20 movies like Gunner Palace, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Iraq in Fragments(2006), The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair(2006), Fahrenheit 9/11(2004), Control Room(2004), Brothers at War(2009), This Is Not a Movie(2019), Legion of Brothers(2017), National Bird(2016), The Way We Get By(2009), The Age of Consequences(2016), Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS(2017) ...
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, 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
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
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
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, War
USA
2009
112 Minutes
Claus Rademacher Jake Rademacher
soldier military officer marine brother emotional iraq military base war family survival collaboration journey exploration discovery 2000s
An intimate portrait of an American family during a turbulent time. Jake Rademacher sets out to understand the experience, sacrifice, and motivation of his two brothers serving in Iraq. The... 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
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
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
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
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
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
Germany|Israel|Canada|USA
2016
90 Minutes
Shaul Schwarz
birth mother man brother father canadian israeli emotional fascinating intense israel canada airport nursing home car house separation secrets reunion questioning doubt
Family secrets, lies, high drama and generations of contemporary history unspool in this international story that begins with World War II and concludes with an emotional 21st-century ... See full summary »
Documentary
Afghanistan|Germany|Japan|Netherlands
2018
88 Minutes
bus driver terrorist brother father family member friend bleak brooding tense emotional touching disheartening afghan village house bus iran desert terrorism suicide bombing family
A city is an orchestration of its inhabitants. The film portraits the city Kabul through daily details of two kids and a bus driver, set against the background of a city destroyed by politic and religious powers.
Documentary, War, Crime, Drama
2007
106 Minutes
Brian Keith Allen Jack Cloonan Greg D'Agostino Carl Levin Moazzam Begg
taxi driver soldier narrator detainee chilling intense brutal powerful army base bagram air force base afghanistan guatemala torture politics civil rights government secrets war mystery discovery 2000s
Documentary
USA
2002
94 Minutes
Steve Rosenbaum
police officer rescue worker civilian fireman filmmaker powerful patriotic moving new york city manhattan, n.y. 9/11 attacks terrorism rescue disaster rise fall sacrifice 2000s
This documentary from director Steven Rosenbaum presents the experiences of a diverse group of regular Americans in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Featuring ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2018
94 Minutes
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A documentary about discriminatory hiring practices concerning women directors in Hollywood, and an inspiring conversation with those who have succeeded against all odds.
Documentary
USA
2006
229 Minutes
son daughter mother father patient doctor emotional inspiring hospital household cincinnati cancer childhood family illness medicine growing up quest discovery 2000s
Five families struggle with the ups and downs of cancer treatment over the course of six years.
Documentary
Italy|West Germany
1969
260 Minutes
military officer politician celebrity soldier civilian dark disturbing shocking clermont-ferrand, france france horrors of war nazism disillusionment world war ii discovery 1940s
Seven mercenaries on a mission into Simba controlled Congo territory requisite with typical sterotypes.
Documentary
USA
2007
118 Minutes
Josh Byer Oliver Sacks Ben Byer John Byer Rebeccah Rush
ben byer sick person doctor inspiring emotional sad moving china jamaica greece israel doctor's office chicago illness survival journey quest 2000s
Diagnosed with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, film-maker Ben Byer starts documenting his life. One of the most intimate and powerful films you will encounter on a degenerative illness.