Movies about terrorists

Movies about terrorists
List of the best movies about terrorists selected by visitors to our site: 7 Days in Entebbe, 6 Days, Stronger, Kandahar, Illang: The Wolf Brigade, Utøya: July 22, Exorcismus, Paris Under Watch, Maze, Déjà Vu.

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

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 5.8
Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France, Malta
Duration02:28

In 1976, four hijackers take over an Air France airplane with 248 passengers on board and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, New Zealand
Duration02:20

In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of highly trained soldiers from the SAS prepared for a raid the world had never seen the likes of.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:32

A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, drama, history
CountryRussia
Duration01:40

A docudrama about the escape of Russian pilots after being taken hostage by the Taliban in 1996.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrefantastic, action
CountrySouth Korea
Duration01:44

In 2029, the elite police squad Illang combats a terrorist group opposing reunification of the two Koreas. But another enemy may be lurking nearby.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, drama
CountryNorway
Duration02:04

The movie tells the story about a girl who has to hide and survive from terrorist Anders Breivik while looking for her little sister during the terrorist attacks in Norway on the island Utøya, July 22nd.

Markimdb: 5
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountrySpain
Duration01:38

Fifteen-year-old Emma Evans is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don´t understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.Life seems to be carrying on as normal, until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits. Her parents are convinced that her problems are either medical or psychological, but when doctors´ tests are unable to draw any conclusions, the family is forced to look elsewhere for answers.It all started off as a bit of fun, Emma never really believed it, but the truth is there is something dark and sinister within her, and it won´t take long to surface.

Markimdb: 6
Genrethriller
CountryFrance

An anonymous hacker has hacked all of Paris' cameras and observes the city unbeknownst to its inhabitants. Petty crimes and moments of stolen intimacy, he sees everything. Until the day that an explosion lays wasted to the Gare d'Austerlitz. The police starts tracking down an Al Queda satellite group. The hacker succeeds in finding images of the explosion and discovers that it was a young couple who planted the bomb. Using the city's cameras, he decides to hunt down the criminals.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, history
CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden
Duration01:33

Inspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP Maze, which was to become the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II.

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:06

Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, military
CountryTurkey
Duration02:09

In a desolate war zone where screams of the innocent echo, on the very line between disaster and valor, 7 Maroon Berets will dance with death.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration01:30

The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:28

A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, drama, military, history
CountryFrance, Belgium
Duration01:38

February 1976. Somalian rebels hijack a school bus carrying 21 French children and their teacher in Djibouti City. When the terrorists drive it to a no-man’s-land on the border between Somalia and French territory, the French Government sends out a newly formed elite squad to rescue the hostages. Within a few hours, the highly trained team arrives to the crisis area, where the Somalian National Army has taken position behind the barbed wire on the border. The French unit is left with very few options to rescue the hostages. As the volatile situation unravels, the French men quickly come up with a daring plan: carry out a simultaneous 5 men sniper attack to get the children and the teacher out safely. A true story.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:45

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, detective
CountryUSA, Canada, France, Germany
Duration01:33

    Decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, discovering he's involved in a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. He learns he's part of a top-secret experimental program that enables him to experience the final 8 minutes of another person's life. Colter re-lives the train incident over and over again, gathering more clues each time. But can he discover who is responsible for the attack before the next one happens?

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:45

    Three friends are on the verge of getting their video game financed when their benefactor is taken hostage by terrorists.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, military, history
    CountryUSA, Malta, Morocco
    Duration02:20

    An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:28

    A famous opera singer is held hostage in South America by a guerrilla rebel group after performing at a Japanese businessman's lavish birthday party. Unexpected bonds are forged in the standoff that ensues.

    Markimdb: 3.8
    Genrehorror, fantastic
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:32

    Six college friends unite for a weekend getaway where they find themselves fighting for their lives after a terrorist attack turns the local residents into rage infused zombies.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, military
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    When a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot, an elite, highly trained U.S. SEAL team speeds to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack.

    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: 6.2
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:31

      Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration02:11

      When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genreaction, drama, military, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:06

      Action drama series inspired by the real missions of Navy SEAL Team Six.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Mexico, Hong Kong
      Duration02:09

      FBI agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the U.S. border.

      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: 3.7
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Moments after parachuting from Flight 777, a former Marine and a flight attendant find themselves descending into a world of madness. Panic and chaos plague the streets, cities are on fire, and they're being hunted by a team of mercenaries.

      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: 6.7
      Genrethriller, detective
      CountryRussia, USA, United Kingdom, Cyprus

      Looking to investigate recruitment techniques of ISIS to lure women into Syria, Amy Whitaker, a journalist, creates a Facebook profile of a Muslim convert. When an ISIS recruiter contacts her online character, she experiences the process first hand.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryCzech Republic, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, USA, France
      Duration01:02

      After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a Paris attack that claimed dozens of lives, CIA agent Alice Racine is forced to live in London as a caseworker. Her mentor unexpectedly calls her back into action when the CIA discovers that another attack is imminent. Alice soon learns that the classified information she's uncovered has been compromised. Running for her life, she turns to a former soldier to help her prevent a lethal biological attack on the citizens of London.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:42

      Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
      CountryIndia
      Duration02:37

      Neerja is a portrayal on the life of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.

      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: 6.9
        Genreaction, thriller, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, Canada
        Duration01:46

        Bill Marks is a burned-out veteran of the Air Marshals service. He views the assignment not as a life-saving duty, but as a desk job in the sky. However, today's flight will be no routine trip. Shortly into the transatlantic journey from New York to London, he receives a series of mysterious text messages ordering him to have the government transfer $150 million into a secret account, or a passenger will die every 20 minutes.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genredrama, crime
        CountryGermany, France
        Duration01:21

        Katja's life falls apart in the blink of an eye when two neo-Nazis kill her husband and 6-year-old son in a bomb attack. Her quest for justice soon pushes her to the edge as the two suspects stand trial for murder.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:36

        A terrorist attack in London results in the capture of suspect, and the attorney general appoints Claudia Simmons-Howe as special advocate on his defence team. On the eve of the trial, the accused's attorney dies and a new one, Martin Rose, steps in. Martin and Claudia are former lovers—a fact which must remain hidden—and, as Martin assembles his case, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy that places him and Claudia in danger.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, history
        CountryNorway, Iceland, USA
        Duration02:45

        In Norway on 22 July 2011, right-wing terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utöya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story will focus on the survivors of the attacks, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genreaction, thriller
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:35

        A British Special Boat Service commando tracks down an international terrorist cell.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genreaction, drama, military
        CountryRussia
        Duration01:20

        The ruthless extremist Bazgaev responsible for terrorist attacks which lead to deaths of hundreds of civilians, among them school children, is planning new actions. A group of security officers is to track and destroy him. Based on a true story.

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