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Kidnapped (1995)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
When Scottish young gentleman David Balfour's father dies, he leaves school to collect his inheritance from uncle Ebenezer, who in turn sells the boy as a future slave to a pirate ship. When staunch Stuart dynasty supporter Alan Breck Stewart accidentally boards the ship, he takes David along on his escape back to Edinburgh. They part and meet again repeatedly, mutually helpful against the Redcoats and respectful, although David is loyal to the English crown, but learns about its cruel oppression. Both ultimately face their adversaries.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, period drama
Plot:
pirate, courage, captain, pirate ship, kidnapping, school, ship, ocean, heroes, soldier, missing person, orphan, adventurer, escapades, rivalry, danger, confined, state affairs, corrupted ruler, prison, fight, king, sword, family relations, historical event ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
europe, scotland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, realistic and suspenseful films with plots about escapades, danger, heroes, pirate, rivalry, courage and ship mostly in Adventure, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Kidnapped: Follow the River (1995), Treasure Island (2012), The Emerald Forest (1985), Crossbones (2014), Pirates of the 20th Century (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, epic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
native american white relationships, colonialism, wilderness, survival, native, danger, captivity, culture clash, settler, colonial america, escape, pioneer ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, virginia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 180 min.
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Story:
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Style:
epic, captivating, suspenseful, atmospheric, costume drama ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure map, pirate, island, expedition, ship, treasure, adventurer, heroes, danger, rivalry, escapades ...
Time:
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Place:
england, caribbean, fictional island
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. And that's when ...
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retro, disturbing, anthropological, exciting, thought provoking ...
Plot:
jungle, tribe, adoption, jungle adventure, slavery, sex trafficking, rain forest, amazon rainforest, pagan, coming of age, female nudity, survival ...
Time:
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Place:
brazil, south america, latin america, india
Similarity:
100%
308
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 222 min.
Story:
Kidnapped is a two-part BBC television adaptation of the 1893 novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. The show is directed by Brendan Maher and stars James Anthony Pearson as Davie Balfour and Iain Glen as Alan Breck.
Attempting to claim ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, captivating
Plot:
pirate, kidnapping, orphan, heroes, heroic mission, teenage life, daring rescue, escapades, treasure hunt, good versus evil, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
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Place:
scotland, europe, highlands
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Scottish orphan David Balfour (Lawrence Douglas) is betrayed by his wicked uncle Ebeneezer (Donald Pleasance), who arranges for David to be kidnapped and sold into slavery so that Unk can claim his inheritance. The boy is rescued and befriended by ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, stylized, independent film ...
Plot:
literary, pirate, sailing, captain, pirate ship, historical event, sea, courage, intrigue, kidnapping, ship, escapades ...
Time:
18th century, year 1971
Place:
scotland, europe, highlands, france
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
It's 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard, reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. Part ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, serious, historical drama, realistic ...
Plot:
pirate, outlaw, escapades, rivalry, danger, terrorizing, sailing, chivalry, criminal, pirate ship, courage, sea ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
bahamas
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric
Plot:
pirate, ship, survival, ocean, swimming, sea adventure, isolation, hijacking, escapades, danger, sailor, escape ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones' treasure ...
Style:
cult classic, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, surprise ending ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
treasure, treasure hunt, pirate, treasure map, ship, swashbuckler, blind character, courage, siege, sailing, betrayal, chase ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century
Place:
fictional island, caribbean, israel, england
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jack London's brutal Wolf Larson brings a shipwrecked aristocrat and a con woman aboard his doomed ship, the Ghost.
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, bleak, suspenseful
Plot:
ocean, sailing, ship, boat, survival, captain, attempted rape, courage, die hard, pirate ship, sea voyage, pirate ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style:
period piece, feel good, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, french revolution, heroes, sailing, chivalry, adventurer, sea, pirate, napoleonic era, swashbuckler, war hero ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1790s
Place:
france, europe, brittany
Similarity:
25%
914
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
A retelling of the classic Swiss Family Robinson story.
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, captivating, serious, period drama
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
pirate, danger, island, daring rescue, family relations, family in danger, estrangement, confined, isolation, family life, father son relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
thailand
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.
Style:
exciting, realistic, captivating, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
pirate ship, pirate, sea battle, ocean, sailboat, child in peril, pirate captain, last stand, sword fight, kidnapping, escapades, danger ...
Time:
19th century, year 1965, 1870s, victorian era
Place:
jamaica, caribbean
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ...
Style:
exciting, tense, period piece, epic, costume drama ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, navy, naval battle, sea battle, battles, sailing, warship, heroic mission, royal navy, british navy, sea ...
Time:
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Place:
britain, england, america, brazil, europe ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Adventure
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The story of two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, period drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
369
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Evil king Praximedes convinces superhero Atlas to fight for him, but Atlas eventually sees the king's true nature and turns against him.
Style:
psychotronic, independent film, exciting, captivating, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
peplum, superhero, gladiator, battles, state affairs, escapades, imaginary, soldier, betrayal, danger, rivalry, heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 186 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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22%
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
light, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, false accusation, chase, fugitives, danger, manhunt, runaway, escape, rescue, captivity, prison life, helicopter ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s
Place:
mexico, latin america, ireland, boston
Similarity:
22%
352
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A wealthy out-of-towner hires an indigent man to abduct an estranged family member.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
future
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the 18th-century British Caribbean colony of St. Joseph's, decadent and hedonistic aristocrats rule with an iron fist and terrorize slaves and suspected criminals with a painful whip called the "dragonard."
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
black slave, slave trade, human exploitation, rebellion, injustice, island, against the odds, adventurer, danger, escapades, heroes, rivalry ...
Time:
middle ages, 18th century
Place:
caribbean, fictional island
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
King Henry II tests the loyalty and honor of his son Richard sending him to a secret castle known as the Knight's Martyr. There, the Prince must fight against adversaries representing the virtues of a knight.
Style:
serious, epic, exciting, realistic
Plot:
medieval, escapades, royal family, rivalry, survival, parents and children, contests and competitions, aging, danger, state affairs, sword and sorcery, fight to the death ...
Time:
middle ages, 12th century, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
21%
11K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, exciting, slasher ...
Plot:
naval battle, dutch history, medieval, ocean, military, soldier, state affairs, civil war, danger, heroic mission, sea, ship ...
Time:
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Place:
holland, europe, netherlands
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Horatio Homblower, now promoted to Acting Lieutenant, captures the French ship Le Reve off the Spanish coast. The Captain of the French ship is furious that such a youngster has pulled off such a coup. But far more daunting is Hornblower's ...
Style:
period piece, feel good, serious, exciting, period drama
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, sea battle, chess, pirate, sailing, chivalry, heroes, sea, napoleonic era, swashbuckler, shipwreck ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a ...
Style:
costume drama, epic, suspense, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mutiny, ship, ocean, brutality, corporal punishment, betrayal, captain, native tribe, language barrier, discipline, leadership, tyrant ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, victorian era, year 1962, georgian era ...
Place:
tahiti, england, persia, europe
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Slade Collins and The Tree Of Life is an adventure film that explores ancient Iroquois folklore. The story follows a relic hunter named Slade Collins who is employed by a museum caretaker to find Dr. Winters, a renowned anthropologist who has gone ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, tough heroes, danger, escapades, rivalry, missing person, chases and races, good versus evil, parents and children, adventurer, fight, love ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
20%
77K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander ...
Style:
exciting, period piece, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, ancient world, ancient history, slavery, medieval, sword fight, master and servant, ancient, gladiator, slave, legends and myths ...
Time:
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Place:
scotland, britain, england, greece, europe ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A team of Navy Seals are sent to destroy a disabled submarine so it will not fall into the "wrong" hands. They complete their mission, but are captured before they can return to their base. The U.S. Government will not mount a rescue ...
Style:
serious, bleak, independent film
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
rescue, survival, kidnapping, espionage, coming of age, heroes, race against time, military, soldier, escapades, chases and races, daring rescue ...
Time:
80s
Place:
north korea, asia, korea
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A family shipwrecked on an island must deal with escaped convicts and pirates.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
pirate, battles, murder, child in peril, immigrant, military, escapades, ghost, master and servant, danger, heroes, rescue ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
south carolina
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Cleary brothers, Sam (John Cena), Leo (Ethan Embry) and Douglas (Boyd Holbrook) took dysfunctional families to a new level: Sam and Leo have grown up hating each other and neither likes their juvenile delinquent kid brother, Douglas, to whom ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, captivating, fast, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
estranged brother, death of father, desert, siblings relations, rivalry, escapades, danger, tough heroes, chases and races, released from prison, ransom, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, mexico
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Robert Culp plays Bracken, whose life seems perfect until his wife Ellen and their children are kidnapped by terrorists one day. After failed attempts to capture them back by the police, Ellen's ex husband enters the fray and plans his own ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful
Plot:
monastery, terrorism, hang glider, kidnapping, hang gliding, castle, hostage, machine gun, aviation, airplane, explosions, missing person ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
greece, europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious
Plot:
ship, coast guard, survival, danger, escapades, forces of nature, inventions and discoveries, ocean, rescue, boat, sea, battles ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alaska
Similarity:
20%
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