Thriller films about the war in Iraq

List of the best thriller films about the war in Iraq according to visitors: The Hurt Locker, Argo, Sneaky Pete, Nightmare Alley, 127 Hours, Anonymous, Stonehearst Asylum, The Ledge, Nightcrawler, Doctor Sleep.

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

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: 7.7
Genrethriller, drama, biography
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:00

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:59

A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world just as dangerous as the one he’s trying to escape - and, just maybe, give him a taste of the loving family he’s never had.

Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Mexico, Canada

An ambitious young carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrethriller, drama, adventure, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, France
Duration01:33

The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, USA
Duration02:10

    Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    A Harvard Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Germany, Saudi Arabia
    Duration01:41

    A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist escalates into a lethal battle of wills.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

      When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom

      A traumatized, alcoholic Dan Torrance meets Abra, a kid who also has the ability to "shine." He tries to protect her from the True Knot, a cult whose goal is to feed off of people like them in order to remain immortal. Doctor Sleep is a sequel to Stephen King's 1977 novel "The Shining". Doctor Sleep is set several decades after the events of the first "Shining".

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountrySpain, United Kingdom, USA, France
      Duration01:35

      Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, France
      Duration02:13

        A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder. Lara Brennan is arrested for murdering her boss with whom she had an argument. It seems she was seen leaving the scene of the crime and her fingerprints were on the murder weapon. Her husband, John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. And when the strain of being separated from her family, especially her son, gets to her, John decides to break her out. So he does a lot of research to find a way.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA

        Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were dispatched to check on him.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:42

          An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrethriller, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:41

            Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genrethriller, drama, crime
            CountryUSA

            In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.

            Markimdb: 7
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:43

              The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.

              Markimdb: 6.8
              Genreaction, thriller
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:34

              A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on Stanton, Pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it: a veteran engineer and a young conductor. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster.

              Markimdb: 8.1
              Genrethriller, drama, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:29

                With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

                Markimdb: 7.1
                Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:03

                Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemption.

                Markimdb: 8.2
                Genrethriller, drama, detective
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:18

                World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.

                Markimdb: 7.5
                Genrethriller, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:55

                  Disconnect interweaves multiple storylines about people searching for human connection in today’s wired world. Through poignant turns that are both harrowing and touching, the stories intersect with surprising twists that expose a shocking reality into our daily use of technology that mediates and defines our relationships and ultimately our lives.

                  Markimdb: 6.8
                  Genrethriller, drama, adventure
                  CountryGermany, USA
                  Duration01:50

                  Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.

                  Markimdb: 6.3
                  Genrehorror, thriller
                  CountryUSA

                  On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own.

                  Markimdb: 7.4
                  Genrethriller, crime, detective
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:57

                  A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.

                  Markimdb: 7.3
                  Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, detective
                  CountryUSA, Germany
                  Duration01:45

                  New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.

                  Markimdb: 6.3
                  Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
                  CountryUSA, Netherlands
                  Duration01:38

                    The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose to the top... and there was no place to go but down.

                    Markimdb: 6.7
                    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
                    CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, USA
                    Duration01:32

                    Young lovers in London are wrapped up in a love triangle that may not be exactly what it seems. Carmen, a beautiful Spanish woman with a tendency to lose her temper at the drop of a hat, is about to be married to Barnaby, a caring, wealthy, but slightly boring Englishman. While out with friends on her 'hen night' she encounters a stranger who suddenly sparks a passion that has been sleeping within her. As her wedding date approaches, she finds herself struggling to put this newcomer out of her mind, but his effect on her keeps growing stronger. What is it that he sees in her, and why does she feel like she's being pushed inevitably into his arms?

                    Markimdb: 6.7
                    Genrethriller, drama, military, history
                    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, USA
                    Duration02:18

                    When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.

                    Markimdb: 6.7
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:35

                    Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.

                    Markimdb: 8.6
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:07

                    Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

                    Markimdb: 7.2
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA, Germany
                    Duration01:48

                      A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.

                      Markimdb: 7.9
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                      CountryUSA, Australia
                      Duration02:18

                      A story about friendship and loyalty, guilt and vengeance, and the fateful affect the past has on the present.

                      Markimdb: 6.7
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA, France, Canada
                      Duration01:51

                      One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.

                      Markimdb: 6.7
                      Genrethriller, fantasy, detective
                      CountryFrance, Spain, USA
                      Duration02:13

                      An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book, 'The Nine Gates of the Shadow Kingdom' brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and satanic worship.

                      Markimdb: 7.3
                      Genrethriller, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:08

                      Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? Fourteen years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey, bibliophile Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

                      Markimdb: 6.8
                      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA, Canada
                      Duration01:53

                      Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.

                      Markimdb: 7.5
                      Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
                      CountryUSA, Germany
                      Duration02:24

                      A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.

                      Markimdb: 6.6
                      Genreaction, thriller, drama
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:08

                      A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.

                      Markimdb: 7.6
                      Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:37

                      An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.

                      Markimdb: 7.1
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
                      Duration02:07

                      Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.

                      Markimdb: 6.8
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:44

                      Kale is a 17-year-old placed under house arrest after punching his teacher. He is confined to his house, and decides to use his free time spying on his neighbors. Things start to get weird when guests enter the Turner's house and don't come back out. Kale and his friends, Ronnie and Ashley, start to grow more and more interested in what is actually happening within the house of Robert Turner.

                      Markimdb: 7.1
                      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
                      CountryUSA, Germany
                      Duration01:42

                      A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves.

                      Markimdb: 6.2
                      Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:45

                      Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.

                      Markimdb: 7.3
                      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
                      CountryUSA, Japan
                      Duration02:27

                      Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.

                      Markimdb: 6.4
                      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, biography
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:02

                      In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents. Respectable though her life is, she cannot help but feel uncomfortable in her privileged world. One night, a new neighbor catches Diane's eye, and the enigmatic man inspires her to set forth on the path to discovering her own artistry.

                      Markimdb: 7.2
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA, Canada
                      Duration01:35

                      Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.

                      Markimdb: 6.6
                      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
                      CountryWest Germany, USA
                      Duration01:56

                      This remake of the 1946 movie of the same name accounts an affair between a seedy drifter and a seductive wife of a roadside cafe owner. This begins a chain of events that culminates in murder. Based on a novel by James M. Cain.

                      Markimdb: 6.5
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:35

                      Naomi Watts stars as Susan, a single mother of two, working as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother. When Henry discovers that the girl next door has a terrible secret, he implores Susan to take matters into her own hands in this imaginative and emotional drama.

                      Markimdb: 7.6
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:39

                      The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.




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