American films about Afghanistan

List of the best American films about Afghanistan, selected by visitors to our site: The Outpost, Zero Dark Thirty, The Kill Team, Lone Survivor, The Hurt Locker, American Sniper, We Die Young, 12 Strong, The Beast of War, The Objective.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.8
Genreaction, drama, military, history
CountryUSA, Bulgaria

A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrethriller, drama, military, history
CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
Duration02:37

    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. Team 6 in May, 2011.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, military, biography
    CountrySpain, USA, United Kingdom

    When Andrew Briggman—a young soldier in the US invasion of Afghanistan—witnesses other recruits killing innocent civilians under the direction of a sadistic Sergeant, he considers reporting them to higher-ups. However, the heavily-armed and increasingly-violent platoon becomes suspicious that someone in their ranks has turned on them, and Andrew begins to fear that he'll be the next target.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genreaction, drama, military
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:56

      Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrethriller, drama, military
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:06

      Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genreaction, drama, military, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:12

        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. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, Bulgaria
        Duration01:59

        Lucas, a 14-year-old boy inducted into the gang life in Washington D.C., is determined that his 10-year-old brother won't follow the same path. When an Afghanistan war veteran comes into the neighborhood, an opportunity arises.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genreaction, drama, military, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:34

        A team of CIA agents and special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genredrama, adventure, military
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:51

        During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
        CountryUSA, Morocco
        Duration01:30

        In the supernatural thriller The Objective, writer-director Daniel Myrick locates the action in a remote mountain region on Afghanistan, where a team of US Special Ops forces is dispatched with the ostensible orders of locating an influential Muslim cleric. While on the mission they find themselves lost in a Middle Eastern 'Bermuda Triangle' of ancient evil and faced with an enemy that none of them could have imagined.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genredrama, military
        CountryRussia
        Duration01:29

        On the edge of Dushanbe, in the Republic of Tajikistan, a quiet border checkpoint under Russian control is attacked by Afghans and Tajiks who want it under their control.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genreaction, thriller, drama
        CountryUSA, Germany, United Arab Emirates
        Duration01:50

        A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, military
        CountrySpain
        Duration01:55

        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 what seems routine turns into hell once they receive the order to rescue the helicopter as well. Things only get worse when during the night a huge a concentration of Talibans begin surround them.

        Markimdb: 3.6
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        After losing his brother in combat, Jacob Singer returns home from Afghanistan -- only to be pulled into a mind-twisting state of paranoia. Singer soon realizes that his sibling is alive but life is not what it seems.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genreaction, documentary, military, history
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Afghanistan
        Duration01:28

        What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home? Hell and Back Again is a cinematically revolutionary film that asks and answers these questions with a power and intimacy no previous film about the conflict in Afghanistan has been able to achieve. It is a masterpiece in the cinema of war.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genreaction, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        Bob Lee Swagger is an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Based on the best-selling Bob Lee Swagger novel by Stephen Hunter, Point of Impact, and the 2007 Paramount film starring Mark Wahlberg.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:01

        A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrecomedy, military, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:47

        A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genredrama, family, cartoon, military
        CountryRepublic of Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg, USA, United Kingdom, Philippines, India
        Duration01:45

        A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrethriller, drama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

        A detainee at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center is held without charges for over a decade and seeks help from a defense attorney for his release.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genreaction, drama, military, biography
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany
        Duration01:43

        Battle-scarred and disillusioned by the war, Corporal Chris Merrimette is put in charge of a unit whose next mission is to resupply a remote outpost on the edge of Taliban-controlled territory. While driving through the hostile Helmand province, a Navy SEAL flags down their convoy and enlists the unit on an operation of international importance: they must help an Afghan woman famous for her defiance of the Taliban escape the country. Without tanks or air support, Merrimette and his team will need all the courage and firepower they can muster to fight their way across the war-torn country and shepherd the woman to safety.

        Markimdb: 3.7
        Genrehorror, action, thriller
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:38

        The story follows a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrecomedy, drama, military, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:37

        In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds herself in the middle of an out-of-control war zone. Luckily, she meets Tanya Vanderpoel, a fellow journalist who takes the shell-shocked reporter under her wing. Amid the militants, warlords and nighttime partying, Barker discovers the key to becoming a successful correspondent.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genredrama, military
        CountryUSA, Turkey
        Duration01:56

        After returning home from an extended tour in Afghanistan, a decorated U.S. Army medic and single mother struggles to rebuild her relationship with her young son.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrecomedy, drama, crime, military, biography
        CountryUSA, Cambodia, Romania
        Duration02:11

          Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genreaction, documentary, military, history
          CountryAfghanistan, USA

          Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning conflict Journalist Mike Boettcher, and his son, Carlos, provide unprecedented access into the longest war in U.S. history.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genredrama, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:43

          In the shadowy world of drone warfare, combat unfolds like a video game–only with real lives at stake. After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned bunker in the Nevada desert. But as he yearns to get back in the cockpit of a real plane and becomes increasingly troubled by the collateral damage he causes each time he pushes a button, Egan’s nerves—and his relationship with his wife—begin to unravel.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genrethriller, drama, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:18

          In August 2015, an ISIS terrorist boarded train #9364 from Brussels to Paris. Armed with an AK-47 and enough ammo to kill more than 500 people, the terrorist might have succeeded except for three American friends who refused to give in to fear. One was a college student, one was a martial arts enthusiast and airman first class in the U.S. Air Force, and the other was a member of the Oregon National Guard, and all three pals proved fearless as they charged and ultimately overpowered the gunman after he emerged from a bathroom armed and ready to kill.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical
          CountryUSA

          A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrethriller, comedy, drama
          CountryUSA

          The story of two brothers: one who’s devoted to his family, the other who’s obsessed with the Manson Family.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genredrama
          CountryUSA

          Killing Reagan explores the events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. Based on the best-selling book, the film begins in the final months leading up to the 1980 presidential election, and explores the challenges Reagan faced to define himself as a leader. Meanwhile, an aimless and deranged Hinckley is unraveling, leading to the fateful day in March 1981 when these disparate figures collided.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genreaction, comedy
          CountryUSA, Luxembourg
          Duration02:36

          American Ultra is a fast-paced action comedy about Mike, a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

          Markimdb: 3
          Genrefantastic, action, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          After a night out of partying and left behind by her friends, Ava wakes up and sneaks back home only to find that she's already safe in bed. But that's not Ava - it's someone who looks just like her. A time-traveling fugitive has stolen Ava's body, her identity, and her life. What's more -- she's not alone. There are others, hiding in the past, secretly living among us, plotting to alter the future. Without her body, Ava is a virtual ghost, silent and invisible to the world. And, so far as she knows, she's the only one who can stop them and put the timeline back on course.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrefantastic, drama
          CountryUSA, Canada, Mexico
          Duration01:56

          An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrehorror, fantastic, short
          CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland
          Duration00:13

          A story about a boy, his robot and the consequences of his anger at the disintegration of his parents marriage.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:20

          FIVE DANCES, written and directed by Alan Brown, is a creatively adventurous narrative feature film set in the New York 'downtown' modern dance world. The story follows the rocky emotional journey of an 18-year old dancer (the amazing Ryan Steele) with talent to burn, who must choose between his responsibility to his broken family in the Midwest, and forging a life and career for himself. The film features five of New York's most gifted dancers acting on film for the very first time, and performing the choreography of internationally acclaimed choreographer Jonah Bokaer.

          Markimdb: 8.1
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:52

          In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genrefamily
          CountryUSA

          Dusty Rhodes is new at Jefferson High, and she sticks out like a... well, a cowgirl. Dusty is a real cowgirl from Texas. Her parents are in the U.S. Army: her mother a helicopter pilot and her father a Special Forces Army Ranger. At first, Dusty is an outcast, but eventually she makes friends with a group that includes Savanah, a girl whose father was killed while fighting in Iraq three years earlier. Even though Savanah is kind of Goth and Dusty is all cowgirl they have a special connection and they bond. Dusty gets the school to agree to an Equestrian Drill Team and she enlists her new city slicker friends to join the team. As Dusty and the team practice, Dusty deals with the fears that come with her mother fighting in Afghanistan.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA

          In a comedy special directed by Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari shares deep personal insights and hilarious takes on wokeness, family and the social climate.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrecomedy, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:33

          A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, family, cartoon
          CountryCanada, USA
          Duration01:30

          Canterlot High meets its rival school, Crystal Prep Academy, in a competition that’s a long-standing tradition – The Friendship Games. Sunset Shimmer is tasked with keeping magic out of the games to avoid the appearance of impropriety while she and her friends compete against Crystal Prep’s top students led by someone with an equal amount of interest in Equestrian magic – this world’s TWILIGHT SPARKLE.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:37

          A novelist is blinded in a car crash that killed his wife and several years later rediscovers his passion for life and writing when he embarks on an affair with the neglected wife of an indicted businessman.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genredrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:32

          Maine Congressman Charlie Winship has had a bad day. After being caught on video failing to stand and recite the pledge of allegiance, he knocks out another House member, confronts his angry ex-wife, and faces denunciation by the media for attacking one of the most cherished patriotic symbols in America. As his life spirals out of control, Charlie embarks on a journey to a remote island in the Atlantic whose eccentric inhabitants are in the middle of a shooting war over their fishing grounds. Treat Williams stars as The Congressman in this humorous and moving film that raises the important question of what it means to be an American.

          Markimdb: 3.7
          Genrefantastic, action, comedy, sport
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:08

          The year 2050 the planet has become overpopulated, to help control population the government develops a race. The Death Race. Annually competitors race across the country scoring points for killing people with their vehicles.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:16

            Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in the decadent Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to his daily pain, and every encounter brings him closer to finding his place in the world.

            Markimdb: 3.8
            Genreaction, thriller, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:22

            Detroit gun runner Rich works to sniff out a traitor in his midst after being targeted by the FBI and having barely surviving a weapons deal gone awry. Rich was all set to unload a serious supply of firepower when the bullets started to fly, and Angel saved his life. Later, as the investigation heats up, Rich's lover and supplier Gabriella starts getting paranoid. When Gabriella too finds herself on the bad end of a botched exchange, the stage is set for a shocking revelation that will rock the entire Detroit underworld.

            Markimdb: 8.1
            Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, comedy, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:00

            A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovering two things: 1. The government has stopped working, and 2. alien spawn have come to earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of Congressmen and Hill staffers.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genredrama
            CountryUSA

            A young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genrecomedy, crime, detective
            CountryUSA

            Our Detective is back with a critical case. Along with two celebrity guests, he's on a mission to solve who killed Santa? But the catch Jason Bateman and Maya Rudolph aren't given the script. They have no clue what's about to happen.

            Markimdb: 2.5
            Genrehorror
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Finland

            Forced to travel with her boyfriend, Laine begins to experience premonitions associated with the urban myth of The Creeper. She believes that something supernatural has been summoned - and that she is at the center of it all.




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