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1. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
R | 157 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.
Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Mark Strong
Votes: 319,345 | Gross: $95.72M
2. 12 Strong (2018)
R | 130 min | Action, Drama, History
12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban
Votes: 92,055 | Gross: $45.82M
3. A Most Wanted Man (2014)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.
Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Daniel Brühl, Robin Wright
Votes: 80,287 | Gross: $17.24M
4. The Anthrax Attacks (2022)
TV-MA | 94 min | Documentary, Crime
Days after 9/11, letters containing fatal anthrax spores spark panic and tragedy in the US. This documentary follows the subsequent FBI investigation.
Director: Dan Krauss | Stars: Clark Gregg, Regan Burns, Brigitte Kali Canales, Tongayi Chirisa
Votes: 2,066
5. Um Filme Falado (2003)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Lisbon, Marseilles, Naples, Athens, Istanbul, Cairo, Aden and Bombay. Along with a university teacher and her little daughter, we embark on a long journey, experiencing different cultures and civilizations.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Leonor Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 2,093 | Gross: $0.01M
6. The War Within (2005)
R | 90 min | Drama
A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.
Director: Joseph Castelo | Stars: Ayad Akhtar, Firdous Bamji, Nandana Sen, Sarita Choudhury
Votes: 1,257 | Gross: $0.07M
7. The Great Machine (II)
Drama, Sci-Fi | Announced
Civil engineer and only superhero Mitchell Hundred, is elected mayor of New York City after 9/11, turning his back on life as a masked vigilante, until the source of his powers returns to claim its debt.
Star: Oscar Isaac
8. Search for the Afghan Girl (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 53 min | Documentary, Mystery
The fascinating journey to find the mysterious "Afghan Girl" whose haunting gaze captivated the world in a NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine cover.
Director: Lawrence Cumbo | Stars: Steven Brian Conard, Sharbat Gula, Steve McCurry, Sigourney Weaver
Votes: 115
9. Scrum (2015)
54 min | Documentary, Sport
The lives of a self assured Canadian jock, a rookie Irish backpacker and a stoic Japanese outsider change when they vie for a position in the gay rugby world cup.
Director: Poppy Stockell | Stars: Brennan Bastyovanszky, Sydney Convicts, Pearse Egan, Aki Mizutani
Votes: 149
10. Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York (2023)
Documentary, History
Once a failing city that by 1990 had over 2,200 murders and 93,000 violent robberies annually, New York went on to be the revitalized word capital.
Director: Matthew Taylor | Stars: Nicole Gelinas, Michael Goodwin, Larry Mone, Fred Seigel
Votes: 28
11. Holy Wars (2010)
84 min | Documentary
Take one Muslim advocate for global jihad and put him in a room with one conservative Christian on a mission to evangelize the world's Muslims. Which man will be left standing? Touching ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Marshall | Stars: Khalid Kelly, Aaron D. Taylor, Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad Fostok, Sam Harris
Votes: 166
12. Logos (2013)
Not Rated | 57 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
James, a 19 year old comp-sci student, is mourning the death of his father who jumped out of the first tower in the 9/11 attacks. He has become convinced that uncertainty is the root of all... See full summary »
Director: Michael Sorokorensky | Stars: Sara Alcorn, Ted Carr, Nick Chong, Mohit Dhawan
Votes: 44
13. In God's Name (2007 TV Movie)
Documentary
In God's Name explores the complex questions of our time through the intimate thoughts and beliefs of 12 of the world's most influential spiritual leaders.
Directors: Gédéon Naudet, Jules Naudet | Stars: Alexy, Pope Benedict XVI, The Dalai Lama, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi
Votes: 26
14. Independently Blue (2008)
Drama, Thriller
Director: Damian Calvo | Stars: Ben Wood, Michal Sinnott, Laura Hammer, Thomas Griffin
15. Pn11 Richard Fraktyle and the Blood Brain Barrier (2005)
5 min | Short, Music
Director: McNeeLees The
16. America at Risk (2010 Video)
Documentary
Explores the dangers facing America, one decade after the attacks on 9/11.
Director: Kevin Knoblock | Stars: Tony Blankley, John Bolton, Christopher Bond, Debra Burlingame
Votes: 26
17. Unthinkable (TV Movie)
Action, Thriller | Announced
An action-thriller centered on a man whose former job was to imagine different scenarios for attacks on the U.S. after 9/11. When some of his ideas actually take place, he becomes the ... See full summary »
18. Just War (2010)
19 min | Short
This film explores a theory that has shaped international and military law for hundreds of years and examines whether the current war in Afghanistan, which has gone on for nearly as long as... See full summary »
Director: Joe Jenkins
19. Driving to Ground Zero (2002)
70 min | Documentary
A man, stuck in Los Angeles in the immediate aftermath of September 11th wants to get home to his family in Connecticut, but air-travel has been suspended. He, with two friends decide to ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Spiridakis | Stars: Brian Cousins, Nicole Hansen, Phil Parmet, Dimitri Spiridakis
20.
The Final Report (2006– )
Episode:
Getting Gotti
(2006)
45 min | Documentary
When John Gotti emerged as head of the Gambino crime family, the media took notice of this charismatic new boss who was tried several times but never convicted. NGC revisits Gotti's rise to... See full summary »
Stars: Jimmy Turnbull, George Gabriel, John Gleeson, Jerry Capeci
Votes: 7
21.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Babylon
(2016)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a terrorist ends up in a coma, a pair of younger FBI agents ask Mulder and Scully for help communicating with the man, resembling them when their adventure first began and reminding them of just how far they have come.
Director: Chris Carter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 5,589
22.
Ashens (2006– )
Episode:
Thomas and Friends Mystery Bag
(2016)
TV-14 | 7 min | Comedy, Reality-TV, Talk-Show
Ashens takes a close look at mystery bags with toys based on Thomas & Friends (1984).
Director: Stuart Ashen | Star: Stuart Ashen