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Photojournalist/war zones

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  • Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Frank Rautenbach, Taylor Kitsch, and Neels van Jaarsveld in The Bang Bang Club (2010)

    1. The Bang Bang Club

    20101h 46mR48Metascore
    6.9 (12K)
    A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.
    DirectorSteven SilverStarsRyan PhillippeMalin AkermanTaylor Kitsch
  • Sam Waterston in The Killing Fields (1984)

    2. The Killing Fields

    19842h 21mR76Metascore
    7.8 (62K)
    A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during Pol Pot's bloody Year Zero cleansing campaign.
    DirectorRoland JofféStarsSam WaterstonHaing S. NgorJohn Malkovich
  • Under Fire (1983)

    3. Under Fire

    19832h 8mR72Metascore
    7.0 (9.2K)
    Three journalists in a romantic triangle are involved in political intrigue during the last days of the corrupt Somoza regime in Nicaragua before it falls to a popular revolution in 1979.
    DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsNick NolteEd HarrisGene Hackman
  • James Woods in Salvador (1986)

    4. Salvador

    19862h 2mR69Metascore
    7.3 (24K)
    A burnt-out photojournalist becomes involved in a Central American revolution.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsJames WoodsJim BelushiMichael Murphy
  • Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)

    5. Welcome to Sarajevo

    19971h 43mR72Metascore
    6.7 (8K)
    American and British journalists Flynn and Michael Henderson, along with their respective news teams, meet at the beginning of the Bosnian war in Sarajevo. During their reports, the group find an orphanage run by the devoted Mrs. Savic near the frontline. Feeling sympathy, Henderson decides to take one of the children, Emira, illegally back to England.
    DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsStephen DillaneWoody HarrelsonMarisa Tomei
  • Elias Koteas, Andie MacDowell, and Adrien Brody in Harrison's Flowers (2000)

    6. Harrison's Flowers

    20002h 1mR49Metascore
    7.0 (7K)
    When a Newsweek photojournalist disappears in war-torn Yugoslavia, his wife travels to Europe to find him.
    DirectorÉlie ChouraquiStarsAndie MacDowellScott AntonElias Koteas
  • Triage (2009)

    7. Triage

    20091h 39mR
    6.5 (11K)
    The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.
    DirectorDanis TanovicStarsColin FarrellJamie SivesPaz Vega
  • Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)

    8. Apocalypse Now

    19792h 27mR94Metascore
    8.4 (742K)
    A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert Duvall
  • Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

    9. The Year of Living Dangerously

    19821h 55mPG65Metascore
    7.1 (24K)
    A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsMel GibsonSigourney WeaverLinda Hunt
  • Mel Gibson in We Were Soldiers (2002)

    10. We Were Soldiers

    20022h 18mR65Metascore
    7.2 (156K)
    The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
    DirectorRandall WallaceStarsMel GibsonMadeleine StoweGreg Kinnear
  • Comanche Territory (1997)

    11. Comanche Territory

    19971h 28m
    6.4 (406)
    Spanish TV reporters covering the War in Bosnia. Based on true experience.
    DirectorGerardo HerreroStarsImanol AriasCarmelo GómezCecilia Dopazo
  • The Hunting Party (2007)

    12. The Hunting Party

    20071h 41mR54Metascore
    6.7 (26K)
    A young journalist, a seasoned cameraman and a discredited war correspondent embark on an unauthorized mission to find the No.1 war criminal in Bosnia. However, their extremely dangerous target decides to come after them.
    DirectorRichard ShepardStarsRichard GereTerrence HowardJesse Eisenberg
  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)

    13. City of God

    20022h 10mR79Metascore
    8.6 (837K)
    In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
    DirectorsFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus Nachtergaele
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (2006)

    14. Blood Diamond

    20062h 23mR64Metascore
    8.0 (607K)
    A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsLeonardo DiCaprioDjimon HounsouJennifer Connelly
  • Katrin Cartlidge and Rade Serbedzija in Before the Rain (1994)

    15. Before the Rain

    19941h 53mNot Rated
    7.8 (16K)
    Three interconnected stories of love under the threat of civil war in Macedonia and London.
    DirectorMilcho ManchevskiStarsKatrin CartlidgeRade SerbedzijaGrégoire Colin
  • A Perfect Day (2015)

    16. A Perfect Day

    20151h 46mR60Metascore
    6.8 (24K)
    A group of aid workers work to resolve a crisis in an armed conflict zone.
    DirectorFernando León de AranoaStarsBenicio Del ToroTim RobbinsOlga Kurylenko
  • Christopher Plummer in Remember (2015)

    17. Remember

    20151h 34mR52Metascore
    7.5 (29K)
    With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person he believes to be responsible for the death of his family in the death camp to kill him himself.
    DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsChristopher PlummerKim RobertsAmanda Smith
  • Tsotsi (2005)

    18. Tsotsi

    20051h 34mR70Metascore
    7.2 (32K)
    Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.
    DirectorGavin HoodStarsPresley ChweneyagaeMothusi MaganoIsrael Matseke-Zulu
  • Evan Peters in The Pirates of Somalia (2017)

    19. The Pirates of Somalia

    20171h 56mR54Metascore
    6.7 (12K)
    In 2008, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur forms a half-baked plan to embed himself with the pirates of Somalia. He ultimately succeeds in providing the first close-up look into who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them.
    DirectorBryan BuckleyStarsAl PacinoEvan PetersMelanie Griffith
  • John Malkovich and Kate Nelligan in Eleni (1985)

    20. Eleni

    19851h 54mPG
    6.9 (1.7K)
    A mother's love for her children leads to a son's revenge for her death in this dramatic thriller that begins during the Greek civil war.
    DirectorPeter YatesStarsKate NelliganJohn MalkovichLinda Hunt
  • Jennifer Aniston and Alden Ehrenreich in The Yellow Birds (2017)

    21. The Yellow Birds

    20171h 34mR56Metascore
    5.8 (5K)
    Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.
    DirectorAlexandre MoorsStarsAlden EhrenreichDaniel Jose MolinaMikey Collins
  • Joe Cole in A Prayer Before Dawn (2017)

    22. A Prayer Before Dawn

    20171h 56mR76Metascore
    6.8 (27K)
    The true story of an English boxer incarcerated in one of Thailand's most notorious prisons as he fights in Muay Thai tournaments to earn his freedom.
    DirectorJean-Stéphane SauvaireStarsJoe ColeCherry MikoVithaya Pansringarm
  • Miles Teller in Thank You for Your Service (2017)

    23. Thank You for Your Service

    20171h 49mR68Metascore
    6.6 (16K)
    A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
    DirectorJason HallStarsMiles TellerBeulah KoaleJoe Cole
  • 1,000 Times Good Night (2013)

    24. 1,000 Times Good Night

    20131h 57mNot Rated57Metascore
    7.0 (8.3K)
    Rebecca is one of the world's top war photographers. She must weather a major emotional storm when her husband refuses to put up with her dangerous life any longer.
    DirectorErik PoppeStarsJuliette BinocheNikolaj Coster-WaldauLauryn Canny
  • Keeley Hawes and Richard Madden in Bodyguard (2018)

    25. Bodyguard

    20186 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.0 (161K)
    War veteran David Budd finds work as a police sergeant in the Royalty and Specialist Protection branch. He is assigned to protect the home secretary, the Rt. Hon. Julia Montague MP, a controversial and ambitious politician.
    CreatorJed MercurioStarsRichard MaddenSophie RundleVincent Franklin

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