The US army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Sergeant Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces.

Spontaneous Combustion

1989

English

4.9

♡ 7

18%

Action

Horror

Sci-Fi

spontaneous combustion

Thriller

Tobe Hooper Director

Dale Dye as General

Cynthia Bain as Lisa Wilcox

Stacy Edwards as Peggy Bell

Brad Dourif as Sam

A young man learns that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before his birth, and that the results have had some unexpected effects on him.

Heaven & Earth

1993

English

6.8

♡ 19

Action

based on a true story

Oliver Stone Director

Timothy Carhart as Big Mike

Marshall Bell as Dinner Guest #3

Dale Dye as Larry

Jeffrey Jones as Minister

In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a chance at a new life, igniting the possibility of a future together.

Platoon: Brothers in Arms

2018

English

7.6

♡ 2

Action

Documentary

Paul Sanchez Director

Johnny Depp as Self

Keith David as Self

Willem Dafoe as Self

Dale Dye as Self

Charlie Sheen narrates, as cast and crew share their personal experiences making the Academy Award winning film, Platoon. This non-union, low budget, independent film was cast almost exclusively with young, unknown actors making their first film. Together they share their first hand accounts of the grueling boot camp, Oliver Stone's "unique" directing style, and the brutal filming conditions that together forged their eternal brotherhood.

Resurrecting the Champ

2007

English

6.7

♡ 15

61%

Rod Lurie Director

Samuel L. Jackson as Champ

Josh Hartnett as Erik Kernan Jr.

Dale Dye as Erik 'The Wow Man' Kernan Sr.

Rod Lurie as Toby Eagleburger

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Fire Birds

1990

English

4.8

♡ 23

8%

David Green Director

Dale Dye as A.K. McNeil

Sean Young as Billie Lee Guthrie

Tommy Lee Jones as Brad Little

Nicolas Cage as Jake Preston

A joint task force operation between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Army has been formed to dismantle one of the largest drug cartels operating in South America. Multiple attempts to assault the cartel's mountainous compound have been thwarted by a Scorpion-attack helicopter piloted by a cartel leader, Eric Stoller (Bert Rhine). After having several aircraft shot down, most notably a pair of UH–60 Black Hawks and their AH–1 Cobra escorts, the army turns to the new AH–64 Apache attack helicopter, which can match its enemies' maneuverability and firepower.

Invaders from Mars

1986

English

5.5

♡ 14

38%

Tobe Hooper Director

Christopher Allport as Captain Curtis

Phil Fondacaro as Drone

Timothy Bottoms as George Gardner

Dale Dye as Squad Leader

A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.

Range 15

2016

English

4.0

♡ 4

82%

Action

Comedy

Horror

Ross Patterson Director

Keith David as Colonel Holloway

Sean Astin as Pilot Grigsby

Jim O'Heir as Scientist Hathaway

Dale Dye as The President

A group of veterans wake up after a night of partying to find out that the zombie apocalypse has spread across the United States. Together, they must fight their way across the country in order to find a cure for the outbreak and restore freedom before it's too late.

Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone

2021

English

4.6

♡ 6

60%

Michael D. Olmos Director

Sal Lopez as Archaeologist

Dale Dye as General Moorland

Danny Trejo as Master Gin

Pepe Serna as Rancher

In a Texas border town, car salesman Charlie moonlights as a masked Lucha libre wrestler going by the name “Green Ghost.” When unknown assailants arrive seeking an otherworldly emerald, Charlie discovers that he has super powers. As he learns to fight from the unconventional Master Gin, Charlie is told that he’s part of a secret warrior “triad of light” with his childhood friend Marco and Marco’s sister Karina led by La Nana. Together, they’ve been chosen to protect humanity from Drake, the embodiment of the Mayan apocalypse.

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014

English

5.9

♡ 73

44%

Roberts Gannaway Director

Ed Harris as Blade Ranger

Dale Dye as Cabbie

Julie Bowen as Lil' Dipper

Danny Mann as Sparky

When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.

Trial and Error

1997

English

5.8

♡ 6

50%

Jonathan Lynn Director

Charlize Theron as Billie Tyler

Dale Dye as Dr. Stone

Austin Pendleton as Judge Paul Z. Graff

Rachel Winfree as Mrs. Sussex

When lawyer Charlie is sent to a small Nevada town to file a continuance request for a client, his actor friend Richard turns up to throw a surprise bachelor party celebrating his upcoming marriage to the boss's daughter. When Charlie is too hung-over to make it to court for the hearing, Richard fills in, inadvertently committing felony fraud, and Charlie is left with no choice but to coach the clueless Richard through the whole trial.

The Fourth War

1990

English

5.5

♡ 8

64%

John Frankenheimer Director

David Palffy as Gawky Soldier

Harry Dean Stanton as Gen. Hackworth

William MacDonald as MP Corporal

Dale Dye as Sergeant Major

Cold War adversaries Col. Jack Knowles and his Russian counterpart, Col. Valachev, are stationed on opposite sides of the German-Czech border. Both men are responsible for a group of troops in their remote settings, and both have been shaped by their combat experiences and a shared aversion to their superiors' ways of doing things. After a defector is killed, things escalate into a full-fledged battle with serious geopolitical ramifications.

Blue Sky

1994

English

6.4

♡ 29

80%

husband wife relationship

military base

nuclear missile

Romance

Tony Richardson Director

Jessica Lange as Carly Marshall

Dale Dye as Col. Mike Anwalt

Tommy Lee Jones as Hank Marshall

Timothy Bottoms as Owens Ranch Cowboy

Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons testing in 1950s America. Hank has become a thorn in the side of the Army, though, for a couple of very different reasons. He is an outspoken opponent of atmospheric testing, though his superiors hold contrary views and want to squelch his concerns...and his reports. The other problem is his wife, Carly. She is voluptuous and volatile, wreaking havoc in his personal life and stirring up intrigue at each new Army base.

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

1991

English

6.3

♡ 8

Robert Iscove Director

Stacy Keach as Capt. Charles Butler McVay

Bob Gunton as Chaplain

Richard Thomas as Lieutenant Steven Scott

Dale Dye as Major Green

True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial.

The Beast of War

1988

English

7.3

♡ 38

76%

Kevin Reynolds Director

Dale Dye as Helicopter Crew Chief

Yitzhak Ne'eman as Iskandar

Steven Bauer as Khan Taj

Erick Avari as Samad

During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.

The Purge: Anarchy

2014

English

6.4

♡ 225

58%

James DeMonaco Director

Dale Dye as New Founding Father

Chris Gann as Purger

Frank Grillo as Sergeant

Edwin Hodge as The Stranger

One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission of revenge during the mayhem. However, instead of a death-dealing avenger, he becomes the unexpected protector of four innocent strangers who desperately need his help if they are to survive the night.

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

1995

English

5.6

♡ 46

35%

Geoff Murphy Director

Dale Dye as Captain Garza

Steven Seagal as Casey Ryback

Manny Perry as Mercenary on the train

Jonathan Banks as Scotty, Mercenary

A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.

Mission: Impossible

1996

English

7.2

♡ 336

67%

71%

Action

Adventure

central intelligence agency (cia)

Brian De Palma Director

Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt

Dale Dye as Frank Barnes

Jean Reno as Franz Krieger

Jon Voight as Jim Phelps

When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.

Music Within

2007

English

7.2

♡ 5

33%

Steven Sawalich Director

Hector Elizondo as Ben Padrow

Leslie Nielsen as Bill Austin

Dale Dye as General

Rebecca De Mornay as Richard's Mom

After a confrontation with one of his idols dashes his dreams of studying public speaking in college, Richard Pimentel joins the Army and ships off to Vietnam. During his service, Richard loses nearly all of his hearing. Joining a new circle of friends, including a man with cerebral palsy and an alcoholic war veteran, Richard discovers his gift for motivational speaking and becomes an advocate for people with disabilities.