Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "drill-instructor"

1. Starship Troopers (1997)

R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.

Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey

Votes: 321,289 | Gross: $54.81M

2. Zootopia (2016)

PG | 108 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.

Directors: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate

Votes: 546,543 | Gross: $341.27M

3. Full Metal Jacket (1987)

R | 116 min | Drama, War

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin

Votes: 790,660 | Gross: $46.36M

4. Jarhead (2005)

R | 125 min | Biography, Drama, War

A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black, Scott MacDonald

Votes: 206,615 | Gross: $62.66M

5. An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

R | 124 min | Drama, Romance

A young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.

Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, David Keith, Robert Loggia

Votes: 62,630 | Gross: $129.80M

6. Hot Shots! (1991)

PG-13 | 85 min | Action, Comedy

A parody of Top Gun (1986) in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.

Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges

Votes: 116,666 | Gross: $69.47M

7. Major Payne (1995)

PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

When a recently discharged Marine struggles to adjust to civilian life, his commanding officer brings him back to the military to train and lead a group of misfit JORTC cadets.

Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Damon Wayans, Michael Ironside, Bam Bam Bigelow, Joseph Blaire

Votes: 39,028 | Gross: $29.41M

8. In the Army Now (1994)

PG | 91 min | Comedy, War

Two misguided youths join the reserves to make some money for their entrepreneurial dreams. No sooner than they finish basic training are they called up to do their part to save the free world.

Director: Daniel Petrie Jr. | Stars: Pauly Shore, Lori Petty, Andy Dick, David Alan Grier

Votes: 14,694 | Gross: $28.86M

9. The Inspection (2022)

R | 95 min | Drama

A young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside.

Director: Elegance Bratton | Stars: Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, Bokeem Woodbine, Raúl Castillo

Votes: 4,882

10. Biloxi Blues (1988)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of young recruits go through boot camp during the Second World War in Biloxi, Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern, Corey Parker

Votes: 16,507 | Gross: $43.18M

11. Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008)

PG-13 | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

When fluffy, bubble gum movie star Megan Valentine suddenly finds herself broke and humiliated in the public eye, she wanders from the wreckage of a car accident and witlessly enlists in the U.S. Army hoping in vain that it will change her life.

Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Jessica Simpson, Vivica A. Fox, Steve Guttenberg, Aimee Garcia

Votes: 4,444

12. The D.I. (1957)

106 min | Drama

A no-nonsense Drill Instructor is convinced that he can make a recruit, that is haunted by his family combat history and who falters under pressure, into a Marine.

Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Don Dubbins, Jackie Loughery, Lin McCarthy

Votes: 1,036

13. Tribes (1970)

G | 90 min | Drama

A Marine Corps drill instructor who is disgusted by the fact that the Corps now accepts draftees finds himself pitted against a hippie who has been drafted but refuses to accept the military's way of doing things.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Darren McGavin, Earl Holliman, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Gruber

Votes: 891

14. Stateside (2004)

R | 97 min | Drama, Music, Romance

The film follows a rebellious teenager on leave from the Marines who falls in love with a female musician. The relationship is threatened when she develops a mental illness...

Director: Reverge Anselmo | Stars: Jonathan Tucker, Rachael Leigh Cook, Agnes Bruckner, Val Kilmer

Votes: 1,993 | Gross: $0.17M

15. 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943)

Approved | 88 min | Drama, History, War

The true story of Carlson's Raiders and their World War II attack on Makin Island.

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Randolph Scott, Alan Curtis, Noah Beery Jr., J. Carrol Naish

Votes: 1,645

16. First Time Felon (1997 TV Movie)

R | 110 min | Drama

Greg Yance is caught with over 5 grams drugs on him for trafficking. Prison is overcrowded and violent. As first time felon, he can get 120 days of boot camp instead of 5 years prison. Boot camp's tough.

Director: Charles S. Dutton | Stars: Omar Epps, Delroy Lindo, Rachel Ticotin, Anthony 'Treach' Criss

Votes: 1,429

17. Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991)

Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, Thriller, Action

Prahaar is the story of Major Chauhan, a tough and stern soldier, trained to destroy the enemy. He can see the enemy on our borders but is unaware of the invisible enemy within ourselves. ... See full summary »

Directors: Subhankar Ghosh, Nana Patekar | Stars: Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia, Gautam Joglekar, Madhuri Dixit

Votes: 2,178

18. To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)

Passed | 86 min | Drama, Romance, War

Life at the Marine Training Base in San Diego on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Randolph Scott, Nancy Kelly

Votes: 983 | Gross: $2.30M

19. The Outsider (1961)

Approved | 108 min | Biography, Drama, War

Tony Curtis plays an Indian (Nicknamed "Chief" by other soldiers) who fights in WWII and helps to raise the flag at Iwo Jima.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Tony Curtis, James Franciscus, Gregory Walcott, Bruce Bennett

Votes: 934

20. Semper Fi (2001 TV Movie)

120 min | Action, Drama

Cliff Truckee refuses a privileged start in life at a top college while other young men are enlisting. On the bus out of Chicago he meets a girl on her way to join the Marines, falls in ... See full summary »

Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Scott Bairstow, Steve Burton, Vicellous Shannon, Alex Burns

Votes: 483

21. Take the High Ground! (1953)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, War

In 1953, at Fort Bliss, Texas, two former Korean War combat veterans work as drill sergeants and fall in love with the same woman.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Elaine Stewart, Carleton Carpenter

Votes: 1,110

22. First to Fight (1967)

92 min | Drama, War

In WW2, highly decorated Marine Sgt. Jack Connell comes home to the USA from the Pacific War and trains recruits for the army until his fighting spirit prods him to request a return to active duty on the front lines.

Director: Christian Nyby | Stars: Chad Everett, Marilyn Devin, Dean Jagger, Bobby Troup

Votes: 357

23. Salute (1929)

Passed | 84 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Fraternal rivalry intensifies when two brothers play on opposing teams in a big Army-Navy football match.

Directors: David Butler, John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, William Janney, Stepin Fetchit

Votes: 261

24. Crazylegs (1953)

Approved | 87 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The story of the life and career of football star Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch (who plays himself).

Director: Francis D. Lyon | Stars: Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, Lloyd Nolan, Joan Vohs, James Millican

Votes: 192

25. Gay Army (2006)

60 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Scandinavian reality show featuring 9 gay contestants entering a military-style training program.

Stars: Tony Rosenbum, Tom Andersson, Runar Skoie Grøndahl, William André Duus Hansen

Votes: 55

26. Donald Gets Drafted (1942)

Approved | 9 min | Family, Comedy, Animation

Donald Fauntleroy Duck gets his draft notice and goes in, past all the amazingly enticing recruiting posters, to sign up. First he has to pass the physical. Despite his flat feet, he makes ... See full summary »

Director: Jack King | Stars: Billy Bletcher, The King's Men, John McLeish, Clarence Nash

Votes: 834

27. Asboobs: Asal bobo (2003)

90 min | Comedy, War

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Director: Danilo Cabreira | Stars: Eddie Garcia, Jeffrey Quizon, Paolo Contis, Vhong Navarro

Votes: 25

28. Basic Training (1971)

80 min | Documentary

Frederick Wiseman observes basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky in the Vietnam era. Recruits are seen receiving instructions on everything from brushing their teeth to killing enemy soldiers in hand-to-hand combat.

Director: Frederick Wiseman

Votes: 258

29. Fall In (1942)

Approved | 45 min | Comedy

Captain Gillis (Frank Faylen) puts Sergeant "Dodo" Doubleday (William Tracy), because of his photographic memory, on a candidates list for Officer's Training School ahead of Sergeant ... See full summary »

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Robert Barrat, Jean Porter

Votes: 82

30. Kaming mga talyada: We Who Are Sexy (1962)

Comedy

Seven effeminate brothers are forcibly enlisted in the Army by their father to straighten them up and turn them into real men.

Director: Tony Cayado | Stars: Juancho Gutierrez, Jose Mari, Tony Marzan, Boy Alano

31. Here Come the Marines (1952)

Approved | 66 min | Comedy

The boys get drafted into the Marines. On their first day in basic training, their commanding officer discovers that Sach's dad is an old war buddy of his, so he makes Sach a sergeant and ... See full summary »

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Hanley Stafford, Myrna Dell

Votes: 280

32. Tom Brown of Culver (1932)

Passed | 82 min | Drama

Boy who thought his father a war hero finds he was really a deserter.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Tom Brown, Slim Summerville, Richard Cromwell, H.B. Warner

Votes: 179

33. Super Bomberos (2019)

Comedy

A ragtag group with no skills is chosen to form an elite firefighting squad.

Director: Francis "Indio" Disla Ferreira | Stars: Germán Valdés III, Valentina Chacin, Chimbala, Aquiles Correa

Votes: 29

34. Pride of the Marines (1936)

Passed | 64 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Adoption of an orphan boy by a sergeant champion boxer leads to complications but ends happily.

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Charles Bickford, Florence Rice, Bill Burrud, Robert Allen

Votes: 25

35. Army Drill Sergeant Rates 11 Boot Camps in Movies and TV (2023 Video)

21 min | Documentary, Short, War

Retired US Army drill sergeant Lamont Christian rates US military boot-camp scenes in movies and TV shows for realism. Christian breaks down the early stages of boot camp in "Full Metal ... See full summary »

Star: Lamont Christian

36. The Adventures of a Rookie (1943)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy

Two bumbling GIs manage to get themselves invited to a dinner party at a boarding house "for women only". When the cook comes down with scarlet fever, the authorities quarantine the house ... See full summary »

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Richard Martin, Erford Gage

Votes: 117

37. High School Boot Camp (2000 TV Movie)

Documentary

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Director: Charles Braverman | Stars: David Burdge, Anthony Capparelli, Grace Childs, Nathaniel Demps

Votes: 41

38. Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform (1943)

Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport

Several prominent actors are seen in their new roles as WWII military officers and enlisted men. Highlights include Robert Stack (a former amateur skeet shooting champion) displaying his ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Eddie Albert, Desi Arnaz, Gene Autry, Art Baker

Votes: 51

39. The Doughboy (1926)

20 min | Short, Comedy

Snub joins the Army and is sent to France. There, while behind enemy lines, he meets a pretty orphan girl and her little brother and decides to help them. The inept Germans don't stand a chance.

Director: James D. Davis | Stars: 'Snub' Pollard, Mavis Clair, Bobby Nelson

Votes: 22

40. On the Line (2007)

Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary

An act of civil disobedience at America's largest ongoing protest brings graduate student Brian DeRouen face-to-face with the pressing constitutional issues of today. His non-violent action... See full summary »

Directors: Peter Glenn, Jason A. Schmidt | Stars: Roy Bourgeois, Brian DeRouen, John Perkins, Helen Prejean

Votes: 35

41. Back to the Basics: Fitness Program (2010 Video)

Not Rated | 50 min | Reality-TV, Sport

See first hand, in the comfort of your own home, what makes Basic Training Boot Camp Fitness Program special.

Director: Nicholas Acosta | Stars: Rodney D. Carson, SSGT Nichols

42. Toumei na kisetsu (1982 TV Movie)

100 min | Crime, Drama

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Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Makoto Ashikawa, Shôki Fukae, Renji Ishibashi, Shigeru Izumiya

43. The Dick Powell Theatre (1961–1963)
Episode: Ricochet (1961)

60 min | Comedy, Drama

An army sergeant blames himself for causing a rookie's death during training.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Dick Powell, Van Heflin, John Doucette, John Alderman

Votes: 10

44. JAG (1995–2005)
Episode: Force Recon (1997)

TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama

Two Marines sustain injuries during a training exercise. Mac and Bud investigate whether the company commander has placed his men at undue risk. Harm goes undercover. A third Marine becomes injured. The captain confesses.

Director: Alan J. Levi | Stars: David James Elliott, Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux, John M. Jackson

Votes: 164

45. The Lieutenant (1963–1964)
Episode: The Proud and the Angry (1963)

60 min | Drama

Rice is tasked with infiltrating a training platoon and investigate claims of cruelty against the commanding officer. What he discovers is a much more complex situation, that could turn deadly at any moment.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Gary Lockwood, Rip Torn, Richard Rust, Miranda Jones

Votes: 52

46. V.I.P. (1998–2002)
Episode: Saving Private Irons (2002)

Action, Comedy, Crime

Johhny gets dragged along in a no-dating-bet by Quick's clumsy infidelity. Just now Relic asks them to deliver a package to Hollywood producer Nina, whose office and next meeting place ... See full summary »

Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Pamela Anderson, Molly Culver, Shaun Baker, Natalie Raitano

Votes: 28

47. Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode: Savagery (2021)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

As the Jaegerists take over, Eren has a tense altercation with Armin and Mikasa, and Levi battles Zeke.

Directors: Yûichirô Hayashi, Jun Shishido | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Ayane Sakura, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue

Votes: 38,548

48. House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode: Carrot or Stick (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery

A disciplinary training camp drill instructor collapses with back pain. One of the 24 boys joins him in hospital. Someone has access to Chase's social media account and credit card. Cuddy wants Rachel in a good preschool.

Director: David Straiton | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard

Votes: 2,171

49. The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2015)
Episode: Semper Lie (2012)

TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When Bugs tells a small lie to Porky, it gathers steam to make everything far worse - it even prompts Daffy to join the U.S.Marines.

Directors: Swinton O. Scott III, Jeff Siergey | Stars: Jeff Bergman, Fred Armisen, Bob Bergen, Kristen Wiig

Votes: 161

50. Attack on Titan (2013–2023)
Episode: A Dim Light Amid Despair: Humanity's Comeback, Part 1 (2013)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Eren begins his training with the Cadet Corps, but questions about his painful past overwhelm him. When he struggles with a maneuvering exercise, Berholt and Reiner offer kindly advice.

Directors: Tetsurô Araki, Kiyoshi Fukumoto | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Tsuguo Mogami

Votes: 22,867