Movies about former soldiers

Movies about former soldiers
List of the best films about former soldiers according to the audience: The Tomorrow War, News of the World, Gran Torino, The Equalizer, Forsaken, Cherry, At Eternity's Gate, Last Flag Flying, Triple Frontier, Da 5 Bloods.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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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: 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: 8.1
Genredrama
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:56

    Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor Thao, a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:11

    In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, drama, western
    CountryCanada, France, USA
    Duration02:15

    John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John Henry is the only one who can stop them, however he has abandoned both his gun and reputation as a fearless quick-draw killer.

    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: 6.9
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryRepublic of Ireland, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, France, USA
    Duration01:46

    Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, military
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:31

    Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry "Doc" Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Rev. Richard Mueller reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Doc and his old buddies take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire. Along the way, the three men find themselves reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord.

    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: 4.5
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure, western
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:52

    A young civil war veteran is forced on a desperate journey to save his kidnapped wife.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure, military
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:30

      Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.

      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: 4.1
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA, Canada

      A heroic high school teacher leads a band of students trapped in school by violent drug-runners.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:54

      A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrehorror, action
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:09

      An ex-soldier ventures into the Pacific Northwest to uncover the truth behind his fiance's disappearance.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain
      Duration02:26

      Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:56

      Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying to get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
      CountryUSA

      The Vigilante Diaries is a high octane action-adventure film featuring 90's movie heroes, explosive action, and international espionage. The film revolves around a team of black-ops agents turned crime-fighters, led by a brooding anti-hero, known only as "The Vigilante." These jam-packed missions of rescue and revenge take us from the mega-mansions and underbelly of Los Angeles to far away places like Iraq, Armenia, Russia, and The United Kingdom to introduce us to a cast of colorful, dangerous, and hilarious characters. From Beverly Hills filmmaker Mike Hanover, to a trio of Asian femme fatales, to ruthless Armenian mobsters, and at the top, a pair of deep cover super spies hell bent on throwing the world into chaos.

      Markimdb: 3.9
      Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Philippines, South Africa

      The two American Ninjas, Joe Armstrong and Sean Davidson, team up to do battle against a terrorist and his band of Ninjas.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genreaction, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, Hong Kong
      Duration02:33

      Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      A family intervention goes horrifically awry within the snowy confines of an isolated lake house.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genredrama, western, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:19

      The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who run the town's hotel, help Paul in his quest for vengeance.

      Markimdb: 3.6
      Genrehorror, action, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      A bank heist descends into violent chaos when one of the hostages turns out to be a serial killer. Trapping the well-organized team of bank robbers in the building, the killer is now picking them off one by one.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine Captain John Robbins, convicted of murdering a commanding officer, is determined to escape the island in order to reveal the truth behind his murderous actions and clear his name.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:26

      A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, adventure
      CountryCanada, Germany, USA
      Duration01:33

        Retired military commander Colonel Dale Murphy hosts the simulated post-apocalyptic reality show where participants are challenged to survive a remote West Virginia wasteland. But the show turns into a nightmarish showdown when each realizes they are being hunted by an inbred family of cannibals determined to make them all dinner!

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genreaction, crime
        CountryCanada
        Duration02:38

        When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman and his ex-military brothers set out to track her down and save her before it is too late. Along the way, Roman teams up with Avery, a cop investigating human trafficking and fighting the corrupt bureaucracy that has harmful intentions.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genreaction, thriller
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:38

        Soldier Robert Miller returns home from Afghanistan unable to fit back into society. Living on a violent council estate and finding work in undercover surveillance, he becomes obsessed with taking down a group of local gangsters who are intrinsically tied to a suspected terrorist cell. Taking the situation into his own hands, Robert embarks on a brutal quest for justice, with devastating consequences.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genredrama, crime
        CountryUSA

        New Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life he's known is as a gigolo, working for his mother, but he wants to leave that behind. However, the job his Army buddy promised doesn't materialize, and he can't escape his past.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrehorror, thriller, military
        CountryUnited Kingdom

        A group of World War II American soldiers encounter a supernatural enemy as they occupy a French castle previously under Nazi control.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallum. Former Special Operations instructor, L.T. Bonham is approached and asked to apprehend Hallum, his former student, who has 'gone rogue' after suffering severe battle stress from his time in Kosovo.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
        CountryUnited Kingdom, France

        In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:47

        Jack Higgins' straightforward thriller about a guilt-ridden IRA bomber forced into "one last job"

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:35

        Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryItaly

        To rescue his daughter, an unstable Special Forces veteran unleashes his inner beast as he pursues her kidnappers — and soon becomes a suspect himself.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryFrance, Belgium
        Duration01:44

        An ex-soldier with PTSD is hired to protect the wife and child of a wealthy Lebanese businessman while he's out of town.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genremelodrama, drama, crime, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Italy
        Duration01:38

        Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genredrama
        CountrySingapore, Germany, France, Hong Kong, Qatar

        Aiman is a 28-year-old Malay correctional officer who is recently transferred to the territory’s top prison. Aiman lives with his older sister Suhaila in a modest housing estate. At his new workplace, Aiman begins to take an interest in a 65-year-old sergeant named Rahim. Soon, it is revealed that the charismatic Rahim is actually the long-serving chief executioner of the prison. Rahim also takes notice of the principled and diligent Aiman. When Rahim’s assistant suddenly quits, he asks Aiman to become his apprentice. Aiman tells Suhaila of his new job position, but Suhaila becomes upset, as their father was actually executed by Rahim. Aiman knew this all along. Can Aiman overcome his conscience and a haunted past to possibly take over as the next chief executioner?

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genredrama, adventure, military
        CountryArgentina, Spain

        Argentine film about the experiences of conscripts in the Falklands War.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:43

        An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrecomedy
        CountryFrance, Italy

        An art dealer wants to buy a Modigliani, which is tattooed on the back of an old soldier.

        Markimdb: 4.9
        Genrefantastic, action, comedy, western
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:46

        Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon. The two must team up to thwart Loveless' plans.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
        CountryUSA, France, Bulgaria, Germany
        Duration02:16

        Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, melodrama
        CountryFrance, United Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:06

        In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

        Markimdb: 8.2
        Genredocumentary, military, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, New Zealand
        Duration02:30

        A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war.




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