Movies dramas about former soldiers

List of the best films dramas about former soldiers according to the audience: Gran Torino, The Judge, Gifted, Morning Glory, Don't Look Up, The King's Speech, The Karate Kid, Flipped, Animal Kingdom, The Professor and the Madman.

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

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: 7.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:22

      A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:27

      Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who disapproves of co-hosting a show that does not deal with real news stories.

      Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
      Duration01:58

      The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, drama, family, sport
      CountryUSA, China
      Duration02:20

      12-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:57

      The series centers on 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody, who moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody and her right-hand Baz, who runs the business and calls the shots, the clan also consists of Pope, the oldest and most dangerous of the Cody boys; Craig, the tough and fearless middle son; and Deran, the troubled, suspicious "baby" of the family.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland, France, Iceland, Mexico, Belgium, United Kingdom, Hong Kong
      Duration02:04

      Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:24

        The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:44

        Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genredrama, detective, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration00:40

        After the sudden death of ex-Secret Intelligence Service man Alexander, his wife Alison investigates when mysteries from her husband's past come knocking.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:10

        An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets in Chicago.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:55

        After a distastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they have is common is a dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling careers and social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
        Duration01:55

        England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.

        Markimdb: 7.9
        Genredrama, adventure, family, biography, history
        CountryUSA

        The untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the strength, courage and determination of one man, Leonhard Seppala, and his lead sled dog, Togo.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
        CountryUSA

        A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUSA

        Directed by Clint Eastwood and based on true events, "Richard Jewell" is a story of what happens when what is reported as fact obscures the truth. "There is a bomb in Centennial Park. You have thirty minutes." The world is first introduced to Richard Jewell as the security guard who reports finding the device at the 1996 Atlanta bombing-his report making him a hero whose swift actions save countless lives. But within days, the law enforcement wannabe becomes the FBI's number one suspect, vilified by press and public alike, his life ripped apart. Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:49

        Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it's a little more complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's fallen for online.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, USA, India
        Duration01:43

        A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrecomedy, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:11

        Marlo, a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genremelodrama, drama, crime, biography
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:46

          The story of the awakening of the painter, Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:34

          A California high school student plans to escape from her family and small town by going to college in New York.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:58

          A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:00

            After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

            Markimdb: 7.3
            Genrecomedy, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:34

            Jasmine French used to be on the top of the heap as a New York socialite, but now is returning to her estranged sister in San Francisco utterly ruined. As Jasmine struggles with her haunting memories of a privileged past bearing dark realities she ignored, she tries to recover in her present. Unfortunately, it all proves a losing battle as Jasmine's narcissistic hangups and their consequences begin to overwhelm her. In doing so, her old pretensions and new deceits begin to foul up everyone's lives, especially her own.

            Markimdb: 7.9
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

            A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

            Markimdb: 6.9
            Genredrama, adventure, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:09

            A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genrecomedy, drama
            CountryUSA

            Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genremelodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:56

            Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control -- all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genremelodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:13

            Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

            Markimdb: 7.8
            Genredrama, biography, history
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:32

            The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

            Markimdb: 8.3
            Genredrama
            CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA

            A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genrecomedy, drama
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom, China
            Duration02:26

            A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genrecomedy, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:01

            A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genredrama, western
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:32

            A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genredrama, adventure, family
            CountryFrance, Germany, South Africa, Luxembourg, Monaco, USA
            Duration01:38

            A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.

            Markimdb: 6.9
            Genredrama, western, crime
            CountryFrance, Spain, Romania, Belgium, USA
            Duration01:56

            Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.

            Markimdb: 7.5
            Genrethriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA, France
            Duration01:30

            An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

            Markimdb: 7.4
            Genredrama, sport
            CountryUSA, Hong Kong
            Duration02:27

            Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.

            Markimdb: 8
            Genrethriller, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:43

              A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.

              Markimdb: 8.1
              Genredrama, sport
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:20

              The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother, an ex-marine with a tragic past.

              Markimdb: 6.4
              Genremelodrama, drama, crime, music
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:39

                Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.

                Markimdb: 7.2
                Genremelodrama, drama
                CountryUnited Kingdom, New Zealand, USA, India, Australia
                Duration02:40

                A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.

                Markimdb: 7.4
                Genredrama, biography
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:03

                On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.

                Markimdb: 6.8
                Genrecomedy, drama, biography
                CountryFrance, USA
                Duration01:50

                On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.

                Markimdb: 7.3
                Genredrama, crime, biography
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:56

                Set in the Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by authorities who want a cut of their profits.

                Markimdb: 7.4
                Genrecomedy, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:25

                Stevie is a sweet 13-year-old about to explode. His mom is loving and attentive, but a little too forthcoming about her romantic life. His big brother is a taciturn and violent bully. So Stevie searches his working-class Los Angeles suburb for somewhere to belong. He finds it at the Motor Avenue skate shop.

                Markimdb: 8
                Genredrama, biography
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:58

                  Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.




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