American movies about the military

List of the best American movies about the military, selected by visitors to our site: Falling Water, Moonage Daydream, Get Hard, Ashby, Cobain: Montage of Heck, Men in Black 3, America: Imagine the World Without Her, Welcome to Chippendales, The Gift, The Untold History Of The United States.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:39

The story of three unrelated people, who slowly realize that they are dreaming separate parts of a single common dream.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredocumentary, music, biography
CountryGermany, USA

A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie’s creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:32

When obscenely rich hedge-fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:24

When new kid in town Ed Wallis is given an assignment to interview an older person, he turns to his mysterious neighbor, Ashby Holt for help. That new connection leads to unexpected journeys for both of them, as Ashby – who turns out to be a retired CIA assassin – deals with a terminal prognosis, and Ed deals with adjusting to life with his newly single mom and developing relationship with a brainy classmate, Eloise.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredocumentary, music, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:00

The authorized documentary on late Guitar/lead singer Kurt Cobain from his early days in Aberdeen Washington to his success and downfall with Grunge band Nirvana.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

    Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    Political commentator, author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza puts forth the notion that America's history is being replaced by another version in which plunder and exploitation are the defining characteristics. D'Souza also posits that the way the country understands the past will determine the future. Using historic re-enactments, D'Souza explores the lives and sacrifices of some of America's greatest heroes, including George Washington and Frederick Douglass.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA

    The origin story of Somen "Steve" Banerjee, the Indian-American entrepreneur who started the stripper troupe Chippendales.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Australia, China
    Duration02:34

    A husband and wife try to reinvigorate their relationship but their lives are threatened by a "friend" from the husband's past who holds a horrifying secret about him, sending their world into a tailspin.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genredocumentary, military, history
    CountryUSA

    Oliver Stone documentary charted the post-WW2 history of the United States.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:31

    An epidemic breaks out in Atlanta leaving the large city quarantined and those stuck on the inside fighting for their lives. This is the story of loved ones torn apart, and how the society that grows inside the quarantine reveals both the devolution of humanity and the birth of unlikely heroes.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    The creation of filmmaker Michael Emanuel, SCARY OR DIE tells five interwoven horror stories that take place in and around the “City of Angles”. A flesh-eating clown desperately trying to protect the person he craves the most; a dirty cop and a hit gone wrong with a vengeful Necromancer; a beautiful but mysterious woman and a lonely man looking for love in all the wrong places; a gruesome, blood-splattered uprising of illegal Mexican zombies; and a Cajun conjurer grandfather whose gift of never-ending love goes terribly awry…SCARY OR DIE is a unique experience in horror filmmaking certain to fulfill all your twisted horror film experience needs.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    Jason wants to be taken more seriously as an actor, so he asks his friend Kevin Smith for advice, and decides to become a method actor. Trouble is, being a method actor drives him mad and he slowly becomes a serial killer.

    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: 5.1
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      The provocative tale of a woman who snaps under crushing life pressures and assumes the psyche of a vicious dog. Her philandering, absentee husband is forced to become reacquainted with his four children and sister-in-law as they attempt to keep the family together during this bizarre crisis.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genreaction, drama, military, history
      CountryUSA, Germany, France
      Duration02:18

        The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genreaction, military
        CountryAustralia, USA
        Duration01:46

        After the fall of Tobruk in June 1942, U.S. Army sergeant Joe Gunn leads his tank into the Sahara desert, in order to evade advancing Rommel's forces and reach Allied lines. Along the way he picks up few Allied soldiers, but soon they are running out of water. They find water at the ancient well, but the well is a goal of an entire German battalion. Despite the impossible odds, Sergeant Gunn decides to defend the well.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genredrama, music, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:19

        A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
        CountryUSA, China, France, Canada, Russia
        Duration01:56

        Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
        CountryUSA, Mexico
        Duration01:45

        A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life in this darkly comic and provocative film.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genredrama, music, biography, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:35

          In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genredrama, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:19

          International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.

          Markimdb: 4.2
          Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, musical
          CountryUSA
          Duration00:30

          A straitlaced, square couple, seeking shelter from a storm, find themselves in the castle of a transsexual alien mad scientist intent on creating a buff bodybuilder.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration02:50

          A disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder - returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.

          Markimdb: 3.7
          Genrehorror
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:35

          The Thomas family goes out to their forest cabin to celebrate Christmas together with their daughter and her boyfriend. But their first festive period together may be their last…

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genrecomedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:17

          The comedy follows Jefferson, a ski-bum temp worker, whose singular joy comes from an annual excursion to the slopes with fellow slacker Curtis. But when Jefferson falls for Stephanie, an ambitious go-getter, he is forced to re-evaluate his priorities.

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:18

          Henry is a loner and a night owl. His rare skin disease has kept him under the close watch of his fiery mother, who has sheltered him his entire life. One night, a young woman's car breaks down and Henry's life will change forever.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:52

          Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.

          Markimdb: 4.1
          Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:37

          From the beginning, stories of angels and men have captured our imaginations and have been etched into our history crossing all boundaries of culture, religion, and time. These two races have dominated the landscape of modern mythology for countless centuries, almost washing away the evidence that a third ever existed. This third race, born of smokeless fire, was called the jinn. Similar to humans in many ways, the jinn lived invisibly among us and only under dire or unusual circumstances were our paths ever meant to cross.

          Markimdb: 4.7
          Genredrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          A New York couple and their Midwestern friends find that drastic changes have occurred in their respective lives since they last met.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA

          When a dutiful, albeit barren Christian housewife discovers that her devout husband has suffered a stroke at a sperm bank where he's been secretly donating his seed for the past 25 years, she leaves her sheltered world and starts off on a journey to find his eldest biological son - a mullet-headed, foul-mouthed ex-con with whom she develops an odd but meaningful relationship.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:14

          Ali Wong might be seven-months pregnant, but there’s not a fetus in the world that can stop this acerbic and savage train of comedy from delivering a masterful hour of stand-up.

          Markimdb: 7.8
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration03:22

          Mackenzie "Mickey" Murphy is a hard-living, foul-mouthed, cigarette-smoking woman who moves to affluent Greenwich, CT to raise the spoiled kids of her wealthy sister who fled the country to avoid a federal indictment. She quickly learns what the rest of us already know - other people's children are awful.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA

          When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered sex workers.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:40

          A broken family finds their relationships to one another changed by a new arrival in the household.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:27

          Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:35

          Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force them to work together again. That Austin is now dating Caldwell's daughter is not helping their relationship.

          Markimdb: 4.7
          Genreaction, drama, military
          CountryUSA

          World World II: Shortly after D-Day, three American soldiers and two Army Corps nurses are stranded behind enemy lines. They take a high-ranking German officer as their prisoner and try to orchestrate an escape.

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genreaction, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:27

          Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal gangsters kidnaps Downs’ teenage son. In one sleepless night he will have to rescue his son, evade an internal affairs investigation and bring the kidnappers to justice.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrefantasy, drama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:53

          A darkly comedic look at the world of Los Angeles storefront psychics and the organized crime syndicate that runs them. Former magician Charlie Haverford oversees a number of fortune telling parlors on behalf of his violent and domineering Romani kingpin boss, until a blow to the head jars him into a new mindset, making him question everything he has ever believed.

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