s. military, boot camp, woman ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
iraq, new york, new york state
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A diverse, dedicated, rough-and-tumble squad of soldiers spearheads the Allied invasion of Italy during World War II.
Style:
adult animation, realistic, intense, rough, factual ...
Plot:
u.s. military, soldier, world war two, war, military, camaraderie, battles, heroic mission, rescue, courage, military life, bravery ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
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540K
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:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, brutal ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, soldier, conscientious objector, religion, american soldier, u.s. army, bible, military, father son relationship, pacifism, u.s. military ...
Time:
1940s, middle ages, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
okinawa, okinawa japan, japan, tennessee, usa
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466K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and Co-Pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. A tragedy, as well as personal demons, threaten ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, entertaining, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, kids, manly ...
Plot:
airplane, fighter pilot, pilot, u.s. navy, fighter jet, officers and cadets, military, aviation, warplane, aviator, u.s. military, flying ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california
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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:
tense, emotional, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
war, iraq war, sniper, military, soldier, violence, navy seal, battles, american soldier, assassin, courage, u.s. marine ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 1998, year 2013, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, usa, california, texas
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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:
epic, realistic, breathtaking, captivating, rough ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick
Plot:
war, world war two, military, courage, battles, nazi, sniper, army, self sacrifice, d day, friendship, tank ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, middle ages, 20th century
Place:
normandy, poland, germany, france, europe ...
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194K
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swafford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, factual, brutal, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gulf war, war, iraq war, anti war, military, u.s. military, marines, american soldier, boot camp, desert, death, sniper ...
Time:
80s, year 1991, 90s, year 1990, year 1989 ...
Place:
iraq, middle east, saudi arabia, vietnam, california ...
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3K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
The boundaries between military discipline and human desire are tested on a U.S. Army base that houses an elite unit of helicopter pilots trained to perform clandestine international and domestic missions. The drama unfolds in the present as well as ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female pilot, military, soldier, rescue, u.s. military, pilot, daring rescue, heroic mission, haunted by the past, army, heroism, courage ...
Place:
usa
Is relevant ?
115K
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, suspenseful, emotional, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, war, battlefield, battles, squad, soldier, marines, american soldier, u.s. military, imperial japan, navy ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 20th century
Place:
pacific ocean, japan, alabama, okinawa, asia ...
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88K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The story of the soldiers and aviators who helped turn the tide of the Second World War during the iconic Battle of Midway in June 1942.
Style:
exciting, bleak, scary, sad, motivational ...
Plot:
world war two, sea battle, naval battle, aerial combat, aircraft carrier, warship, air battle, fighter plane, fighter pilot, navy, u.s. navy, war ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 1930s, year 1937, year 1941 ...
Place:
pearl harbor, pacific ocean, tokyo, washington d.c., hawaii ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The crew of a medical helicopter suffers an accident when helping a joint force of USA and United Nations troops under Spanish command division in Afghanistan. The Spanish army has only one night to organize the rescue of the crew and injured, but ...
Style:
intense, brutal, stylized, disturbing, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rescue mission, war, military, battlefield, battle zone, battles, chaos and mayhem, army, survival, squad, camaraderie, u.s. military ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter ...
Style:
psychological, bleak, atmospheric, disturbing, surreal ...
Plot:
vietnam war, insanity, jungle, anti war, mission, military, violence, army, soldier, violent, war, secret mission ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1969
Place:
vietnam, cambodia, asia, the philippines, southeast asia
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Genre: Comedy, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike.
Style:
political, funny, satirical, dark, absurd ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
cold war, military, satire, end of the world, nuclear war, anti war, disaster, nuclear threat, u.s. president, president, nuclear holocaust, nuclear ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 60s, year 1942
Place:
canada, washington d.c., pentagon, ussr, russia
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824
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Drones begins in the Nevada desert, where new girl Sue Lawson joins airman Jack in a hot, windowless bunker from which they manoeuvre unmanned drones across the plains of Afghanistan. Their first day at work is awkward but polite, with Jack all too ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
terrorism, moral dilemma, desert, suspense, u.s. military, technology, us military, palestinian-israeli conflict, computer game, strong female presence, middle east conflict, israeli palestinian conflict ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, nevada
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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, anti war, war, courage, military life, violence, character study, life & death, survival ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east
Is relevant ?
504K
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, exciting, tense, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, date night
Plot:
world war two, war, tank, soldier, military, battles, heroism, american soldier, nazi germany, nazi, ambush, battlefield ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 20th century
Place:
europe, germany
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Genre: Crime, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Four young recruits about to be sent to Vietnam confront their prejudicial feelings toward one another when it's learned one of them is homosexual.
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, disturbing, political ...
Plot:
vietnam war, gay, military, soldier, racism, u.s. military, u.s. army, peer pressure, injustice, military life, lgbt, prejudice ...
Time:
60s
Place:
asia, vietnam
Is relevant ?
84K
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:
political, rough, suspenseful, bleak, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, boys' night
Plot:
strong female lead, military, strong female character, army, female soldier, fighting the system, soldier, female protagonist, suspense, basic training, feminism, officers and cadets ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
libya, israel, middle east, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Set in the world of drone technology and fifth generation fighters, this sequel will explore the end of the era of dogfighting.
Style:
realistic, entertaining, epic, inspirational, sad ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
fighter pilot, warplane, fighter plane, u.s. navy, sniper, aircraft carrier, fighter jet, leadership, u.s. military, aviation, aviator, friends ...
Time:
2020s, year 1969, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, mojave desert, usa, san diego california
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France during the closing weeks of World War I. Based on a true story, The Lost Battalion is set in 1918 ...
Style:
serious, rough, bleak, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war one, war, military, trench warfare, survival, military life, u.s. military, american abroad, u.s. army, pigeon, soldier, heroes ...
Time:
1910s, year 1918, 20th century
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
A group of working-class friends decides to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in ...
Style:
epic, depressing, psychological, bleak, emotional ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, russian roulette, anti war, escape, friendship, suicide, hunting, small town, wedding, homecoming, war, gambling ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
vietnam, pennsylvania, asia, usa, saigon ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Set just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Sgt. Ray Elwood is an American soldier stationed at a German army camp. A soldier because a judge gave him a choice between the army and jail, Ray spends much of his free time cooking cocaine for ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, stylized, clever ...
Plot:
corruption, military, heroin, drug dealing, dark humor, soldier, military life, arms dealing, greed, unlikely criminals, black market, rebelliousness ...
Time:
year 1989, 20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
west germany, berlin germany, germany, iraq, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Zack Mayo is a young man who has signed up for Navy Flight School. He is a Navy brat who has a bad attitude problem. Sgt. Foley is there to train and evaluate him and will clearly find Zack wanting. Zack meets Paula, a girl who has little beyond ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, sexy, romantic, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, manly, teens, boys' night, date night ...
Plot:
officers and cadets, u.s. navy, military life, love, love story, navy, military, u.s. military, military officer, love of one's life, power relations, breaking point ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
seattle, washington state, the philippines, manila philippines
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy the second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General
Style:
realistic, serious, thought provoking, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, war, green beret, propaganda, military, jungle, culture clash, politics, soldier, battlefield, journalism, u.s. military ...
Time:
80s
Place:
vietnam, iraq, asia
Is relevant ?
76K
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the U.S. Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.
Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, intense, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
military, friendship, boot camp, basic training, soldier, slacker, cold war, u.s. army, teenager, flirting, obstacle course, rescue mission ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
california, italy, milan italy, czechoslovakia, west germany ...
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