Live from war zone: Watch Kirsten Dunst's Civil War, Angelina Jolie's A Mighty Heart and more compelling films on brave journalists

As nations go into combat mode, defending their boundaries, journalists too enter war zones, shedding light on the heroic acts and horrifying truth of wars. We bring you a list of gritty films, where brave journalists put their lives at risk to bring the reality to your screen. From real-life investigative reporters at battlegrounds to fictional tales of photojournalists saving governments, check out compelling films such as Kirsten Dunst's Civil War and Angelina Jolie's A Mighty Heart on OTT.

You can also catch gritty India-Pakistan war films on OTTplay Premium, including Sam Bahadur, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Haqeeqat, Tejas, and more, each delivering compelling portrayals of bravery and sacrifice.

Films about war journalists on OTT:

Civil War (Prime Video)

Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Jesse Plemons, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno

This English action drama explores a dystopian future of America, where a team of determined journalists embarks on a dangerous civil war mission to reach Washington, D.C., ahead of rebel factions that are closing in on the White House.

A Private War (Prime Video)

Cast: Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci, Tom Hollander, Alexandra Moen, Hilton McRae

This English drama is based on the famous war correspondent, Marie Colvin. Despite struggling with PTSD after losing an eye, she is determined to keep working in war-prone zones to collect information. She embarks on a new assignment, demonstrating her unwavering commitment.

Official Secrets (Prime Video)

Cast: Keira Knightley, Katharine Gun, Ralph Fiennes, Matthew Goode, Matt Smith, Adam Bakri, Martin Bright

This British drama film is about Katharine Gun, who's a British intelligence specialist, and her story of taking a courageous stand by leaking a classified memo to the press in an effort to prevent the US-led invasion of Iraq, going against her government's actions.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Prime Video)

Cast: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbott, Billy Bob Thornton, Stephen Peacocke

This film narrates the story of an US journalist, named Kim Baker, who initially heads to Afghanistan as a war correspondent for a brief assignment, but her pursuit of compelling stories leads her to take risks, and she finds herself staying in the war-torn nation for years, entangled in the complexities of the conflict.

A Mighty Heart (Prime Video)

Cast: Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Archie Panjabi, Irrfan Khan, Will Patton, Adnan Siddiqui

The story follows a pregnant woman, named Mariane, whose world turns upside down when her husband, Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter, fails to return home after meeting someone at a cafe for an interview. Mariane launches a desperate search to find her missing husband, and find out deadly secrets, agendas, and corruption.

Apart from these bone-chilling dramas from Hollywood, our Indian cinema also has brilliant films that highlight the struggles of determined journalists. Films such as Manoj Bajpayee's Despatch, and web series like Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke, and Avrodh: The Siege Within all of these are streaming on OTTplay Premium.