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The Island (1980)
5K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
David Warner leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation out in the Caribbean. Michael Caine is a reporter who goes out there with his son to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats. He runs across Warner and his band of raiders and they decide to induct them into their tribe.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, rough, cult classic, psychotronic, serious, slasher, scary, psychological ...
Plot:
island, kidnapping, pirate, rescue, ship, violence, insanity, father son relationship, brainwashing, escape, boy, captive, ocean, supernatural, survival, hostage, cocaine, capture, mysterious disappearance, englishman abroad, attempted escape, boat, missing person, isolation, against the odds ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
caribbean, new york, miami
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Most similar movies to The Island
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, suspense, serious and exciting films with plots about danger, death, survival, blood, chase, violence and catastrophe mostly in Thriller, Adventure and Action genres. Some movies like The Island: King Kong (2005), Death Ship (1980), Ashanti (1979), Jaws 2 (1978), Jaws (1975). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA, New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 187 min.
Story:
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, scenic, action adventure, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, manly, kids, girls' night, boys' night ...
Plot:
king kong, creature, jungle, dinosaur, giant animal, monster, gorilla, giant ape, beast, rescue, island, dangerous animal ...
Time:
1930s, year 2005, prehistoric times, jurassic, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, empire state building manhattan new york city, fictional island, usa, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realise that the ship is actually a Nazi torture ship which has sailed the seas for years, luring unsuspecting sailors ...
Style:
slasher, scary, suspense, intense, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ghost, ghost ship, ship, gory, haunted ship, nazi, ocean, good versus evil, haunted, exploitation, torture, danger ...
Time:
year 1980, 80s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Dr. Anansa Linderby is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this moment, her husband will do anything to recover her and to punish the bad guys, but that will be not an easy task.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
desert, village life, missing person, danger, hostage, terrorism, rivalry, intrigue, race against time, rescue, mercenary, jungle adventure ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
100%
92K
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Style:
natural horror, suspense, scary, slasher, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
shark, animal attack, survival, killer shark, monster, sea adventure, shark attack, creature feature, panic, underwater, creature, boat ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
fictional island, usa, new england, new york
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
An insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, The police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the bloodthirsty beast.
Style:
suspense, scary, classic horror, natural horror, sexy ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night, horror for children, adult
Plot:
shark, animal attack, shark attack, creature feature, ocean, beach, fear, killer shark, boat, monster, dangerous animal, great white shark ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
boston, fictional island, persia, oceania, long island ...
Similarity:
100%
15K
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters...
Style:
tense, suspense, scenic, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
underwater, ocean, shark, treasure hunt, scuba diving, diving, shipwreck, chase, sea, kidnapping, see through clothes, betrayal ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
haiti, caribbean
Similarity:
100%
116K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After discovering a passenger ship missing since 1962 floating adrift on the Bering Sea, salvagers claim the vessel as their own. Once they begin towing the ghost ship towards harbor, a series of bizarre occurrences happen and the group becomes ...
Style:
scary, slasher, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, ship, ghost, ghost ship, supernatural horror, survival, gory, danger, ocean, twists and turns, macabre, shipwreck ...
Time:
2000s, year 1962, 60s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
usa, pacific ocean, alaska
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Set on an island off the coast, a techno rave party attracts a diverse group of college coeds and a Coast Guard officer. Soon, they discover that their X-laced escapades are to be interrupted by zombies and monsters that attack them on the ground, ...
Style:
scary, stylized, rough, suspenseful, splatter ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
zombie, brutality, island, mad scientist, danger, party, chaos, gory, teenage life, video game, undead, murder ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Hotshot Navy special ops guys get assigned to take a cruise to keep an eye on a VIP's daughter. Once the voyage is under way, somehow a nuke A) gets lost in the vicinity, and goes off. The resulting tidal wave capsizes the cruise ship, and its ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, exciting, independent film ...
Plot:
terrorist, cruise ship, one against many, hostage, survival, betrayal, ocean, fight, kidnapping, terrorist group, teenage girl, conspiracy ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
san francisco, pentagon, san diego california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Martial arts expert Matt Hunter was one of the most promising operatives in Army intelligence until his parents were killed by terrorists, and he retired to the family's farm in Louisiana to take care of his 12-year-old sister Sara and their ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, perverse, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, terrorism, martial arts, masked man, terrorist, rescue, survival, one man army, kidnapping, tough heroes, vengeance, save the day ...
Time:
80s
Place:
louisiana, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Two divers are left out at sea without a boat. There’s nothing but water for miles, unless they look at what’s underneath them...
Style:
scary, suspense, sexy, clever, psychological ...
Plot:
survival, shark, shark attack, stranded, diving, ocean, panic, isolation, lost at sea, shipwreck, animal attack, fish ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
caribbean, australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Twenty five years ago, the SS Corona Queen disappeared in the region known as, "The Bermuda Triangle". Now, it has returned. Seven people go on board to learn the truth behind her disappearance but the ship did not return alone...
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, scary ...
Plot:
bermuda triangle, ghost, cruise ship, afterlife, ghost ship, danger, investigation, supernatural ability, obsession, disaster, ocean, rescue ...
Time:
70s
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:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Jack Cutter is the last in long line of vampire hunters. After killing few vampires in one L.A. restaurant, he is chased both by police and by other vampires. In the process he meets an attractive woman-reporter.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, rough, suspense, retro ...
Plot:
vampire, martial arts, stalking, vampire hunter, one man army, danger, on the run, battles, murder, heroic mission, criminal's revenge, journalism ...
Time:
90s, 60s, year 1995, year 1968
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
68K
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.
Style:
scary, bloody, cult classic, gothic, splatter ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, vampire hunter, vengeance, death, gory, vampire slayer, bloodsucker, female vampire, vampire bite, transformation, violence ...
Time:
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Place:
new mexico, mexico
Similarity:
100%
81K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who ...
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
survival, disaster, natural disaster, race against time, tunnel, trapped, rescue, catastrophe, taxi driver, fire, self sacrifice, loss of loved one ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
new jersey, new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO, Michael Jennings, is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto the land, just as long ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, vigilante, corruption, corporate greed, oil company, conspiracy, oil rig, one against many, oil, one man army, tough heroes, revenge ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place:
alaska, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends. They forget to let the ladder down before they jump into the ocean for a swim. The boat proves impossible to climb. They are stuck in the water ...
Style:
scary, rough, suspenseful, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
survival, family in danger, human nature, yacht, drowning, danger, social relations, sea, uninhibited rivalry, diving, shipwreck, survival horror ...
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An American muay-thai fighter in Thailand must join forces with a group of vampire hunters to track down and kill a vampire lord who has kidnapped his gilfriend.
Style:
scary, serious, suspenseful, rough, gothic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vampire, vampire vs vampire, martial arts, vampire hunter, supernatural, yakuza, female vampire, heroes, danger, rescue, heroic mission, solar eclipse ...
Place:
thailand, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the ...
Style:
slasher, bloody, scary, splatter, brutal ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, gory, kidnapping, masked killer, trap, torture, massacre, sadistic horror, serial murder, survival, maniac, mysterious villain ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
100%
42K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.
Style:
slasher, scary, rough, medical horror, bloody ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
jungle, torture, survival, gory, youth, violence, murder, strong violent content, chase, transplant, brutality, female nudity ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
brazil, south america, latin america, rio de janeiro, argentina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The Megalodon shark. A prehistoric killing machine 60 feet long, flashing 200 pounds of teeth and weighing over 20 tons. It's the deadliest predator the world has ever seen. The scientists say it's been extinct for more than 10,000 years. ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, fast, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
shark, underwater, shark attack, survival, obsessive quest, dangerous animal, heroic mission, danger, race against time, escapades, rescue, obsession ...
Time:
prehistory
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A remake of the 1959 film of the same name. A millionaire offers a group of diverse people $1,000,000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past.
Style:
scary, slasher, gothic, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, supernatural horror, gory, mental institution, survival, danger, haunted by the past, murder, ghost, evil spirit, isolation ...
Time:
90s, 1930s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
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:
100%
43K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Russia, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control on-board their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
submarine, underwater, sea, treasure hunt, boat, ocean, survival, gold, isolation, danger, sunken ship, greed ...
Time:
year 1941, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
black sea, scotland, ukraine, crimea, russia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Plot:
shipwreck, survival, desert island, island, ocean, stranded on an island, friendship, passionate kiss, destiny, stranded, female nudity, ship ...
Time:
year 1997, 18th century
Place:
fictional island, oceania, pacific ocean, scotland, london
Similarity:
67%
153K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An injured surfer stranded on a buoy needs to get back to shore, but the great white shark stalking her might have other ideas.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspense, harsh, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
shark, survival, surfing, animal attack, killer shark, shark attack, trapped, ocean, creature feature, great white shark, stranded, beach ...
Time:
year 2016, future, 2010s
Place:
mexico, texas, tijuana mexico, australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
disaster, ship, ocean liner, sinking ship, rescue, terrorist, natural disaster, plutonium, race against time, cruise, shootout, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 80s, future
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mason is a man down on his luck with nothing to lose when he's approached to lead a group of wealthy hunters on an expedition in the Pacific Northwest. But things get really twisted when Mason discovers the group isn't after wild animals ...
Style:
suspense, harsh, suspenseful, exciting, road movie ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
survival, manhunt, human prey, most dangerous game, mountain, chase, homeless, psychopath, wilderness, revenge, death, money ...
Time:
90s
Place:
seattle, washington state
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Former LAPD cop, Dakota Varley, enters a power boat race seeking the prize of $250,000, but immediately discovers, first hand, that this race's risk matches the prize: one racer is killed, 3 others seriously injured in multiple action-packed ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, rough, suspense, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, martial arts, survival, one man army, heroes, one against many, chase, island, rivalry, danger, contests and competitions, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
26%
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