Iraq War Movies
Movies where the Iraq War (2003-2011) is central to the plot or the motivations of a major character. Primarily focused on the American experience. Does not include documentaries, science fiction, horror or fantasy films. Some are masterpieces, others are not.
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- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJeremy RennerAnthony MackieBrian GeraghtyDuring the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
- DirectorRoss KatzStarsKevin BaconTom AldredgeNicholas ArtBased on real-life events, Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort officer, accompanies the body of 19-year-old Marine Chance Phelps back to his hometown of Dubois, Wyoming.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsBradley CooperSienna MillerKyle GallnerNavy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.
- DirectorPaul HaggisStarsTommy Lee JonesCharlize TheronJonathan TuckerA retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
- DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsJonah HillMiles TellerSteve LantzLoosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsJoe AlwynGarrett HedlundArturo Castro19-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.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsLeonardo DiCaprioRussell CroweMark StrongA 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.
- DirectorNeil AbramsonStarsNick CannonMatt SiglochDotan BaerThe story of a young Marine, fresh from Camp Pendleton, who is forced to confront the complexities of adulthood and a volatile home life during a four-day Thanksgiving leave.
- DirectorGabriela CowperthwaiteStarsKate MaraRamón RodríguezTom FeltonBased on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq.
- DirectorMichael ConnorsStarsSeth GabelReshma ShettyAidan QuinnAfter his transfer request to stay stateside is approved, a lieutenant in the National Guard faces a dilemma: one of his soldiers looks to go AWOL as their unit gears up for deployment to Iraq.
- DirectorOren MovermanStarsBen FosterSamantha MortonWoody HarrelsonAn American soldier struggles with an ethical dilemma when he becomes involved with a widow of a fallen officer.
- DirectorNeil BurgerStarsRachel McAdamsTim RobbinsMichael PeñaThree different soldiers - a woman and two men - return from war and facing the peaceful life's problems of each other.
- DirectorLuke MoranStarsLuke MoranSean AstinSara PaxtonAn 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.
- DirectorNick BroomfieldStarsMatthew KnollElliot RuizEric MehalacopoulosAn 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.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsBryan CranstonLaurence FishburneSteve CarellThirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War.
- DirectorJim StrouseStarsJohn CusackEmily ChurchillRebecca SpenceUpon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip.
- DirectorJoe CarnahanStarsLiam NeesonBradley CooperSharlto CopleyA group of Iraq War veterans look to clear their name with the U.S. Military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonJason IsaacsGreg KinnearDiscovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.
- DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsSamuel L. Jackson50 CentJessica BielThree soldiers struggle to readjust to life at home after returning home from a lengthy tour in Iraq.
- DirectorScott HicksStarsZac EfronTaylor SchillingBlythe DannerA Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.
- DirectorJohn BonitoStarsJohn CenaKelly CarlsonRobert PatrickA 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.
- DirectorMarc MundenStarsGerard KearnsMatthew McNultyNaomi BentleyUses detailed research and explosive new testimonies by soldiers who have served in Iraq to tell an emotional fictional story of two young men very much out of their depth.
- DirectorGrant HeslovStarsEwan McGregorGeorge ClooneyKevin SpaceyA reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsPatrick CarrollRob DevaneyIzzy DiazThe devastating reconstruction of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old Iraqi girl by American soldiers in Samarra in 2006.
- DirectorLiza JohnsonStarsLinda CardelliniMichael ShannonJohn SlatteryA soldier returns to her family, friends, and old job after a tour of duty, though she finds herself struggling to find her place in her everyday life.
- DirectorFernando CoimbraStarsNicholas HoultLogan Marshall-GreenHenry CavillThe story follows a young soldier, and his introduction into the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Based on true events, it bears witness to the destruction and horrors of war.
- DirectorJ. Stephen MaunderStarsMark DacascosArmand AssanteTom SizemoreDuring a military raid to rescue in Iraq, Max Forrester's teammate and girlfriend Sasha, disappears mysteriously. Two years later, Max, who has since retired from the army receives a call from his former commander Captain Dyer, who informs him that Sasha is still alive and is in a place called Paradise Island, and also inform him that the army is ready to take action to recover it and accuse it of treason and desertion. Max then decided to go for help Sasha and once found, she learns from her that she was working undercover to discover and report a dangerous arms smuggling conducted by a handful of men called Shadow Company. Max and Sasha must now prevent the illicit trafficking takes place and retrieve the weapons in a spectacular and very dangerous showdown with Ghost, the head of Shadow Company.
- DirectorPhilip HaasStarsConnie NielsenDamian LewisMido HamadaThe story of an American journalist, a CIA operative, and an Iraqi photographer against the backdrop of the bloody war in Iraq.
- DirectorKimberly PeirceStarsRyan PhillippeAbbie CornishJoseph Gordon-LevittA 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.
- DirectorJason HallStarsMiles TellerBeulah KoaleJoe ColeA 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.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonJohn CenaLaith NakliTwo American Soldiers are trapped by a lethal sniper, with only an unsteady wall between them.
- DirectorAlexandre MoorsStarsAlden EhrenreichDaniel Jose MolinaMikey CollinsTwo young soldiers, Bartle (21) and Murph (18) 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.
- DirectorNed FarrStarsDreya WeberParis P. PickardAnthony Michael JonesAn ex-marine returns to her hometown after Iraq and helps a 20 year old woman, who is otherwise facing prison, prepare for military boot camp.
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsCurtis MorganZan CalabrettaJordan BrownA group of U.S. soldiers defy their country when they release mistreated prisoners.
- DirectorRodrigo CortésStarsRyan ReynoldsJosé Luis García-PérezRobert PatersonPaul 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.
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsTom HollandCiara BravoJack ReynorCherry 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.