Movies and TvShows featuring "ex-military" theme.
Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent get stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. There, they discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devil with a troubling connection to Hellboy's past: the Crooked Man.
Itinerant former military policeman Jack Reacher gets arrested for a murder he did not commit. With nothing but his wits, he must unravel a deadly conspiracy involving dirty cops, shady businessmen, and scheming politicians in Margrave, Georgia.
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan follows the journey of a brilliant CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, as he is thrust into the world of international espionage. Ryan, formerly a marine, finds himself in the middle of a dangerous covert operation that threatens the security of the United States. As he navigates through political corruption, drug cartels, and domestic terrorism, Ryan must use his skills and intelligence to uncover the truth and protect his country.
In 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, Leroy Jethro Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.
Justified follows the story of Raylan Givens, a U.S. Marshal with an unorthodox approach to law enforcement. He returns to his hometown in Kentucky and takes on the local criminal underworld, including the dangerous Crowder family. As the series progresses, Raylan faces personal and professional challenges while navigating the dark side of Harlan County.
A former U.S. Army Military Police officer, Jack Reacher, is called to investigate a case involving a trained military sniper who carried out a mass shooting. As Reacher uncovers evidence that the sniper may have been framed, he faces opposition from powerful forces trying to prevent the truth from being revealed.
The Equalizer follows a former CIA operative who fakes her death and takes on a new identity as a single mother in New York City. She uses her secret past to help people in need and fight for justice. With the help of a computer hacker and her skills as a former operative, she tackles cases that the police cannot solve.
In 1755, soldier Ludvig Kahlen arrives on the barren Jutland heath to follow the king's call and cultivate the land. However, a cruel landowner, Frederik De Schinkel, claims the heath as his own and seeks revenge when Kahlen helps a runaway serf. Kahlen refuses to back down and risks his life and the bond with his new family on the heath.
SFC James Harper, a decorated Green Beret, is discharged from the army and faces financial ruin. He joins a private military company led by Rusty and goes on an operation in Germany. They discover a Middle Eastern scientist working for Al-Qaeda and raid his lab. Harper reluctantly kills the scientist and sets the lab on fire. The team is ambushed, but Harper saves his friend Mike and they hide. Harper provides a blood transfusion to save Mike's life. Later, Harper realizes he can never return home and seeks revenge on Rusty, ultimately reuniting with his family.
Elyas, a former Special Forces soldier who has become paranoid since a mission in Afghanistan, is recruited to ensure the safety of Amina and her daughter Nour, 13 years old, both of whom came from the Middle East for the holidays. As he takes office, Elyas senses something is up.
Los Angeles, 2018: A team of robbers led by Ray Merrimen make a violent armed attack and hijack an armored truck. Detective Nick O'Brien investigates the crime scene and suspects a local bartender named Donnie for involvement. In a flashback, Merrimen plans to rob the Federal Reserve by removing old bills with deleted serial numbers. As the day of the heist arrives, Merrimen's crew invades a bank, takes hostages, and demands money and a chopper. Nick's team tracks them and discovers their plan to make a cash drop-off at the federal reserve. They confront and capture Donnie, who reveals Merrimen's location. Merrimen, Bosco, and Levi attempt to escape, but are shot by the police. Nick shoots Merrimen, who dies and reveals that Donnie masterminded the heist for himself.
An ex-marine sniper living off the grid is framed for an assassination plot and must use his skills to evade the FBI and uncover the truth.
Maya Stern, a widowed mother, is disturbed when she sees a man she recognizes in her house through her toddler's nanny cam. This man is her late husband, Joe, whom she thought was dead. Detective Sergeant Sami Kierce is leading the investigation into Joe's murder while dealing with his own secrets. Maya's niece and nephew, Abby and Daniel, are also trying to uncover the truth behind their mother's murder. Are these two cases connected?
Barry, an ex-military hitman, tries to leave his criminal life behind and pursue his dream of becoming an actor. However, he gets pulled back into the world of killing when he arrives in Los Angeles and gets involved with a theater group. Barry must navigate the challenges of leading a double life and confront his traumatic past.
Frank Martin is a former Special Forces officer living on the French Mediterranean coastline. He works as a highly skilled driver, known as The Transporter, who transports anything from Point A to Point B. When he is asked to transport three men, complications arise when four men get into his car. Frank refuses to move and holds fast to his rules. He later gets involved in a bank heist and ends up being chased by the police. Frank is then hired to deliver a package to an American gangster and discovers that the package is a woman. As he continues to transport packages, Frank gets caught up in a dangerous game involving human trafficking and must fight to save innocent lives.
After his daughter goes missing, a former Marine and his old war buddy team up to take on the Mexican cartel responsible for her disappearance.
The Night Shift follows the lives of doctors and nurses who work the night shift at a busy emergency room in San Antonio, Texas. The show explores the personal and professional challenges they face while providing medical care to patients. It also delves into their relationships, including a gay relationship and a complicated ex-lover-ex-lover relationship. The characters have diverse backgrounds, including war veterans and former military personnel. The show highlights the high-pressure and fast-paced nature of working on the night shift and the camaraderie that develops among the staff.
Transporter: The Series follows Frank Martin, a former Special Forces operative who has built a business as a professional transporter. With no questions asked, he transports anything, anywhere. However, his job comes with a set of rules which he strictly follows. When the rules are broken, Frank becomes a hunted man.
In 'Strike', a disabled Afghanistan war veteran turned private detective uses his military skills to solve murder cases in London while dealing with his own personal struggles.
An assassin on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself drawn to the island, people and a ghostly shipwreck. Instead of following protocol he stays. But when the target returns, the world has shifted. Before everything was simple, now nothing is.