Highest-Rated Movies about 'Military Secrets', Sort by Popularity

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009), The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Top Secret! (1984), Real Genius (1985), The 39 Steps (1959), The Machine (2013), Project X (1987), Paper Tiger (1975) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Military Secrets movies.

#1. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009)

Storyline: "The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determination, and a file cabinet full of classified documents, decides to challenge an "Imperial" Presidency-answerable to neither Congress, the press, nor the people-in order to help end the Vietnam War. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg shook America to its foundations when he smuggled a top-secret Pentagon study to the New York Times that showed how five Presidents consistently lied to the American people about the Vietnam War that was killing millions and tearing America apart. President Nixon's National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger called Ellsberg "the most dangerous man in America," who "had to be stopped at all costs." But Ellsberg wasn't stopped. Facing 115 years in prison on espionage and conspiracy charges, he fought back. Ensuing events surrounding the so-called Pentagon Papers led directly to Watergate and the downfall of President Nixon, and hastened the end of the Vietnam War. Ellsberg's relentless telling of truth to power, which exposed the secret deeds of an "Imperial Presidency," inspired Americans of all walks of life to forever question the previously-unchallenged pronouncements of its leaders. "The Most Dangerous Man in America" tells the inside story, for the first time on film, of this pivotal event that changed history and transformed our nation's political discourse. It is told largely by the players of that dramatic episode-Ellsberg, his colleagues, family and critics; Pentagon Papers authors and government officials; Vietnam veterans and anti-war activists; Watergate principals, attorneys and the journalists who both covered the story and were an integral part of it; and finally-through White House audiotapes-President Nixon and his inner circle of advisors.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: strategist, politician, military officer, journalist, tense, engaging, washington, d.c. ...

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#3. Top Secret! (1984)

Storyline: This time Zucker and Abrahams are spoofing, most notably, Elvis films and WWII spy movies. Val Kilmer stars as Nick Rivers, a handsome American 50s-style rock and roll singer. While performing in East Germany, he falls in love with a beautiful heroine and becomes involved with the French Resistance.

Plot Keywords: singer, scientist, woman, agent, general, father, emotional ...

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#4. Real Genius (1985)

Storyline: Mitch Taylor is one of the youngest students ever accepted to a university known for its programs for geniuses. He partners up with his roommate, science club legend Chris Knight, on a project to develop a high-powered laser. Together with their hyperkinetic friends, they employ their intellects in the pursuit of bigger blasts, practical jokes, and a deeper understanding of what real genius means. When they find out that their professor intends to turn their work over to the military for use as a weapon, they decide to get even.

Plot Keywords: genius, teacher, general, rival, student, roommate, creative ...

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#5. The 39 Steps (1959)

Storyline: Richard Hannay witnesses a hit-and-run involving a woman pushing a pram. Looking in the pram he sees a gun instead of a baby. He tracks the woman down and she reveals that she is a secret agent trying to stop foreign spies leaving the country with important military secrets. Later that night she is murdered in Hannay's flat. Hannay takes it on himself to thwart the enemy agents. This involves travelling to Scotland and keeping one step ahead of the police who are looking for him in connection with the murder of the woman.—ledostef, blackpool

Plot Keywords: man, diplomat, spy, assassin, schoolteacher, police officer, spectacular ...

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#6. The Machine (2013)

Storyline: Two artificial intelligence engineers come together as they work to create the first ever self-aware artificial intelligence. A veteran AI engineer secretly hopes to develop technology to help his diseased daughter, even if it means funding comes from the powerful Ministry of Defence (MoD). His new partner, a young woman gifted in the field of AI, is brought on after her breakthroughs are recognized by the MoD. Things go wrong when the MoD takes over and advances the researchers' work to the next level, teaching the AI to kill and follow MoD instructions with its new and nearly indestructible body.

Plot Keywords: scientist, soldier, researcher, cyborg, android, mother, brutal ...

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#7. Project X (1987)

Storyline: A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious "Project X". Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.—Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

Plot Keywords: pilot, graduate student, chimpanzee, scientist, military officer, engaging, heartwarming ...

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#9. Flying Blind (2012)

Storyline: A stylish mix of erotic love story and political thriller. Helen McCrory stars as a brilliant aerospace engineer who is drawn into a passionate affair with a younger male student while working on a government contract for an aircraft destined for military use. As the contract deadline nears, her doubts about her new lover mount, and she comes to understand the shadowy sides of her professional career and her personal life.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: engineer, student, young man, woman, lover, tense, striking ...

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#13. Cat Run 2 (2014)

Storyline: Gritty and action-packed, Cat Run 2 stars the seductive Winter Ave Zoli (Sons of Anarchy), as a high-end call girl with a secret military connection. Better than ever, Scott Mechlowicz and Alphonso McAuley return as Anthony and Julian, the unlikely team of bumbling, up-and-coming private detectives. After a "sex party" turned massacre leaves Julian's cousin in trouble, the wannabe detective team takes on the case and discovers a military secret they wish they hadn't. This sexy, thrilling, epic will leave you at the edge of your seat!—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: private detective, female spy, call girl, gritty, wild, new orleans, military base ...

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#14. My Pet Dinosaur (2017)

Storyline: When a young boy named Jake accidentally makes a new friend in an experiment gone wrong a troubled town is plunged into chaos. But with the creature rapidly evolving every day, Jake finds it increasingly difficult to keep his new pet secret. Jake's friends and new girl Abbie realize they are not the only ones interested in this strange, mischievous little dinosaur and soon discover that the only thing more mysterious than what it is, is who is looking for it.

Plot Keywords: dinosaur, teen boy, teen girl, mother, colonel, military officer, creative ...

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#15. Timebomb (1991)

Storyline: Watchmaker Eddie Kay (Michael Biehn) rescues a woman from a burning building. But his courageous act -- and the publicity that ensues -- opens the door to an attempt on his life, which in turn triggers strange hallucinations. Concerned about his sanity, Eddie consults psychoanalyst Anna Nolmar (Patsy Kensit) for help. But when another attack reveals the problem isn't just in Eddie's head, they must uncover the truth about Eddie's past before it's too late.

Plot Keywords: psychoanalyst, craftsman, colonel, detective, love interest, gripping, suspenseful ...

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