child soldier movies

Tears of the Sun (2003)
6.863 / 10

War, Action, Drama

Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between...

Innocent Voices (2005)
8.188 / 10

Drama, War

A young boy, in an effort to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life as he desperately tries to...

Monos (2019)
6.7 / 10

Drama, Adventure

On a faraway mountaintop, eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.

Beasts of No Nation (2015)
7.594 / 10

Drama, War

Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's...

Assassination Classroom (2015)
7.265 / 10

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

A mysterious creature destroys 70% of the moon. The creature then warns that if he is not destroyed by March of next year, Earth will be next. The...

War Witch (2012)
6.574 / 10

Drama, War

Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona a 14-year-old girl tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war....

Johnny Mad Dog (2008)
6.2 / 10

Drama, History, War

A cast of unknown performers are used in this drama about child soldiers fighting a war in an unnamed African country.

War Child (2008)
4 / 10

Documentary

Hip-hop star Emmanuel Jal returns to Sudan where he served as a child soldier.

Lost Children (2005)
0 / 10

For over 18 years a civil war in northern Uganda has dragged on almost completely unnoticed by the rest of the world. The rebels of the LRA ( Lord's...

Ballad of the Little Soldier (1984)
6.3 / 10

Documentary

Ballad of the Little Soldier is a 1984 documentary film about child soldiers in Nicaragua.

Dear Child (2020)
0 / 10

Documentary

A documentary which follows the lives of children recovering from their involvement with the drug war in Brazil. Set in a rehabilitation centre on...

Eye of the Storm (2017)
6.4 / 10

Drama

At a war crimes trial in an African country, an idealistic lawyer delves into the past of a man who, accused of committing unspeakable atrocities, is...

Not My Life (2011)
0 / 10

Documentary

Not My Life comprehensively depicts the cruel and dehumanizing practices of human trafficking and modern slavery on a global scale. Filmed on five...

Gino: A Child of War (2023)
0 / 10

Documentary, Drama

An account of a young Italian boy who was taken in by a Canadian military unit during World War II.

Scars (2020)
0 / 10

Documentary

Vetri decided to find her fellow former child soldiers. They, like her, fought for the independence of the Tamil state in northern Sri Lanka. Talking...

A Different War (2004)
3.5 / 10

Drama, War

Although Nuni has been selected to play the lead (King David) in his Jerusalem grade school play, he'd secretly rather play the princess role instead.

Peaceful Nights (2022)
7 / 10

War, Drama, Romance

In war times, a 9 year old child soldier meets a 11 year old refugee girl during a warm night. As the night goes on, they experience things that...