| A Hidden Life (2019) | 7.4 | |
| Echoes of the Past (2021) | 6.5 | |
| 1917 (2019) | 8.2 | |
| Mosul (2019) | 7.1 | |
| Full Metal Jacket (1987) | 8.2 |
War violence movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant war violence movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, suspense, captivating, serious, realistic and period drama films and TV shows about / with war violence, military, soldier, battles, war, violence, army, death, world war two and wartime plots mostly in Drama, War and History genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as war violence: Band of Brothers (2001), Come and See (1985), The Birdcatcher (2019), Zulu (1964), Of Gods and Men (2010), The Search (2014), The Last Full Measure (2019), Warfare (2025), Civil War (2024), Full Metal Jacket (1987).
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two beautiful and different girls, Alice and Lisette are 17 years old, when forcibly removed from their Alsatian family to cooperate in the war effort in Germany. After spending six months in a indoctrination camp, they are both sent to a munitions ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, tense, political ...
Plot:
world war two, german officer, accident, military, fascism, nazi propaganda, nazi, wartime life, life is a bitch, pow, wartime, women ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france, germany
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 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, historical drama, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
world war two, combat, military, war, battles, soldier, american soldier, paratrooper, courage, behind enemy lines, infantry, nazi germany ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, y2k, 2000s, post world war two
Place:
germany, europe, belgium, netherlands, austria ...
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121K
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On ...
Style:
bleak, harsh, thought provoking, rough, brutal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, genocide, war crime, against humanity, brutality, holocaust, nazi, atrocity, occupation, children in wartime, massacre, teenage girl ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1985, near future ...
Place:
germany, persia, europe, soviet union, russia ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Norway, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Norway, 1942, during World War II. After being separated from her family, Esther, a young Jewish girl from Trondheim, arrives at an isolated farm where she must assume a new identity in order to survive the Nazi persecution.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, thought provoking, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
nazi occupation, gender disguise, woman dressed as man, holocaust, holocaust survivor, jew persecution, impersonating, pretending to be someone else, false identity, war violence, fascism, cross dressing ...
Time:
year 1942, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
scandinavia
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In 1879, during the Zulu wars, man of the people Lt. John Chard (Stanley Baker) and snooty Lt Gonville Bromhead (Michael Caine) were in charge of defending the isolated Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes, holding out during an ...
Style:
realistic, epic, period piece, factual, suspense ...
Plot:
war, british colonialism, military, british empire, siege, british army, zulu, human spirit, historical event, battles, colonialism, epic battle ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 1800s, 1870s ...
Place:
africa, south africa, britain, united kingdom, england
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
French drama based on the 1996 kidnapping and killing of seven monks in Algeria. A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, sincere, thought provoking, meditative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
monk, monastery, faith, islam, terrorist, religion, clergy, muslim, war violence, christian, peace, catholic ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
algeria, middle east, morocco, maghreb, palestine ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Georgia
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A woman who works for a non-governmental organization (NGO) forms a special relationship with a young boy in war-torn Chechnya.
Style:
realistic, emotional, touching, serious, non-linear ...
Plot:
life is a bitch, wartime life, soldier, war crime, murder, violence, orphan, war violence, boy, children, little boy, world war ...
Time:
year 2014, 90s, year 1999, 21st century
Place:
russia, chechnya, caucasus
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The incredible true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic who personally saved over sixty men. Thirty-two years later, Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman investigates a Congressional Medal of Honor ...
Style:
sincere, tense, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, war violence, military, jungle, heroes, investigation, dying, saving a life, heroism, death, self sacrifice, thanksgiving ...
Time:
year 1969, year 1999
Place:
vietnam, washington d.c.
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104K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A platoon of Navy SEALs embarks on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.
Style:
tension, independent film, suspense, period piece, epic war ...
Plot:
iraq war, survival, based on real people, sniper, chaos, war zone, blood, war violence, brutality, realism, military, soldier ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
iraq
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263K
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA, UK, Finland
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.
Style:
epic, thrilling, independent film, road movie, suspense ...
Plot:
civil war, war photographer, fictional war, president, photojournalist, dystopia, violence, soldier, photographer, journalist, white house, photograph ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
washington d.c., west virginia, brooklyn new york city, texas, new york ...
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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:
clever, suspense, visually stunning, bleak, psychological ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
vietnam war, military, war, soldier, anti war, suicide, basic training, boot camp, violence, sniper, military life, brutality ...
Time:
20th century, year 1967, year 1968, year 1987, 60s ...
Place:
vietnam, persia, america, asia, south carolina ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Year 1100. Italy.The Northern lands are ruled by a German emperor: Fredrick aka "Barbarossa. His dream is to conquer also the lands in the Center and in the South so as to revive the Empire that was once of the one Charles Magno.But in the ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, epic
Plot:
medieval, battles, knight, sword, state affairs, winter, siege, war violence, emperor, heroes, castle, soldier ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 12th century
Place:
germany, europe, milan italy, italy
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The fates of Henry - an American correspondent - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors during the Spanish Civil War.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, crying ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, propaganda, world war two, civil war, saving a life, militia, military, war violence, hiding place, freedom, politics, nazism ...
Time:
1930s, year 1999, year 1937, pre world war two, year 1975 ...
Place:
basque country, spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, morocco ...
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601K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, China
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:
sexy, serious, exciting, tense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
world war two, war, tank, soldier, military, battles, heroism, nazi, last stand, world war, combat, american soldier ...
Time:
1940s, year 2014, year 1945, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
germany, america, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A lawyer, who represents the German government against the Greek reparation claims for Nazi crimes in World War II, travels to Greece and meets one of the remaining survivors of the Kalavryta massacre that took place in 1943.
Style:
historical drama, captivating, tense, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
war crime, world war two, investigation, war violence, attorney, genocide, massacre, tragic past, troubled past, nazi occupation, german occupation, haunting ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany
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Genre: Action
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
La Teniente takes a cinematic approach to scripted TV, using locations throughout Mexico and top Spanish-language TV actors as it depicts the adventures of a Special Operations unit of the Mexican Navy. Centering on Mexican Naval graduate Lieutenant ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, telenovela
Plot:
navy, intelligence agency, military training, war violence, military base, mission gone awry, military officer, special agent, commando mission, military, military service, officer ...
Place:
mexico
Is relevant?
33K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When ISIS took their homes, families and city, one group of men fought to take it all back. Based on true events, this is the story of the Nineveh SWAT team, a renegade police unit who waged a guerrilla operation against ISIS in a desperate struggle ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, perverse ...
Plot:
isis, war on terror, terrorist, military, pow, ex cop, near death experience, police officer, islam, terrorism, anti war, battlefield ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
iraq, middle east
Is relevant?
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, tense, sad, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
korean war, war, soldier, military, combat, survival, mission, inter-korean relations, korean army, idealism, military life, courage ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 1940s, 50s, year 1950
Place:
north korea, south korea, china, east asia, seoul ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story:
Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, the Thracian slave Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the obese owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an ...
Style:
epic, serious, atmospheric, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, ancient history, rebellion, tragic hero, slavery, gladiator, leadership, righting the wronged, dishonesty, hopes, graphic violence ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy
Is relevant?
1K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Some people called it a suicide, but for the Rangers of the 2nd Battalion, that's another word for mission. When an elite group of American soldiers are ordered to take out a series of German machine gun nests, they find themselves blindly ...
Style:
tense, suspense, mockbuster
Plot:
world war two, military, war violence, historical event, gunfight, battles, behind enemy lines, life risking, wartime, mission, risk, soldier ...
Is relevant?
171K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
Style:
political thriller, inspirational, period piece, political, factual ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
journalism, truth, expose, whistleblower, newspaper office, newspaper, journalist, cover up, lie, wartime, freedom of the press, u.s. government ...
Time:
year 2017, year 1965, 90s, 70s, year 1972 ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, vietnam
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A nameless woman keeps a diary as the Russians invade Berlin in the spring of 1945. She is in her early 30s, a patriotic journalist with international credentials; her husband, Gerd, a writer, is an officer at the Russian front. She speaks Russian ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, serious, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
world war two, female nudity, war, rape, sexual abuse, forced sexual contact, brutal rape, war crime, brutality, post war germany, military, women ...
Time:
year 1945, year 2008, 20th century, 1940s, post world war two
Place:
germany, berlin germany, europe, east germany, west germany ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In November of 1918 as World War I was ending, a unit of American soldiers goes behind enemy lines to find a lost platoon of African American soldiers.
Style:
captivating, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war one, trench warfare, military, soldier, rescue mission, army, death, battlefield, military life, combat, war violence, battles ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1918
Place:
europe
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A Rebel Born follows the life of Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was a brilliant and very controversial Confederate general in the War Between the States. Even now, more than 150 years after the end of the war, Forrest has remained surrounded in ...
Style:
epic, rough, factual, complex
Plot:
american civil war, musket, fight scenes, weapons, battles, battlefield, union soldier, warrior, army, war, courage, war violence ...
Time:
1860s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia, Kazakhstan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based upon a short story by Leo Tolstoy, two Russian soldiers, Sacha and Vania, are ambushed by Muslim rebels in the grandly forbidding Caucasus and taken prisoner. Although complete understanding never fully emerges, their bittersweet ordeal ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
pow, islam, russian soldier, hostage, drinking, violence, prison, confined, soldier, captivity, poverty, prisoner ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 21st century
Place:
russia, caucasus, chechnya, soviet union, asia ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, by the United States army, in Iraq.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, realistic, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
terrorism, pow, rescue, war on terror, struggle, soldier, female soldier, military, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, suspect, private investigation ...
Place:
iraq
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
The wife of the aircraft designer, Olga Pavlova, the head of the Moscow garment factory, and the wife of the director of the opera house, the famous Soviet opera singer Sofia Ter-Ashaturova, meet in the prison car of the train. Together they will go ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, poignant ...
Plot:
gulag, political repression, women's prison, life is a bitch, social problems, social misfits, woman, historical character, social relations, social differences, pow, war violence ...
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Genre: History, Romance, War
Country: China
TV show
Story:
In 1938 October, the Japanese captured Wuhan Changsha, on the verge of death or destruction. City tea Xiang Hu family, under the support of grandson Xue Junshan, leave no stone unturned for Hu Jia's pet a pair of twins Xiangxiang and Xiaoman ...
Style:
tear jerker
Plot:
sino japanese war, true love, chinese history, wedding planning, wartime, martial law, death, world war two, engagement, old friend, best friend, war crime ...
Time:
year 1937
Place:
china
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512
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Soldier Brian Wood, is accused of war crimes in Iraq by the human rights lawyer Phil Shiner. The two men go head to head in a legal and moral conflict that takes us from the battlefield, at so-called Checkpoint Danny Boy, to the courtroom and one of ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
iraq war, war crime, american soldier, ex soldier, human rights, military, accused of murder, framed for a crime, framed for murder, military officer, soldier, war violence ...
Place:
united kingdom
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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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