American movies about the military

List of the best American movies about the military, selected by visitors to our site: Megan Leavey, Lone Survivor, Windtalkers, The Hills Have Eyes 2, Black Hawk Down, The Monuments Men, 1917, Apocalypse Now, Dunkirk, Midway.

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Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, drama, military, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:26

The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.

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: 6.1
    Genreaction, drama, military, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:33

    Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

      A group of National Guard trainees find themselves battling against a vicious group of mutants on their last day of training in the desert.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genreaction, drama, military, history
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:24

        When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrecomedy, drama, military
        CountryUSA, Germany
        Duration01:58

        Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed?

        Markimdb: 8.3
        Genreaction, drama, military, history
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, India, Spain, Canada, China

        At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

        Markimdb: 8.5
        Genreaction, drama, military, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration03:14

        At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genredrama, military, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Netherlands, France, USA
        Duration02:27

        The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genreaction, military, biography, history
        CountryUSA, China, Canada, Hong Kong

        The story of the soldiers and aviators who helped turn the tide of the Second World War during the iconic Battle of Midway in June 1942.

        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: 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: 8.6
        Genredrama, military
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:49

        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.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genreaction, melodrama, drama, military, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration03:03

        The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genredrama, military, history
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration01:55

        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.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genredrama, military, history
        CountryUSA

        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 request for Pitsenbarger and uncovers a high-level conspiracy behind the decades-long denial of the medal, prompting Huffman to put his own career on the line to seek justice for the fallen airman.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genredrama, adventure, family, military
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:18

        A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrefantastic, action
        CountryUSA

        The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher and family man Dan Forester. Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist and his estranged father in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet.

        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: 7.6
          Genreaction, drama, military
          CountryUSA, China, United Kingdom
          Duration02:14

          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 crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

          Markimdb: 7.9
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:53

            Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.

            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: 7.3
            Genrefantastic, action, adventure
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration02:04

            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 interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs".

            Genredrama

            Lugansk region, May 2014. The Novozhilov family, by chance, finds itself in the thick of events in Lugansk. Vlad Novozhilov is a former participant in the war in Afghanistan. He knows firsthand what war is. Having seen enough of the horrors of war in his time, in principle he does not even want to touch a weapon. In a situation, he sees only one way out - to leave the country. But you can't run away from the war, the border is already closed. To save his family, he will have to make difficult moral choices.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, military
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:48

              Sergeant John Tyree is home on a 2 week leave from Germany. He meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off the pier. John falls in love with Savannah who is a student on spring break helping build a house for Habitat for Humanity. A romance occurs and Savannah falls deeply in love with John. She promises to write John overseas until he returns.

              Markimdb: 6.6
              Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
              CountryUSA, Greece
              Duration01:50

              A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

              Markimdb: 7.7
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:16

                After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

                Markimdb: 3
                Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:21

                A scientist enlists the help of the US army to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father, deep in the Belizean jungle. Caught in the crossfire between a brutal guerrilla army controlled by a mystical warlord, they are also confronted by an even bigger terror giant mutated wasps that are, for some reason, thirsty for blood.

                Markimdb: 5.4
                Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:33

                A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.

                Markimdb: 5.7
                Genrefantastic, action
                CountryUSA, China
                Duration02:07

                Ageing assassin, Henry Brogen tries to get out of the business but finds himself in the ultimate battle—fighting his own clone who is 25 years younger than him, and at the peak of his abilities.

                Markimdb: 3.1
                Genrefantastic, action
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:24

                After the American Army shot down a UFO in 1947, generations of elite commandos were secretly trained to deal with the aliens' feared return. However, the extra-terrestrials never came back and the elite force was disbanded. Sixty-six years after the Roswell crash, the aliens are invading Earth and only the over-the-hill retired commandos can stop them.

                Markimdb: 8.3
                Genredocumentary, military, biography, history
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:16

                The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five legendary filmmakers who went to war to serve their country and bring the truth to the American people: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. Based on Mark Harris’ best-selling book, “Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War.”

                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: 2.5
                Genrefantastic, action
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:31

                When a commercial airliner is trapped within a ring of erupting volcanoes, the passengers and crew must find a way to survive - without landing.

                Markimdb: 4.7
                Genrethriller
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                Duration01:24

                Three soldiers get trapped in an elevator when terrorists set off a dirty bomb. But when White escapes, her world turns upside down as she realizes nothing is what it seems.

                Markimdb: 7.5
                Genrecomedy, documentary
                CountryUSA

                The bearded, bawdy, and comically bitter Tom Segura gets real about body piercings, the "Area 51" of men's bodies, and the lie he told Mike Tyson.

                Markimdb: 5.7
                Genrehorror, action, drama
                CountryUSA

                Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.

                Markimdb: 3.7
                Genreaction, thriller
                CountryUSA

                Captain Lance Deakin has returned home after serving his country in Iraq. In his civilian life, he is a Texan ranch handler who lives with his partner, Becca. Deakin tries to get back into his simple way of life but strange images, memories and flashbacks of the war keep coming back to him.

                Markimdb: 1.9
                Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:28

                A movie created from "found footage" of a lost military expedition that exposes the origins of life on earth.

                Markimdb: 5.9
                Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration00:38

                Jimmy is a committed child psychologist who uses his own playbook, but when he is brought in to work with Ellie, he is completely unprepared for his subject—a 9-year-old psychopathic genius with nothing to lose. As he begins to understand the extent of her capabilities and the fate that has been planned for her, he struggles to overcome her defenses before it is too late for them both.

                Markimdb: 4.6
                Genreaction, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:33

                The plot is unknown at this time.

                Markimdb: 7.9
                Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
                CountryUSA, Canada, India
                Duration02:32

                Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

                Markimdb: 6.2
                Genreaction, thriller, drama, military, sport
                CountryUnited Kingdom, China, USA
                Duration02:11

                19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.

                Markimdb: 4.8
                Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, comedy, detective
                CountryCanada, USA
                Duration02:16

                In a desolate community full of drug-addled Marines and rumors of kidnapping, a wild-eyed stoner named Lou wakes up after a crazy night of partying with symptoms of a strange illness and recurring visions. As she struggles to get a grip on reality, the stories of conspiracy spread.

                Markimdb: 6.1
                Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
                CountryUSA, China
                Duration02:33

                Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.

                Markimdb: 7.8
                Genrecomedy
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:30

                Three top U.S. government and military officials scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.

                Markimdb: 5.8
                Genrecomedy
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:33

                The army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Martin is the inexplicable the incorrigible the invicible sgt. Ernie bilko leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces.

                Markimdb: 3.4
                Genreaction, drama, military, history
                CountryUSA

                Untold and lost history. A true story of the American Pathfinders, the volunteer paratroopers whose deadly mission was to land 30 minutes before the Normandy invasion, locate and mark strategic "drop zones" and set up the top-secret navigation equipment needed to guide the main airborne assault on D-Day.

                Markimdb: 7.2
                Genrecomedy
                CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Belgium, Canada, USA
                Duration02:30

                Stalin's core team of ministers tussle for control following the Russian leader's stroke in 1953.

                Markimdb: 6.5
                Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
                CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, USA, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Belgium, China, Thailand
                Duration01:47

                In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.




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