Movies like Commando
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Commando (1985)
186K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.
Style:
serious, exciting, entertaining, breathtaking, psychological, captivating, psychotronic, sentimental, funny, retro ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
kidnapping, one man army, revenge, hostage, father, commando, rescue, gunfight, tough guy, vengeance, machismo, violence, warrior, heroes, villain, dictator, violent, island, mercenary, single father, father daughter relationship, knife fight, henchman, ex soldier, ex military ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985, twentieth century
Place:
california, los angeles, latin america
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Most similar movies to Commando
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, suspenseful, entertaining and intense films with plots about gunfight, violence, chase, hostage, pistol, murder and heroes mostly in Action, Thriller and Adventure genres. Some movies like Commando: Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Rambo III (1988), The Expendables (2010), Rambo (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Style:
action packed, harsh, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
one man army, revenge, prison, rambo, vietnam war, chase, violent, behind enemy lines, torture, soldier, guerilla warfare, propaganda ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, arizona, thailand, asia, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, ...
Style:
suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, action packed, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, terrorism, revenge, race against time, lone hero, heist, police, buddy cop, car chase, terrorist, police officer, bank robber ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem ...
Similarity:
100%
149K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when ...
Style:
intense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, manly
Plot:
one man army, desert, lone hero, cold war, violence, rambo, revenge, heroes, tank, loner, gunfight, shootout ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
afghanistan, pakistan, middle east, soviet union, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert, heavy weapons specialist, demolitionist, and a loose-cannon sniper. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church ...
Style:
exciting, bloody, suspenseful, action thriller, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
martial arts, gunfight, mercenary, tough guy, assassin, sniper, shootout, chase, showdown, hotshot, bodyguard, unstoppable ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
latin america, new orleans, somalia, fictional island
Similarity:
100%
255K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When governments fail to act on behalf of captive missionaries, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo sets aside his peaceful existence along the Salween River in a war-torn region of Thailand to take action. Although he's still haunted by violent ...
Style:
cult classic, grindhouse, suspense, harsh, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
one man army, rambo, violent, jungle, lone hero, bomb, military, soldier, shootout, warrior, sniper, blood ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
burma, arizona, asia, thailand, southeast asia
Similarity:
85%
668K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, action thriller, entertaining, fast ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, date night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
revenge, kidnapping, one man army, vigilantism, chase, secret service, human trafficking, cia, vigilante, violence, vengeance, danger ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france, north america, usa
Similarity:
91%
147K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Japan, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
heist, mountain climbing, mountain, rocky mountains, wilderness, rock climbing, rescue, redemption, climbing, villain, cave, chase ...
Time:
20th century, future, 90s, 80s
Place:
colorado, antarctic
Similarity:
75%
102K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
This action-packed thriller takes place on the soon-to-be-decommissioned USS Missouri. Disgruntled ex-CIA operative Strannix, his assistant Krill and their group of terrorists seize the battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned ...
Style:
exciting, rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, terrorism, u.s. navy, violence, terrorist, ship, terrorist plot, hostage, one man army, sociopath, mercenary, warship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991, 80s
Place:
hawaii, pacific ocean, honolulu hawaii, pentagon, san francisco ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and American society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight ...
Style:
rough, futuristic, cult classic, exciting, tech noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
dystopian future, cyberpunk, distopia, chase, chases and races, dystopic future, prison, danger, dishonesty, rivalry, tough heroes, social commentary ...
Time:
future, near future, 80s, 20th century, year 2019 ...
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
100%
144K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychotronic, anamorphic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
skyscraper, heroism, penthouse, terrorism, protective parent, disaster, ex soldier, fire, panic, courage, terrorist, survival ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, minnesota
Similarity:
67%
1.0M
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
NYPD cop, John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking ...
Style:
intense, christmas special, clever, action packed, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, date night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
hostage, one man army, gunfight, heist, tough guy, christmas, police, terrorism, terrorist, skyscraper, robbery, police officer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 2016, year 1988
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
James Bond and his American colleague Felix Leiter arrest the drug lord Sanchez who succeeds in escaping and takes revenge on Felix and his wife. Bond knows but just one thing: revenge.
Style:
saga, exciting, controversial, cult classic, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, 007, vengeance, woman with a gun, spy, drug lord, secret agent, shark, secret service, revenge, rape and revenge, secret service agent ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
colombia, latin america, south america, florida, mexico ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.
Style:
intense, suspense, perverse, saga, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, terrorist, martial arts, terrorism, violent, military, hostage, railway, die hard, disaster, 007, one man army ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
colorado, denver colorado, pentagon, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
269K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, clever, twist ending, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick
Plot:
prison, prison escape, revenge, outsmarting, escape plan, betrayal, resourceful, escape, prisoner, maximum security prison, prison break, lone hero ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, future, 80s, 21st century
Place:
morocco, usa, miami, new orleans, colorado ...
Similarity:
100%
284K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Russia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
James Bond must unmask the mysterious head of the Janus Syndicate and prevent the leader from utilizing the GoldenEye weapons system to inflict devastating revenge on Britain.
Style:
exciting, cliffhanger, saga, intense, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, kids, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, espionage, mission, woman with a gun, satellite, intelligence agency, secret agent, bond girl, female killer, agent, undercover, romancing partners ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s, 20th century, year 1986, 80s
Place:
london, cuba, europe, paris france, britain ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, airplane, hostage, hijacking, rescue, terrorist, airplane accident, special forces, hand to hand combat, ransom, bomb, surveillance ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1995
Place:
washington d.c., athens greece, london, los angeles, pentagon
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
Style:
bloody, exciting, entertaining, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, mercenary, hotshot, ex military, revenge, violence, machismo, showdown, leader, heroes, terrorist plot, tough guy ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 80s, 21st century
Place:
europe, china, new orleans, nepal, paris france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
During a rescue mission, a team of Navy Seals discover that a terrorist group have access to deadly US built Stinger missiles, and must set out to locate and destroy them before they can be used.
Style:
exciting, intense, humorous, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, special forces, violence, commando, u.s. navy, soldier, military, car chase, terrorist, rescue, shootout, friendship between men ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
middle east, beirut lebanon, lebanon, north america, pentagon ...
Similarity:
100%
41K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a ...
Style:
intense, rough, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
vigilante, fbi, one man army, mafia, small town, vengeance, gangster, tough heroes, revenge, heroes, law enforcement, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985, year 1986
Place:
chicago, usa, north carolina
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national ...
Style:
rough, political thriller, serious, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, secret service, president, hostage, white house, terrorist attack, one man army, politics, daring rescue, u.s. president, commando mission, propaganda ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., north korea, usa, north america, pentagon
Similarity:
100%
124K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to ...
Style:
suspense, breathtaking, exciting, action packed, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
conspiracy, twists and turns, rogue agent, gunfight, betrayal, treason, witness protection program, witness, corporate crime, police investigation, one man army, justice ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1996, 80s, future
Place:
new york, maryland, usa, baltimore, san francisco ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Spain
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now 007 must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Style:
suspense, saga, intense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, 007, chase, female spy, world war three, top secret, hot and sexy, espionage, secret agent, secret service, female martial artist ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
hamburg germany, hong kong, vietnam, china, england ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, action thriller, saga, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
hacking, computer hacker, hacker, terrorism, conspiracy, gunfight, one man army, tough cop, lone hero, fbi, chaos, surveillance ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., maryland, los angeles, new york, baltimore ...
Similarity:
100%
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277K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A group of Iraq War veterans goes on the run from U.S. military forces while they try to clear their names after being framed for a crime they didn't commit. Along the way, Col. Hannibal Smith, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, intense, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, manly, chick flick
Plot:
team, chase, cia, twists and turns, anti hero, frame up, mercenary, military operation, conspiracy, prison escape, escape, fight scenes ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place:
colorado, california, iran, germany, usa ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An ex-CIA agent is hired to protect the daughter of a rich American family.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, bodyguard, haunted by the past, daring rescue, vengeance, rescue, danger, confined, lone wolves, heroes, missing child, revenge ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe, milan italy
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
During the alien invasion of 2022, one man flees through a wormhole to 1992, where attempt after attempt is made to catch and kill him.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
time travel, changing the past or future, time loop, time machine, terminator, soldier, danger, imaginary, heroic mission, escapades, rescue, alien invasion ...
Time:
future, year 1993, 90s, 20th century, year 1992 ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, seattle
Similarity:
100%
496K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, scary, cult classic, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
alien, monster, survival, jungle, creature, military, chase, deadly creature, alien invasion, hunting, gory, special forces ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987, future
Place:
latin america, south america, central america
Similarity:
75%
595
Genre: Action
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The remake of famous Commando (1985) movie.
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, suspense, psychotronic
Plot:
hitman, warrior, one man army, murder, arrest, kidnapping, hostage, daring rescue, ex military, escapades, rivalry, danger ...
Similarity:
60%
420K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Los Angeles SWAT cop Jack Traven is up against bomb expert Howard Payne, who's after major ransom money. First it's a rigged elevator in a very tall building. Then it's a rigged bus--if it slows, it will blow, bad enough any day, but ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, fast, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
hostage, bomb, twists and turns, danger, bus, terrorist, terrorism, police officer, trapped, unlikely partners, save the day, bomb squad ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
16%
336K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA, Turkey, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, action packed, action thriller, saga ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, family outing, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, revenge, vigilante, one man army, kidnapped, hostage, brutality, lone hero, chase, retribution, secret service, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey, europe, los angeles, balkan ...
Similarity:
100%
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