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.

The Finest Hour

1992

English

4.7

♡ 1

37%

Shimon Dotan Director

Tracy Griffith as Barbara

Gale Hansen as Dean Mazzoli

Rob Lowe as Lawrence Hammer

Saddam Hussein as Self

Macho Lawrence 'Larry' Hammer and frailer Dean Mazzoli initially rival as U.S. Navy SEAL trainees, but become buddies in instructor chief petty officer Bosco's merciless training class. The friends date two girls, but both love Barbara, who chooses to marry Larry, as ideal father for her pre-teen son. After graduation from Basic UDT/SEAL training, they choose opposite oceans for further training. However Sadam Husein's invasion of Kuwait gets both mobilized in the same unit, with Bosco, who gets captured and tortured. Dean learns Barbara has left adulterer Larry. They mount a rescue together, taking risks even on their own side.

Lessons of Darkness

1992

German

8.0

♡ 14

100%

Werner Herzog Director

Werner Herzog as Narrator

Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape with its murky skies, scorched earth and capricious flames.

Towelhead

2007

English

6.9

♡ 3

49%

parent child relationship

pedophilia

puberty

small town

Alan Ball Director

Maria Bello as Gail Monahan

Toni Collette as Melina Hines

Lynn Collins as Thena Panos

Aaron Eckhart as Travis Vuoso

A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist, and her strict father during the Gulf War.

Jarhead

2005

English

7.0

♡ 112

60%

Sam Mendes Director

Jake Gyllenhaal as Anthony Swofford

Lucas Black as Chris Kruger

John Krasinski as Corporal Harrigan

Jamie Foxx as Staff Sgt. Sykes

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.

The Pentagon Wars

1998

English

7.1

♡ 17

84%

Action

army

based on a true story

Richard Benjamin Director

Cary Elwes as Colonel James Burton

Bruce French as General De Grasso

James DuMont as Lt. Griffin

Randy Oglesby as Test Range General

From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work. (Spoiler alert: 25 years later ... it does work.)

Three Kings

1999

English

7.1

♡ 127

94%

David O. Russell Director

Nora Dunn as Adriana Cruz

George Clooney as Archie Gates

Judy Greer as Cathy Daitch

Mark Wahlberg as Troy Barlow

A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change everything.

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

English

6.6

♡ 69

79%

Jonathan Demme Director

Denzel Washington as Ben Marco

Vera Farmiga as Jocelyne Jordan

Obba Babatundé as Senator Wells

Jose Pablo Cantillo as Villalobos

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

Courage Under Fire

1996

English

6.6

♡ 75

86%

Edward Zwick Director

Mark Adair-Rios as Bobcat 5

Denzel Washington as Lt. Col. Nathan 'Nat' Serling

Sean Astin as Patella

Matt Damon as SPC Ilario

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...

Wag the Dog

1997

English

7.1

♡ 44

86%

76%

Action

central intelligence agency (cia)

Barry Levinson Director

Anthony Holiday as American Dream Singer

Robert De Niro as Conrad Brean

Woody Harrelson as Sgt. William Schumann

Kirsten Dunst as Tracy Lime

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.

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