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Homeland Security (2004)
466
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 a senior member of the Office of Homeland Security under Tom Ridge. Once in office Admiral McKee faces the challenge of organising this new office so as to prevent further terrorist attacks against the United States. With this in mind Admiral McKee's wife, Elise Mckee, recommends he speaks to his friend, NSA Agent Sol Binder.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, danger, law enforcement, head of state, save the day, heroes, political intrigue, political conspiracy, race against time, government agency, state affairs, heroic mission, secret agent, special agent, war in afghanistan, aviation, 9/11, homeland, politics, disaster, chases and races, fbi, cia, catastrophe ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 90s
Place:
afghanistan
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Most similar movies to Homeland Security
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and rough films with plots about danger, terrorism, deadly, chases and races, heroes, race against time and rivalry mostly in Thriller, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Homeland Security: Greenmail (2002), Shakedown (2002), The Grid (2004), Diplomatic Siege (1999), Detonator (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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377
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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864
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 266 min.
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Story:
A team of American and British counter-terrorists are tasked with stopping a terrorist cell who's operating on a global level.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, detective
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, female agent, terrorist, fbi, murder, save the day, investigation, rivalry, race against time, danger, rebellion, undercover ...
Time:
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Place:
london, england, europe, chicago, africa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto. With a nondescript armored truck, crudely yet somehow elaborately rigged with ...
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serious, tense, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, kidnapping, armored car, rescue, head of state, danger, secret agent, law enforcement, die hard, trucker, politics ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
south america, canada
Similarity:
100%
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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 ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, heroic mission, save the day, politics, rescue, danger, race against time, government agency, state affairs, one man army, heroes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
romania, europe, bucharest, balkan
Similarity:
43%
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:
42%
259
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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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:
38%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, Luxembourg
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
Vusi Madlazi returns to the South African village he left as a young boy (he was organizing against apartheid, and left in fear of his life) to bury his father. He meets up with his brother Ernest, who tells him their other brother Stephen ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
covert operation, spy, world war two, terrorism, violent content, secret agent, special agent, conspiracy, working undercover, government agency, danger, political intrigue ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, england
Similarity:
38%
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686
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A Presidential candidate running against the Vice-President plans a trip to the Balkans to negotiate the release of American servicemen being held hostage. Before he leaves, he receives a disk documenting evidence that the Vice-President has been ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, hijacking, one man army, political conspiracy, state affairs, secret agent, undercover, law enforcement, confined, race against time, danger, save the day ...
Place:
washington d.c., france
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Similarity:
37%
511
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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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:
36%
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:
35%
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
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35%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A retired and disgruntled scientist is brought out of retirement to explain why tidal waves are wiping out coastal communities. But is he part of the problem?
Style:
apocalyptic, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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949
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, rough, fast ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
90s
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The dramatic action film follows a soldier who ventures to America in search of his long lost brother, unaware that his brother may hold the key to a devastating weapon their father developed years ago and that a terrorist now wants to possess.
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
US Navy medical officer Jake Fuller is assigned to a goodwill visit aboard a Russian submarine. But he and his companion, Lt. Swain, end up alone among terrorists, who have taken over the submarine and threaten to fire its nuclear weapons.
Style:
suspense, independent film, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, submarine, die hard, sex scene, naval battle, boat, disaster, ambassador, u.s. navy, terrorist plot, profanity ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
33%
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, rough, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
spy, politics, journalism, political conspiracy, save the day, soldier, terrorism, state affairs, investigation, undercover, danger, government agency ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, north korea, korea, europe
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, exciting, cliffhanger ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
secret agent, betrayal, conspiracy, on the run, danger, save the day, special agent, manhunt, race against time, law enforcement, undercover, rivalry ...
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33%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, soldier, spy, covert operation, anglo irish relations, ira, terrorism, british monarchy, assassination attempt, hitman, political conspiracy, working undercover ...
Time:
90s
Place:
ireland, england
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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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:
32%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting
Plot:
submarine, underwater, terrorism, terrorist, military, save the day, army investigation, escapades, undercover, rivalry, danger, chases and races ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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488
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
russia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett is the U.S. Marine Corps' most decorated sniper. His has taken out warlords, drug lords, assassins, and bitter foes. This time, he's going after a friend.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, action packed, political thriller
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
sniper, one man army, terrorist, special agent, tough heroes, assassin, betrayal, hitman, terrorism, childhood friend, secret agent, heroes ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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432
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female martial artist, female gunfighter, save the day, rescue, one man army, danger, government agency, espionage, dishonesty, law enforcement, confined, undercover ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Independent writer-director Leigh Slawner helms this chilling dramatization of the findings laid out in the best-selling 9/11 Commission Report, a document that sought to analyze the circumstances surrounding coordinated terrorist attacks against ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world trade center manhattan new york city, investigation, uncover truth, danger, politics, state affairs, chaos, society, fbi agent, 9/11, terrorist, islam ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
new york, london, pakistan, washington d.c., israel ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sri Lanka, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, law enforcement, danger, terrorist plot, threat, chase, chases and races, race against time, die hard, graphic violence, tourism ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
asia, sri lanka
Similarity:
31%
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