Eye in the Sky (2015)

A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of US and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.

Genres: Drama, Thriller, War

What to watch after Eye in the Sky

• Official Secrets (2019) — Gavin Hood directed both
• Bridge of Spies (2015)
• In the Loop (2009)
• Rendition (2007) — Same feel: tense, thought-provoking
• The Shadow in My Eye (2021)
• Everest (2015)