Skuffet og desillusioneret er finskytten Bob Lee Swagger flyttet ud i ødemarken efter sin tid i militæret. Modvilligt siger han ja til at forhindre et forestående attentat. Men han havner i sit livs mareridt, da han bliver anklaget for at prøve at snigmyrde USA's præsident. Kan han finde de rigtige gerningsmænd og afsløre den virkelige konspiration, inden det er for sent?
Last Vegas er historien om Billy, Paddy, Archie og Sam, som har været bedstevenner siden barndommen. Da Billy, gruppens inkarnerede ungkarl, endelig frier til sin kæreste i trediverne, tager de fire af sted til Las Vegas med planer om at holde op med at opføre sig alderssvarende og genoplive deres storhedstid.
In the post–World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad.
In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Peter, a quiet and mysterious man with whom she establishes a peculiar relationship.
Den tidligere soldat Mack er flyttet til en by med et vandkraftværk, hvor næsten alle arbejder. Han lever et fredfyldt liv der, indtil en gruppe lejesoldater anført at Ron stormer kraftværket og tager alle tilstedeværende som gidsler, inklusive et antal børn på en skoleudflugt. Nu må Mack kæmpe mod tiden og gøre brug af al sin militære træning for at besejre Ron, inden han åbner dæmningen og forårsager en enorm oversvømmelse.
Loner Diane Ford is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter, whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len, falls ill, he asks Diane to take care of their son for a while. Eventually, Diane reluctantly agrees, but she quickly realizes that caring for a child interferes with her independent lifestyle - and Peter isn't all that thrilled with the arrangement, either.
En siciliansk gangsterboss planlægger hævn for en massakre, der fandt sted 40 år tidligere i hans hjemland. Han vil slagte samtlige italienske mafiosi i Los Angeles, og til at udføre sit massemord hverver han vietnamveteraner i stor stil. Men strømeren Lou Torrey er på sporet af komplottet, og Torrey er ikke just en fyr, man bør stå i vejen for, hvis man har sit liv kært.
In a small town in rural Kansas, a troubled veteran attempts to restore an old merry-go-round ride.
After the end of WWII, an Italian woman receives child support payments from three former US soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of her daughter, Gia.
Veterans of the Vietnam War tell about their experiences. The disasters but also the glorious moments of war. The central figure in the documentary is the scenario writer of Full Metal Jacket, Michael Herr. The veterans describe how it felt to kill for the first time and how those feelings still haunt them.
Nicole Ramsey is dedicated to serving military service members and their families at the Joint Military Base in Lacey, Washington, home of I Corps and the 62nd Airlift Wing. This Christmas, with the help of many dedicated heroes, Dr. Ramsey is on a mission to honor a special fallen soldier and bring much needed healing to her own family.
After years of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, six US veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan travel to Peru on a quest for healing. With the help and guidance of three brothers who are traditional healers, they take ayahuasca and other plant medicines during a 10-day retreat in the Amazon rainforest.
Sophie arrives home to find a stranger in her kitchen. This man has a simple demand that yields some complicated results.
Danny, Shooter, Fatback, and the Kid. They learned a trade in the army. Killing.
After a third tour of duty in Afghanistan, a Marine sergeant returns home to find herself hemorrhaging anxiety and paranoia from unseen wounds.
Anthony, an army veteran, struggles to adapt to his new civilian life as full-time waiter. Living his tedious daily routine, he has to choose the right words to convince his estranged wife to reunite with him, while also reconciling with his old military lifestyle.
Tracing the U.S. military's long history of discrimination against the gay community and one couple's personal journey for acceptance.
A suicidal war veteran finds like-minded souls in a surf therapy program that helps traumatized soldiers heal while riding the waves.
How do we heal our deepest wounds? Two combat veterans, suffering from severe trauma, abandon pharmaceuticals in order to seek healing through psychedelic medicines. Recent scientific research has shown that these substances can help people to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Beyond the personal stories, From Shock to Awe raises fundamental questions about war, the pharmaceutical industry, and the US legal system.