Zero Dark Thirty

Thriller/Drama ‧ 2h 37m

Imdb – 7.4/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 91%

Zero dark thirty based on the true story of how American forces tracked down Osama Bin Laden. A group of CIA operatives, led by analyst Maya, spends over a decade tracking the location of one of the most dreaded name.

Why to watch

• Killing the most wanted
• Tracking the location

6 Days

Drama/Thriller ‧ 1h 34m

Imdb – 6.2/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 61%

6 DAYS is a taut thriller telling the incredible true story of six days of terror after six heavily-armed gunmen invaded the Iranian Embassy in London’s Princes Gate on April 30, 1980, taking 26 people hostage. Negotiators, police, politicians and the military wrestle over the correct response, all observed by some the world’s first live TV news coverage.

Why to watch

• Incredible true story of six days of terror
• 26 people in stake

The Angel

Thriller -drama – 1hr 54 min

Imdb – 6.7/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 75%

It is the true story of Ashraf Marwan, who was Egyptian President Nasser’s son-in-law, and special advisor and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat, while simultaneously one of Israeli Intelligence’s most precious assets of the 20th century.

Why to watch

• True story of Ashraf Marwan
• Israeli Intelligence

Argo

Drama/Thriller ‧ 2h 10m

Imdb – 7.7/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 96%

An exfiltration specialist masquerades as a Hollywood producer in order to rescue six Americans who are held captive in Tehran during the US hostage crisis in Iran.

Why to watch

• Jugaad to rescue six Americans from Iran

Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden

Drama/Crime ‧ 1h 39m

Imdb – 5.7/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 36 %

A seasoned team of US Navy SEALs attacks a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where they hunt for one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, Osama bin Laden.

Why to watch

• US Navy SEALs
• The Hunt

Lone Survivor

Drama/Thriller ‧ 2h 1m

Imdb – 7.5/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 75 %

Marcus Luttrell and three Navy SEALs are sent to locate Taliban leader Ahmad Shah in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, where they become targets of enemy attacks.

Why to watch

• Based on true story
• Adrenaline- packed ride all the way
• Horror and the Bravery

Fury

Drama/Action ‧ 2h 15m

Imdb – 7.6/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 76 %

Wardaddy, along with a five-man crew, embarks on a mission that puts their lives in danger. They realise that the odds are against them, but still decide to attack the Nazi army.

Why to watch

• Tank Squad
• World War II

Tears of the Sun

Thriller/Drama ‧ 2h 22m

Imdb – 7.6/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 76 %

Lt A K Waters and his troop are tasked to rescue Dr Lena from the jungles of a conflict-ridden Nigeria. However, she refuses to go with them unless they rescue her patients too.

Why to watch

• Military dictatorship
• Rescue

The Siege of Jadotville

Drama/Thriller ‧ 1h 48m

Imdb – 7.3/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 60 %

An Irish commander and his battalion of 150 men withstand a siege by 3,000 Congolese troops led by French and Belgian mercenaries working for mining corporations.

Why to watch

• Based on true story
• Story of courage
• 150 vs 3,000