20 movies like Fahrenheit 9/11, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Legion of Brothers(2017), Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience(2007), This Is Not a Movie(2019), Armadillo(2010), Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers(2006), Control Room(2004), The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair(2006), Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS(2017), The Fog of War(2003), Restrepo(2010), The Way We Get By(2009) ...
Documentary
USA
2004
121 Minutes
president condoleezza rice donald rumsfeld michael moore soldier terrorist fascinating gripping witty passionate washington, d.c. iraq afghanistan terrorism war george w. bush corporate greed political corruption 9/11 attacks pursuit
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Documentary
USA
2017
79 Minutes
green beret terrorist soldier george w. bush intense patriotic powerful tense afghanistan battlefield warfare special ops terror terrorism combat secret mission war adventure 2000s
Immediately after the 9/11 attacks, fewer than 100 US Troops were sent on a secret mission to overthrow the Taliban. What happens next is equal parts war-origin story and cautionary tale, ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2007
81 Minutes
interviewee historian professor soldier marine military officer inspiring somber office movie set iraq afghanistan military base battlefield literature horrors of war iraq war afghanistan war history transformation
A unique documentary about troops' experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, Marines, and air men. Some writings were published in the New Yorker in summer 2006. A... See full summary »
Documentary
Canada|Germany
2019
106 Minutes
war correspondent journalist british man writer enemy foreigner suspenseful engaging thrilling intense gripping emotional afghanistan war zone iraq syria iraq war war journalism danger
The groundbreaking and often game-changing reporting of legendary foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk is profiled in the latest from acclaimed documentarian Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze).
Documentary, War
Denmark|Sweden
2010
100 Minutes
soldier peasant afghan stripper officer militant brutal disturbing intense disheartening denmark afghanistan base camp afghan village war in afghanistan military life horrors of war civilian deaths boredom wretched excess
Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.
Documentary
USA
2006
75 Minutes
truck driver soldier iraqi contractor rousing disheartening gutsy iraq military base iraq war corporate greed political corruption military wretched excess 2000s
Robert Greenwald looks at war profiteering in Iraq by private contracting companies Halliburton, CACI, and KBR.
Documentary
USA
2004
85 Minutes
Josh Rushing Hassan Ibrahim Tom Mintier David Shuster
journalist soldier arab donald rumsfeld reporter military official engaging fascinating intense newsroom press conference iraq qatar media iraq war television propaganda invasion journalism quest
A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.
Documentary
Germany|USA
2006
54 Minutes
journalist soldier prisoner brother gripping offbeat intense iraq beach street house prison iraq war prisoners of war torture wrongfully accused assassination plot yunis khatayer abbas underdog discovery
A freedom-loving Iraqi journalist is mistaken as Tony Blair's would-be assassin and sent to Abu Ghraib Prison where he discovers the true meaning of liberation.
Documentary
USA
2017
99 Minutes
Nick Quested
host terrorist warlord expert politician journalist bleak confident disheartening fascinating syria iraq battlefield city town desert war terrorism global society political unrest
A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.
Documentary
USA
2003
105 Minutes
secretary of defense president viet cong soldiers gen. william westmoreland vietnam vet chilling patriotic somber emotional vietnam washington, d.c. pentagon military base vietnam war politics communism government controversy war
The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.
Documentary
USA
2009
84 Minutes
elderly person soldier friend volunteer grandmother grandfather emotional profound touching bangor, maine airport airplane hospital family home restaurant iraq war afghanistan war patriotism duty homecoming
On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. Filled with unexpected turns, their ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2004
85 Minutes
soldier filmmaker civilian terrorist gripping moving baghdad barracks palace household iraq war raids insurgency survival disillusionment discovery quest 2000s
American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the "Gunners," tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Holed up in a bombed out pleasure palace built by Sadaam Hussein, the soldiers endured hostile situations some four months after President George W. Bush declared the end of major combat operations in the country.
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Jesselyn Radack
veteran pilot government official terrorist soldier narrator somber emotional intense house office middle east military base street car war terrorism bombing guilt whistle-blowing
Drone whistleblower interviewed about borderless information gathering by the government.
Documentary
Germany|Spain|Jordan|USA
2016
80 Minutes
admiral general veteran government official terrorist refugee brooding emotional intense afghanistan iraq syria pentagon military base war zone national security global society war rebellion terrorism
The 'Hurt Locker' meets 'An Inconvenient Truth', THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCES is the Emmy® nominated investigation on how climate change impacts increased resource scarcity, migration and ... See full summary »
Documentary, Drama, Animation, Biography, War
Israel|France|Germany|USA|Finland|Switzerland|Belgium|Australia
2008
90 Minutes
director soldier reporter psychologist creative powerful beirut, lebanon beach israel horrors of war armed conflict military lebanese civil war growing up pursuit transformation 2000s
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
Documentary, War, Crime, Drama
USA
2008
116 Minutes
Megan Ambuhl Graner Javal Davis Ken Davis Anthony Diaz Tim Dugan Lynndie England
soldier prisoner photographer pregnant woman iraqi powerful gripping disturbing iraq prison court scandal abu ghraib prison responsibility transformation fall 2000s
Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.
Documentary
Belgium|Denmark
2016
94 Minutes
politician sheik president prime minister rebel terrorist brooding gripping chilling white house middle east palace london military base office war arms syndicate terrorism guilt wealth
Based on the book of The Shadow World, this feature length documentary is an investigation into the multi-billion dollar international arms trade.
Documentary
USA|Japan
2002
71 Minutes
activist philosopher scholar audience linguist profound disturbing fascinating classroom theater mit noam chomsky global society imperialism iraq war corruption terrorism rise wretched excess 2000s
This documentary compiles a series of Noam Chomsky's interviews and lectures that address the events of 9/11.