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Front line (disambiguation)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ359564 ↗
Source-derived summary

Front line refers to the forward-most forces on a battlefield.

Front line, front lines or variants may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Books and publications

Front Lines (novel), young adult historical novel by American author Michael Grant

Frontlines series, a novel series by Marko Kloos

Frontline (journal), journal produced in support of the Scottish Socialist Party

Frontline (magazine), English-language Indian news magazine

Frontline Combat, 1950s war comic anthology

Front Line, fictional Marvel Comics newspaper that eventually replaced the Daily Bugle

Civil War: Front Line, comic book series (2006–2007)

Film

Front Line (film), 1981 documentary

The Front Line (2006 film), Irish thriller

The Front Line (2009 film), Italian crime drama

The Front Line (2011 film), Korean war drama

Television

Frontline (Australian TV series), 1990s satirical series

Frontline (American TV program), PBS documentary program launched in 1983

The Front Line (British TV series), 1980s British sitcom

The Frontline (Irish TV programme), 2009 topical debate programme

BBC Scotland Investigates, current affairs program previously known as Frontline Scotland

Frontline (The Bill), storyline in the British television series The Bill

Frontline Pilipinas, Philippine television newscast broadcast by TV5

Video games

Front Line (video game), 1982 arcade game by Taito

Frontlines: Fuel of War, 2008 video game

Medal of Honor: Frontline, 2002 video game

Frontlines (Roblox experience), 2022 video game

Music

Frontline Records, Christian music record label

Front Line (record label), reggae subsidiary of Virgin Records

Frontline (album), Redgum album (1984)

Songs

"Front Line" (song), by Stevie Wonder (1983)

"Frontlines" (song), by Nonpoint (2010)

"Frontlines", song by Soulfly in the Dark Ages (album)

"Frontline", song by DJ Shaun Baker (2010)

"Frontline", song by The Selecter, from the album Daylight (2017)

"Frontline", single by American singer Kelela, from the album Take Me Apart (2017)

Bands

Frontline (band), New Zealand hip-hop group

The Frontline, California rap duo

The Front Line, New Jersey punk band that eventually became U.S. Chaos

The Front Line, 1960s band with a song on Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965–1970

Frontline, New York punk band formed in 1981, featuring future members of Cro Mags, Bad Brains, and the Icemen, and have had a song covered by Beastie Boys.

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