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5.4

♡ 4

33%

Daniel Myrick Director

Ibtihal Iataren as Girl with the Woman

P. David Miller as Maj. Matt McCarthy

Michael C. Williams as Sgt. Trinoski

Jon Huertas as Sgt. Vincent Degetau

A team of US Special Ops forces is dispatched to a remote mountain region of Afghanistan with orders to locate an influential Muslim cleric. While on the mission they find themselves lost in a Middle Eastern 'Bermuda Triangle' of ancient evil and faced with an enemy that none of them could have imagined.

High Road to China

1983

6.1

♡ 5

64%

Brian G. Hutton Director

Bess Armstrong as Eve Tozer

Ric Young as Kim Su Lee

Tom Selleck as O'Malley

Jeremy Child as Silversmith

A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a struggle against a Chinese warlord.

Kandahar

2001

6.8

♡ 4

89%

Mohsen Makhmalbaf Director

Monica Hankievich as

Zahra Shafahi as

Fahim Fazli as Commander Latif

Hoyatala Hakimi as Hayat

After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.

The Horsemen

1971

6.2

♡ 5

30%

John Frankenheimer Director

Peter Jeffrey as Hayatal

Jack Palance as Tursen

Tom Tryon as (uncredited)

Vernon Dobtcheff as Zam Hajji

In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg and loses a spirited match, he brings shame to his village, especially his father. After losing his leg below the knee, Uraz, to regain his honor, must learn to ride again and win with a special, one-of-a-kind horse.

War Machine

2017

6.0

♡ 46

48%

35%

based on novel or book

David Michôd Director

Russell Crowe as Bob White

Tilda Swinton as German Politician

Brad Pitt as Glen McMahon

Tim Downie as Paul Smear

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.

Max

2015

6.6

♡ 75

37%

based on a true story

Boaz Yakin Director

Zeeko Zaki as Afghan Policeman

Robbie Amell as Kyle Wincott

Thomas Haden Church as Ray Wincott

Jay Hernandez as Sergeant Reyes

A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.

The Hornet's Nest

2014

6.7

♡ 2

72%

79%

afghanistan war (2001-2021)

David Salzberg Director

Kevin Mott as Self

Tye Reedy as Self

Diane Sawyer as Self - ABC News Anchor in Afghanistan)

Kellis Richardson as Soldier

Armed only with their cameras, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning conflict Journalist Mike Boettcher, and his son, Carlos, provide unprecedented access into the longest war in U.S. history: they are embed with U.S. troops during nine days of intense combat in Afghanistan.

Flee

2021

Danish

7.9

♡ 24

98%

Jonas Poher Rasmussen Director

Daniel Karimyar as Amin

Fardin Mijdzadeh as Amin

Milad Eskandari as Saif

Peter Jennings as Self

Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.

A Cowgirl's Story

2017

5.6

♡ 5

60%

Timothy Armstrong Director

Bailee Madison as Dusty Rhodes

Alicia Coppola as Lieutenant Helen Rhodes

Elise Robertson as Mrs. Cheryl Stocker

Maggie McClure as Singer

Dusty Rhodes is new at Jefferson High, and she sticks out like a... well, a cowgirl. Dusty is a real cowgirl from Texas. Her parents are in the U.S. Army: her mother a helicopter pilot and her father a Special Forces Army Ranger. At first, Dusty is an outcast, but eventually she makes friends with a group that includes Savanah, a girl whose father was killed while fighting in Iraq three years earlier. Even though Savanah is kind of Goth and Dusty is all cowgirl they have a special connection and they bond. Dusty gets the school to agree to an Equestrian Drill Team and she enlists her new city slicker friends to join the team. As Dusty and the team practice, Dusty deals with the fears that come with her mother fighting in Afghanistan.

The Covenant

7.5

♡ 288

82%

98%

afghanistan war (2001-2021)

afghanistan war (2001- )

Guy Ritchie Director

Luis Fernández de Eribe as Doctor

Antony Starr as Eddie Parker

Jake Gyllenhaal as Sergeant John Kinley

Bobby Schofield as Steve Kersher

During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.

Hollywoodgate

Persian

6.9

♡ 2

92%

Ibrahim Nash'at Director

Ibrahim Nash'at as Self

Immediately after the US pullout from Afghanistan, Taliban forces occupied the Hollywood Gate complex, which is claimed to be a former CIA base in Kabul.

Cargo 200

2007

Russian

7.1

♡ 6

81%

violence against women

Laura Obiols Director

Anzhelika Nevolina as

Dmitriy Kubasov as

Aleksey Serebryakov as Aleksey

Andrey Mokeyev as (as Andrei Mokeyev)

While returning to Leningrad from a visit to his brother, Professor Artyom's car breaks down and he finds assistance at an isolated farmhouse occupied by Alexey, his wife, a Vietnamese laborer, and a stranger who wanders around the farm. When his car is repaired, Artyom leaves, drunk on moonshine, and students Valera and Angelika arrive. After Valera gets drunk, the stranger abducts Angelika.

Citizen Soldier

5.9

David Salzberg Director

Justin Smith as Self

Jordan Hurst as Self

Eran Harrill as Self

Nathan Kruse as Self - CW2 Kruse

CITIZEN SOLDIER is a dramatic feature film, told from the point of view of a group of Soldiers in the Oklahoma Army National Guard's 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known since World War II as the "Thunderbirds.” Set in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan at the height of the surge, it is a heart-pounding, heartfelt grunts' eye-view of the war. A modern day Band of Brothers, Citizen Soldier tells the true story of a group of young Soldiers and their life-changing tour of duty in Afghanistan, offering an excruciatingly personal look into modern warfare, brotherhood, and patriotism. Using real footage from multiple cameras, including helmet cams, these Citizen Soldiers give the audience an intimate view into the chaos and horrors of combat and, in the process, display their bravery and valor under the most hellish of conditions.

The Kite Runner

2007

7.6

♡ 27

65%

afghanistan war (2001- )

Marc Forster Director

John de Lancie as Barman

Larry Brown as Gas Station Customer

Harmony Blossom as Young Woman in Park

Nasser Memarzia as Zaman the Orphanage Director

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

Legion of Brothers

2017

6.1

♡ 2

100%

Greg Barker Director

George W. Bush as Self

Jason Amerine as Self

Mark Nutsch as Self

Clifford J. Richardson as Self

Afghanistan, immediately post-9/11: Small teams of Green Berets arrive on a series of secret missions to overthrow the Taliban. What happens next is equal parts war origin story and cautionary tale, illuminating the nature and impact of 15 years of constant combat, with unprecedented access to U.S. Special Forces.

Restrepo

2010

7.4

♡ 23

97%

based on novel or book

Tim Hetherington Director

Angel Toves as Himself

Stephen Gillespie as Himself

Mark Patterson as Himself

Marc Solowski as Himself

Directors Hetherington and Junger spend a year with the 2nd Battalion of the United States Army located in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous valleys. The documentary provides insight and empathy on how to win the battle through hard work, deadly gunfights and mutual friendships while the unit must push back the Taliban.

Beyond the Beach: The Hell and the Hope

8.0

Graeme Alistair Scott Director

Gino Strada as Self

A powerful depiction of war in infamous global conflict zones. Directed by Oscar/Emmy documentary makers Buddy Squires and Graeme Scott (know for Sam Smith), this film provides a rare and powerful insight into humanity and hope in the depth of war and the greatest global humanitarian crisis of the last several decades.

Fremont

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

6.9

♡ 10

98%

san francisco, california

Babak Jalali Director

Jeremy Allen White as Daniel

Gregg Turkington as Dr. Anthony

Boots Riley as Restaurant Patron

Eddie Tang as Ricky

Donya, a lonely Afghan refugee and former translator, spends her twenties drifting through a meager existence in Fremont, California. Shuttling between her job writing fortunes for a fortune cookie factory and sessions with her eccentric therapist, Donya suffers from insomnia and survivor's guilt over those still left behind in Kabul as she desperately searches for love.

Osombie

2012

3.6

♡ 2

20%

John Lyde Director

Corey Sevier as Chip

Eve Mauro as Dusty

Danny James as Herc

Danielle Chuchran as Tomboy

Following the 9/11 attacks, the war on terror against Afghanistan continues. With the Taliban insurgents hiding out in the mountains however, they become increasingly difficult for the US military to engage. The solution is to try and flush them out by adding low level chemicals to the water supply. Little do the USA know however that enemy scientists have adapted the chemicals to make their own formula, one that can bring the dead back to life.

Warhorse One

5.4

♡ 38

70%