Infantry movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant infantry movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, epic, suspenseful, rough and captivating films and TV shows about / with infantry, soldier, war, military, battles, world war two, death, violence, heroes and combat plots mostly in Drama, War and History genres shot in USA, UK, Russia and other countries.
infantry
TOP 10 movies tagged as infantry: The Thin Red Line (1998), Unknown Battle (2019), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Band of Brothers (2001), Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012), Unknown Soldier (2017), Storming Juno (2010), The Pacific (2010), We Were Soldiers (2002), The Battle of Jangsari (2019).
Best films
List of infantry movies
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:
epic, visually appealing, thought provoking, philosophical, atmospheric ...
Plot:
war, soldier, world war two, sergeant, anti war, jungle, infantry, existentialism, survival, invasion, pacific island, military life ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
asia, canada, japan, pacific ocean
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
During WW2, in 1942 and 1943, a series of not-so-well known yet bloody battles occurred near the town of Rzhev. Those battles received the name of ‘Rzhev Meat Grinder’. The film is based on the award-winning novel by Vyacheslav Kondratyev, which ...
Style:
rough, epic, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, infantry, wehrmacht, great patriotic war, soviet army, war, battles, soldier, attack, battle zone, heroism, suspense ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
ussr
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, psychological, clever, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
military, vietnam war, war, anti war, soldier, suicide, boot camp, military life, sniper, suspense, infantry, violence ...
Time:
60s, year 1968, year 1967, 20th century, 80s
Place:
vietnam, asia, south carolina
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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, captivating, epic, serious, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, war, combat, soldier, battles, american soldier, behind enemy lines, paratrooper, u.s. army, nazi germany, courage ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe, belgium, paris france, netherlands ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A distant Federation outpost Fort Casey comes under attack by bugs. The team on the fast attack ship Alesia is assigned to help the Starship John A. Warden stationed in Fort Casey evacuate along with the survivors and bring military intelligence ...
Style:
anime, adult animation, sexy, stylized, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
creature, military, alien, space, space wars, insect, heroes, human versus alien, infantry, friendship, distant planet, monster ...
Time:
future, 23rd century
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Finland, Belgium, Iceland
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, infantry, eastern front, soldier, friendship, friend, husband wife relationship, battles, insubordination, firing squad, courage ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942, year 1944, year 1943 ...
Place:
finland, germany, ussr
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Genre: History, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Storming Juno is a film based on the remarkable and determined actions of a handful of young Canadian men who stormed Juno Beach on June 6, 1944. D-Day.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
military, world war two, war, soldier, d day, heroic mission, battle zone, infantry, invasion, bunker, heroes, battles ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
france, europe, canada, normandy
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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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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Style:
serious, factual, emotional, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, vietnam war, war, battles, soldier, battlefield, heroic mission, military life, death, wartime, justice, anti war ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
vietnam, asia, usa, iraq
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Korean War, September 1950. In order to fight the enemy forces based in the South of the peninsula, General MacArthur orders the start of the Incheon Landing Operation, deploying diversionary attacks in other locations. Without real military forces ...
Style:
bleak, tense, rough, brutal, disturbing ...
Plot:
korean war, military, soldier, combat, operation, heroism, bravery, loss, courage, battle zone, army, heroic mission ...
Time:
50s, year 1950
Place:
korea
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420K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Style:
rough, realistic, epic, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, soldier, battles, battlefield, squad, war, anti war, jungle warfare, combat, violent, jungle ...
Time:
year 1967, year 1968, 60s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, the philippines, southeast asia, asia
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A former Marine turned doorman at a luxury New York City high-rise must outsmart and battle a group of art thieves and their ruthless leader — while struggling to protect her sister's family. As the thieves become increasingly desperate and ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female protagonist, heroes, one woman army, gang, fistfight, combat, rescue, fight, criminal, suspense, infantry, struggle for survival ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york, bucharest, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 271 min.
Story:
Summer 1863. The Confederacy pushes north into Pennsylvania. Union divisions converge to face them. The two great armies clash at Gettysburg, site of a theology school. For three days, through such legendary actions as Little Round Top and ...
Style:
epic, realistic, factual, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
american civil war, military, war, civil war, battles, slavery, civil rights, soldier, prejudice, infantry, heroic mission, state affairs ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, maryland
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
world war two, military, war, battles, infantry, soldier, rebellion, military life, heroic mission, heroes, fighting the system, leadership ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
germany, europe, france
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, entertaining, bloody, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
military, alien, monster, alien invasion, creature, soldier, space and aliens, space wars, distopia, space travel, evil alien, fictional war ...
Time:
future, 23rd century, jurassic, 22nd century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
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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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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 550 min.
TV show
Story:
The authors of the television series studied archival materials and military chronicles. The last series ends with a demonstration of the list of penalty parts, which from 1942 to 1945 fought on the Soviet fronts.
Style:
sentimental, captivating, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, great patriotic war, pow, nazi, soviet army, wehrmacht, escape, priest, infantry, russian soldier, death, prisoner ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
ussr, russia
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918
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Houston Riot was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers in response to the brutal violence and abuse ...
Style:
exciting, visually appealing, contemplative
Plot:
infantry, african american, riot, regiment, american soldier, military, suspense, usa history, war, soldier, world war one, black history ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s
Place:
houston texas
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
USSR, Late November, 1941. Based on the account by reporter Vasiliy Koroteev that appeared in the Red Army's newspaper, Krasnaya Zvezda, shortly after the battle, this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight ...
Style:
touching, rough, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, red army, tank, bravery, heroism, infantry, eastern front, wartime, military life, protector, war, russian history ...
Time:
year 1941, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
germany, russia, ussr
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A veteran sergeant of the World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, political, cynical, light ...
Plot:
world war two, war, military, sniper, soldier, anti war, tank, survival, infantry, hospital, world war one, german ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, year 1942, year 1944, year 1943 ...
Place:
africa, germany, israel, europe, normandy ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A man eager to serve his country but rejected by the Marines pairs up with a young runaway to form an unlikely team on a misguided adventure.
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, captivating, disturbing, satirical
Plot:
heroes, war on terror, counter terrorism, secret mission, infantry, satire, terrorist plot, terrorist group, misfit, escapades
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, military, military life, heroic mission, battles, anti war, battle zone, wartime life, siblings relations, tank, nazi germany, war ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s
Place:
germany, europe, france
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Palestine, 1917. The British advance has been stopped by the Turkish line running from Gaza to Beersheba. The latest attack on Gaza has failed. The attacking forces included a regiment of Australian mounted infantry, the Light Horse... Lighthorseman ...
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, tense, epic
Plot:
world war one, military, soldier, battles, war, survival, heroic mission, against the odds, basic training, military life, wartime life, world war two ...
Time:
1910s, year 1917
Place:
australia, palestine, ottoman empire, turkey, melbourne australia ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Algeria, France, Morocco, Belgium
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression, and to fight French discrimination.
Style:
realistic, emotional, rough, serious, sexy ...
Plot:
war, battles, world war two, algerian, politics, justice, military, survival, muslim, brutality, racism, self esteem ...
Time:
year 1944, 50s, 1940s, post world war two, 20th century ...
Place:
france, africa, algeria, paris france, germany ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Germany, USA, UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the ...
Style:
epic, tragic
Plot:
world war one, battles, war, couples, intrigue, death, world war two, dream, mission, tank, transformation, airplane ...
Time:
1910s, year 1918, year 1917, 20th century, year 1914
Place:
germany, france
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608K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA, India, Spain
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds ...
Style:
tense, entertaining, sad, captivating, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, teens
Plot:
world war one, trench warfare, race against time, british soldier, british army, soldier, military, battlefield, british military, death, survival, dangerous mission ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, france
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 197 min.
Story:
Second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944).
Style:
realistic, sexy, biting, bloody, witty ...
Plot:
world war two, world war one, war, female nudity, finnish, wartime, world politics, visceral, interracial romance, life philosophy, mentor, politics ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
tokyo, finland, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 199 min.
Story:
Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the ...
Style:
realistic, epic, tense, bleak, gloomy ...
Plot:
war, world war two, winter, military, invasion, cold weather, tank, politics, resistance, russo finnish war, violence, fight ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, year 1939, 20th century
Place:
finland, russia, baltics, europe, ussr ...
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138K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Style:
epic, intense, inspirational, factual, emotional ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, battles, slavery, war, prejudice, racism, military, human spirit, freedom, black history, heroic mission ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1860s
Place:
massachusetts, south carolina, africa, usa, boston ...
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40K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank, both agile runners, become friends and enlist in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps together. They later find themselves part of the Dardanelles Campaign on the Gallipoli ...
Style:
touching, atmospheric, harsh, emotional, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war one, military, anti war, friendship, war, idealism, human spirit, politics, british army, battle zone, military life, british empire ...
Time:
1910s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1915, 18th century
Place:
australia, ottoman empire, egypt, turkey, england ...
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