American films about the former military

List of the best American films about the former military according to the audience: The Marksman, News of the World, Cherry, Da 5 Bloods, The A-Team, Don't Breathe 2, The Master, Hummingbird, Awake, The Great Gatsby.

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: 5.6
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA

Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim becomes the boy’s reluctant defender. He embraces his role as Miguel’s protector and will stop at nothing to get him to safety, as they go on the run from the relentless assassins.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredrama, adventure, western
CountryUSA, China

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredrama, crime
CountryUSA

Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq - anchored only by his true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, adventure, military
CountryUSA

Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:58

A group of Iraq War veterans goes on the run from U.S. military forces while they try to clear their names after being framed for a crime they didn't commit. Along the way, Col. Hannibal Smith, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus, and Lt. Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck help out various people they encounter.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, Hungary

The Blind Man has been hiding out for years in an isolated cabin and has taken in and raised a young girl who lost her parents in a house fire. Their quiet existence is shattered when a group of kidnappers show up and take the girl, forcing the Blind Man to leave his safe haven to rescue her.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:17

Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:40

    Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA

    After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind’s ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world. Only Jill, an ex-soldier with a troubled past, may hold the key to a cure in the form of her own daughter. The question is, can Jill safely deliver her daughter and save the world before she herself loses her mind.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryAustralia, USA
    Duration02:23

    An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, China
    Duration02:10

      When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, Germany, Bulgaria, China, Spain
      Duration01:43

        Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert, heavy weapons specialist, demolitionist, and a loose-cannon sniper. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, France
        Duration01:37

        A tale of double cross and revenge, centered upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. The team-Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar -find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda. Working together, they must remain deep undercover while tracking the heavily-guarded Max, a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genreaction, thriller
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:11

          Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genreaction, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA, Belgium, Bulgaria
          Duration01:31

          Two veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, who clash in the remote Smoky Mountain wilderness.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:05

          After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter with two men, who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genremelodrama, drama, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Kenya, France

          The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.

          Markimdb: 4.9
          Genrethriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:04

          A man's life is turned inside out after a visit from his college friend leads him into the unexpected.

          Markimdb: 8
          Genredrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:36

          Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA, France
          Duration01:30

          An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:31

          Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.

          Markimdb: 4.2
          Genrehorror
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:23

          In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genredrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:43

          A drama centered on a classical pianist who has been diagnosed with ALS and the brash college student who becomes her caregiver.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrehorror, fantastic, drama
          CountryUSA

          Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrecomedy, documentary
          CountryUSA

          Vegucated is a guerrilla-style documentary that follows three meat- and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks and learn what it's all about. They have no idea that so much more than steak is at stake and that the planet's fate may fall on their plates. Lured by tales of weight lost and health regained, they begin to uncover hidden sides of animal agriculture that make them wonder whether solutions offered in films like Food, Inc. go far enough. Before long, they find themselves risking everything to expose an industry they supported just weeks before. But can their convictions carry them through when times get tough? What about on family vacations fraught with skeptical step-dads, carnivorous cousins, and breakfast buffets? Part sociological experiment and part adventure comedy, Vegucated showcases the rapid and at times comedic evolution of three people who are trying their darnedest to change in a culture that seems dead set against it.

          Markimdb: 3.7
          Genrecomedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:34

          By following ten simple rules, 20-somethings Vince and Cameron spice up their relationship by sleeping around. But when their straitlaced friends get engaged, their relationship gets turned upside down. To put the rules to the test, they will go on the road to the Hamptons to crash the biggest party of the year where love triangles collide and off-the-wall mayhem ensues.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genredocumentary, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:08

          A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

          Markimdb: 3.4
          Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:37

          A battle-weary ex-Special Forces Operative buys a ranch in remote American West to flee from the world, and encounters a strange series of trespassers, including a beautiful elf princess and a Native American mystic and Orcs. When the Orcs invade his property, John must give up his isolation to become a hero, before the Orcs unleash their dragon god on our world.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration02:13

          Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.

          Markimdb: 5
          Genredrama, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:31

          Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:42

          An emotionally and sexually charged journey through the love, addiction, and friendship of two men. Documentary filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul meet through a casual encounter, but they find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk takers—compulsive, and fueled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity and to be true to himself.

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genrehorror, action, thriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:24

          Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.

          Markimdb: 5.1
          Genrehorror
          CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany
          Duration02:07

          One year after his young son disappeared during a Halloween carnival, Mike Cole is haunted by eerie images and terrifying messages he can’t explain. Together with his estranged wife, he will stop at nothing to unravel the mystery and find their son—and, in doing so, he unearths a legend that refuses to remain buried in the past.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genreaction, comedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:52

          Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapoport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genreaction, military, history
          CountryUSA, China, Canada

          A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

          Markimdb: 5.5
          Genredrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:33

          A teenage girl, distraught from her vain attempt to connect with her estranged mother, resorts to cutting herself. When she develops an online relationship with an older woman, she learns to accept her sexuality and the endless solitude of sprawling suburbia.

          Markimdb: 4.3
          Genreaction, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:08

          A troubled man runs away to Mexico and is recruited to join a paramilitary group of teens fighting the drug cartels. He proves himself to the group, but questions their motive.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountrySouth Korea, Hong Kong, China, USA
          Duration02:08

          Anna learns in prison that her mother has passed away in Seattle. Prison officials grants Anna a three day furlough to attend her mother's funeral. Anna embarks on a long trip to Seattle. Hoon is a Korean immigrant who works as a gigolo. Hoon is now on the run from a wealthy client's furious husband. These two seemingly lost souls are about to share three memorable days together.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genredrama
          CountryCanada, USA
          Duration02:23

          Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.

          Markimdb: 5.4
          Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:32

          Biblical archaeologist Don Verdean is hired by a local church pastor to find faith-promoting relics in the Holy Land. But after a fruitless expedition he is forced to get creative in this comedy of faith and fraud.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
          CountryUSA
          Duration00:30

          After enjoying a holiday romance, high school students Danny and Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High, where she must contend with cynical Rizzo and the Pink Ladies.

          Markimdb: 4.6
          Genreaction, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA

          Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton's wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation to save the woman he loves.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genredrama, family
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:53

          A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.

          Markimdb: 5.5
          Genrethriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:44

          Marcus (Philip WInchester) wakes up in the middle of a cemetery half naked and has no idea how he got there. Urgent questions pound inside his head. "Where was I last night? Who was I with?" Marcus suffers from parasomnia, a rare sleep disorder which causes him to do things in his sleep which he cannot remember the next day. His situation takes a horrifying turn when Marcus wakes up covered in blood with a knife at his side. Then, the wife of his best friend is found stabbed to death. Marcus is terrified to put together the pieces - could he have murdered her in his sleep to hide a dark secret between them? Mysterious phone calls make Marcus believe someone is watching him. He investigates his own nocturnal activities, desperate to figure out what happens after he goes to sleep at night. His journey to discover the truth ends in a shocking discovery.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genredrama, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:51

          Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his life as Joyce, her husband and their pastor stay by his bedside and pray for a miracle.

          Markimdb: 8.3
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA

          Zach hires a camera crew to film him throughout his daily life as a part of his quest to become an over-night celebrity - even though he possesses no real talent. From Zach's attempts to become a celebrity chef or a ring-tone recording artist to purposefully going missing, he'll try any avenue to get noticed and stop at nothing until he reaches fame.

          Genrewestern, crime
          CountryUSA

          Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

          Markimdb: 4.6
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:27

          Young Emily Walton, who has suffered from psychosomatic blindness ever since the car accident that took her mother's life, must summon every instinct at her disposal to protect herself and her loved ones from a mysterious intruder




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