Movies like Thunderball
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Thunderball (1965)
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, retro, slasher, cult classic, action adventure, thrilling, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, scuba diving, 007, secret agent, agent, vigilante, underwater, assassin, secret service, cold war, terrorist, female assassin, femme fatale, diving, espionage, terrorism, british spy, sea, boat, explosions, political intrigue, covert operation, mobster, animal, airplane ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1960s
Place:
bahamas, paris france, miami, caribbean, florida, big ben london, france ...
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Most similar movies to Thunderball
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, sexy, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about betrayal, car chase, chase, secret service, secret agent, mentor and 007 mostly in Action, Adventure and Thriller genres. Some movies like Thunderball: Dr. No (1962), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Goldfinger (1964), You Only Live Twice (1967), Never Say Never Again (1983). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
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:
sexy, exciting, serious, tense, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
007, james bond, secret agent, espionage, cold war, british secret service, secret service, car chase, undercover, top secret, vengeance, spy thriller ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, future
Place:
greece, albania, england, europe, london ...
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%
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%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, West Germany, France, Bahamas
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, ...
Style:
saga, entertaining, exciting, cult classic, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, 007, assassin, female killer, espionage, car chase, terrorism, tough girl, female assassin, secret agent, agent ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
south of france, monte carlo, caribbean, bahamas, french riviera ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Italy, Turkey
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:
spy action, saga, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, agent, 007, cold war, spy hero, train, vigilante, assassin, secret service, secret agent, espionage ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place:
turkey, russia, istanbul turkey, venice, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Switzerland, Bahamas, Canada, Italy, Egypt, Brazil, Spain, France, Mexico, Australia, Japan, Netherlands, Austria, Thailand
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:
saga, entertaining, exciting, witty, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
007, cold war, james bond, espionage, secret agent, female agent, car chase, secret service, chase, villain, female spy, secret service agent ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s, 20th century
Place:
egypt, england, sardinia, cairo egypt, soviet union ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
saga, exciting, controversial, cult classic, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, 007, vengeance, woman with a gun, spy, drug lord, secret agent, shark, secret service, revenge, rape and revenge, secret service agent ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
colombia, latin america, south america, florida, mexico ...
Similarity:
100%
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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%
120K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
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, saga, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, espionage, cold war, circus, secret agent, 007, race against time, terrorism, agent, secret service, female nudity, train ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
india, east germany, west germany, east berlin, fictional island ...
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:
saga, exciting, suspenseful, surprise ending, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, 007, agent, espionage, woman with a gun, bond girl, secret agent, assassin, car chase, secret service, cold war, mountain ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
switzerland, portugal, swiss alps, alps, england ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Spain
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:
suspense, saga, intense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, 007, chase, female spy, world war three, top secret, hot and sexy, espionage, secret agent, secret service, female martial artist ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
hamburg germany, hong kong, vietnam, china, england ...
Similarity:
100%
116K
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:
saga, entertaining, exciting, stylized, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, space travel, 007, space shuttle, astronaut, amazon, secret agent, agent, secret service, space opera, espionage, murder ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
venice, brazil, rio de janeiro, california, italy ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Iceland, France
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:
sexy, exciting, saga, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
007, james bond, espionage, secret agent, british secret service, terrorist, cold war, chase, malice, secret service, female assassin, villain ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
san francisco, paris france, california, france, bay area ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Thailand, China
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, saga, retro, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, espionage, 007, secret service, bond girl, contract killer, martial arts, car chase, assassin, hitman, female martial artist, agent ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
bangkok thailand, fictional island, asia, thailand, england ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Italy
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:
sexy, suspense, saga, entertaining, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, manly, teens
Plot:
james bond, espionage, 007, chase, secret service, spy, secret agent, revenge, female spy, roman empire, car chase, cia ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
italy, south america, austria, britain, chile ...
Similarity:
100%
284K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Russia
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, cliffhanger, saga, intense, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, kids, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, espionage, mission, woman with a gun, satellite, intelligence agency, secret agent, bond girl, female killer, agent, undercover, romancing partners ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s, 20th century, year 1986, 80s
Place:
london, cuba, europe, paris france, britain ...
Similarity:
100%
193K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. His mission: to gather information on an organization that may just ...
Style:
sexy, action packed, spy action, suspense, predictable ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
undercover, secret agent, chase, gunfight, heroic mission, extreme sport, spy hero, avenger, espionage, agent, terrorist plot, tough heroes ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
prague, washington d.c., europe, california, czech republic ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China, UK, Austria, Morocco, Hong Kong
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:
sexy, breathtaking, entertaining, suspenseful, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night ...
Plot:
conspiracy, spy, cia agent, female agent, rogue agent, espionage, tough guy, female spy, secret service, tough girl, undercover, secret agent ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, austria, vienna, morocco, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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:
exciting, clever, entertaining, sexy, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night
Plot:
james bond, 007, espionage, agent, british secret service, sex, spy, cia, secret service, secret agent, james bond spoof, secret service agent ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
north korea, iceland, hong kong, britain, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA, Netherlands
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, sexy, tense, saga, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, 007, espionage, cat, car chase, casino, desert, chase, secret agent, ford mustang, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
las vegas, amsterdam, london, los angeles, nevada ...
Similarity:
100%
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 ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, action packed, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, alcatraz, twists and turns, prison, traitor, jail, military, mercenary, terrorist, car chase, prison escape ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from "Mother", investigates a diabolical plot by arch-villain Sir August de Wynter to rule the world with his weather control machine. Steed investigates the beautiful Doctor Mrs. Emma ...
Style:
stylized, funny, suspense, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
spy, female assassin, good versus evil, spy spoof, villain, superhero, hitman, weather manipulation, 007, terrorism, mad scientist, undercover ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
england, europe, london, big ben london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Spain
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:
saga, suspense, entertaining, action packed, sexual ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
james bond, 007, terrorism, femme fatale, secret service, agent, oil, secret agent, espionage, chase, spy, sex ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place:
london, turkey, istanbul turkey, basque country, england ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
sexy, suspense, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
diving, underwater, treasure hunt, shark, island, profanity, ocean, shipwreck, dangerous attraction, water, cocaine, hostage ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
bahamas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Jamaica
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:
saga, retro, exciting, humorous, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, james bond, 007, espionage, snake, fictional country, virginity, human sacrifice, interracial romance, cia, occult, british ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
caribbean, west indies, louisiana, united kingdom, fictional island ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
James Bond is retired and living a peaceful life, but after a visit from Felix Leiter, Bond must follow the trail of a dangerous new villain with never before seen technology.
Style:
exciting, epic, saga, thrilling, anamorphic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
james bond, spy, agent, espionage, cia, cia agent, 007, secret service, british intelligence, master criminal, secret service agent, death ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
jamaica, london, havana cuba, italy, england ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: Italy, Germany, China, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Retired from active duty to train new IMF agents, Ethan Hunt is called back into action to confront sadistic arms dealer, Owen Davian. Hunt must try to protect his girlfriend while working with his new team to complete the mission.
Style:
suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, action thriller, tense ...
Audience:
teens, manly, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night ...
Plot:
espionage, spy, disguise, mission, cia, double agent, secret agent, gunfight, undercover, terrorist, terrorism, secret service ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, italy, shanghai, berlin germany, north america ...
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%
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