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1. Homeland (2011–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.
Stars: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Damian Lewis, Rupert Friend
Votes: 361,175
2. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
R | 157 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Mark Strong
Votes: 319,206 | Gross: $95.72M
3. 12 Strong (2018)
R | 130 min | Action, Drama, History
12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban
Votes: 91,976 | Gross: $45.82M
4. Body of Lies (2008)
R | 128 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani
Votes: 239,710 | Gross: $39.39M
5. The Mauritanian (2021)
R | 129 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Tahar Rahim, Nouhe Hamady Bari, Saadna Hamoud, Mohamed Yeslem Mousse
Votes: 61,918
6. Vice (I) (2018)
R | 132 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell
Votes: 162,563 | Gross: $47.84M
7. The Report (I) (2019)
R | 119 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Idealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIA's post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program, uncovers shocking secrets.
Director: Scott Z. Burns | Stars: Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Ted Levine
Votes: 50,956
8. Sergio (2020)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.
Director: Greg Barker | Stars: Wagner Moura, Ana de Armas, Brían F. O'Byrne, Bradley Whitford
Votes: 10,993
9. The Kingdom (2007)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A team of U.S. government agents are sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman
Votes: 132,340 | Gross: $47.54M
10. A Private War (2018)
R | 110 min | Biography, Drama, War
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Rosamund Pike, Alexandra Moen, Tom Hollander, Faye Marsay
Votes: 21,025 | Gross: $1.63M
11. Postal (2007)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In the ironically named city of Paradise, a loser teams up with his cult-leading uncle to steal a peculiar bounty of riches from their local amusement park. The recently arrived Taliban have a similar focus, but a far more sinister intent.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Zack Ward, David Foley, Verne Troyer, Chris Coppola
Votes: 24,127 | Gross: $18.01M
12. The Beast of War (1988)
R | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, War
A Soviet tank and its warring crew become separated from their patrol and lost in an Afghan valley with a group of vengeance-seeking rebels on their tracks.
Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: George Dzundza, Jason Patric, Steven Bauer, Stephen Baldwin
Votes: 10,699 | Gross: $0.16M
13. Good Kill (2014)
R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot.
Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Fatima El Bahraouy
Votes: 24,918 | Gross: $0.32M
14. A Mighty Heart (2007)
R | 108 min | Biography, Drama, History
Mariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband Daniel when he goes missing in Pakistan.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Irrfan Khan, Archie Panjabi
Votes: 28,222 | Gross: $9.18M
15. An Acceptable Loss (2018)
R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller
Libby teaches at a university but 4 years ago she was top aide to VP Rachel and was part of a total victory action. Rachel is now US president and worried about Libby keeping quiet. Libby also has a student spying on her.
Director: Joe Chappelle | Stars: Tika Sumpter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Tavassoli, Deanna Dunagan
Votes: 1,605 | Gross: $0.03M
16. HyperNormalisation (2016)
166 min | Documentary
Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening.
Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Victor Gotbaum
Votes: 7,386
17. American Dreamz (2006)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Music
A popular television music talent competition hosted by a pompous egomaniac becomes the setting for an assassination attempt when the President of the United States becomes a celebrity judge in an attempt to rehabilitate his image.
Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 25,235 | Gross: $7.19M
18. 9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, History
9/11 from the President's perspective, with exclusive access to information from the one's that had to take decisions during the World Trade Center's attack.
Director: Adam Wishart | Stars: Richard Keil, George W. Bush, Andrew Card, Condoleezza Rice
Votes: 3,618
19. Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
R | 106 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Brian Keith Allen, Moazzam Begg, Christopher Beiring
Votes: 16,812 | Gross: $0.27M
20. Down River (2018)
70 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires while finding a way back to their battalion.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Alexander Raye Pimentel, Zachary Greene, Cody Poirot, Nicholas Winand
Votes: 591
21. Battle for Haditha (2007)
R | 97 min | Drama, History, War
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 Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.
Director: Nick Broomfield | Stars: Matthew Knoll, Elliot Ruiz, Eric Mehalacopoulos, Nathan De La Cruz
Votes: 7,562 | Gross: $0.01M
22. The Power of Nightmares (2004)
60 min | Documentary, History
A series of three documentaries about the use of fear for political gain.
Stars: Gilles Kepel, William Kristol, Melvin Goodman, Richard Perle
Votes: 4,548
23. Land of Plenty (2004)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, War
A drama that investigates anxiety and disillusionment in America.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Michelle Williams, John Diehl, Wendell Pierce, Shaun Toub
Votes: 4,120
24. The Road to Guantanamo (2006)
R | 95 min | Drama, War
Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.
Directors: Mat Whitecross, Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Farhad Harun, Waqar Siddiqui, Arfan Usman
Votes: 11,477 | Gross: $0.32M
25. Dead Sea (2014)
R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A Marine Biologist is assigned to investigate the mysterious deaths of marine life in an inland salt water lake that have been attributed to a creature thought to have been the stuff of legend.
Director: Brandon Slagle | Stars: Britt Griffith, Alexis Iacono, JW Wiseman, Devanny Pinn
Votes: 1,562
26. Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden (2013)
TV-14 | 102 min | Documentary, History, War
Filled with testimony and recollections from actual C.I.A. agents, this in-depth account reveals the remarkable true story of the pursuit of the world's most notorious terrorist, Osama bin Laden.
Director: Greg Barker | Stars: Osama bin Laden, Nada Bakos, Marty Martin, Cindy Storer
Votes: 1,173
27. Bitter Lake (2015)
136 min | Documentary
An experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia's relationship with the U.S. and the role this has played in the war in Afghanistan.
Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: George Bush, George W. Bush, Joanne Herring, Hamid Karzai
Votes: 3,531
28. Of Fathers and Sons (2017)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary, War
Talal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years.
Director: Talal Derki | Stars: Tia Alkerdi, Yara Ibrahim, Abu Osama, Ayman Osama
Votes: 2,742 | Gross: $0.01M
29. Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (1997 TV Movie)
R | 91 min | Drama, History
The incredible story of the events leading up to the February 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York and the capture of the terrorists. The amazing thing is that the FBI had an ... See full summary »
Directors: Leslie Libman, Larry Williams | Stars: Peter Gallagher, Art Malik, Ned Eisenberg, Marcia Gay Harden
Votes: 497
30. Path of Blood (2018)
R | 92 min | Documentary
Deep in the Saudi desert, young thrill-seekers at jihadi boot camp sign up to a plot to overthrow the Saudi government. They detonate three horrific car-bombs at Western compounds in ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Hacker | Stars: Lily Fletcher, Tom Hollander, Paul Marshall Johnson Jr., Samuel West
Votes: 598
31. Chris Rock: Never Scared (2004 TV Special)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Comedy
Are you ready for Rock? Actor/director/comedian Chris Rock performs a gut-busting set in his fourth HBO stand-up special taped before a live audience at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
Director: Joel Gallen | Stars: Chris Rock, Dionicio Chambers, Doug E. Fresh, Eric Edwards
Votes: 5,698
32. Loose Change: Final Cut (2007 Video)
80 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Loose Change Final Cut sets out to prove the official story of 9/11 - 'that the impact of two planes flying into two World Trade Center towers and the resulting fires caused three World ... See full synopsis »
Director: Dylan Avery | Stars: Dylan Avery, Mahmoud Ahmad, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Hamza Al-Ghamdi
Votes: 2,506
33. The Hunt for Eagle One (2006 Video)
R | 88 min | Action, War
A group of U.S. Marines are sent to rescue a captured U.S. Marine and a Filipino Captain while stopping a group of Al-Qaeda-backed local rebels from launching biological weapons.
Director: Brian Clyde | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Theresa Randle, Rutger Hauer, Joe Suba
Votes: 1,607
34. Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama
A New York mayor tries to cut back the city's crime and social problems, all in the face of his own battle with cancer, the tragedy of the September 11th Attacks and his troubled marriage.
Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: James Woods, Penelope Ann Miller, Michelle Nolden, John Bourgeois
Votes: 868
35. Death of a President (2006)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime.
Director: Gabriel Range | Stars: Hend Ayoub, Becky Ann Baker, George W. Bush, Brian Boland
Votes: 7,033 | Gross: $0.52M
36. Honour Bound Rogue Warrior
Action, Drama, War | Pre-production
The undercover agent who found Osama Bin Laden and uncovered a suicide bombing network
Director: Adrian Bol | Star: Fahim Fazli
37. Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Comedy, War
Morgan Spurlock tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror.
Director: Morgan Spurlock | Stars: Morgan Spurlock, George Bush, Dick Cheney, Daryl Isaacs
Votes: 6,073 | Gross: $0.38M
38. Lady Magdalene's (2008)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Music
In this action comedy, Jack Goldwater, an IRS agent on loan to the Federal Air Marshal Service, is relieved of field duty after insulting a powerful U.S. Senator, and finds himself exiled ... See full summary »
Director: J. Neil Schulman | Stars: Nichelle Nichols, Ethan Keogh, Susan Smythe, Claudia Lynx
Votes: 1,041
39. Sovereign (I) (2015)
18 min | Short, Action, Drama
Plagued with survivor's guilt, an Iraq war veteran turned mercenary stumbles upon a plot to sabotage America's energy independence. Fighting to free the demons in his head, he sets out to eradicate the traitors amongst us.
Director: Jack Hartnett | Stars: Jack Hartnett, Scott Levy, Lesli Kay, Said Faraj
Votes: 16
40. Operation Balikatan (2003)
R | 105 min | Action, Drama, War
A loving family man is drafted for a mission to free hostages held by a terrorist group on an island. During the assignment, he learns that his family has been killed. He decides to dedicate his entire life to the mission and his country.
Director: Cirio H. Santiago | Stars: Eddie Garcia, Rey Malonzo, Monsour Del Rosario, Jess Lapid Jr.
Votes: 208
41. The Surge: The Whole Story (2009)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
In 2007, the situation in Iraq was desperate and required a new strategy...the Surge. THE SURGE: THE WHOLE STORY is a definitive account from those who were there, including interviews with... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Van Dusen | Stars: Nasier Abadi, Kenneth Adgie, Lloyd Austin, Jeffrey Bannister
Votes: 36
42. The Weight of Chains 2 (2014)
124 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
'The Weight of Chains 2' is a documentary film largely dealing with the effects of the Washington Consensus economic doctrine on the newly established former Yugoslav republics, but also ... See full summary »
Director: Boris Malagurski | Stars: Boris Malagurski, Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky, Carla Del Ponte
Votes: 1,440
43. The Terrorist Next Door (2008 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama
An Algerian immigrant, secretly trained by Al-Qaeda, plots to bomb Los Angeles International Airport.
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti | Stars: Kathleen Robertson, Chris William Martin, Chenier Hundal, Reda Guerinik
Votes: 235
44. Lesser Evil (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Drama, Thriller
A fashion designer is raped by a terrorist who is being protected by the federal government until he testifies against his co-conspirators.
Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: Alison Eastwood, Nels Lennarson, Thea Gill, Artine Tony Browne
Votes: 138
45. Fahrenhype 9/11 (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary
A documentary which refutes and debunks "facts" made by Michael Moore in his hit film Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).
Director: Alan Peterson | Stars: Dick Morris, Zell Miller, Ed Koch, Ron Silver
Votes: 3,702 | Gross: $3.00M
46. The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction (2006 TV Movie)
Documentary
Documentary examining the growing number of conspiracy theories surrounding the destruction of the World Trade Center that have been circulating online.
Stars: Jon Rand, Lester Holt, Charles B. Strozier, Chip Berlet
Votes: 32
47. 9/11: Decade of Deception (2015 Video)
TV-14 | 125 min | Documentary
On the tenth anniversary of the attacks of September 11th, 2001, expert witnesses gathered at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, to present evidence-based research that called into question the official story of 9/11.
Stars: David Chandler, Michel Chossudovsky, Jonathan Cole, Lance DeHaven-Smith
Votes: 32
48. Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare (2007 TV Movie)
200 min | Action, Drama, War
Nov. 12 2003, Nassirya Iraq. A terrorist attack succeed to kill 24 Italians participating to the peace keeping mission "Antica Babilonia". It has not importance what that group of brave and... See full summary »
Director: Michele Soavi | Stars: Raoul Bova, Claudia Pandolfi, Matteo Reza Azchirvani, Santi Bellina
Votes: 140
50. Bin Laden: War on Terror (2016)
Documentary, History, War
A re-telling of the events leading up to the death of the world's most wanted man. Includes details of the bold military operation that found, hunted and killed Osama Bin Laden.
Director: Marilyn Higgins | Stars: Barack Obama, Osama bin Laden, Yasser Arafat, George W. Bush