Movies like First Target
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First Target (2000)
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Genre: Action
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Secret Service attempts to prevent an elaborately plotted assassination attempt on the President.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic
Plot:
political conspiracy, undercover, government agency, state affairs, assassination, secret agents, political intrigue, assassination attempt, head of state, save the day, violence, murder, fight, bodyguard, terrorist, usa president, special agents, heroes, wiretap, blonde, white house, president, helicopter, u.s. president, villainess ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington d.c.
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and exciting films with plots about heroes, danger, chases and races, deadly, undercover, rivalry and terrorism mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like First Target: First Daughter (1999), First Shot (2002), The Peacekeeper (1997), Plato's Run (1997), Diplomatic Siege (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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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 ...
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, Luxembourg
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
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