# List of Soviet–Afghan War films

Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Soviet–Afghan War. This list does not include documentaries, short films.

## 1980s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 1983 | Afghanistan Soviet Union | Hot Summer in Kabul | Жаркое лето в Кабуле | Ali Hamroyev Wali Latifi | Action, Drama, War. |
| 1985 | United States | Spies Like Us | | John Landis | Adventure, Comedy. |
| 1986 | Soviet Union | The person who did the interview | Человек, который брал интервью | Yuri Marukhin | Mystery, Thriller. Aleksandr Kaverznev |
| 1986 | Switzerland Pakistan United Kingdom | The Tragedy of the Afghan | پشتو - غم افغان Le deuil de l'Afghan Die Trauer der Afghanen Ghame Afghan | Mark Rissi Zmarai Kasi | Drama, War. |
| 1986 | Italy | Days of Hell | I giorni dell'inferno | Tonino Ricci | Action, War. |
| 1987 | Soviet Union | Through the Grass Barefoot | По траве босиком | Anton Vasilev | Musical. |
| 1987 | United Kingdom | The Living Daylights | | John Glen | Action, Adventure, Thriller. Based on a short story Octopussy and The Living Daylights. |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | Shuravi | Шурави | Sergey Nilov | Drama, War. Based on a novel Gray-haired soldier. |
| 1988 | United States | The Beast | | Kevin Reynolds | Adventure, Drama, War. Based on the play Nənawā́te. |
| 1988 | United States | Rambo III | | Peter MacDonald | Action, Adventure, Thriller. |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | Cargo 300 | Груз 300 | Georgiy Kuznetsov | Drama, War. |
| 1989 | Italy United States | Afganistan - The Last War Bus | L'ultimo bus di guerra | Pierluigi Ciriaci | Action, War. |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | Scorched by Kandahar | Опалённые Кандагаром | Yuri Sabitov | Action. |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | Lucky | Счастливчик | Valentin Mishatkin | |

## 1990s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | Sabotage | Təxribat Диверсия | Eldar Quliyev | Drama. |
| 1990 | Soviet Union | Nautilus | Наутилус | Vladimir Shamshurin | Drama. |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | Two steps to silence | Два шага до тишины | Yuri Tupitsky | Drama, War. |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | Gorge of Spirits | Ущелье духов | Sergey Nilov | Action. |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | Caravan of Death | Караван смерти | Ivan Solovov | Action. |
| 1991 | Soviet Union | Afghan | Афганец | Vladimir Mazur | Action. |
| 1991 | Russia Italy | Afghan Breakdown | Афганский излом | Vladimir Bortko | War. |
| 1991 | Russia | Leg | Нога | Nikita Tyagunov | Action, Drama, War. Based on a novel The Leg. |
| 1992 | Ukraine | American boy | Америкэн бой | Boris Kvashnev | Action, Thriller. |
| 1992 | Russia Syria | Destroy the Thirtieth! | Тридцатого уничтожить! | Viktor Dotsenko | Action. Based on a novel Destroy the Thirtieth! |
| 1993 | Russia | Black Shark | Чёрная акула | Vitaliy Lukin | Action. Kamov Ka-50 |
| 1994 | Ukraine | Afghan 2 | Афганец 2 | Vladimir Mazur | Action. |
| 1994 | Russia | Peshavar Waltz | Пешаварский вальс | Timur Bekmambetov Gennadiy Kayumov | War. Badaber uprising |
| 1995 | Russia | A Moslem | Мусульманин | Vladimir Khotinenko | Drama. |
| 1997 | Moldova | Ricochet | Рикошет | Igor Talpa | Action. |
| 1997 | Moldova Bulgaria Russia | Deserter | Дезертир | Yuriy Muzyka | Drama. |

## 2000s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 2004 | Afghanistan France | Earth and Ashes | خاکستر و خاک | Atiq Rahimi | Drama. Based on a novel Earth and Ashes. |
| 2005 | Russia Ukraine Finland | The 9th Company | 9 рота | Fyodor Bondarchuk | Action, Drama, History, War. Battle for Hill 3234 |
| 2006 | France Germany Afghanistan | The Soldier's Star | L'étoile du soldat | Christophe de Ponfilly | Drama, History, War. |
| 2007 | Russia | Cargo 200 | Груз 200 | Aleksei Balabanov | Crime, Drama, Thriller. |
| 2007 | United States Germany | Charlie Wilson's War | | Mike Nichols | Biography, Comedy, Drama, History. Based on the book Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History. Charlie Wilson, Gust Avrakotos, Operation Cyclone |
| 2007 | United Kingdom China United States | The Kite Runner | | Marc Forster | Drama. Based on a novel The Kite Runner. |
| 2008 | Russia | I'm standing on the edge | На краю стою | Edward Topol Munid Zakirov Rauf Kubayev | Action, Drama. |

## 2010s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 2010 | Russia | The Afghan Caravan | Белый песок | Andres Puustusmaa Murad Aliev | Action. |
| 2011 | Kazakhstan Russia | Returning to the 'A' | Возвращение в «А» | Egor Konchalovsky | Drama, War. |
| 2012 | Uzbekistan | Afg'on | Немой Дом Афгон | Yalkin Tuychiev | Drama. |
| 2016 | Uzbekistan | Autumn details | Xazonrezgi Подробности осени | Zulfiqor Musoqov | Comedy, Romance. |
| 2019 | Russia | Leaving Afghanistan | Братство | Pavel Lungin | Action, Drama, War. |

## 2020s

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 2022 | Russia | Immortals | Бессмертные | Tigran Keosayan | Drama. |

## Television films

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | Don't Forget to Look Back | Не забудь оглянуться | Aleksandr Voropaev | Romance. |
| 2011 | Russia | Report of fate | Репортаж судьбы | Andrey Shcherbinin | Action, Comedy, Crime. |

## TV Series

| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) | Original title (Original script) | Director | Subject |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | All Costs Paid | За всё заплачено | Alexey Saltykov | Drama. Based on a novel All Costs Paid. |
| 2002-8 | Russia | Two destinies | Две судьбы | Vladimir Krasnopolsky Valeriy Uskov | Drama. |
| 2004 | Russia Kazakhstan | Gentlemen officers | Господа офицеры | Andrei Kravchuk | Action, Adventure, Drama. |
| 2004 | Russia | Sarmat | Сармат | Igor Talpa | Action. |
| 2006 | Russia | Officers | Офицеры | Murad Aliev | Drama. |
| 2008 | Russia | The Afghan Ghost | Афганский призрак | Oleg Fomin Pavel Malkov | Action, Crime, Drama, War. |
| 2010 | Russia | Caravan Hunters | Охотники за караванами | Sergey Chekalov | Drama, War. |
| 2013-18 | United States | The Americans | | | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. |
| 2018 | Russia | The Fortress in Badaber | Крепость Бадабер | Kirill Belevich | Drama, War. Badaber uprising |
| 2018 | Russia | Blackout | Ненастье | Sergei Ursuliak | Drama. |
| 2018 | Russia | Operation Muhabbat | Операция «Мухаббат» | Oleg Fomin | Crime. |
| 2019 | Kazakhstan | Kebenek | Кебенек Рожденный в рубашке | Sanzhar Omarov | |
| 2022 | United States | The Old Man | | | Action, Drama, Thriller. Based on a novel The Old Man. |
| 2024 | Russia | Return at any cost | Вернуть любой ценой | Timur Alpatov | Drama, History, War. |