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Missing in Action (1984)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris.Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.
Style:
exciting, intense, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, sexy, ridiculous, feel good, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vietnam war, jungle, martial arts, military, one man army, heroes, suspense, justice, fight scenes, rescue, military life, heroic mission, jungle adventure, investigation, soldier, terrorism, master warrior, law enforcement, confined, army investigation, daring rescue, tough heroes, fight, male protagonist, lone hero ...
Time:
80s
Place:
vietnam, the philippines, asia, thailand, bangkok thailand, saigon
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and cult film films with plots about chase, brutality, fight, gunfight, death, heroes and danger mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Missing in Action: Uncommon Valor (1983), Red Scorpion (1988), Tears of the Sun (2003), Rambo III (1988), First Blood (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.
Style:
campy, feel good, unusual plot structure, tear jerker, humorous ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, escape, martial arts, prison, prison escape, survival, jungle, war, vietcong, rat, fight ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place:
vietnam, asia, washington d.c.
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88%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese...
Style:
intense, tense, exciting, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, manly, boys' night
Plot:
military, vietnam war, prison, war, jungle, survival, rescue, suspense, soldier, captivity, military life, missing person ...
Time:
80s, year 1972, year 1977, year 1983, year 1982 ...
Place:
vietnam, texas, california, laos, bangkok thailand ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, South Africa, Namibia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A Russian KGB agent is sent to Africa to kill an anti-Communist black revolutionary. However, he has a change of heart when he sees how the Russians and their Cuban allies are killing and repressing the locals, so he switches sides and helps the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, touching, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, brutality, gunfight, assassination, justice, gratuitous violence, soldier, mission of murder, war, politics, state affairs, fighting the system ...
Time:
80s
Place:
africa, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their ...
Style:
intense, touching, serious, factual, compassionate ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, war, jungle, civil war, soldier, rescue mission, gunfight, navy seal, genocide, violence, u.s. navy, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, iraq, nigeria, hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when ...
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intense, homoerotic, serious, realistic, rough ...
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manly, family outing, boys' night
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lone hero, one man army, desert, revenge, violence, gunfight, loner, war, heroes, military, rambo, torture ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
afghanistan, russia, pakistan, ussr, middle east ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action-movie hall of fame. Hounded by a relentless sheriff, Rambo ...
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manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
gunfight, vietnam war, soldier, tough heroes, one man army, police brutality, escape, vietnam veteran, lone wolves, tough guy, manhunt, chase ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, washington state, usa, arizona
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60%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Style:
harsh, intense, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
revenge, chase, one man army, weapons, violent, rambo, vietnam war, prison, violence, heroes, soldier, military ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, unusual plot structure, visually appealing ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, buddies, vengeance, gangsters, rescue, heroic mission, samurai, righting the wronged, obsessive quest, vietnam war, blind man, sword fight ...
Time:
80s
Place:
vietnam, asia, australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter will little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a ...
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boys' night, manly
Plot:
ninja, martial arts, chase, lone hero, runaway, fight scenes, military, master warrior, heroes, violence, fight, mortal combat ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
the philippines, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With ...
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exciting, dramatic, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
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teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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iraq, balkan, serbia, europe, former yugoslavia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When Colonel James Braddock is told that his Asian wife and 12-year-old son are still alive in Communist Vietnam, he mounts a one-man assault to free them. Armed with the latest high-tech firepower, Braddock fights his way into the heart of the ...
Style:
splatter, funny, humorous, touching, feel good ...
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manly, boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, martial arts, military, vengeance, fight, orphan, violence, torture, happy ending, revenge, betrayal, car chase ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 1975
Place:
vietnam, asia, cambodia, saigon, thailand ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, suspenseful, buddy movie, unusual plot structure, melancholic ...
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manly, teens, boys' night
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the Delta Force is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film.
Style:
funny, campy, splatter, humorous, buddy movie ...
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manly, teens, boys' night
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.
Style:
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teens, manly, boys' night
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ninja clan. When Scott finds out that his ruthless arch-nemesis, McCarn , is involved with the stealthy ...
Style:
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boys' night, teens
Plot:
ninja, martial arts, terrorism, good versus evil, revenge, suspense, betrayal, brutality, assassin, master warrior, undercover, heroic mission ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, south america, paris france, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A Chicago cop is caught in a middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Style:
exciting, intense, melancholic, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, police officer, fight, mafia, police, revenge, gangsters, chase, hitman, police investigation, justice, car chase ...
Time:
80s
Place:
chicago illinois, texas, usa, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their ...
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manly
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vietnam war, soldier, military, war, combat, anti war, jungle, gunfight, insanity, survival, battles, world war two ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1969
Place:
vietnam, the philippines, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
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serious, sexy, exciting, tense, ridiculous ...
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boys' night, girls' night
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Time:
80s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
During a rescue mission, a team of Navy Seals discover that a terrorist group have access to deadly US built Stinger missiles, and must set out to locate and destroy them before they can be used.
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exciting, intense, humorous, suspenseful, sexy ...
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boys' night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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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 ...
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manly, boys' night
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Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Country: Italy, Philippines
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Michael Ransom's Vietnam squad leader, Vic Jenkins, is captured by terrorists demanding ten million dollars worth of diamonds in return for his release. Michael, reluctantly aided by local tough-girl Rosanna Boom, is dispatched by the CIA to ...
Style:
macaroni combat, cult film
Plot:
vietnam war, soldier, torture, electric torture, tough guy, veteran, mercenary, massacre, commando mission, person on fire, violence, chase ...
Place:
vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Country: Italy, Philippines, India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Miles O’Keeffe stars as an ex-military specialist in Vietnam trying to recover his son after learning that his wife has died in a concentration camp. The government considers the child their property since the war is over. There are others ...
Style:
surprise ending, psychotronic, cult film
Plot:
vietnam war, mission, spy, monster, killing an animal, bunker, guerilla warfare, death sentence, sarcasm, child with gun, cell, military base ...
Time:
80s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Style:
serious, factual, emotional, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, vietnam war, war, battles, soldier, battlefield, heroic mission, military life, death, wartime, justice, anti war ...
Time:
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Place:
vietnam, asia, usa, iraq
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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 ...
Style:
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Plot:
jungle, tribe, amazon rainforest, coming of age, environmental, survival, kidnapping, adoption, nature, culture clash, indians, pagan ...
Time:
80s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and ...
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
texas, austin texas, mexico, usa, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Gunnery Sergeant Burns reports for duty to an American Embassy in the Middle East. However due to the 'enlightened' views of the Ambassador, the marine security detachment he is in charge of is severely restricted in their functions and ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A team of skydiving crooks led by DEA-agent-turned-bad Ty Moncrief (Busey) specialize in landing on police roofs and breaking in so their evil computer nerd can steal undercover agents' files and sell them to drug lords. Federal Marshal Pete ...
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Time:
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Place:
usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a ...
Style:
realistic, harsh, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, war, jungle, golf, survival, rescue, suspense, against the odds, daring rescue, soldier, battles ...
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong saves an old friend from the clutches of "The Lion", an evil super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
caribbean
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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