Movies About The War In Afghanistan

From Jon Favreau, starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges
Rated PG-13

Iron Man is a 2008 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Directed by Jon Favreau, it stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, an industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. Once back home, he decides to upgrade and don his armor as Iron Man in order to hunt down those responsible for destroying his private world. With the help of his personal assistant Pepper Potts and his new ally James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Tony must protect his company and stop the enemy from misusing his technology for world domination.

From Marc Forster, starring Khalid Abdalla, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub
Rated PG-13

The Kite Runner is a 2007 drama directed by Marc Forster, adapted from the bestselling novel by Khaled Hosseini. It follows the story of Amir, a young Afghani-American living in California, who is haunted by his childhood memories of growing up in Afghanistan. The story begins when Amir and his father flee Afghanistan following the Russian invasion and the subsequent massacre of the Hazara people. Years later, Amir is offered a chance to redeem himself when his father's servant, Rahim Khan, summons him back to Kabul. Upon his return, Amir learns of his friend Hassan's plight. Hassan has been wrongfully accused of a crime and Amir is determined to help him. He sets out on a dangerous journey to a refugee camp in Pakistan, where he discovers the truth about Hassan's fate. Amir returns to Kabul filled with guilt and shame for not helping Hassan. In the end, he must confront his own demons, confront the Taliban regime and make peace with his past in order to find redemption.

From Peter Berg, starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster
Rated R

Lone Survivor is a 2013 war drama based on the 2007 book of the same name by Marcus Luttrell, with screenplay and direction by Peter Berg. The film tells the story of four Navy SEALs sent on a mission to capture or kill a high-ranking Taliban leader in the mountains of Afghanistan. The mission goes awry and the four men find themselves surrounded by Taliban forces. The SEALs must try to outwit and outfight the enemy in order to survive. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Yousuf Azami and Ali Suliman. It is a gripping, intense, and incredibly realistic depiction of the horrors of war.

From Kathryn Bigelow, starring Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Mark Strong
Rated R

From Michael Winterbottom, starring Jamal Udin Torabi, Enayatullah, Imran Paracha, Hiddayatullah
Rated R

From Siddiq Barmak, starring Marina Golbahari, Zubaida Sahar, Khwaja Nader, Mohammad Arif Herati
Rated PG-13

From Sonia Nassery Cole, starring Haji Gul Aser, Sonia Nassery Cole, Leo Solomon, Somajia Razaya
Rated Unrated

From Todd Phillips, starring Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz, Gregg Weiner
Rated R

From Atiq Rahimi, starring Golshifteh Farahani, Hamid Djavadan, Hassina Burgan, Massi Mrowat
Rated R

From Jim Sheridan, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Sam Shepard
Rated R

From Erik Poppe, starring Juliette Binoche, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny, Adrianna Cramer Curtis
Rated Not Rated

From Sarah Leonor, starring Jérémie Renier, Surho Sugaipov, Ramzan Idiev, Daniel Fassi
Rated Not Rated

From Peter Sattler, starring Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, Tara Holt
Rated R

From Mohsen Makhmalbaf, starring Nelofer Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Ike Ogut, Sadou Teymouri
Rated Not Rated

From Jason Hall, starring Miles Teller, Beulah Koale, Joe Cole, Scott Haze
Rated R

From D.J. Caruso, starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis
Rated PG-13

From Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, starring Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina
Rated R

From Boaz Yakin, starring Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Luke Kleintank, Lauren Graham
Rated PG

From Paul Gross, starring Rossif Sutherland, Allan Hawco, David Richmond-Peck, Karl Campbell
Rated R

From Clément Cogitore, starring Jérémie Renier, Swann Arlaud, Marc Robert, Kévin Azaïs
Rated Not Rated

From Andrew Niccol, starring Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Fatima El Bahraouy
Rated R

From Claudia Myers, starring Michelle Monaghan, Pablo Schreiber, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Ron Livingston
Rated TV-14

From Stéphane Rybojad, starring Diane Kruger, Djimon Hounsou, Benoît Magimel, Denis Ménochet
Rated R

From Lasse Hallström, starring Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas
Rated PG-13

From Alice Winocour, starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Diane Kruger, Paul Hamy, Zaïd Errougui-Demonsant
Rated Unrated