Films like Shock and Awe
A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."
10 to watch next
-
United 93
Film · 2006 · also drama and historyA real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist...
Films like United 93 → -
Green Zone
Film · 2010 · also drama and thrillerDuring the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors are dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction bel...
Films like Green Zone → -
Attack on Darfur
Film · 2009 · also drama and thrillerAmerican journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the...
Films like Attack on Darfur → -
The Hurt Locker
Film · 2008 · also drama and thrillerDuring 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.
Films like The Hurt Locker → -
Lions for Lambs
Film · 2007 · also drama and historyThree stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television...
Films like Lions for Lambs → -
Eye in the Sky
Film · 2015 · also drama and thrillerA UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission...
Films like Eye in the Sky → -
Backstabbing for Beginners
Film · 2018 · also drama and historyAn idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grisly murder of his predecessor – and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may involve his own boss.
Films like Backstabbing for Beginners → -
A Mighty Heart
Film · 2007 · also drama and historyBased on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.
Films like A Mighty Heart → -
The Angel
Film · 2018 · also drama and historyTrue story of Ashraf Marwan, who was President Nasser's son-in-law and special adviser and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat - while simultaneously Israeli Intellige...
Films like The Angel → -
The Secrets We Keep
Film · 2020 · also drama and historyIn post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believ...
Films like The Secrets We Keep →