Movies like Thunderball
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Thunderball (1965)
121K
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
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:
exciting, sexy, tense, light, clever, humorous, entertaining, slasher, saga, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, secret agents, cold war, scuba diving, terrorism, secret service, espionage, sea, diving, boat, gangsters, airplane, island, assassin, betrayal, murder, car chase, beach, villain, weapons, chase, bomb, british, nuclear ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1960s
Place:
bahamas, paris france, florida, big ben london, france, london
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Most similar movies to Thunderball
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out entertaining, exciting, suspenseful and humorous films with plots about dialogue, culture clash, chase, betrayal, runaway, mentor and vengeance mostly in Action, Adventure and Thriller genres. Some movies like Thunderball: Dr. No (1962), Never Say Never Again (1983), Goldfinger (1964), From Russia with Love (1963), Diamonds Are Forever (1971). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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171K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
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 ...
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entertaining, stylized, sexy, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, 007, british secret service, secret agents, spy hero, terrorist plot, terrorism, undercover, espionage, mad scientist, person on fire ...
Time:
future, 60s, 20th century
Place:
jamaica, west indies, caribbean, england, bahamas ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 one more time to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, ...
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entertaining, exciting, sexy, humorous, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, espionage, car chase, terrorism, island, video game, dancing, 007, tango, snake, betrayal ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
bahamas, french riviera, france, england, europe ...
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100%
194K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
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:
entertaining, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, witty ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, secret agents, british secret service, gold, race against time, car chase, espionage, weapons, suspense, conspiracy, car ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
kentucky, switzerland, england, florida, geneva switzerland ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, witty, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, cold war, british secret service, train, secret agents, espionage, undercover, bond girl, assassin, gypsy, villain ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
russia, turkey, england, scotland, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who’s guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his archenemy Blofeld.
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, car chase, espionage, secret agents, chase, smuggling, cat, murder, 007, diamond, revenge ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
las vegas, amsterdam, london, los angeles, nevada ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
Style:
exciting, sexy, tense, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, cold war, 007, espionage, spy, car chase, secret service, twists and turns, british secret service, vengeance, undercover, plot twist ...
Time:
80s, future, 20th century
Place:
greece, albania, england, europe, london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, witty, sexy, visually appealing ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, espionage, cold war, 007, car chase, chase, secret agents, villain, secret service agent, sea, secret service ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
egypt, england, cairo egypt, sardinia, ussr ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
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:
exciting, witty, sexy, humorous, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, faked death, spy, secret organization, espionage, secret headquarters, interracial romance, ninja, space, slut, sluttiness, white man asian woman relationship ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
japan, russia, tokyo, hong kong, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When they take some friends on an extreme sport adventure, the last thing Jared and Sam expect to see below the shark-infested waters is a legendary pirate ship rumored to contain millions of dollars in gold. But their good fortune is short-lived, ...
Style:
exciting, sexy, serious, suspenseful, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
shark, treasure hunt, diving, scuba diving, ocean, expedition, shipwreck, cocaine, island, suspense, gold, hostage ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
bahamas
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
James Bond tracks archnemesis Ernst Blofeld to a mountaintop retreat where he's training an army of beautiful but lethal women. Along the way, Bond falls for Italian contessa Tracy Draco -- and marries her in order to get closer to Blofeld. ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, sexy, harsh, controversial ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, espionage, spy, 007, car chase, secret agents, bond girl, transformation, beautiful scenery, cold war, villain, secret service ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
switzerland, alps, england, portugal, swiss alps ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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108K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Fabergé egg. James Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, cold war, espionage, circus, terrorism, race against time, spy, secret agents, agent, british secret service, kgb, train ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
india, east germany, east berlin, russia, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A golden bullet has 007 engraved on it as it smashes into the secret service headquarters. The bullet came from the professional killer Scaramanga who has yet to miss a target and James Bond begins a mission to try and stop him.
Style:
sexy, exciting, humorous, slasher, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, espionage, assassin, spy, car chase, martial arts, car, hitman, secret service, villain, 007, secret agents ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
bangkok thailand, thailand, asia, beirut lebanon, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
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:
exciting, sexy, humorous, slasher, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, espionage, cold war, betrayal, 007, car chase, deception, british secret service, assassination attempt, villain, secret service, secret agents ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
czechoslovakia, london, vienna, england, morocco ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A newly developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, espionage, spy, 007, secret agents, chase, villain, race against time, british secret service, heroic mission, cold war, terrorist ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, paris france, france, california, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to a protect beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, sexy, humorous, ridiculous ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
james bond, spy, terrorism, oil, suspense, secret service, chase, espionage, secret agents, boat, femme fatale, 007 ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, turkey, istanbul turkey, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
Style:
exciting, humorous, sexy, saga, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, snake, spy, fictional country, interracial romance, espionage, virginity, chase, human sacrifice, british, 007, cia ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, caribbean, west indies, new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now 007 must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Style:
intense, serious, suspenseful, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, espionage, chase, suspense, 007, world war three, gadget, terrorism, car chase, secret service, hot and sexy ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
hamburg germany, hong kong, china, vietnam, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
James Bond and his American colleague Felix Leiter arrest the drug lord Sanchez who succeeds in escaping and takes revenge on Felix and his wife. Bond knows but just one thing: revenge.
Style:
exciting, sexy, controversial, entertaining, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, vengeance, spy, woman with a gun, 007, drug lord, revenge, shark, secret service agent, rape and revenge, cold war, murder ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
latin america, florida, mexico, miami, caribbean
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
261K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
James Bond must unmask the mysterious head of the Janus Syndicate and prevent the leader from utilizing the GoldenEye weapons system to inflict devastating revenge on Britain.
Style:
exciting, intense, serious, suspenseful, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, kids, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, espionage, spy, satellite, mission, romancing partners, terrorism, organized crime, woman with a gun, race against time, undercover, computer ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s, year 1995, year 1986
Place:
cuba, paris france, europe, britain, st. petersburg russia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
447K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
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:
entertaining, exciting, sexy, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, espionage, secret service, chase, british secret service, secret agents, kidnapping, one man army, terrorist, suspense, secret society ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, london, italy, england, big ben london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Bond takes on a North Korean leader who undergoes DNA replacement procedures that allow him to assume different identities. American agent, Jinx Johnson assists Bond in his attempt to thwart the villain's plans to exploit a satellite that is ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, clever, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
espionage, spy, james bond, british secret service, 007, twists and turns, cia, helicopter, secret service agent, car, sword fight, terrorism ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
north korea, iceland, london, hong kong, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A new Soviet nuclear missile sub (a Boomer) heading out on her maiden voyage that is being tracked by a Los Angeles class American submarine suddenly goes silent and "disappears". This focuses the attention of both U.S. Intelligence and ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, exciting, political, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, cold war, spy, suspense, navy, espionage, nuclear threat, u.s. navy, politics, cia, nuclear submarine, cold war era ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
russia, washington d.c., ussr, usa, virginia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Quantum of Solace continues the adventures of James Bond after Casino Royale. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate ...
Style:
exciting, sexy, entertaining, realistic, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
james bond, chase, espionage, spy, secret service, 007, betrayal, car chase, revenge, suspense, secrets, vengeance ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, italy, austria, south america, russia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
104K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
During the transportation of a Space Shuttle a Boeing 747 crashes in the Atlantic Ocean yet when they go to look for the destroyed shuttle it is not there. James Bond investigates the missing mission space shuttle and soon learns that the shuttles ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, stylized, sexy, cerebral ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, space travel, spy, astronaut, space, space shuttle, espionage, murder, secret agents, 007, utopia, nasa ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
brazil, venice, rio de janeiro, egypt, italy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the ...
Style:
entertaining, breathtaking, exciting, epic, dieselpunk ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, archaeologist, archaeology, holy grail, map, artifact, adventurer, father son relationship, treasure, courage, escapades, husky dog ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1912, year 1938, 1910s
Place:
germany, israel, egypt, venice, san francisco ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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247K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Italy, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
American tourist Frank (Johnny Depp) meets mysterious British woman Elsie (Angelina Jolie) on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye. Remake of the 2005 French film "Anthony Zimmer", ...
Style:
exciting, twist ending, surprise ending, romantic, visually appealing ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
love story, twists and turns, outsmarting, mysterious character, master criminal, female spy, spy, espionage, undercover agent, female agent, suspense, femme fatale ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, venice, europe, paris france, latin america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A terrorist (Anthony Perkins) holds an offshore drilling rig and production platform for ransom in the North Sea. Ffolkes (Roger Moore) a wealthy eccentric, volunteers to send his crack team of soldiers in to stop the terrorists. With few other ...
Style:
sexy, humorous, buddy movie, clever, light ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
spy, boat, sea, terrorism, gang, espionage, hostage, mission, mercenary, bomb, british, chase ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s, 18th century
Place:
london, california, norway, big ben london, scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
344K
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 ...
Style:
tense, exciting, entertaining, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, alcatraz, suspense, prison, twists and turns, military, gunfight, car chase, escape, hostage, swat team, disney ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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:
exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, clever, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
cia, mission, espionage, spy, secret agents, undercover, chase, secret service, twists and turns, murder, conspiracy, train ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
prague, virginia, paris france, united kingdom, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.
Style:
breathtaking, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
spy, conspiracy, espionage, mission, tough guy, cia agent, female agent, undercover, suspense, rogue agent, secret agents, cia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, austria, vienna, morocco, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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