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Capricorn One (1978)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of scientists stages a phony Mars landing. Willingly participating in the deception are a trio of well-meaning astronauts, who become liabilities when their space capsule is reported lost on re-entry. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter,they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, suspense, psychotronic, atmospheric, political thriller, retro, neo noir, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
conspiracy, astronaut, conspiracy theory, nasa, spacecraft, paranoia, mars, whistleblower, investigative reporter, survival, desert, chase, aerial combat, space, uncover truth, airplane, manhunt, on the run, faked death, hoax, helicopter, murder, corruption, paranoid, space exploration ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1978, future
Place:
houston texas, texas, usa, arizona, united states of america
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Most similar movies to Capricorn One
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, suspenseful, serious and exciting films with plots about chase, paranoia, danger, gun, rescue, death and escape mostly in Thriller, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Capricorn One: The China Syndrome (1979), Apollo 13 (1995), Conspiracy Theory (1997), Outland (1981), Skyjacked (1972). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A modern nightmare nearly becomes reality in this tension-filled story about an "incident" at a nuclear power plant. Jane Fonda stars as Kimberly Wells, an ambitious TV reporter covering a story on energy sources, who is present at the ...
Style:
suspense, tension, suspenseful, political, tense ...
Plot:
reporter, conspiracy, investigation, power plant, radiation, politics, journalism, nuclear power, whistleblower, disaster, murder, corruption ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1979
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, southern california, pennsylvania
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from ...
Style:
factual, realistic, inspirational, suspense, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, political thriller, suspense, psychological, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, political conspiracy, cia, chase, surveillance, conspiracy theory, mind control, paranoia, amnesia, obsession, taxi driver, twists and turns ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
35K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Thriller about an honest marshal in a corrupt mining colony on Io, Jupiter's sunless third moon, who is determined to confront a violent drug ring even though it may cost him his life. After his wife angrily deserts him, he waits alone for the ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, futuristic, visually stunning, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
corruption, mining, jupiter the planet, spacesuit, alien, space opera, outer space, attempted murder, tough guy, courage, marital separation, video surveillance ...
Time:
future, year 1981, distant future
Place:
space western
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia.
Style:
suspense, psychological, fast, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
airplane, disaster, terrorist, air disaster, aviation, terrorism, vietnam war, hijacking, airplane accident, survival, sergeant, crash ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Place:
vietnam, asia, russia, moscow russia, soviet union ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, suspense, suspenseful, serious, psychotronic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, exciting, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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26%
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Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
This is a sequel to 2001 A Space Odyssey. It is now 2010 and both the Americans and the Russians are racing to get to Jupiter to investigate the black monolith (similar to the one found in Lunar Crater Clavius) which was found by the U.S.S. ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
astronaut, space travel, nasa, artificial intelligence, space exploration, paranoia, space opera, contact, space, deep space, spaceship, science ...
Time:
future, year 2010, distant future, year 1984, near future ...
Place:
tower bridge london, ussr, soviet union, paris france, london ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, China
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
A international science conference is held in Australia when Dr. Austin Shepard mysteriously disappears Dr. Shepard's colleague, Christopher Richardson and other people are soon faced with the reality of an impending crisis and an attempt to ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, exciting, scenic, unusual plot structure, psychotronic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, clever, suspense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychotronic, psychological, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the jungles of Ecuador, blood taints the waters. A multinational conglomerate's unholy alliance with a bloodthirsty military regime has resulted in a massacre. Only the rebel Francisco Franco and his determined wife Mia can prove the truth. ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, action packed ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Style:
action thriller, breathtaking, action packed, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
24%
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Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, fast, tense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
hostage, bomb, twists and turns, danger, bus, terrorist, terrorism, police officer, trapped, unlikely partners, save the day, bomb squad ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new jersey, new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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24%
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Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
90s, year 1998, future, 20th century
Place:
new york, washington d.c., paris france, usa, taj mahal ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton's wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation to save the woman he loves.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
syria, usa, new york, washington d.c., algeria ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A mercenary is hired by the FBI to track down a powerful recluse criminal, a woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, rough, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mercenary, racial slur, guard dog, explosions, spy, gangster, hitman, murder, heroes, rivalry, dishonesty, vigilantism ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
miami, washington d.c., caribbean, new york
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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