Movies like Tactical Assault

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Tactical Assault (1998)
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Tactical Assault (1998)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: In this high-flying action thriller, an expert Air Force flyer finds himself forced to use every trick he has ever learned to stop a murderous, insane former colleague and friend from exacting deadly revenge upon him.
Style: independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gulf war, fighter jet, air force, aviation, disaster, airplane, military, battles, soldier, chase, pilot, hijacking, terrorism, chases and races, escapades, vengeance, rivalry, military life, wartime life, one man army, mentally unstable, buddies, save the day, heroic mission, tough heroes ...
Time: 90s, 1990s
Place: iraq, middle east, eastern europe

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Most similar movies to Tactical Assault

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, exciting and realistic films with plots about pistol, machine gun, shootout, explosion, violence, danger and hostage mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Tactical Assault: Airwolf (1984), Black Thunder (1998), Aurora: Operation Intercept (1995), Red Sky (2014), The Elite (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Airwolf (1984)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Airwolf is capable of supersonic speeds, invisible to radar and armed with ultra state-of-the-art hardware. Airwolf is the most awesome aerial weapon ever developed. When the helicopter is stolen by Libyan mercenaries, Michael Archangel, Project ...
Style: cult classic, serious, suspenseful, surprise ending, suspense ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens
Plot: helicopter, spy, battles, police, aviation, military, co pilot, flying, super weapon, against the odds, chases and races, danger ...
Time: 80s
Place: middle east, libya, california, paris france
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100%
 3.7
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Black Thunder (1998)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: When the top secret prototype of the Nova Stealth fighter has been stolen, the Pentagon launches big alarm; the plane shouldn't come into hostile hands...
Style: serious, rough, exciting, suspense, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, airplane, danger, save the day, undercover, escapades, rivalry, female warrior, pilot, invisibility, die hard, world war ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: libya
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Aurora: Operation Intercept (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: There have been two mysterious plane crashes in only 48 hours. The aircraft suddenly lose control and crash, killing everyone aboard. A woman of Russian descent, Francesca Zaborszin, the daughter of a slain Federal investigator, claims ...
Style: suspense, independent film, fast, serious, exciting ...
Plot: law enforcement, aviation, air disaster, race against time, terrorism, hostage, airplane accident, airplane crash, tough heroes, espionage, heroes, chases and races ...
Time: 90s
Place: washington d.c., pentagon
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 4.1
 2K
Red Sky (2014)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Disgraced Top Gun fighter pilot Butch Masters leads a rogue squad in recovery of a WMD. Masters must navigate a fractured friendship, a love triangle, and must take to the skies to reclaim his military and personal honor.
Style: serious, exciting, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: betrayal, conspiracy, mission, soldier, save the day, love triangle, rivalry, danger, airplane, dishonesty, pilot, missile ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, iraq, las vegas, iran, st. petersburg russia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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The Elite (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 103 min.
Story: After the murder of their families by a terrorist bomb, five young adults are trained as a hi-tech, anti-terrorist team with a mission to search and destroy high-profile terrorist groups.
Style: serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: terrorism, undercover, secret agent, danger, chases and races, u.s. navy, female warrior, government agency, daring rescue, save the day, one man army, heroes ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 2000s
Place: europe, greece, athens greece, washington d.c., austria ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 6.1
 105K
Broken Arrow (1996)
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, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, kids
Plot: terrorism, betrayal, mexican standoff, train, desert, danger, chases and races, escapades, fighter jet, female warrior, rivalry, aviation ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, utah
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national ...
Style: exciting, rough, political thriller, serious, suspense ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: terrorism, secret service, president, hostage, white house, terrorist attack, one man army, daring rescue, u.s. president, politics, secret agent, danger ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa, north korea, north america, pentagon
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 3.8
 3K
U.S. Seals (2000)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Dozens of American cargos with high valuable goods have disappeared, probably attacked by modern pirates. The United States decide to mobilize a team of expert SWAT, with Mike Bradley as leader, sending them to destroy the pirates' base, namely ...
Style: serious, exciting, bleak, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, pirate, battles, ship, soldier, undercover, military life, daring rescue, danger, heroes, ocean, betrayal ...
Time: 90s
Place: europe, french riviera, san francisco, turkey, albania
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Hangfire (1991)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: When a large group of escaped convicts take Ike Slayton, a Vietnam veteran's wife hostage, Slayton enlists the help of his old army friend in a furious search to find her, while a hard-nosed National Guardsman leads a platoon of solders ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, tension ...
Plot: vietnam veteran, prison break, hostage situation, hostage, heroes, danger, kidnapping, small town, evacuation, escape, profanity, state trooper ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: new mexico, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Command Performance (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A Moscow charity concert turns bloody when armed extortionists take the headlining American pop-star, Venus, and the Russian President with his family, hostage. The drummer of a heavy metal warm-up band, an ex-bad ass biker played by Lundgren, and a ...
Style: rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, hostage, confined, danger, tough heroes, government agent, american abroad, die hard, heroes, violent content, delivery, rock ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia, moscow russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
One in the Chamber (2012)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A seasoned assassin plays both sides in a Russian gang war and becomes the target of an unknown enemy.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, rivalry, danger, criminal heroes, violence spree, chases and races, murder, mob boss, gangster, corruption, mob hit, stalking ...
Time: 21st century
Place: cuba, prague, europe, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Deadly Prey (1987)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A group of sadistic mercenaries led by Col. John Hogan kidnap Michael Danton from his home, and set him loose on the grounds of their secret camp to be used as training for new recruits. Danton has been called the "most perfect killer ...
Style: action adventure, psychotronic, retro, perverse, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: manhunt, kidnapping, swamp, exploitation, buddies, serial killer, sex crime, badass, gunfight, fistfight, rapist, psychopath ...
Time: 80s, year 2016, 20th century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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The Defender (2004)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The global war on terror rages on. When a government official goes missing, Lance, a man with an impressive record of service to his country, finds himself protecting the man who embodies everything he has dedicated his life to fight against.
Style: serious, rough, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s, 21st century
Place: romania, europe, new york, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Derailed (2002)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Aruba
Duration: 89 min.
Story: NATO operative Jacques Kristoff (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is summoned into action—on his birthday, no less—to track down Galina Konstantin (Laura Harring), who has stolen an extremely valuable and dangerous top-secret container from the Slovakian ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, exciting, cult classic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: runaway train, train, terrorism, race against time, fight scenes, terrorist plot, rescue, secret agent, save the day, chases and races, betrayal, martial arts ...
Time: year 2002
Place: vienna, europe
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30%
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The Mother (2023)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
Style: bleak, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot: assassin, conspiracy, mother and daughter, daughter, fight, danger, female protagonist, killer, hitman, murderer, female killer, ex special forces ...
Time: 2020s
Place: cincinnati ohio, havana cuba, alaska, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Special Forces (2003)
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When the crazed commander (Eli Danker) of a sadistic army in Moldavia kidnaps an American photojournalist (Daniella Deutscher) and holds her hostage, his misguided actions ignite a targeted response from Maj. Don Harding (Marshall R. Teague) and his ...
Style: realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, martial arts, tough heroes, reluctant partners, military, rescue, heroes, soldier, good versus evil, war on terror, terrorist plot, vengeance ...
Time: year 1995
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Chain of Command (1994)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When Merrill Ross (Michael Dudikoff) is thought to be a C.I.A. agent gone bad and teaming with some other alphabet named agency to take over the oil rich country of Qumir, he finds he's in the middle of a very explosive situation. Not knowing ...
Style: suspense, perverse, grindhouse, dark comedy, independent film ...
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Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Navy SEALS, headed by Lt. Bobby James, are dispatched to North Korea on a covert mission, all in an effort to take out a missile site...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, soldier, heroes, battles, danger, military life, mission gone awry, daring rescue, cliche, tough heroes, nuclear threat, timebomb ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea, asia, washington d.c., north korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Renegade Force (1998)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: An FBI Agent (Michael Rooker) and a female cop (Diane DiLascio) join forces to stop renegade cops who are offing the bad guys. Robert Patrick is the leader of the renegades and Louis Mandylor is a reluctant young cop that is brought into the hit ...
Style: suspense, independent film, tense, exciting, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: sniper, police, bad guy, guy, nypd, swat, vigilantism, police corruption, nudity, vigilante, injustice, courtroom ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
The Eleventh Hour (2008)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An ex-Navy SEAL, Michael Adams, (Matthew Reese) was captured during a raid to free Japanese prisoners from a North Korean prison camp. He endures the North Koreans torture for three years -- seen only as flashbacks -- then released back into ...
Style: suspense, exciting, disturbing, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot: secret service agent, female agent, vendetta, violence, political prisoner, tragic hero, conspiracy, chase, husband wife relationship, tragic past, female assassin, dark hero ...
Time: 2000s
Place: korea, north korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Soldiers of Fortune (2012)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Wealthy thrill-seekers pay huge premiums to have themselves inserted into military adventures, only this time things don't go exactly to plan.
Style: exciting, realistic, tense, serious, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: military, battles, soldier, danger, on the run, female warrior, tough heroes, rescue mission, hand to hand combat, mixed martial arts, fistfight, revenge ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: europe, afghanistan, montana, ukraine
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Hard Target 2 (2016)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter is hunted through the jungles of Southeast Asia.
Style: suspense, disturbing, brutal, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kickboxer, jungle warfare, female warrior, jungle, muscleman, hunting, hunter, rescue, fight, one man army, courage ...
Time: 2010s
Place: thailand, bangkok thailand, burma, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Flight of Fury (2007)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: John, is sent in to recover a stolen Stealth Bomber. His trusty sidekick Rojar and John's ever faithful Jessica, fight the rebel forces of Banansistan, led by the vivacious Ellianna.
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
Genre: Action, Thriller
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: grindhouse, cult classic, exciting, independent film, fast ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, vigilante, violence, one man army, vigilantism, cold war, machismo, spy, explosions, revenge, terrorism, gunfight ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: florida, miami, usa, everglades, atlanta georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 7.1
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Die Hard 2 (1990)
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: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, action packed, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick, manly
Plot: gunfight, christmas, airplane, fight scenes, airport, one man army, police, hostage, terrorism, lone hero, chase, commando ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place: washington d.c., washington state, virginia, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 3.3
 1K
Captured (2000)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Matt Hendricks (Dolph Lundgren) is the US Navy's top Marine Special Operations Commander and is facing his toughest challenge yet - Escorting the deadliest viral weapon on the planet back to a safe Storage Faciliy.
Style: suspenseful, serious, rough, suspense, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: submarine, terrorism, state affairs, save the day, special agent, female warrior, frame up, danger, government agency, die hard, evil man, brutality ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, new york, russia, pentagon, moscow russia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 4.5
 865
Crackerjack (1994)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A cop on vacation at a mountain resort comes to the rescue when the resort is taken over by violent criminals.
Style: political thriller, cliffhanger, independent film, exciting, realistic ...
Plot: female assassin, stasi, mountain, heist, ski resort, die hard, terrorist plot, hostile takeover, hostage, resort, terrorism, good versus evil ...
Time: 90s
Place: east germany, chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Chappy discovers a drug-smuggling scheme at his own air base. It turns out that the lives of some village people in Peru are at stake, and he decides to fly there with ancient airplanes and friends to free them.
Style: independent film, suspenseful, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: aerial combat, military, aviation, airplane, female bodybuilder, female fighter, world war two, female fight, violence, chase, woman with a gun, war on terror ...
Time: year 1992, 90s
Place: peru, austin texas, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Operation Rogue (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia, a terrorist organization has stolen materials to create a dangerous chemical bomb. It is up to Captain Max Randall and his team of Marines to stop them. But when Randall's team kill the terrorist ...
Style: serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, military, soldier, jungle, danger, confined, female warrior, violent content, heroes, rescue, kidnapping, bomb ...
Time: 21st century
Place: southeast asia, asia, the philippines, manila philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring football player left behind, finds that the toxic gas emulating from the spill is a bogus front for a heist set up by fired police officers out to ...
Style: action thriller, cult classic, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: reluctant partners, die hard, evacuation, master criminal, race against time, danger, one man army, on the run, chase, car chase, heist, profanity ...
Time: year 1991, 90s, 20th century
Place: beverly hills, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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