Movies about the war in Iraq

Movies about the war in Iraq
List of the best films about the war in Iraq according to visitors: American Sniper, Boys of Abu Ghraib, Sand Castle, Jarhead, Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker, Karbala, The Kingdom, The Yellow Birds, The Wall.

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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Country
Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, drama, military, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:12

    U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrethriller, drama, military
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    An American soldier deployed at Abu Ghraib finds himself behind the walls of the infamous Hard Site, where he develops a secret friendship with an Iraqi detainee.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, drama, military
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genreaction, drama, military, biography
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany
    Duration02:03

    Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swafford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.

    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: 7.5
      Genrethriller, drama, military
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:06

      Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genredrama, military
      CountryPoland, Bulgaria
      Duration01:51

      On 3 April 2004, during the holiday of Ashura, Iraqi rebels loyal to Shiite leader Muktada As-Sadr, launched an insurgency in the Polish zone. The Poles, together with Bulgarian soldiers and Iraqi police, were given the task of defending City Hall, led by Lieutenant colonel Grzegorz Kaliciak. The clash developed into the biggest Polish engagement since World War II. Not a single allied soldier died, although about 80 insurgents were killed in a counter-attack.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA, Germany, United Arab Emirates
      Duration01:50

      A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genredrama, military
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:44

      Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, military
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:30

      An American sniper and his spotter engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with an Iraqi sniper.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, crime, military
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:30

      A fictional documentary discusses the effects the Iraq war has had on soldiers and local people through interviews with members of an American military unit, the media, and local Iraqis.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genreaction, comedy, drama, adventure, military
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:54

      A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change everything.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, military
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Spain, USA
      Duration01:54

        During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that threatens to invert the purpose of their mission.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genredrama, military, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom

        An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.

        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: 8.2
        Genreaction, drama, military, history
        CountryIndia
        Duration02:24

        Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.

        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: 6.5
        Genrecomedy
        CountryFrance

        In this radical and endearing black comedy, a group of retrenched female factory workers decide to pool their compensation money… and hire a hit man to liquidate their boss.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography, history
        CountryUSA

        The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genreaction, drama, military, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:44

        Memorial Day, 1993. When 13-year-old Kyle Vogel discovers the World War II footlocker belonging to his grandfather, Bud, everyone tells Kyle to put it back. Luckily, he ignores them. Although Bud has never talked about the war, he finds himself striking a deal with his grandson: Kyle can pick any three souvenirs, and Bud will tell him the stories behind each one. Memorial Day not only takes us on a journey into Bud's complicated wartime past, but also into Kyle's wartime future. As the two men share parallel experiences in combat, they come to realize how that magical day on the porch shaped both of their lives. 

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrethriller, drama, adventure
        CountryRussia
        Duration02:01

        Salyut 7, the Soviet space station, was orbiting Earth in unmanned regime. Suddenly it stops responding to signals from the Ground Control. Fall of this station, the pride of soviet science and space industry, would not only damage the image of the country, but also bring upon tragedy, probably with loss of life. Astronauts have to be sent to the station to find what caused the breakdown and prevent the catastrophe. However, nobody has ever docked an uncontrolled object in space. To this day this is the most technically complicated mission in the history of the world of space navigation.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genredrama, military
        CountryUSA

        Upon returning from serving in the U.S. Army, Chaplain Darren Turner faces a crisis that shatters his Family and Faith in God but through the help of his fellow soldiers, he returns to his faith and family

        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: 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: 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: 6.5
          Genredrama, military, biography
          CountryUSA, India
          Duration02:26

          A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genreaction, drama, adventure, military
          CountryUSA

          A troubled Iraq War veteran struggling to reintegrate into society sets out on a cross-country journey with the hope of reuniting with his young son.

          Markimdb: 3.7
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure, military
          CountryUSA

          During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a US Army Squad is sent to a small Iraqi town to locate a missing news crew, only to find the residents of the town dead and a living weapon of mass destruction, a Manticore, awakened from its long slumber by a terrorist leader wanting to rid his land of the American invaders at any price.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, military, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Luxembourg, China
          Duration01:37

          The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrethriller, drama, military, biography, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:22

          A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."

          Markimdb: 6
          Genrecomedy, drama, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:00

          A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.

          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: 7.7
          Genredocumentary, detective, military, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:34

          Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military wasn't done for any reason other than he felt it was the right thing to do. The fact that the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool is unfathomable and thoroughly explored in Amir Bar-Lev's riveting and enraging documentary.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrecomedy, documentary, military
          CountryFrance, USA

          Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror with Arabic people.

          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: 6.6
          Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:26

          Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrecomedy, drama, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:07

          George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defense secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
          CountryUSA, Australia, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, China
          Duration02:09

          Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. W takes viewers through Bush’s eventful life -- his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith, and of course the critical days leading up to Bush’s decision to invade Iraq.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genredrama, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:52

          A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genremelodrama, drama, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:53

          Will Montgomery (Ben Foster), a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson), to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson (Samantha Morton), to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA

          Leslie is left with few options when her husband is sent back to war in the Middle East. A modest amount of help arrives in the form of his brother, Salman, who is less than prepared to care for the couple's two preadolescent boys. When Leslie still can't make ends meet on her own, Salman is forced to find employment, but, with minimal qualifications, his only option is to become a mascot for a digital company by donning a bulbous blue costume.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrecomedy, drama, music
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:18

          With the help of the singer and dancer Dixie Leonhard US-Entertainer Eddie Sparks wants to bring some fun to the soldiers during World War II. Becoming a perfect team they tour from North Africa to the Pacific to act for "the boys". Later they continue their work but when the author Silver gets involved into McCarthy's campaign and is being fired by Eddie, Dixie turns away from him, too.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genredrama, military
          CountryUSA

          The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. soldiers. The incident sets off an "investigation," a cover-up, and complications involving Iraqi mayor Sheikh Tahsin (Saïd Amadis), who has a complex relationship with the Americans.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genredrama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:56

          A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:32

          Three stories told simultaneous in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genredrama, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:25

          Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip, all the while searching for the right time and place to tell them about their mother's fate.

          Markimdb: 7.9
          Genredrama, history
          CountryIndia
          Duration02:52

          When Iraq invades Kuwait in August, 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.

          Markimdb: 4.7
          Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:32

          A group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:55

          The story revolves around three soldiers — Colee, T.K. and Cheaver — who return from the Iraq War after suffering injuries and learn that life has moved on without them. They end up on an unexpected road trip across the U.S.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, military
          CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Belgium

          A private security contractor in Iraq rejects the official explanation of his friend's death and decides to investigate.




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