Movies like The Enemy Within 1994
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The Enemy Within (1994)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Colonel Casey discovers what appears to be plans by General Lloyd to use fake military excercises to assist Jack Giddings in his plans to remove President Foster from office. Colonel Casey, and President Foster must find evidence that there is a coup planned and stop it, before it takes place. Unfortunately, there isn't much time
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, political thriller
Plot:
coup d'etat, conspiracy, terrorism, betrayal, undercover, manhunt, political corruption, government agency, state affairs, military, politics, revolution, fighting the system, danger, dishonesty, special agent, world war three, politician, commander, die hard, world war, heroes, rebellion, chases and races, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
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Most similar movies to The Enemy Within
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and tense films with plots about deadly, state affairs, dishonesty, danger, undercover, chases and races and heroes mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like The Enemy Within: Seven Days in May (1964), Executive Power (1997), Live Wire (1992), The Domino Killings (1977), The Parallax View (1974). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A U.S. Army general alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Style:
political thriller, tense, political, black and white, suspense ...
Plot:
cold war, conspiracy, politics, u.s. air force, white house, terrorism, president, coup d'etat, u.s. president, betrayal, mistress, espionage ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, future, 70s
Place:
austin texas, russia, texas, spain, america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
While protecting the U.S. President, Secret Service agent Nick Sager helps him to dispose of the body of a young girl, who accidentally died during an adulterous encounter. Some time later, a few weeks before the elections, the disillusioned ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, political thriller
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, die hard, torture, usa president, political corruption, conspiracy, extramarital affair, cover-up, secret agent, campaign, political intrigue, who done it ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible" liquid explosive which is activated within the human body.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, reluctant partners, assassination, senator, bomb squad, investigation, danger, undercover, police detective, government agency, politics, special agent ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tucker is a chronic underachiever and a loser. A Vietnam war veteran who just can't seem to keep out of trouble, in the years since his discharge. The only thing he got out of the war was his skill with a rifle. Now, serving a long stretch in ...
Style:
neo noir, independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, vietnam war, prison, assassination, terrorism, paranoia, vietnam veteran, prison escape, murder, communism, paranoid, conspiracy theory ...
Time:
70s
Place:
asia, vietnam, europe, spain, san francisco ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ambitious reporter, investigating a senator's assassination, realizes witnesses to the shooting are systematically dying and discovers a multi-million dollar corporation which serves as a front for the recruitment of political assassins.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, neo noir, political, intense ...
Plot:
politics, conspiracy, reporter, corruption, political conspiracy, journalism, murder, investigation, undercover, paranoia, assassin, media ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
seattle, los angeles, washington state, usa, latin america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam ...
Style:
political thriller, political, neo noir, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nuclear threat, vietnam war, cold war, president, u.s. president, danger, terrorism, conspiracy, nuclear missile, military, u.s. military, u.s. air force ...
Place:
montana, usa, vietnam, asia
Similarity:
100%
266
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Randi Stewart is a sergeant on a marine base where her father is the commanding officer. She is being treated by the new base psychiatrist, Bill Turner. Her brother, Gordon Stewart is running for political office. General Stewart is murdered and ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychotronic
Plot:
army investigation, murder, psychiatrist, dangerous attraction, uncover truth, military life, life is a bitch, politics, military, danger, state affairs, femme fatale ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.
Style:
political thriller, tense, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
conspiracy, espionage, cia, uncover truth, fighting the system, political conspiracy, life turned upside down, who to trust, hitman, manhunt, politics, photograph ...
Time:
70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place:
new york, middle east, persia, usa, brooklyn new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
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443
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A former FBI agent must stop a crazy man from blowing up bombs.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, terrorism, one man army, save the day, special agent, law enforcement, danger, vengeance, race against time, master criminal, rivalry, chases and races ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A former Irish Republican Army fighter, Gingy McAnally (Anthony Brophy), is reluctant about being called back into service after serving time in prison. He executes the grisly task but ends up captured by a sympathetic British police lieutenant ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, independent film
Plot:
terrorism, ira, struggle, conflict, 007, spy, anglo irish relations, freedom, trouble, dishonesty, introspection, society ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, europe, belfast
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it. As the operation unfolds, we see the working lives of ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
radical, terrorism, nuclear holocaust, political conspiracy, terrorist bombing, terrorist plot, firefighter, save the day, secret agent, counter terrorism, danger, race against time ...
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
100%
259
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Former Gulf War hero Rowdy Welles is framed for murder by unscrupulous CIA boss Dick Althorp. As his price of freedom, Welles is ordered to undertake a deadly mission to destroy a nuclear processing plant in a foreign nation, owned by dangerous ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, covert operation, spy, hostage, conspiracy, secret agent, special agent, chases and races, good versus evil, rivalry, save the day, danger ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Terrorists capture a Soviet missile submarine and they are intent on using it to unleash a barrage of missiles onto the US West Coast. American special services are called up to intercept and stop the terrorists before they can complete their ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting
Plot:
submarine, underwater, terrorism, terrorist, military, save the day, army investigation, escapades, undercover, rivalry, danger, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A tough guy goes undercover on a personal mission of vengeance into the hardcore world of S&M, to find out who's responsible for the death of his brother.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, scary, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
tough heroes, serial killer, investigation, law enforcement, vengeance, dishonesty, dominatrix, death of brother, older brother, stripper, violent, prostitute ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tom Flynn, the idealist owner of a left-leaning radical café/bookstore and the quixotic publisher of a hard hitting 911 conspiracy expose, finds himself entangled with a mysterious Eastern European beauty, Kasia, who is on the run from strong hand ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, black and white ...
Plot:
uncover truth, investigation, fighting the system, race against time, undercover, assassination, rebellion, life is a bitch, danger, dishonesty, government agency, society ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An average everyman discovers he's the unwitting target of an ultra secret domestic black-op centering on mind control.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, grindhouse, surprise ending
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mind control, brainwashing, political conspiracy, manhunt, government agency, rivalry, undercover, investigation, uncover truth, supernatural ability, dishonesty, murder ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Everything is not as it seems for a man who recovers from a plane crash in which his family is killed. After plastic surgery and rehabilitation, he determines that he worked for a secret agency for which he was an assassin. His former boss puts him ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, disturbing, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, memory loss, female killer, female assassin, secret agent, assassination, uncover truth, haunted by the past, leadership, chases and races, danger, professional killer ...
Place:
london, england, europe, amsterdam
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A web of intrigue and conspiracy lies beneath the euphoria as the U.S. is about to put a man on the moon for the first time in over thirty years
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, military, manhunt, fighting the system, life turned upside down, special agent, tough heroes, assassination, dishonesty, rebellion, danger, law enforcement ...
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
25%
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511
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson (Holly) ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
save the day, political conspiracy, politics, danger, undercover, terrorism, rivalry, state affairs, dishonesty, murder, terrorist, propaganda ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
24%
505
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
political thriller that charts the exploits of disillusioned ex-hacker Terell Lessor. A return to New York, coupled with a humiliating attempt at getting a new job, serves as the catalyst for him to take action against those who slighted him in the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorism, prodigy, undercover, secret agent, campaign, fighting the system, society, dishonesty, rebellion, vengeance, rivalry, politics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
London of the late 19th century is a haven for political exiles of all sorts - refugees, partisans, anarchists. Verloc has made his living spying for the Russian goverment, an agent provacateur of sorts, while simultaneously providing information to ...
Style:
psychological, harsh, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, betrayal, murder mystery, politics, police inspector, secret agent, sabotage, conspiracy, undercover, state affairs, dishonesty, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 1996, 1880s, 18th century ...
Place:
london, england, europe, scotland, russia
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Set in a post-9/11 America, four Americans come together to build a truck bomb and plan to detonate it on a target in the U.S. Highlighting the days leading up to the event.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, conspiracy, politics, bomb, rebellion, danger, society, vengeance, terrorism, state affairs, rivalry, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A Secret Service agent and his brother, a reckless ATF agent, try to stop a group of extreme right-wing U.S. military mercenaries, led by a fanatic Taiwanese vixen, who hijack the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner with the U.S. and Chinese presidents on ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
daring rescue, undercover, terrorism, hostage, rescue, one man army, escapades, save the day, rivalry, confined, danger, race against time ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Clayton Pierce is an agent working under deep cover. Although he is a top agent, he is questioning his loyalty after twenty years of service. His devotion has already cost him his wife, family and personal life. During a de-briefing from his last ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
working undercover, save the day, memory loss, undercover, rivalry, political conspiracy, government agency, danger, dishonesty, political corruption, terrorism, antidote ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Admiral McKee (Tom Skerritt) is retired, when following the events of 9/11 he receives a call from the White House informing him that his commander in chief requires him to serve his country once again. Shortly after this he is sworn into office as ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, law enforcement, head of state, danger, save the day, government agency, heroes, state affairs, race against time, political intrigue, heroic mission ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 90s
Place:
afghanistan
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller about how an elite SAS unit's position is revealed by the British Prime Minister to ensure an arms deal goes ahead and to secure his re-election.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Plot:
political conspiracy, politics, investigation, arms dealing, corrupted ruler, undercover, head of state, rivalry, betrayal, danger, vengeance, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, europe, middle east, england
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Recluse Smith (Sam Neill) is drawn into a revolutionary struggle between guerillas and right-wingers in New Zealand. Implicated in a murder and framed as a revolutionary conspirator, Smith tries to maintain an attitude of non-violence while caught ...
Style:
apocalyptic, political, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
dystopia, revolution, dystopian future, distopia, civil war, government agency, witnessing a crime, rivalry, rebellion, chases and races, heroes, dishonesty ...
Time:
70s, near future
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A fictional version of the events that led to the assassination of the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn on May 6, 2002. The movie is based upon the book "The sixth of May" by Tomas Ross.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, rough, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, uncover truth, political conspiracy, state affairs, assassination, dishonesty, life is a bitch, politics, fighting the system, immigrant, animal life, gays and lesbians ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, Israel
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Inspired by the unfortunate event of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin we are proud to bring you the dramatic feature of Haim Bouzaglo, Blank Bullet. Amos Snir, the head of the Shin Bet, has just 60 hours during which time he must prevent the next ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, serious, political thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
criminal psychologist, special agent, society, state affairs, government agency, danger, social decay, law enforcement, assassination, investigation, conspiracy, moral dilemma ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
There is no question that the Arab terrorist portrayed by Robert Davi is guilty of killing five US citizens in Barcelona. Even his lawyers have zero respect for the rabidly sociopathic Davi. But Jewish defence attorney Ron Leibman is obsessed with ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
lawyer, terrorism, law, professor, trial, power relations, injustice, confined, danger, politics, hotshot lawyer, legal investigation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
20%
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