Historien foregår på den fremmedartede og tryllebindende måne kaldet Pandora. Her lever mere end tre meter høje, blå, menneskelignende væsner, Na'vi. Denne fremmede verden er rig på fantasifulde landskaber, væsener og ukendt beplantning. Mennesker kan ikke ånde den pandoriske luft, så de udvikler genetiske hybrider af mennesker, kaldet avatarer, som kan kontrolleres via en mental forbindelse på jorden. Avatar er historien om den tidligere soldat, Jack, der i skikkelse af sin avatar kastes ud på endannelsesrejse gennem Pandoras forunderlige verden.

Sergent Tom Highway er marineinfanterist af den rigtig gamle skole, der tror på hårdt arbejde, masser af motion og machomentalitet som grundstenene i en god marinesoldats uddannelse. Det får en række rekrutter at føle, da Highway skal stå for deres uddannelse, men selvom de er utilfredse i starten, kommer træningen dem til gode, da det bliver alvor.

I allerstørste hemmelighed sender USA's regering den benhårde snigskytte Thomas til Panama for at uskadeliggøre en lokal politiker. Med sig har han Richard der skyder godt, men aldrig har dræbt nogen. Situationen bliver yderligere tilspidset, da det står klart, at en af Thomas' gamle elever er på sporet af dem med alt andet en fredelige hensigter

Jake Carter får til opgave at beskytte whistlebloweren Olivia Tanis, der skal vidne mod en korrupt forsvarsleverandør. De bliver angrebet af en gruppe lejesoldater - ledet af Simon Vogel.

Chapman er en ex-marine i Brasiliens slumkvarterer, kæmper yakuza tøj, som angreb hans søster og forlod hende til døde.

John McLoughlin og Will Jimeno, to New York-politibetjente, der blev fanget i ruinerne af World Trade Center den 11. september 2001. Mens McLoughlin og Jimeno hjælper hinanden i kampen for at overleve, udfolder dagens ufattelige begivenheder sig - set gennem øjnene af de to politimænd, deres hustruer og flere andre af byens overlevende og redningsfolk

I Haditha, Irak, den 19. november 2005 blev en patruljerende amerikansk marinesoldat dræbt af en vejsidebombe, plantet af irakiske oprørere. Soldatens kammerater kastede sig øjeblikkeligt ud i en gengældelsesaktion, hvilket resulterede i drabet på 24 irakiske mænd, kvinder og børn. Marinesoldaterne blev i første omgang instillet til udmærkelser for deres handling, men står nu tiltalte for mord.

I 1968 er krigen i Vietnam på sit højeste. Sally's mand er indkaldt, og hjemme i Los Angeles arbejder hun på et hospital for sårede soldater. Her møder hun den bitre Luke, der nu er bundet til en kørestol, og hun forelsker sig i ham.

Oprørere overtager kontrollen over hotellet, hvor en marinesniper og hans kone bor. Kan han redde dagen?

Ellis French is a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.

Sergeant John Stryker er noget af en barsk fyr, som tyranniserer de grønne rekrutter, han træner i kamp under Stillehavskrigen. Selv hans venner synes, han er ved at gå over stregen. Under det blodige slag ved Iwo Jima opdager mændene imidlertid betydningen af den hårde træning.

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.

In 1962 Joris Ivens was invited to Chile for teaching and filmmaking. Together with students he made …À Valparaiso, one of his most poetic films. Contrasting the prestigious history of the seaport with the present the film sketches a portrait of the city, built on 42 hills, with its wealth and poverty, its daily life on the streets, the stairs, the rack railways and in the bars. Although the port has lost its importance, the rich past is still present in the impoverished city. The film echoes this ambiguous situation in its dialectical poetic style, interweaving the daily life reality (of 1963) with the history of the city and changing from black and white to colour, finally leaving us with hopeful perspective for the children who are playing on the stairs and hills of this beautiful town.

A member of Coast Guard Platoon 23, Private Kang monitors a high-infiltration stretch of beach lined with barbed-wire fencing. Driven by the belief that killing a spy is the highest honor, he waits for a chance to prove his worth.

Lili has left everything behind to travel to the edge of the earth and accomplish her dream, fishing the Northern seas. She persuades Ian, the captain of a trawler by the name of Rebel, to give her a chance and let her join the crew. The only woman on board, they call her Sparrow. Hidden behind a frail appearance is a will of steel, and her courage and determination ultimately win over their respect. Adopted into this world of often unfortunate individuals, Lili will conquer her right to live differently, free.

As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.

A division of marines survive a battle with the Chinese army but find themselves stranded without contact on the wrong side of the front.

Da Kaptajn Amy Jennings' helikopter bliver skudt ned, må hun nødlande midt i fjendeland, og pludselig ser det meget sort ud. Hun var på en hemmelig mission for at fange den frygtede terrorist, Abubakar al-Salaam, men i stedet bliver hun taget til fange af ham! Den benhårde Lieutenant Matt Daniels (Mark Dacascos fra den fantastiske Crying Freeman) og hans mænd bliver bedt om at trænge dybt ind bag fjendens linier og redde Jennings. Men da de ankommer til terroristernes skjulested, venter der dem en slem overraskelse...

Sheriff Rockwell is settling into an unwanted retirement until his old war buddy and neighboring Sheriff is mysteriously shot. When overlooked evidence points to corruption, Alden must take the investigation into his own hands or else standby while a greater evil takes over the town.

A true-life epic that revolves around an exclusive bataillon of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, "Carlson's Raiders," whose assignment is to take control of a South Pacific island once possessed by the United States but now under Japanese command.