syrian civil war movies

The White Helmets (2016)
7.37 / 10

Documentary, War

As daily airstrikes pound civilian targets in Syria, a group of indomitable first responders risk their lives to rescue victims from the rubble.

Escape from Raqqa (2019)
6 / 10

Drama, Thriller

Paris, spring 2015. Faustine travels to Syria with her little son to join ISIS; but, once in Raqqa, she soon realizes the hell she is gotten herself...

Broken Keys (2023)
8.5 / 10

Drama, War

In a war-torn Middle Eastern city where music has been banned by Islamic extremists, Karim, a brilliant musician, struggles to rebuild his destroyed...

The Matchmaker (2022)
8 / 10

Documentary

A unique interview with Tooba Gondal, the woman who groomed and lured scores of Western women to join ISIS. Using social media, she became a deadly...

Of Fathers and Sons (2017)
7 / 10

Documentary, War

Talal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years. His camera...

Black Box Syria: The Dirty War (2020)
8.3 / 10

Documentary, History

A look back over nine years of the Syrian Civil War, an inextricable conflict, like a black box, due to the competing interests of the many factions...

Under the Wire (2018)
8.3 / 10

Documentary

On 12 February 2012, two journalists entered war-ravaged Syria. One of them was celebrated Sunday Times war correspondent, Marie Colvin. The other...

The Story Won't Die (2021)
0 / 10

Documentary

THE STORY WON’T DIE, from Award-winning filmmaker David Henry Gerson, is an inspiring, timely look at a young generation of Syrian artists who use...

This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth (2019)
7 / 10

Documentary, History

For more than forty years, British journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent conflicts in the world, from Northern Ireland to...

City of Love (2017)
7 / 10

Drama, War

A Hindu woman elopes with her Muslim lover, moving with him to Syria. Eventually separated by war, she cares for their handicapped child on her own

Fear Us Women (2017)
6 / 10

Fear Us Women follows Hanna Bohman, a Canadian civilian who has spent the last three years in Syria as a volunteer soldier of the YPJ, an all-female...

...and the father stayed in the war. Encounter with Syrian orphans (1990)
0 / 10

Documentary, History

Director Junge was commissioned by the GDR in the country for the first time in the summer of 1970; his film In Syria auf Montage accompanies German...

Beside Heroes (2016)
0 / 10

Documentary, War

Wali, an ex-sniper, leaves Canada to fight the Islamic state. He meets two Americans: Rebaz and Zyrian. One is a veteran of the war in Iraq. The...

This Rain Will Never Stop (2022)
6 / 10

Documentary

This Rain Will Never Stop takes the audience on a powerful, visually arresting journey through humanity’s endless cycle of war and peace. ...

The Catastrophe Garden (2022)
10 / 10

Documentary

It is a daring idea: to grow food from old mattresses in a desolate camp at the edge of a war zone. When a refugee scientist meets two quirky...

Douma Underground (2019)
0 / 10

Documentary

"With the barrel bombs falling on Ghouta, civilians sought shelter in the basements of their homes. I was one of them, holding on to my camera, I...

Filles du feu (2017)
4.5 / 10

Documentary

A Comedian in a Syrian Tragedy (2019)
0 / 10

Documentary

As one of the most famous film and television actors in Syria, Fares Helou's political opinions aren't taken lightly by the Assad regime. When he...

Bitter Sweetness (2024)
0 / 10

Drama, Family

A child from a poor family is exposed to food poisoning. This poisoning almost claimed his life, presenting his father with two choices: either...

Syrie : les escadrons du djihad (2015)
7 / 10

Documentary

A camera crew follows a Jihadi group for a week in Syria