Movies like The Rock
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The Rock (1996)
378K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason, to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 million in war reparations to be paid to the families of slain servicemen who died on covert operations. After their SEAL team is wiped out, Stanley and John deal with the soldiers on their own.
Style:
suspense, exciting, action packed, entertaining, intense, serious, breathtaking, cute, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, alcatraz, twists and turns, prison, traitor, jail, military, mercenary, terrorist, car chase, prison escape, chemical weapon, gunfight, katana, prison break, chase, bio weapon, expert, chases and races, violent, pandemic, buddy, special forces, die hard ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa, united states of america
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Most similar movies to The Rock
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, entertaining, exciting and suspense films with plots about gunfight, vengeance, mentor, weapons, dialogue, chase and catastrophe mostly in Action, Thriller and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Rock: Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Face/Off (1997), Air Force One (1997), Broken Arrow (1996), Die Hard (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, ...
Style:
suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, action packed, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, terrorism, revenge, race against time, lone hero, heist, police, buddy cop, car chase, terrorist, police officer, bank robber ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem ...
Similarity:
100%
424K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
An antiterrorism agent goes under the knife to acquire the likeness of a terrorist and gather details about a bombing plot. When the terrorist escapes custody, he undergoes surgery to look like the agent so he can get close to the agent's ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, suspenseful, stylized, clever ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, manly
Plot:
gunfight, prison, revenge, fbi, violence, transformation, master criminal, hidden identity, arch villain, switching bodies, death, murder ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
223K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Russian terrorists conspire to hijack the aircraft with the president and his family on board. The commander in chief finds himself facing an impossible predicament: give in to the terrorists and sacrifice his family, or risk everything to uphold ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
airplane, hostage, president, secret service, terrorism, white house, terrorist, hijacking, conspiracy, head of state, u.s. president, heroism ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
afghanistan, russia, washington d.c., iraq, germany ...
Similarity:
100%
110K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, suspense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
terrorism, nuclear explosion, train, mexican standoff, fighter jet, female warrior, male male relationship, danger, escapades, chases and races, rivalry, aviation ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
utah, usa, pentagon, hong kong
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
NYPD cop, John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking ...
Style:
intense, christmas special, clever, action packed, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, date night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
hostage, one man army, gunfight, heist, tough guy, christmas, police, terrorism, terrorist, skyscraper, robbery, police officer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 2016, year 1988
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
92%
337K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When the government puts all its rotten criminal eggs in one airborne basket, it's asking for trouble. Before you can say, "Pass the barf bag," the crooks control the plane, led by creepy Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom. Watching ...
Style:
action packed, exciting, serious, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
airplane, hijacking, master criminal, prison escape, convict, law enforcement, fugitives, tough heroes, violent, die hard, confined, redemption ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
las vegas, usa, utah, nevada, north america ...
Similarity:
80%
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:
80%
102K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
This action-packed thriller takes place on the soon-to-be-decommissioned USS Missouri. Disgruntled ex-CIA operative Strannix, his assistant Krill and their group of terrorists seize the battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned ...
Style:
exciting, rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, terrorism, u.s. navy, violence, terrorist, ship, terrorist plot, hostage, one man army, sociopath, mercenary, warship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991, 80s
Place:
hawaii, pacific ocean, honolulu hawaii, pentagon, san francisco ...
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
John McClane is an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military ...
Style:
exciting, clever, suspense, tense, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, manly
Plot:
gunfight, airplane, christmas, fight scenes, airport, police, hostage, one man army, airplane accident, chase, lone hero, terrorism ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place:
washington d.c., virginia, washington state, usa, los angeles ...
Similarity:
80%
193K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Jamaica
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey ...
Style:
sexy, saga, witty, action packed, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, 007, spy, sex, blood, vigilante, cold war, fight, spider, woman with a gun, mad scientist, undercover ...
Time:
20th century, year 1962, 60s, future
Place:
caribbean, west indies, jamaica, fictional island, england ...
Similarity:
100%
420K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Los Angeles SWAT cop Jack Traven is up against bomb expert Howard Payne, who's after major ransom money. First it's a rigged elevator in a very tall building. Then it's a rigged bus--if it slows, it will blow, bad enough any day, but ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, fast, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
hostage, bomb, twists and turns, danger, bus, terrorist, terrorism, police officer, trapped, unlikely partners, save the day, bomb squad ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
67%
277K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A group of Iraq War veterans goes on the run from U.S. military forces while they try to clear their names after being framed for a crime they didn't commit. Along the way, Col. Hannibal Smith, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, intense, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, manly, chick flick
Plot:
team, chase, cia, twists and turns, anti hero, frame up, mercenary, military operation, conspiracy, prison escape, escape, fight scenes ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place:
colorado, california, iran, germany, usa ...
Similarity:
67%
147K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Japan, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
heist, mountain climbing, mountain, rocky mountains, wilderness, rock climbing, rescue, redemption, climbing, villain, cave, chase ...
Time:
20th century, future, 90s, 80s
Place:
colorado, antarctic
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the No. 1 suspect. To clear his name, Hunt ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, clever, suspense, cerebral ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
cia, espionage, secret service, secret agent, conspiracy, mission, chase, undercover, train, spy, disguise, twists and turns ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
prague, virginia, paris france, shanghai, london ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.
Style:
intense, suspense, perverse, saga, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, terrorist, martial arts, terrorism, violent, military, hostage, railway, die hard, disaster, 007, one man army ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
colorado, denver colorado, pentagon, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, action thriller, saga, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
hacking, computer hacker, hacker, terrorism, conspiracy, gunfight, one man army, tough cop, lone hero, fbi, chaos, surveillance ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., maryland, los angeles, new york, baltimore ...
Similarity:
100%
136K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France, Bahamas
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.
Style:
saga, exciting, action adventure, cult classic, thrilling ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, scuba diving, 007, secret agent, agent, vigilante, underwater, assassin, secret service, cold war, femme fatale, terrorist ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
bahamas, miami, caribbean, paris france, florida ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is a ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, political thriller, neo noir, visually stunning ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, military, nuclear explosion, nuclear bomb, train crash, chase, conspiracy, revenge, murder, bosnian war, car chase, secret service ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, former yugoslavia, russia, manhattan new york city, bosnia ...
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%
128K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
Style:
exciting, suspense, political, political thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, revenge, cia, espionage, spy, terrorist, assassination, cia agent, politics, ira, hitman, traitor ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., ireland, north africa, scotland yard, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
738K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Czech Republic, Germany, Bahamas, Italy
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond – on his maiden ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, chick flick, manly
Plot:
007, spy, poker, james bond, espionage, secret service, chase, casino, cia, undercover, terrorist, heroic mission ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
montenegro, britain, bahamas, italy, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A mysterious space craft kidnaps a Russian and American space capsule and brings the world on the verge of another World War. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and meets with his archenemy Blofeld. The fifth film from the legendary James ...
Style:
saga, exciting, witty, spectacular, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, james bond, faked death, 007, secret organization, secret headquarters, espionage, secret service, interracial romance, white man asian woman relationship, sluttiness, slut ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
japan, tokyo, russia, hong kong, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
215K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Special agent 007 (Sean Connery) comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the ...
Style:
suspenseful, saga, entertaining, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, 007, vigilante, hot and sexy, golf, espionage, secret agent, woman with a gun, conspiracy, weapons, car, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
kentucky, switzerland, england, miami, florida ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is ...
Style:
action thriller, breathtaking, action packed, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
secret service, terrorism, president, white house, save the day, treason, hostage, conspiracy, nuclear threat, head of state, child in peril, siege ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., paris france, pentagon, north america ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
Style:
bloody, exciting, entertaining, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, mercenary, hotshot, ex military, revenge, violence, machismo, showdown, leader, heroes, terrorist plot, tough guy ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 80s, 21st century
Place:
europe, china, new orleans, nepal, paris france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, ...
Style:
sexy, action thriller, action adventure, exciting, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
espionage, agent, lone hero, secret agent, secret service, chase, gunfight, spy, violence, cia, good versus evil, car chase ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
spain, sydney australia, australia, oceania
Similarity:
100%
159K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough Deke Kay and single mom Chris Sanchez. The team's first big assignment is to escort crime boss ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, action packed, saga ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
swat, squad, swat team, police, basic training, law enforcement, sniper, police brutality, tough law enforcer, criminal, corrupt cop, hostage ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, north america, california
Similarity:
100%
492K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Morocco, Italy, Austria, Canada, Mexico
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Style:
sexy, suspense, entertaining, exciting, saga ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, secret agent, espionage, secret service, revenge, one man army, chase, 007, british secret service, terrorist, undercover ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, london, italy, austria, north africa ...
Similarity:
100%
74K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Bill Pope is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous ex-convict ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, intense, action adventure, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
cia, cia agent, spy, violence, swat team, terrorism, husband wife relationship, female agent, tough guy, espionage, secret service, prison ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
west virginia, london, big ben london, delaware, russia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
James Bond helps a Russian General escape into the west. He soon finds out that the KGB wants to kill him for helping the General. A little while later the General is kidnapped from the Secret Service leading 007 to be suspicious.
Style:
saga, suspense, exciting, spy action, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
007, espionage, cold war, soviet afghanistan war, desert, cello, assassin, secret service, secret agent, deception, british secret service, cia agent ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
vienna, britain, soviet union, central europe, middle east ...
Similarity:
100%
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