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Typhoon (2005)
 5.7
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Typhoon (2005)
Original name: 태풍
Genre: Action
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Myung-sin, who has become a pirate, lives with hatred in his heart and endures the hardships, seeks revenge on the two nations, North and South Korea, using nuclear waste that has the devastating power of plutonium. Se-jong, a South Korean naval officer departs with his team of elite forces to prevent Sin's master plan of Nuclear Typhoon. Born under the same skies of the same race, but of a completely different nation... Living a life so different, the two point their guns at each other's heart...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, surprise ending
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, heroes, politics, secret agent, undercover, save the day, heroic mission, betrayal, rivalry, danger, political conspiracy, haunted by the past, race against time, losing-it hero, chases and races, spy, gunfight, boat, brain tumor, tumor, die hard, world war, ship, soldier, espionage ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: north korea, korea, russia, asia, bangkok thailand, southeast asia
Keyword: korean, russian, chinese, thai, gangsters

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Most similar movies to Typhoon

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and rough films with plots about chases and races, heroes, danger, terrorism, deadly, shootout and rivalry mostly in Action, Thriller and War genres. Some movies like Typhoon: The Peacekeeper (1997), Black Dawn (2005), Submerged (2005), Frogmen Operation Stormbringer (2002), Submerged (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Peacekeeper (1997)
Genre: Action
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.
Style: suspense, serious, realistic, fast, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, nuclear threat, chase, secret agent, law enforcement, government agency, state affairs, daring rescue, save the day, danger, heroic mission, hostage ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, washington d.c., chicago, pentagon
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target (1998)
Genre: Action
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The anti-terrorist team Delta Force destroys a billion dollar cocaine stash, to the extreme displeasure of drug cartel leader Umberto Salvatore. To retaliate, he hijacks a stealth submarine and threatens to unleash a biological weapon with the power ...
Style: independent film, fast, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: die hard, hijacking, conflict, boat, cavalry, subway, disaster, martial arts, satellite, stash, secret agent, heroic mission ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, colombia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 3.8
 4K
Black Dawn (2005)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Jonathan Cold returns, this time he goes Undercover to stop a group of Terrorists before they bomb Los Angeles.
Style: semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, spiritual, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, secret agent, martial arts, spy, undercover, special agent, rescue, danger, espionage, working undercover, heroic mission, hostage ...
Place: los angeles, usa, amsterdam, utah
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 3.7
 5K
Submerged (2005)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Chris Kody, imprisoned member of the US military, is released from prison and reunited with his old team in order to pursue a renegade scientist. The catch, the scientist has developed mind control technology that can make even your friends into ...
Style: stylized, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: submarine, martial arts, espionage, rescue, undercover, soldier, heroes, daring rescue, good versus evil, working undercover, government agency, danger ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Frogmen Operation Stormbringer (2002)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Captain Rick Jeffries is the head of a group of elite soldiers who swim into action, doing the dirty jobs no else can or wants to do. They are in pursuit of a world traveling terrorist known only as Casper, and have the difficult job of bringing him ...
Style: serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: undercover, rivalry, terrorism, heroic mission, confined, chases and races, escapades, heroes, danger, hijacking, bomb, boat ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 3.3
 834
Submerged (2000)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Navy SEALs launch a rescue mission after terrorists plunge a jet carrying a missile-launching computer into the sea.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: airplane, terrorism, heroic mission, race against time, daring rescue, heroes, rivalry, gang, confined, save the day, escapades, danger ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 4.8
 2K
The Defender (2004)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The global war on terror rages on. When a government official goes missing, Lance, a man with an impressive record of service to his country, finds himself protecting the man who embodies everything he has dedicated his life to fight against.
Style: serious, rough, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, undercover, state affairs, daring rescue, danger, save the day, chases and races, law enforcement, conspiracy, undercover agent, shootout, spy ...
Time: 90s, 21st century
Place: romania, europe, new york, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 2.8
 282
The Vanquisher (2009)
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After completing a covert mission in southern Thailand, CIA agent Gunja finds herself forced to fight off operatives who've been ordered to take her out at all costs. She survives and after two years of laying low, re-emerges in Bangkok to face ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, exciting
Plot: martial arts, terrorism, hitman, secret agent, save the day, escapades, danger, law enforcement, undercover, heroes, women, woman with a gun ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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The Foreigner (2003)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story: This story is about a freelance agent (Seagal) who is the courier of a package from France to Germany. He soon finds that many people want to get their hands on it.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, secret agent, martial arts, spy, good versus evil, heroes, on the run, race against time, danger, undercover, espionage, government agency ...
Place: france, europe, poland, germany, warsaw poland ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 4.9
 1K
Bulletproof (1987)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A group of dangerous terrorists succeeds to get hold of a tank of the army and all its crew.
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, hijacking, kidnapping, terrorist plot, danger, daring rescue, heroes, one man army, love interest, terrorist, rescue, tough heroes ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: latin america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 3.0
 460
Special Ops (2010)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When an American soldier’s Black Ops Unit is ambushed during a raid to rescue a nano-nuclear device that has fallen into the wrong hands, he must run for his life to not only track down the missing device, but also clear his name when he is ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, captivating, tense, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: betrayal, terrorism, soldier, danger, heroic mission, dishonesty, escapades, rivalry, daring rescue, military, race against time, tough heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 4.2
 484
Con Express (2002)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A hotheaded Alaskan customs agent (Sean Patrick Flannery) unwillingly teams up with a coldhearted but beautiful Soviet agent (Ursula Karven) to capture a rogue Russian general (Arnold Vosloo), selling a shipment of deadly nerve gas. Tensions and ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, suspense, cliffhanger ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, fugitives, train, hostage, danger, rivalry, chases and races, politics, escapades, state affairs, prison, partner ...
Time: year 2002
Place: usa, alaska
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Belly of the Beast (2003)
Genre: Action
Country: Canada, Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Jake and Sunti go to meet Mongkol, the leader of the Abu Karaf. Mongkol confirms that ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Jantapan has worked to corner the narcotics and arms markets. Jake must engage in a battle that will put ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kidnapping, terrorism, rescue, race against time, wiretap, missing person, parents and children, lone wolves, government agency, danger, espionage ...
Time: 90s
Place: asia, thailand, hawaii, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Navy SEALS mount an attack on Colombian special forces to clear their names and rescue a hostage.
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, terrorism, heroes, battles, soldier, secret agent, hostage, heroic mission, frame up, military life, daring rescue, manhunt ...
Place: colombia, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 5.0
 499
The Silencer (1999)
Genre: Action
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Killer gets orders from a video game named The Silencer.
Style: tense, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot: conspiracy, scoop, hitman, spy, danger, undercover, assassination, frame up, chases and races, dishonesty, law enforcement, government agency ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 4.3
 2K
Blast (1997)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Terrorists attempt to disrupt the Atlanta Olympics by kidnapping the U.S. women's swim team. If their demands are not met, the team will be executed. Only janitor Jack Bryant, a former Olympic gymnast champion of Tae Kwon Do felled by injuries ...
Style: independent film, fast, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, hostage, nemesis, die hard, janitor, heroes, swimming pool, swimmer, psychopath, danger, chases and races, contests and competitions ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
The Detonator (2006)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Sonni Griffith, a top US Secret Agent must protect a witness as he crosses Europe.
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: law enforcement, terrorism, undercover, on the run, woman in danger, save the day, survival, espionage, race against time, witnessing a crime, rivalry, escapades ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 6.5
 9K
Shiri (1999)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min.
Story: North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijacks a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries.Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence ...
Style: exciting, realistic, stylized, neo noir, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, hitman, female assassin, female killer, espionage, assassination, swat team, political conspiracy, agent, korean army, spy, violence ...
Time: year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place: north korea, korea, seoul, south korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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The Art of War III: Retribution (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When international diplomacy comes up short, extreme measures must be taken. In the newest installment of The Art of War, Agent Neil Shaw (Treach) is on a covert mission to stop North Korean terrorists from obtaining a nuclear bomb. But when the ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, fast
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, un, martial arts, heroes, protagonist as suspect, race against time, undercover, mysterious character, master warrior, danger, save the day, betrayal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea, usa, asia, new york, seoul
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 5.2
 7K
Sniper 2 (2002)
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Sergeant Thomas Beckett (Berenger) is back - and this time he has teamed up with death row inmate B.J. Cole (Woodbine) on a suicide mission to the Balkans. Their target: a rogue general accused of running ethnic cleansing missions. But when Becket ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 4.6
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Sharpshooter (2007)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: An assassin working for the CIA decides to take one final job before quitting only to find out that he is the target of his CIA boss.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, exciting, cliffhanger ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: secret agent, betrayal, sniper, conspiracy, on the run, danger, save the day, special agent, race against time, manhunt, rivalry, undercover ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 5.1
 4K
Black Tigers (1978)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The former leader of a commando rescue attempt into Vietnam tries to discover why his squad members are being murdered, one-by-one, after the war is over.
Style: cult classic, independent film, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, vietnam war, revenge, kung fu, politics, rescue mission, military, rescue, machine gun, conspiracy, one against many, one man army ...
Time: 70s, year 1978
Place: vietnam, asia, los angeles, washington d.c., california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 4.7
 793
Connors' War (2006)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: They'll never see him coming... It's Personal. It's War. A blinded ex special agent is given his sight back by a special serum in order for him to stop a nuke that's hidden somewhere in the city. Things are just starting to ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: tough girl, secret agent, terrorism, manhunt, chases and races, race against time, undercover, state affairs, government agency, danger, vengeance, law enforcement ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Flight of Fury (2007)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: John, is sent in to recover a stolen Stealth Bomber. His trusty sidekick Rojar and John's ever faithful Jessica, fight the rebel forces of Banansistan, led by the vivacious Ellianna.
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 6.2
 385
Double Agent (2003)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A North Korean diplomat defects to the South during the Cold War, but the South Koreans have their suspicions as to whether he is an actual defector or a double agent.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot: spy, soldier, politics, save the day, state affairs, political conspiracy, undercover, terrorism, journalism, investigation, dishonesty, political intrigue ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: new york, north korea, korea, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 4.2
 276
Warhead (1996)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Terrorists seize an American nuclear missile site and threaten to launch the missiles at Washington unless the President resigns immediately and $1 billion is placed in a Swiss account in 8 hours.
Style: suspense, independent film, fast, exciting, serious ...
Plot: terrorism, world war, 007, die hard, heroes, race against time, computer cracker, chaos, chaos and mayhem, chases and races, confined, law enforcement ...
Time: 90s
Place: switzerland, washington d.c., pentagon, haiti, idaho
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Navy SEALS, headed by Lt. Bobby James, are dispatched to North Korea on a covert mission, all in an effort to take out a missile site...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, soldier, heroes, battles, danger, military life, mission gone awry, daring rescue, cliche, tough heroes, nuclear threat, timebomb ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea, asia, washington d.c., north korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 5.1
 720
First Target (2000)
Genre: Action
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The Secret Service attempts to prevent an elaborately plotted assassination attempt on the President.
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Plot: bodyguard, political conspiracy, undercover, danger, government agency, state affairs, assassination, political intrigue, save the day, assassination attempt, head of state, secret agent ...
Time: 90s
Place: washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Diplomatic Siege (1999)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When Steve Mitchell is clandestinely sent to the US embassy in Bucharest, Romania to disarm a nuclear bomb that has secretly remained in the building since the end of the Cold War, little does he know that other problems will soon erupt. He must ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, hostage, heroic mission, rescue, race against time, danger, save the day, politics, secret agent, special agent, government agency, law enforcement ...
Time: 90s
Place: romania, europe, bucharest, balkan
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 4.1
 5K
The Marksman (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Chechen rebels take over a Russian nuclear plant and it's up to a mysterious agent(Snipes) to stop them.
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, black american, military, sniper, soldier, heroes, rescue, frame up, heroic mission, daring rescue, political conspiracy, race against time ...
Place: russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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