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

1. Violent Night (2022)

R | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.

Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo, Alex Hassell

Votes: 99,606 | Gross: $50.06M

2. Red vs. Blue (2003–2024)

TV-MA | 6 min | Animation, Short, Action

After the Halo event of 2552, there is a brief but violent period of civil war among the humans. Two armies on opposite sides of a canyon, the Reds and Blues, fight in the most worthless piece of real estate in the galaxy.

Stars: Gustavo Sorola, Matt Hullum, Burnie Burns, Geoff Ramsey

Votes: 9,803

3. Fortress (2021)

R | 99 min | Action, Thriller

A group of criminals led by Robert's former nemesis - Balzary who hellbent on revenge, forces a retired CIA Agent and his estranged son into a high-tech bunker. Will the thick walls and defenses be powerful enough against Balzary's forces.

Director: James Cullen Bressack | Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray, Kelly Greyson

Votes: 5,503

4. The Diplomat (2009 TV Movie)

190 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A British diplomat is arrested on charges of working with Russian mafia. After death threats to his wife, they are taken into protective custody. Then the MI6 shows up with a new piece of the puzzle.

Director: Peter Andrikidis | Stars: Dougray Scott, Rachael Blake, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Richard Roxburgh

Votes: 772

5. Aliens the Awakening (2023)

108 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A group of scientists return to LV-426 where a new base has been built, but when they get there something is wrong and they discover eggs in the underground of the base.

Director: Rui Constantino | Stars: Caleb Angel, Edward Bali, Darius Carver, Nolan Chase

Votes: 261

6. Vigilante Force (1976)

PG | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

After oil is found in a small town and local factory shut down, violent crime skyrockets. A young man has had enough and calls in his older brother, a cynical Vietnam vet, who cleans the streets but then tries to take over the town.

Director: George Armitage | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Jan-Michael Vincent, Victoria Principal, Bernadette Peters

Votes: 1,085

7. Dark of the Sun (1968)

Approved | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.

Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Peter Carsten, Jim Brown

Votes: 3,554

8. The Last Loner (2019)

72 min | Action

The film tells a story about a young man, who enters the Zone. A place where fear and pain fills human hearts. Upon entering, he becomes a stalker and quickly learns that the zone is ruled by apathy and greed.

Director: Amadeusz Kocan | Stars: Damian Ziembinski, Karol Kopiec, Grzegorz Halama, Pawel Kaszkowiak

Votes: 65

9. Death Valley (II) (2021)

91 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Mercenaries with nothing to lose are hired to rescue a bioengineer imprisoned in a cold war bunker. Upon entering the ominous facility, they find themselves in a fight for their lives when ... See full summary »

Director: Matthew Ninaber | Stars: Jeremy Ninaber, Ethan Mitchell, Kristen Kaster, Matthew Ninaber

Votes: 1,897

10. Revenger (2023)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A vengeful samurai works with a mysterious organization to take revenge on behalf of those who have no power.

Stars: Kaiji Tang, Eric Vale, Nazeeh Tarsha, Austin Tindle

Votes: 410

11. Bet on Revenge (2017)

121 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Ernõ Blaskovich lost everything after the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Kincsem, a magnificent horse gives a purpose of his meaningless, self-destructing life. He gets a chance to gain everything back: revenge, love and fame.

Director: Gábor Herendi | Stars: Ervin Nagy, Andrea Petrik, Tibor Gáspár, József Gyabronka

Votes: 6,286

12. The Cisco Kid (1994 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 91 min | Comedy, Western

This update of the 1950 western TV series changes Cisco and Pancho from wandering heroes of the old west to somewhat anti-"gringo" Mexican revolutionaries.

Director: Luis Valdez | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Cheech Marin, Sadie Frost, Bruce Payne

Votes: 329

13. The Company Man (1998 Video)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action

Ernest Gray is a bookstore owner who lives peacefully with his daughter. When a crew of mercenaries attacks, his real identity of an ex-CIA agent is blown. Control 5, who betrayed him ten years ago, is on his trail again.

Director: Art Camacho | Stars: Frank Zagarino, Matthias Hues, Don Stroud, Bryan Genesse

Votes: 94

14. The Atomic Bazaar

Drama, Thriller | Announced

Nuclear technology spreads from wealthy nations to poor ones. Unstable countries obtain nuclear arms, escalating the danger. Non-state terrorists may soon acquire and use nuclear weapons too.

15. Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? (1968)

130 min | Adventure, Comedy

A pompous, adventure-seeking businessman journeys through Africa with a clumsy employee to find his own disappeared brother-in-law.

Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Bernard Blier, Alfredo Marchetti, Franca Bettoia

Votes: 1,057

16. Santiago (1956)

Not Rated | 93 min | Adventure, Romance

A gun runner, dishonorably discharged from the military, is swept deeper into a revolution in Cuba after he crosses paths with an enemy from the past and a beautiful revolutionary and her son.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Alan Ladd, Rossana Podestà, Lloyd Nolan, Chill Wills

Votes: 323

17. Girls for Mercenaries (1970)

85 min | Adventure, War

Four mercenaries, employed by an African country, negotiate a purchase of arms. They seize the sum planned for the negotiations and three of them flee to Spain after having abandoned the fourth in the bush.

Director: Pascual Cervera | Stars: Antonio Cintado, Mónica Sun de Sander Ramsés, María Elena Flores, Claudia Gravy

Votes: 38

18. The Last Story (2011 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A young man named Zael and his mercenaries, led by his best friend Dagran look for work in the island-like fortress of Lazulis to participate in a war between humans and the beast-like creatures known as Gurak.

Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi | Stars: Jack Ryder, Alix Wilton Regan, Colin Ryan, Kelly Wenham

Votes: 177

19. Honeybaby, Honeybaby (1974)

PG | 89 min | Action

Liv is a mercenary drawn into a mission to rescue a kidnapped politician. He travels to the volatile Mideast and is assisted by Laura, a translator, where their lives are imperiled.

Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Diana Sands, Calvin Lockhart, Seth Allen, J. Eric Bell

Votes: 71

20. The Laws of War (2020)

52 min | Documentary, War

The world has experienced an increased amount of non-state armed groups, cross-border conflicts, killer robots, and religious influence on the rules of battle. Civilians are now the primary victims of conflicts, not soldiers.

Director: François-Xavier Tregan | Stars: Mohamed Al-Askari, Najim Al-Jabouri, Mostafa Al-Saygari, Oussama Chourbaji

21. Cahier africain (2016)

118 min | Documentary

It all started with a small exercise book. Its page were checkered with the courageous testimonies of 300 Central African women, girls and men. They reveal what Congolese mercenaries did to... See full summary »

Director: Heidi Specogna | Star: Salena Godden

Votes: 37

22. The Noose is too good for you (2019)

8 min | Short, Action

The crew of the HMA DRAGOON get into a gunfight with a group of outlaws while trying to liberate the Town of Charleston .

Director: Christopher Uchman-Douglas | Stars: Christopher Uchman-Douglas, Aimee A. Uchman, Marlo Zemartis, David Warner

23. The Compound (2012)

8 min | Short, Action, Adventure

Set in a military base, our hero must battle enemies to escape. Action and satire all rolled into one.

Director: Ciaron Davies | Stars: Fionnuala Collins, Ciaron Davies, Mariusz Oplawski, Tomasz Oplawski

Votes: 7

24. Boar War (2019)

14 min | Short, Horror

Herta Wagner inherits her deceased sister's floundering realty company, which is under threat by the demonic 'Pig-man'.

Director: Andrew McPherson | Stars: Christine Husband, Albert Goikhman, Whitney Duff, Seb Muirhead

25. The October Brigade (1995)

PG-13 | 89 min | Action

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Director: Paul Roberts | Stars: Sal Darigo, Jesse W. Watson

Gross: $0.00M

26. Luc Unleashed: An Interview with Luc Merenda (2021)

23 min | Documentary, Short

Legendary French actor Luc Merenda, famous for his unrelenting police commissioners, gives an unhinged interview in which he describes his rapport with director Sergio Martino, the making ... See full summary »

Director: Eugenio Ercolani | Star: Luc Merenda

27. Directing the Strategy: An Interview with Sergio Martino (2021)

21 min | Documentary, Short

Cult director Sergio Martino talks about his hit cop thriller Silent Action starring Luc Merenda, Tomas Milian and Mel Ferrer. In this interview Martino focuses on the production and making... See full summary »

Director: Eugenio Ercolani | Star: Sergio Martino

28. The New Avengers (1976–1977)
Episode: Dirtier by the Dozen (1976)

50 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

General Stevens has gone missing while inspecting the 19th Special Commando Division unannounced. Gambit intercepts a canister of combat footage starring the commanding officer of the 19th:... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley, John Castle

Votes: 85

29. Lagardère (1967)
Episode: Le petit parisien (1967)

56 min | Adventure

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Director: Jean-Pierre Decourt | Stars: Jean Piat, Sacha Pitoëff, Jacques Dufilho, Marco Perrin

Votes: 5

30. The Lazarus Project (2022–2023)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2022)

TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Closer than ever to his goal, George rushes to finish the job before Lazarus can discover what he's up to. Out on a limb, the only people that George can ally himself with are a group of mercenaries.

Director: Laura Scrivano | Stars: Paapa Essiedu, Anjli Mohindra, Rudi Dharmalingam, Charly Clive

Votes: 314

31. Gangs of London (2020– )
Episode: Episode 5 (2020)

TV-MA | 58 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Hidden away in a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, Darren wrestles with the chaos he's unleashed.

Director: Gareth Evans | Stars: Aled ap Steffan, Darren Evans, Richard Harrington, Caroline Lee-Johnson

Votes: 1,004

32. Gangs of London (2020– )
Episode: Episode 8 (2020)

TV-MA | Action, Crime, Drama

With the stakes higher than ever, the Wallaces are forced to go into hiding. Luan risks his life to rid himself of Mosi. Elliot attempts to save the life of a colleague.

Director: Xavier Gens | Stars: Mads Koudal, Ray Panthaki, Michelle Fairley, Joe Cole

Votes: 561

33. The Diplomat (2023– )
Episode: Some Lusty Tornado (2023)

TV-MA | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

To appease Trowbridge, Kate seeks Hal's help with a high-profile visitor and consults an informed source in secret as complicated feelings begin to grow.

Director: Liza Johnson | Stars: Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn

Votes: 1,198

34. The Infographics Show (2011– )
Episode: Why the Pope Murdered the Knights Templar (2022)

11 min | Documentary, Animation

Tried for Heresy and all found guilt the Knights Templar were executed, imprisoned or exiled for their skulduggery. Or were they the victims of skulduggery.

35. Pig Iron (2022– )
Introducing: Pig Iron (2022 Podcast Episode)

2 min | Talk-Show

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Stars: Jeremy Bliss, Basia Cummings

36. Pig Iron (2022– )
White rebel (2022 Podcast Episode)

34 min | Talk-Show

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Stars: Jeremy Bliss, Basia Cummings

37. Pig Iron (2022– )
Spring break (2022 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Jeremy Bliss, Basia Cummings

38. Pig Iron (2022– )
Episode three: The lonely impulse (2022 Podcast Episode)

Talk-Show

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Stars: Jeremy Bliss, Basia Cummings

39. Pig Iron (2022– )
Episode four: The kaleidoscope (2022 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Jeremy Bliss, Basia Cummings

40. Pig Iron (2022– )
Episode five: Kaya (2022 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Jeremy Bliss, Basia Cummings

41. Pig Iron (2022– )
Episode six: The rope (2022 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Jeremy Bliss, Basia Cummings

42. Pig Iron (2022– )
Episode seven: Out there (2022 Podcast Episode)

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Stars: Jeremy Bliss, Basia Cummings

43. Reacher (2022– )
Episode: Picture Says a Thousand Words (2023)

16+ | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After more of his friends fall victim, Reacher forges an uneasy alliance with a dogged detective, and their only clue in the case leads the 110th to a troubling discovery.

Director: Omar Madha | Stars: Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Serinda Swan, Shaun Sipos

Votes: 4,538

44. Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty: The Plantagenets (2014– )
Episode: Richard II (2014)

45 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Tyranny: Last in the part-dramatised history series with Dan Jones. Richard II was the boy king who stopped a peasants revolt but grew up to be hated.

Director: James Tovell | Stars: Dragos Onisei, Dan Jones

Votes: 47

45. Inside Story (1974– )
Episode: Dogs of War (1992)

Documentary

The lives and times of British mercenaries fighting in the Yugoslavia Civil War, earning as little as £100 a month in the Yugoslavia army's only English speaking company.

Director: Stephen Lambert | Star: Eduardo Florez

Votes: 7

46. Ancient Black Ops (2014)
Episode: The Varangian Guard (2014)

Action, Drama, History

Vikings for hire, ruthless mercenaries who strike fear into their enemies, elite special forces in service to a foreign ruler. One man will solidify their place in history and develop tactics transforming warfare across the Mediterranean.

Director: Kim Hogg | Stars: Ben Baillie, Peter Frankopan, Andrew Gough, John Haywood

Votes: 11

47. Britannia (2017–2021)
Episode: Initiation (2018)

TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

The battle of wills between Kerra and Antedia intensifies, as the Regni play their trump card. Aulus enlists deadly exiles to find Cait.

Director: Christoph Schrewe | Stars: David Morrissey, Kelly Reilly, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Eleanor Worthington-Cox

Votes: 465

48. Gogol (2017–2019)
Episode: Ubijstva v Dikan'ke (2019)

55 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery

By chance, Detective Guro stumbles upon a case where the junior law clerk, Nikolai Gogol, is experiencing a seizure. Turns out, these experiences include powerful crime-solving visions.

Stars: Alexander Petrov, Evgeniy Stychkin, Taisiya Vilkova, Yan Tsapnik

Votes: 49