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

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

PG-13 | 157 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Eric Sykes

Votes: 684,181 | Gross: $290.01M

2. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.

Director: Michael Dougherty | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe

Votes: 209,122 | Gross: $110.50M

3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

PG-13 | 146 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

As Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Bill Nighy

Votes: 601,636 | Gross: $295.98M

4. The Green Inferno (2013)

R | 100 min | Adventure, Horror

A group of student activists travels to the Amazon to save the rain forest and soon discover that they are not alone, and that no good deed goes unpunished.

Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Aaron Burns, Kirby Bliss Blanton

Votes: 49,678 | Gross: $7.19M

5. Commando (1985)

R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.

Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells

Votes: 175,552 | Gross: $35.10M

6. The A-Team (2010)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A group of Iraq War veterans look to clear their name with the U.S. Military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.

Director: Joe Carnahan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel

Votes: 269,436 | Gross: $77.22M

7. Batwoman (2019–2022)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Batwoman seeks justice for Gotham City.

Stars: Camrus Johnson, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang

Votes: 46,378

8. The Ultimate Gift (2006)

PG | 114 min | Drama, Family, Romance

A deceased billionaire leaves his spoiled adult grandson a series of odd tasks to perform in order to receive "the ultimate gift," with the resentful grandson having no idea what that might be.

Director: Michael O. Sajbel | Stars: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Abigail Breslin, Bill Cobbs

Votes: 20,522 | Gross: $3.44M

9. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)

R | 107 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Alice returns to where the nightmare began: The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen, Ali Larter, Shawn Roberts

Votes: 101,336 | Gross: $26.83M

10. Imperium (I) (2016)

R | 109 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A young FBI agent, eager to prove himself in the field, goes undercover as a white supremacist.

Director: Daniel Ragussis | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette, Tracy Letts, Sam Trammell

Votes: 50,132

11. The Act of Killing (2012)

Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.

Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn | Stars: Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik

Votes: 40,938 | Gross: $0.49M

12. Z (1969)

M/PG | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Périer

Votes: 31,450 | Gross: $0.08M

13. Max Payne 3 (2012 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

The ex-cop turned private security guard for a wealthy family in Sao Paulo, Brazil finds himself thrown into a new deadly conflict.

Stars: James McCaffrey, Julian Rebolledo, Frank Rodriguez, Benedita Pereira

Votes: 11,619

14. The Sweeney (2012)

R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A hardened detective in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan police. Based on the '70s UK TV show.

Director: Nick Love | Stars: Ray Winstone, Plan B, Hayley Atwell, Steven Mackintosh

Votes: 20,444 | Gross: $0.03M

15. Parasite (1982)

R | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

In a post-apocalyptic USA, a doctor/scientist infected with a new strain of parasite ends up in a small desert town, trying to find a cure.

Director: Charles Band | Stars: Robert Glaudini, Demi Moore, Luca Bercovici, James Davidson

Votes: 3,083 | Gross: $7.00M

16. Sometimes in April (2005 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 140 min | Drama, History, War

When the Hutu nationalists raised arms against their Tutsi countrymen in Rwanda in April 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in African history which resulted in the deaths of almost 800,000 people.

Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Idris Elba, Carole Karemera, Pamela Nomvete, Oris Erhuero

Votes: 6,064

17. Cartel Land (2015)

R | 100 min | Documentary

Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.

Director: Matthew Heineman | Stars: Tim Foley, José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles, Paco Valencia, Chaneque

Votes: 18,840 | Gross: $0.70M

18. The Other Side (VIII) (2015)

Unrated | 92 min | Documentary, Drama

In an invisible territory at the margins of society lives a wounded community who face the threat of being forgotten by political institutions and having their rights as citizens trampled. ... See full summary »

Director: Roberto Minervini | Stars: Mark Kelley, Lisa Allen, James Lee Miller, Austin Anderson

Votes: 1,327 | Gross: $0.01M

19. The Two Escobars (2010)

104 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

A look at how the lives of Colombian footballer Andres Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar were intertwined, alongside the mysterious events that led to Andres' murder in 1994.

Directors: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist | Stars: María Ester Escobar, Francisco Maturana, Alexis García V., Jaime Gaviria Gómez

Votes: 2,221

20. Wataha (2014– )

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After bombing attack, which killed his friends from the Border Guard, Captain Wiktor Rebrow trying to unravel the mystery and figure out what happened and who is behind it all.

Stars: Leszek Lichota, Aleksandra Poplawska, Andrzej Zielinski, Maciej Mikolajczyk

Votes: 3,133

21. Johnny Tremain (1957)

Approved | 80 min | Adventure, Family, War

Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England. Along the way he learns about life and about himself.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot

Votes: 1,953

22. A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards (2012)

112 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A look at the controversial riot cops unit, told through the stories of three veteran cops and a young recruit.

Director: Stefano Sollima | Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Filippo Nigro, Marco Giallini, Andrea Sartoretti

Votes: 8,182

23. SOKO Kitzbühel (2001–2021)

45 min | Action, Crime

SOKO Kitzbühel is an Austrian crime series, created in cooperation with ORF and ZDF.

Stars: Heinz Marecek, Andrea L'Arronge, Ferry Oellinger, Kristina Sprenger

Votes: 213

24. Salt and Fire (2016)

98 min | Thriller

A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, they must unite to avoid a disaster.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Veronica Ferres, Michael Shannon, Gael García Bernal, Volker Zack

Votes: 3,005

25. Mercenary (1996 Video)

Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Jonas Ambler is a rich businessman who's wife is killed by kidnappers. So he decides to get even. He hires a mercenary to find and kill the kidnappers. There's only one catch, he wants to go with them.

Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Olivier Gruner, John Ritter, Robert Culp, Ed Lauter

Votes: 629

26. The Last Serb in Croatia (2019)

85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Horror

Croatia, seven years after bankruptcy. There is a fight going on in the world - water has become more precious than oil. In order to get hold of it, the powerful are ready to start wars, ... See full summary »

Director: Predrag Licina | Stars: Kresimir Mikic, Hristina Popovic, Tihana Lazovic, Dado Cosic

Votes: 1,820

27. WaPo Bodensee (2017– )

Crime

A team of German maritime police solve crimes on and around Lake Constance.

Stars: Floriane Daniel, Wendy Güntensperger, Noah Calvin, Diana Körner

Votes: 65

28. Forsthaus Falkenau (1989–2013)

43 min | Drama, Family

A forest officer who works in one of the Bavarian forestry stations. Besides his routine duties, he is also responsible for forest conservation and for the local community.

Stars: Michael Wolf, Hans Stadlbauer, Christian Wolff, Bruni Löbel

Votes: 219

29. Lost Souls (1980)

TV-MA | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Illegal immigrants from mainland China are smuggled into Hong Kong. They are captured by a gang, then raped, tortured, and murdered.

Director: Tun-Fei Mou | Stars: Hung Yen, Feng Chi, Ming Chen, Shen Chan

Votes: 434

30. Heli (2013)

Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Heli must try and protect his young family when his 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves them in the brutal drug world. He must battle against the drug cartel that have been angered as well as the corrupt police force.

Director: Amat Escalante | Stars: Armando Espitia, Andrea Vergara, Linda González, Juan Eduardo Palacios

Votes: 5,400

31. In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (1991 TV Movie)

R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Gordon Kahl is man who feels that the U.S. government doesn't care about the American farmer, so he retaliates by not paying taxes. He would be sent to prison and upon being released, his ... See full summary »

Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Rod Steiger, Michael Gross, Gary Basaraba, Christopher Rich

Votes: 291

32. Coast Guard (1997–2016)

45 min | Crime, Drama

The cases of the crew of the Albatros, a patrol boat of the German Coast Guard operating in the Baltic Sea area.

Stars: Michael Kind, Rüdiger Joswig, Elmar Gehlen, Andreas Arnstedt

Votes: 210

33. As If I Am Not There (2010)

109 min | Drama

A young female teacher from Sarajevo who travels to a remote village. Soon after arriving, the village is attacked by a group of soldiers. The men are killed, the women separated from the children, and placed in a makeshift brothel.

Director: Juanita Wilson | Stars: Natasha Petrovic, Fedja Stukan, Jelena Jovanova, Sanja Buric

Votes: 1,332

34. Omega Syndrome (1986)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama

An ex-GI's daughter is abducted by a gang of white supremacists. He calls on one of his former Army buddies, and together they set out to track down the gang and rescue his daughter.

Director: Joseph Manduke | Stars: Ken Wahl, George DiCenzo, Xander Berkeley, Nicole Eggert

Votes: 372

35. The Moment After (1999)

89 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In the twinkling of an eye, a mass disappearance has occurred. Moments after, come turmoil and confusion.

Director: Wes Llewellyn | Stars: Julie Link, Mike Wilson, David A.R. White, Kevin Downes

Votes: 705

36. Deadly Heroes (1993)

R | 105 min | Action, Drama

Ex-Navy SEAL Brad Cartowski is injured during an attack at Athens airport by terrorists who kidnap his wife and fly her on a hijacked plane to North Africa. Cartowski goes in pursuit, aided... See full summary »

Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Michael Paré, Claudette Mink, Jan-Michael Vincent, Billy Drago

Votes: 464

37. Code Name: Dynastud (2018)

Not Rated | 94 min | Action

In the year 2024, homosexuality has been outlawed by an extreme right-wing government. Only one extraordinary man can stop this wave of terror and repression, a superhero for our troubled times.

Director: Richard Griffin | Stars: Chris Torem, Michael Varrati, Bill Galatis, Samantha Acampora

Votes: 309

38. Viva Max (1969)

G | 93 min | Comedy

In the 1960s, a screwy Mexican General and his troops cross into Texas to re-capture the Alamo from the Gringos but they face opposition from the local police, the National Guard and the U.S. State Department.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Pamela Tiffin, Jonathan Winters, John Astin

Votes: 555

39. Katips (2021)

142 min | Crime, Drama, History

A tale of the young, in their fight for their ideals, how big can one get against a force too much bigger than yourself?

Director: Vince Tañada | Stars: Afi Africa, OJ Arci, Joshua Bulot, Mon Confiado

Votes: 3,688

40. The Most Fertile Man in Ireland (2000)

96 min | Comedy

The most fertile man in Ireland is in serious demand.

Director: Dudi Appleton | Stars: Kris Marshall, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Bronagh Gallagher, James Nesbitt

Votes: 615

41. Mogadischu (2008 TV Movie)

90 min | Crime, Drama

In 1977, skyjackers abduct Lufthansa Flight 181, subsequently involving Germany's special operations unit GSG 9 to free all the hostages.

Director: Roland Suso Richter | Stars: Thomas Kretschmann, Nadja Uhl, Saïd Taghmaoui, Herbert Knaup

Votes: 1,309

42. Contra (1987 Video Game)

E10+ | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A terrorist organization named Red Falcon declares war on humanity and tries to take over the Earth. Two soldiers, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, are sent to stop the Earth's destruction.

Director: Koji Hiroshita

Votes: 1,621

43. Granitsa. Tayozhnyy roman (2000)

53 min | Crime, Romance

The series is about three different Soviet families of military personnel, but the plot is based on the so-called "love triangle" - the line of relations between Ivan, Marina and her legal husband Nikita.

Stars: Aleksey Guskov, Marat Basharov, Olga Budina, Elena Panova

Votes: 588

44. Mercenaries (2011)

R | 97 min | Action, Drama

Andy Marlow, an ex British S.A.S serviceman turned mercenary, is sent into the Balkans after a military coup has arisen to rescue a U.S ambassador and his aide.

Director: Paris Leonti | Stars: Robert Fucilla, Kirsty Mitchell, Robert James-Collier, Danny Sapani

Votes: 1,225

45. Season of the Devil (2018)

Not Rated | 234 min | Drama, Musical

A young and fearless doctor opens a clinic for a poor community in a remote village of the Phillipines. However, she disappears without a trace. Her husband, a poet and teacher seeks the truth of her vanishing.

Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Piolo Pascual, Shaina Magdayao, Bituin Escalante, Pinky Amador

Votes: 407

46. Völkische Siedler - Schattenwelten auf dem Land (2017 TV Movie)

44 min | Documentary

Structurally weak and sparsely populated regions of Germany, especially in the north, such as Mecklenburg Switzerland, attract a very special form of ideologically extreme right-wing ... See full summary »

Directors: Marijke Engel, Detlev Konnerth | Stars: Lutz Bachmann, Heidi Benneckenstein, Alice Blum, Gideon Botsch

47. Gosudarstvennaya granitsa (1980–1989)

70 min | Action, Drama, History

Historical adventure television series, telling about the service of the Soviet border guards. The action takes place in the period from 1917 to the end of the 1980s and takes place on the ... See full summary »

Stars: Aleksandr Denisov, Avgustin Milovanov, Igor Starygin, Vladimir Novikov

Votes: 64

48. This is Our Land (2017)

PG | 117 min | Drama

An engaged but apolitical nurse gets involved in a far-right political party. Based on numerous recent events in France, it becomes about how Front National operates and how it is perceived by the French.

Director: Lucas Belvaux | Stars: Émilie Dequenne, André Dussollier, Guillaume Gouix, Catherine Jacob

Votes: 1,157 | Gross: $0.01M

49. The Last Runway (2018)

TV-MA | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Former Colonel Fernandez is appointed Minister of the National Anti-Drug Agency (SENAD) and purges the special forces to fight the first of many battles against drug trafficking on the border of Paraguay and Argentina.

Directors: Rodrigo Salomón, Pietro Scappini | Stars: Luis Aguirre, Fini Bocchino, Bruno Sosa Bofinger, Fabio Chamorro

Votes: 830

50. Ministry of Vengeance (1989)

R | 96 min | Action, Thriller

A Minister's family is killed by Arab terrorists, and he takes revenge.

Director: Peter Maris | Stars: Ken Abraham, Ned Beatty, Brodie Greer, George Kennedy

Votes: 312