20 movies like Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers, ordered by similarity : Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience(2007), Brothers at War(2009), Control Room(2004), Fahrenheit 9/11(2004), Iraq in Fragments(2006), The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair(2006), Standard Operating Procedure(2008), Hidden in Plain Sight(2003), This Is Not a Movie(2019), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), My Country, My Country(2006), The Age of Consequences(2016) ...
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
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, 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
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
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
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, 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
USA
2003
71 Minutes
military observer soldier cia agent christopher hitchens revolutionary noam chomsky gripping powerful dark latin america georgia military base covert operations military school military intervention american foreign policy revolution oppression mystery discovery
A feature length documentary by John H. Smihula
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, 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
2006
95 Minutes
doctor politician powerful profound iraq doctor's office family home election politics democracy activism iraq war quest 2000s
Documentary by Oscar winner Laura Poitras about the war in Iraq.
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, War, Drama, History
USA|Congo
2017
93 Minutes
Mamadou Ndala
merchant poor person villager government official military officer bleak brutal uneasy tense intricate disheartening congo village plains office road market political corruption political unrest military occupation
An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Cambodia|Romania
2016
114 Minutes
Jonah Hill Miles Teller Ana de Armas Bradley Cooper Kevin Pollak Steve Lantz Gregg Weiner David Packouz Eddie Jemison Julian Sergi Shaun Toub
arms dealer childhood friend iraqi afghan girlfriend government official brash cheeky intense florida funeral diner pentagon iraq club childhood friends arms syndicate iraq war danger war
Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
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
Canada
2003
168 Minutes
noam chomsky activist expert kathie lee gifford ceo michael moore frightening disheartening passionate rousing sweatshop united states office yard factory corporate greed political activism exploitation capitalism human rights
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
Documentary
Switzerland
2002
96 Minutes
photographer journalist news reporter soldier solemn bleak emotional gory fascinating nicaragua south africa rwanda kosovo battlefield photography war military art sacrifice 21st century
Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain|UK|USA|France
2010
94 Minutes
truck driver terrorist man iraqi insurgent hostage suspenseful bleak shocking tense thrilling underground iraq coffin kidnapping terrorism iraq war buried alive race against time desperation
Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
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.