
Essential Killing
A Taliban soldier struggles to survive after he escapes his captors and flees into the Polish countryside.
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1989★ 5.9
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Jarhead: Law of Return
2019★ 6.5
Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator, is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken captive by a group of Hezbollah militiamen. A squad of elite soldiers, led by Gunnery Sergeant Dave Torres, risk their own lives in the hopes of saving an ally they've never met.

Suburbia
1984★ 6.7
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2021★ 6.4
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Men in War
1957★ 6.7
In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring for his catatonic colonel. Benson and Montana can't stand each other, but together they must get the survivors to Hill 465, where they hope the division is waiting. It's a long, harrowing march, fraught with all the dangers the elusive enemy can summon.

The Survivalist
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Replicant
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Sniper: Legacy
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For Sama
2019★ 8.2
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Never Back Down: Revolt
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An amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death.

Savaged
2014★ 6.6
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The Resurrected
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Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.

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