Thriller movies about the war

List about the Second World War, the Great Patriotic War and other wars, selected by visitors to our site: Titus, Dear John, The Hurt Locker, Zodiac, The Town, The Mule, The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, The Guest, Anonymous, Argo.

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

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, drama, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, Italy, USA
Duration02:42

Titus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. Shakespeare's goriest and earliest tragedy.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, military
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

    Sergeant John Tyree is home on a 2 week leave from Germany. He meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off the pier. John falls in love with Savannah who is a student on spring break helping build a house for Habitat for Humanity. A romance occurs and Savannah falls deeply in love with John. She promises to write John overseas until he returns.

    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, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:38

    The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:04

    Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:56

    Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.

    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: 6.7
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:35

      A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

      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: 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: 6.7
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:55

          A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:51

          Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, military
          CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Canada, Belgium, USA
          Duration01:47

          France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.

          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: 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: 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: 7.5
          Genrethriller, drama, detective
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:52

            After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

            Markimdb: 7.8
            Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom, India

            What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

            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.

              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: 7.3
              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: 8.1
              Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:33

                When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

                Markimdb: 7.8
                Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:14

                  The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

                  Markimdb: 6.4
                  Genrethriller, drama, military
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, USA
                  Duration02:08

                  Part war movie, part courtroom thriller, this gripping drama finds a war hero put on trial for a rescue mission gone terribly wrong with only his doubtful friend and fellow marine to represent him.

                  Markimdb: 6.8
                  Genreaction, thriller, detective
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, France, USA
                  Duration01:53

                  An American biologist attending a conference in Berlin awakens from a coma after a car accident, only to discover that someone has taken his identity and that no one, not even his wife, believes him. With the help of an illegal immigrant and a former Stazi agent, he sets out to prove who he is and find out why people are trying to kill him.

                  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
                  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: 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: 5.9
                    Genrethriller, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:04

                    Barr is a psychiatrist who falls in love with the sister of one of his clients. She's beautiful and married to a gangster. She hates her husband but is unable to escape from him.

                    Markimdb: 7.8
                    Genrethriller, drama, biography
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:37

                    Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand

                    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
                    Genrethriller, drama, detective
                    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Spain, USA, France
                    Duration02:08

                    A police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved.

                    Markimdb: 7.1
                    Genrethriller, drama, military, history
                    CountryUSA, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Japan, United Kingdom
                    Duration02:01

                      Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.

                      Markimdb: 7.8
                      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, history
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:08

                      Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his, former Sheriff, partner.

                      Markimdb: 7.5
                      Genrethriller, drama
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:32

                        Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

                        Markimdb: 7.1
                        Genrethriller, drama, military, biography
                        CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
                        Duration02:13

                        Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.

                        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.

                        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: 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, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:10

                        Marnie is a beautiful kleptomaniac who is in love with businessman Mark Rutland. Marnie who is a compulsive thief is being watched by her new boss Mark who suspects her of stealing from him and thus decides to blackmail her in the most unusual way. A psychological thriller from Alfred Hitchcock based on a novel of the same name by Winston Graham.

                        Markimdb: 7
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:35

                        When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialise in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.

                        Markimdb: 7.4
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:00

                        A widescreen, Technicolor remake by Hitchcock of his 1934 film of the same title. A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.

                        Markimdb: 7
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:36

                        While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.

                        Markimdb: 6.9
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:07

                        Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.

                        Markimdb: 6.3
                        Genrethriller, drama, detective
                        CountryUSA, Australia, Luxembourg, Canada
                        Duration01:53

                        When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he's horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a post traumatic stress disorder suffering young woman who knows a secret..

                        Markimdb: 7.9
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:59

                        Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.

                        Markimdb: 7.3
                        Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
                        CountryUSA, Germany
                        Duration01:49

                        Aileen Wuornos is an emotionally scarred highway hooker who shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.

                        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: 6.8
                        Genrethriller, drama, music
                        CountryUSA, Canada, Netherlands
                        Duration01:20

                        After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.

                        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.




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