Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "counter-terrorism"

1. 24 (2001–2010)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Counter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.

Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert

Votes: 196,882

2. Homeland (2011–2020)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.

Stars: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Damian Lewis, Rupert Friend

Votes: 360,683

3. Designated Survivor (2016–2019)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the line of succession.

Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, Kal Penn

Votes: 104,255

4. Unthinkable (2010)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Follows a black-ops interrogator and an F.B.I. agent who try to press a suspect terrorist into divulging the location of three nuclear weapons set to detonate in the U.S.

Director: Gregor Jordan | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Sheen, Stephen Root

Votes: 93,768

5. MI-5 (2002–2011)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The missions of MI-5, the UK's domestic intelligence organization.

Stars: Peter Firth, Hugh Simon, Nicola Walker, Rupert Penry-Jones

Votes: 18,340

6. True Lies (1994)

R | 141 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton

Votes: 280,594 | Gross: $146.28M

7. Mississippi Burning (1988)

R | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif

Votes: 110,735 | Gross: $34.60M

8. Face/Off (1997)

R | 138 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

To foil a terrorist plot, FBI agent Sean Archer assumes the identity of the criminal Castor Troy who murdered his son through facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge.

Director: John Woo | Stars: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola

Votes: 400,478 | Gross: $112.23M

9. Strike Back (2010–2020)

TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive unit of British military intelligence. A team of special operations personnel conduct several high risk missions across the globe.

Stars: Philip Winchester, Sullivan Stapleton, Michelle Lukes, Daniel MacPherson

Votes: 33,466

10. American Assassin (2017)

R | 111 min | Action, Thriller

After the death of his girlfriend at the hands of terrorists, Mitch Rapp is drawn into the world of counterterrorism, mentored by tough-as-nails former U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Stan Hurley.

Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Taylor Kitsch

Votes: 90,766 | Gross: $36.25M

11. V (2009–2011)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

An extraterrestrial race arrives on Earth with seemingly good intentions, only to slowly reveal their true machinations the more ingrained into society they become.

Stars: Elizabeth Mitchell, Morris Chestnut, Joel Gretsch, Logan Huffman

Votes: 58,841

12. Trigger Point (2022– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Drama series following Lana Washington, an experienced bomb disposal officer working for the Metropolitan Police.

Stars: Vicky McClure, Eric Shango, Nabil Elouahabi, Kerry Godliman

Votes: 8,246

13. Hotel Mumbai (2018)

R | 123 min | Action, Drama, History

The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families.

Director: Anthony Maras | Stars: Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher

Votes: 70,504 | Gross: $9.65M

14. Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

PG-13 | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A tight-knit team of rising investigators, along with their supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.

Director: Billy Ray | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Dean Norris

Votes: 51,224 | Gross: $20.18M

15. Next (2007)

PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A Las Vegas magician who can see into the future is pursued by FBI agents seeking to use his abilities to prevent a nuclear terrorist attack.

Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann

Votes: 166,276 | Gross: $18.21M

16. Team America: World Police (2004)

R | 98 min | Action, Comedy

Popular Broadway actor Gary Johnston is recruited by the elite counter-terrorism organization Team America: World Police. As the world begins to crumble around him, he must battle with terrorists, celebrities and falling in love.

Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Elle Russ, Kristen Miller

Votes: 178,454 | Gross: $32.79M

17. Imperium (I) (2016)

R | 109 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A young FBI agent, eager to prove himself in the field, goes undercover as a white supremacist.

Director: Daniel Ragussis | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette, Tracy Letts, Sam Trammell

Votes: 49,866

18. Spy Game (2001)

R | 126 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack, Stephen Dillane

Votes: 166,940 | Gross: $0.03M

19. The Little Drummer Girl (2018)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Thriller

As a Palestinian assassin is targeting prominent Israelis, a young English actress is recruited by Mossad to infiltrate the assassin's terrorist cell, requiring all of her acting talents but also putting her at considerable risk.

Stars: Simona Brown, Gennady Fleyscher, Clare Holman, Daniel Litman

Votes: 14,896

20. Toy Soldiers (1991)

R | 111 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A group of troublemaking boys decide to take a stand when terrorists seize control of their boarding school.

Director: Daniel Petrie Jr. | Stars: Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan, Andrew Divoff

Votes: 24,969 | Gross: $15.07M

21. The Delta Force (1986)

R | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After a plane is hijacked by terrorists, The Delta Force is sent in to resolve the crisis.

Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin, Martin Balsam, Joey Bishop

Votes: 21,890 | Gross: $17.77M

22. MI-5 (2015)

R | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.

Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Kit Harington, Peter Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Wildman

Votes: 23,878

23. Crossing Over (2009)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama

Crossing Over is about illegal aliens of many nationalities in the Los Angeles area and the authorities and individuals dealing with them.

Director: Wayne Kramer | Stars: Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Jim Sturgess

Votes: 24,519 | Gross: $0.45M

24. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Crime

Task Force 141 faces its greatest threat yet - a newly aligned menace with deep, yet unknown, connections.

Director: Jeffrey Keith Negus | Stars: Alain Mesa, Barry Sloane, Ramon Fernandez, Claudia Doumit

Votes: 3,001

25. Vantage Point (2008)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.

Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox, Bruce McGill

Votes: 154,021 | Gross: $72.27M

26. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002–2005)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Crime

The futuristic adventures of a female cyborg counter intelligence agent and her support team.

Stars: Shirô Saitô, Atsuko Tanaka, Osamu Saka, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Votes: 20,922

27. The Mountain II (2016)

135 min | Action, Drama, War

In a desolate war zone where screams of the innocent echo, seven Maroon Berets will dance with death on the very line between disaster and valor.

Director: Alper Caglar | Stars: Caglar Ertugrul, Ufuk Bayraktar, Ahu Türkpençe, Murat Serezli

Votes: 110,297

28. Middle Men (2009)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of Internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of con men, mobsters, drug addicts, and porn stars.

Director: George Gallo | Stars: Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, James Caan

Votes: 38,360 | Gross: $0.72M

29. Informer (2018)

Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A young East London man is coerced by an officer to work undercover for him.

Stars: Paddy Considine, Nabhaan Rizwan, Bel Powley, Reiss Jeram

Votes: 6,571

30. Ultimate Force (2002–2006)

TV-MA | 1,105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Explosive military drama about a crack SAS team. There's a life-or-death mission, reputations at stake, and stamina sorely tested at a combat survival weekend.

Stars: Ross Kemp, Miles Anderson, Christopher Fox, Danny Sapani

Votes: 2,336

31. 7 Days in Entebbe (2018)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, History

Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.

Director: José Padilha | Stars: Batsheva Dance Company, Zina Zinchenko, Ben Schnetzer, Daniel Brühl

Votes: 17,283 | Gross: $3.19M

32. The Border (2008–2010)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The cases of the Canadian Immigration and Customs Security Squad.

Stars: James McGowan, Graham Abbey, Jonas Chernick, Mark Wilson

Votes: 984

33. Redemption Day (2021)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

When the love of his life is kidnapped and held for ransom by terrorists, a war hero Brad Paxton races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against the most powerful and shadowy forces.

Director: Hicham Hajji | Stars: Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, Andy Garcia, Brice Bexter

Votes: 24,243

34. Sleeper Cell (2005–2006)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An American undercover FBI agent is assigned to infiltrate a terrorist sleeper cell that is planning an attack in Los Angeles.

Stars: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti, Melissa Sagemiller

Votes: 6,718

35. The Final Option (1982)

R | 125 min | Action, Thriller

It's suspected that a peace/anti-nuke organization in UK has some extremists willing to use terrorism. The action will probably be against an embassy in London. The SAS/Special Air Service try to get the organization infiltrated.

Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Edward Woodward

Votes: 3,755 | Gross: $2.67M

36. Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict.

Votes: 903

37. The Mountain (2012)

90 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

The heroic story of two soldiers trapped in an ambush, fighting for their lives.

Director: Alper Caglar | Stars: Caglar Ertugrul, Ufuk Bayraktar, Firat Dogruloglu, Mesut Akusta

Votes: 23,527

38. A Mighty Heart (2007)

R | 108 min | Biography, Drama, History

Mariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband Daniel when he goes missing in Pakistan.

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Irrfan Khan, Archie Panjabi

Votes: 28,215 | Gross: $9.18M

39. Incendiary (2008)

R | 96 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A woman's life is forever changed when tragedy strikes at a soccer match.

Director: Sharon Maguire | Stars: Michelle Williams, Ewan McGregor, Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Gleaves

Votes: 9,067

40. The Anarchists vs ISIS

Action, Drama | Announced

A group of American activists join forces with a Kurdish militia group to help defeat ISIS in Syria.

Director: Daniel Espinosa | Star: Jake Gyllenhaal

41. Nefes: Vatan Sagolsun (2009)

128 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Story of 40-man Turkish task force who must defend a relay station.

Director: Levent Semerci | Stars: Mete Horozoglu, Ilker Kizmaz, Birce Akalay, Ibrahim Akoz

Votes: 35,363

42. Baby (I) (2015)

Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

An elite counter-intelligence unit learns of a plot, masterminded by a maniacal madman. With the clock ticking, it's up to them to track the terrorists' international tentacles and prevent them from striking at the heart of India.

Director: Neeraj Pandey | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu

Votes: 60,644

43. Undercovers (2010)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Thriller

Several years into their retirement, a husband and wife team are re-activated as C.I.A. Agents.

Stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Boris Kodjoe, Ben Schwartz, Gerald McRaney

Votes: 2,274

44. Counterstrike (1990–1993)

60 min | Action, Adventure

After his wife is killed in a terrorist operation, international industrialist Alexander Addington assembles a private team of troubleshooters to help combat terrorism around the world.

Stars: Simon MacCorkindale, Christopher Plummer, Tom Kneebone, Andre Mayers

Votes: 231

45. Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden (2013)

TV-14 | 102 min | Documentary, History, War

Filled with testimony and recollections from actual C.I.A. agents, this in-depth account reveals the remarkable true story of the pursuit of the world's most notorious terrorist, Osama bin Laden.

Director: Greg Barker | Stars: Osama bin Laden, Nada Bakos, Marty Martin, Cindy Storer

Votes: 1,171

46. Amigos (2023)

139 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Three nearly-identical men become fast friends after meeting via an online doppelgänger-finding app. It's all fun and games until one of them turns out to be a notorious fugitive.

Director: Rajendra Reddy | Stars: Brahmaji, Nithin Prasanna, Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath

Votes: 3,040

47. Resident Evil: Revelations (2012 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Horror

Jill Valentine and Parker Luciani are sent to search for Chris Redfield and Jessica Sherawat on the SS Queen Zenobia.

Director: Koushi Nakanishi | Stars: Atsuko Yuya, Hiroki Tôchi, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Nana Mizuki

Votes: 1,916

48. Golgo 13 (2008–2009)

TV-MA | 1,250 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Duke Togo, a.k.a. Golgo 13, is a highly-skilled assassin hired only by those who pay top-dollar for his services - whether it's the FBI, CIA, industrial corporations or mafias. Regardless ... See full summary »

Stars: Hiroshi Tachi, David Wald, Chris Ayres, Mitsuo Senda

Votes: 522

49. Ten (2005)

Not Rated | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A team of specialists must catch a terrorist before he carries out an attack.

Directors: Anubhav Sinha, Maqbool Khan | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Zayed Khan

Votes: 3,574

50. The House on 92nd Street (1945)

Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Bill Dietrich becomes a double agent for the F.B.I. in a German spy ring.

Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan, Signe Hasso, Gene Lockhart

Votes: 3,289