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1. Expend4bles (2023)
R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on, the Expendables are the world's last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table.
Director: Scott Waugh | Stars: Jason Statham, 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren
Votes: 39,177
2. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Approved | 218 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 314,503 | Gross: $44.82M
3. Munich (2005)
R | 164 min | Action, Drama, History
After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze, Ciarán Hinds
Votes: 238,353 | Gross: $47.40M
4. Body of Lies (2008)
R | 128 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani
Votes: 239,608 | Gross: $39.39M
5. The Bureau (2015–2020)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Thriller
A very unique and captivating series about the "bureau des légendes", the mythical powerhouse within the French Secret Service and its dare devil ghost agents.
Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Florence Loiret Caille, Jonathan Zaccaï, Sara Giraudeau
Votes: 14,215
6. The Spy (2019)
TV-MA | 53 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on the life of Israeli spy Eli Cohen.
Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Noah Emmerich, Hadar Ratzon Rotem, Alexander Siddig
Votes: 49,290
7. The Sum of All Fears (2002)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's President by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.
Director: Phil Alden Robinson | Stars: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ian Mongrain, Russell Bobbitt
Votes: 124,440 | Gross: $118.91M
8. Without Remorse (II) (2021)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
An elite Navy SEAL goes on a path to avenge his wife's murder only to find himself inside of a larger conspiracy.
Director: Stefano Sollima | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jamie Bell, Guy Pearce
Votes: 64,571
9. The Swimmers (2022)
PG-13 | 134 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use.
Director: Sally El Hosaini | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, James Krishna Floyd, Alfredo Tavares
Votes: 36,135
10. Hidalgo (2004)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
In 1890, a down-and-out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Zuleikha Robinson, Louise Lombard
Votes: 85,568 | Gross: $67.29M
11. Caliphate (2020)
TV-MA | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Agent Fatima gets a tip that a terrorist act is planned in Sweden. At the same time, teenager Sulle has opened her eyes to her student assistant who opens the doors to a fascinating new world.
Stars: Gizem Erdogan, Amed Bozan, Aliette Opheim, Albin Grenholm
Votes: 22,232
12. Southland Tales (2006)
R | 145 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
During a three-day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with a porn star who is developing her own reality TV project, and a policeman who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, Carlos Amezcua
Votes: 40,643 | Gross: $0.28M
13. A Private War (2018)
R | 110 min | Biography, Drama, War
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Rosamund Pike, Alexandra Moen, Tom Hollander, Faye Marsay
Votes: 21,013 | Gross: $1.63M
14. Samson and Delilah (1949)
Approved | 134 min | Drama, Family, History
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury
Votes: 8,992 | Gross: $28.80M
15. Appointment with Death (1988)
PG | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud
Votes: 6,051 | Gross: $0.96M
16. No Man's Land (2020– )
PG-13 | 45 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A family grieves the death of their daughter in a suicide bombing. Meanwhile, her brother suspects she is still alive after glimpsing her in a news report and sets off to find her in the Middle East.
Stars: Félix Moati, Mélanie Thierry, Souheila Yacoub, James Krishna Floyd
Votes: 3,559
17. The Visitor (I) (2007)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass
Votes: 44,533 | Gross: $9.42M
18. A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 107 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Lawrence and Feisal go to argue for Arab independence at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Alexander Siddig, Denis Quilley, Nicholas Jones
Votes: 730
19. Sniper: Legacy (2014 Video)
R | 95 min | Action, Thriller, War
A rogue assassin is taking out military leaders, and Brandon gets word that his father is one. He tries to track down the killer, finds out that his father isn't dead and realizes that his superior officers are using him as bait to track the killer.
Director: Don Michael Paul | Stars: Tom Berenger, Chad Michael Collins, Doug Allen, Dominic Mafham
Votes: 5,938
20. Profile (I) (2018)
R | 106 min | Mystery, Thriller
An undercover British journalist infiltrates the online propaganda channels of the so-called Islamic State, only to be sucked in by her recruiter.
Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Valene Kane, Morgan Watkins, Christine Adams, Kate Watson
Votes: 7,017
21. Redemption Day (2021)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When the love of his life is kidnapped and held for ransom by terrorists, a war hero Brad Paxton races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against the most powerful and shadowy forces.
Director: Hicham Hajji | Stars: Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, Andy Garcia, Brice Bexter
Votes: 24,252
22. Valley of Tears (2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, War
On October 6th 1973, the Middle East was shaken by the biggest war it had ever seen. A war that should have been the last one, and that forever changed the region.
Stars: Avraham Aviv Alush, Lior Ashkenazi, Shahar Tavoch, Imri Biton
Votes: 5,558
23. Sentinelle (2021)
TV-MA | 80 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Transferred home after a traumatizing combat mission, a lesbian soldier uses her lethal skills to hunt down the man who hurt her sister.
Director: Julien Leclercq | Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Marilyn Lima, Michel Nabokoff, Martin Swabey
Votes: 8,695
24. Luxor (2020)
85 min | Drama, Romance
When British aid worker Hana returns to the ancient city of Luxor, she meets former lover Sultan. As she wanders, haunted by the familiar place, she struggles to reconcile the choices of the past with the uncertainty of the present.
Director: Zeina Durra | Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Michael Landes, Shereen Reda, Karim Saleh
Votes: 859
25. Daniel (II) (2023)
72 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Daniel Northcott began documenting his surroundings at 7 when he got his dad's video camera. He filmed his family and friends growing up then traveled, capturing meaningful moments with new people and places.
Director: Daniel Northcott | Stars: Daniel Northcott, Erin Northcott, Felix Becerra, Tanya Northcott
Votes: 427
26. Carlos (2010)
Not Rated | 111 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the 1975 OPEC meeting.
Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Fadi Abi Samra, Karam Ghossein
Votes: 14,414 | Gross: $0.15M
27. The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)
104 min | Drama
His own body turned into a living work of art and promptly exhibited in a museum, Sam, a Syrian refugee, will soon realize to have sold away more than just his skin.
Director: Kaouther Ben Hania | Stars: Yahya Mahayni, Dea Liane, Koen De Bouw, Darina Al Joundi
Votes: 7,111
28. Held for Ransom (2019)
138 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story of Danish photographer Daniel Rye, who was captured by ISIS in Syria in 2013 and held hostage for 398 days.
Directors: Niels Arden Oplev, Anders W. Berthelsen | Stars: Esben Smed, Sofie Torp, Anders W. Berthelsen, Toby Kebbell
Votes: 4,708
29. For Sama (2019)
TV-PG | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, War
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
Directors: Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts | Stars: Waad Al-Kateab, Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Afra
Votes: 12,823 | Gross: $0.04M
30. HyperNormalisation (2016)
166 min | Documentary
Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening.
Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Victor Gotbaum
Votes: 7,376
31. Damascus Cover (2017)
R | 93 min | Mystery, Thriller
A spy navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in Syria.
Director: Daniel Zelik Berk | Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Olivia Thirlby, Jürgen Prochnow, Igal Naor
Votes: 3,295
32. The Lady of Heaven (2021)
R | 141 min | Action, Drama, History
Two stories separated by 1400 years. After losing his mother in the midst of a war-torn country, an Iraqi child, learns the importance and power of patience by discovering the historical story of Lady Fatima and her suffering.
Director: Eli King | Stars: Denise Black, Gabriel Cartade, Ray Fearon, Mark Anthony Brighton
Votes: 14,696
33. The State (2017– )
Drama, Thriller
A look at the lives of four British citizens who join ISIS in Syria.
Stars: Ony Uhiara, Sam Otto, Jessica Gunning, Hiam Abbass
Votes: 1,602
34. An Acceptable Loss (2018)
R | 102 min | Drama, Thriller
Libby teaches at a university but 4 years ago she was top aide to VP Rachel and was part of a total victory action. Rachel is now US president and worried about Libby keeping quiet. Libby also has a student spying on her.
Director: Joe Chappelle | Stars: Tika Sumpter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Tavassoli, Deanna Dunagan
Votes: 1,605 | Gross: $0.03M
35. Jarhead: Law of Return (2019 Video)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama, War
Ronan, a fighter pilot and Israeli by Law of Return, is shot down and captured in Syria after a mission. As he's a US senator's son, a joint Israeli US squad's sent in to rescue Ronan within 36 hours.
Director: Don Michael Paul | Stars: Amaury Nolasco, Devon Sawa, Jeff Pierre, Ben Cross
Votes: 4,352
36. Propaganda (1999)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Based on a true story set in 1948, customs officer Mehdi is faced with the duty of formally setting up the border between Turkey and Syria, dividing his hometown. He is unaware of the pain ... See full summary »
Director: Sinan Çetin | Stars: Metin Akpinar, Kemal Sunal, Meltem Cumbul, Rafet El Roman
Votes: 10,139
37. The Prodigal (1955)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Mystery
A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an alluring pagan priestess and cheated of his fortune by the High Priest as well.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Lana Turner, Edmund Purdom, Louis Calhern, Audrey Dalton
Votes: 745
38. Red Sky (I) (2014)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Thriller
Disgraced Top Gun fighter pilot Butch Masters leads a rogue squad in recovery of a WMD. Masters must navigate a fractured friendship, a love triangle, and must take to the skies to reclaim his military and personal honor.
Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Cam Gigandet, Shane West, Rachael Leigh Cook, Mario Van Peebles
Votes: 1,725
39. West Beirut (1998)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark: ... See full summary »
Director: Ziad Doueiri | Stars: Rami Doueiri, Naamar Sahli, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Amin
Votes: 4,860 | Gross: $0.34M
40. Nezouh (2022)
104 min | Drama, War
Even as bombs fall on Damascus, Mutaz refuses to flee to the uncertain life of a refugee. His wife, Hala, and daughter, Zeina, must make the choice whether to stay or leave.
Director: Soudade Kaadan | Stars: Hala Zein, Kinda Alloush, Samer al Masri, Nizar Alani
Votes: 200
41. Background to Danger (1943)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A German spy ring plans to publicize a false rumor that Russia, who is fighting Germany, plans to invade neutral Turkey in order to ally them with the Nazis.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: George Raft, Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre
Votes: 1,586
42. Damascus Under Fire (2018)
113 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Two Iranian pilots are in a special mission to save the people of a small Syrian city who are surrounded by the terrorists. But they have to face many challenges before manage to accomplish their mission.
Director: Ebrahim Hatamikia | Stars: Babak Hamidian, Hadi Hejazifar, Pierre Dagher, Layth Al-Mufti
Votes: 2,751
43. The Democratic Terrorist (1992)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Thriller
Swedish secret agent infiltrate a German terrorist group.
Director: Pelle Berglund | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Katja Flint, Burkhard Driest, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 1,241
44. 49 (2023)
122 min | Action, Drama
It tells the story of MIT members who struggled to rescue 49 personnel taken prisoner in the Turkish Consulate after ISIS invaded Mosul on June 11, 2014.
Director: Hakan Inan | Stars: Ismail Hacioglu, Hande Dogandemir, Kerem Alisik, Dogukan Polat
Votes: 780
45. Refugee (2018)
Unrated | 87 min | Documentary
A harrowing account of Europe's migrant crisis. A family of Syrian refugees separated by the borders of Europe, fight to be reunited as they migrant from Syria to Germany.
Director: Alexander J. Farrell | Stars: Rasha Abousalem, Moustapha Ahmad, Ahmed Alali, Hamoudi Alali
Votes: 64
46. Unthinkable (2019)
TV-14 | 87 min | Mystery, Thriller
A young medical student finds himself entrenched in a web of intrigue when he's sent to care for the former US Ambassador to Syria. Christopher Cousins, Vivica A. Fox and Missi Pyle co-star in Loomis' thrilling drama.
Directors: George Loomis, Elias Talbot | Stars: Christopher Cousins, George Loomis, Missi Pyle, Vivica A. Fox
Votes: 3,308
47. City of Ghosts (2017)
R | 92 min | Documentary, War
A documentary that follows the efforts of "Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently," a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014. ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Abdelaziz Alhamza, Mohamad Almusari, Hamoud Almousa, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
Votes: 4,127 | Gross: $0.13M
48. Free Zone (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Two women embark on a road trip after they are brought together by circumstance. Rebecca (Portman) flees her hotel after a fight with her mother-in-law (Maura) and hails a taxi driven by Hanna (Lazlo).
Director: Amos Gitai | Stars: Natalie Portman, Hana Laslo, Hiam Abbass, Carmen Maura
Votes: 3,007 | Gross: $0.03M
49. The Cave (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 107 min | Documentary, War
Amidst air strikes and bombings, a group of female doctors in Ghouta, Syria struggle with systemic sexism while trying to care for the injured using limited resources.
Director: Feras Fayyad | Stars: Amani Ballour, Salim Namour, Alaa, Samaher
Votes: 2,947
50. A French Woman (1995)
100 min | Drama, Romance
A French woman is a French woman. She is unable to refuse the wonderful gift of love. And I'm willing to pay a high price for it.
Director: Régis Wargnier | Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Daniel Auteuil, Gabriel Barylli, Jean-Claude Brialy
Votes: 1,393 | Gross: $0.17M