Movies like Twilight's Last Gleaming
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Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam War between Dell and the then President's most trusted advisors.
Style:
neo noir, political, political thriller, tense, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nuclear threat, vietnam war, cold war, president, u.s. president, danger, terrorism, conspiracy, nuclear missile, military, prison escape, revenge, u.s. air force, u.s. military, military prison, world war three, disaster, international relations, paranoia, hidden treasure, post apocalyptic, world war, hostage, assassination, bunker ...
Place:
montana, vietnam, usa, asia
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Most similar movies to Twilight's Last Gleaming
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and political films with plots about state affairs, danger, politics, deadly, conspiracy, undercover and dishonesty mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Twilight's Last Gleaming: Seven Days in May (1964), The Parallax View (1974), The Domino Killings (1977), The Enemy Within (1994), Fail Safe (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A U.S. Army general alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Style:
political thriller, tense, political, black and white, suspense ...
Plot:
cold war, conspiracy, politics, u.s. air force, white house, terrorism, president, coup d'etat, u.s. president, betrayal, mistress, espionage ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, future, 70s
Place:
austin texas, russia, texas, spain, america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ambitious reporter, investigating a senator's assassination, realizes witnesses to the shooting are systematically dying and discovers a multi-million dollar corporation which serves as a front for the recruitment of political assassins.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, neo noir, political, intense ...
Plot:
politics, conspiracy, reporter, corruption, political conspiracy, journalism, murder, investigation, undercover, paranoia, assassin, media ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
seattle, los angeles, washington state, usa, latin america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tucker is a chronic underachiever and a loser. A Vietnam war veteran who just can't seem to keep out of trouble, in the years since his discharge. The only thing he got out of the war was his skill with a rifle. Now, serving a long stretch in ...
Style:
neo noir, independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, vietnam war, prison, assassination, terrorism, paranoia, vietnam veteran, prison escape, murder, communism, paranoid, conspiracy theory ...
Time:
70s
Place:
asia, vietnam, europe, spain, san francisco ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Colonel Casey discovers what appears to be plans by General Lloyd to use fake military excercises to assist Jack Giddings in his plans to remove President Foster from office. Colonel Casey, and President Foster must find evidence that there is a ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, political thriller
Plot:
coup d'etat, conspiracy, terrorism, political corruption, state affairs, betrayal, government agency, undercover, manhunt, special agent, revolution, danger ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful, political ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, nuclear threat, nuclear holocaust, nuclear war, moral dilemma, politics, military life, disaster, danger, military, race against time, chaos ...
Time:
90s
Place:
russia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination in this speculative agitprop.
Style:
political thriller, political, neo noir, independent film, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
conspiracy, assassination, paranoia, murder, corruption, assassination of president, conspiracy theory, kennedy assassination, cia, intelligence agency, assassin, sniper ...
Time:
year 1963
Place:
dallas texas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller; Mace Sowell, an ex-intelligence operative and whose past government activities catches up with him, faces his own mortality, in the shape of the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Holding the electronic key to secret ...
Style:
political, mind bending, exciting, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
spy, alzheimer's disease, political conspiracy, home invasion, covert operation, world war three, world war, dementia, conspiracy theory, conspiracy, special agent, secret agent ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A South American quasi-revolutionary/guerilla/terrorist and a misled, admiring girl compatriot manage to kidnap the U.S. President during a diplomatic visit to Toronto. With a nondescript armored truck, crudely yet somehow elaborately rigged with ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, kidnapping, armored car, rescue, head of state, danger, secret agent, law enforcement, die hard, trucker, politics ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Place:
south america, canada
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tom Flynn, the idealist owner of a left-leaning radical café/bookstore and the quixotic publisher of a hard hitting 911 conspiracy expose, finds himself entangled with a mysterious Eastern European beauty, Kasia, who is on the run from strong hand ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, black and white ...
Plot:
uncover truth, investigation, fighting the system, race against time, undercover, assassination, rebellion, life is a bitch, danger, dishonesty, government agency, society ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to ...
Style:
tense, brutal, suspenseful, political thriller, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, violence, uncover truth, father daughter relationship, vigilantism, fighting the system, investigation, corruption, riddles and clues, political corruption, conspiracy ...
Time:
2000s, year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa
Similarity:
100%
505
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
political thriller that charts the exploits of disillusioned ex-hacker Terell Lessor. A return to New York, coupled with a humiliating attempt at getting a new job, serves as the catalyst for him to take action against those who slighted him in the ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorism, prodigy, undercover, secret agent, campaign, fighting the system, society, dishonesty, rebellion, vengeance, rivalry, politics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
29%
28K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring. Director Sidney Lumet gives an atmospheric ...
Style:
tense, political, political thriller, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, nuclear holocaust, nuclear war, politics, nuclear threat, u.s. air force, military, nuclear explosion, atomic bomb, bomber, nightmare, nuclear bomb ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1967
Place:
russia, new york, washington d.c., usa, moscow russia ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A Secret Service agent and his brother, a reckless ATF agent, try to stop a group of extreme right-wing U.S. military mercenaries, led by a fanatic Taiwanese vixen, who hijack the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner with the U.S. and Chinese presidents on ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
daring rescue, undercover, terrorism, hostage, rescue, one man army, escapades, save the day, rivalry, confined, danger, race against time ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Richard Widmark plays a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. Sidney Poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, atmospheric, political, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, submarine, war, navy, nuclear explosion, reporter, u.s. navy, confrontation, propaganda, battlefield, military, torpedo ...
Time:
60s
Place:
greenland, atlantic ocean, russia
Similarity:
26%
511
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson (Holly) ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
save the day, political conspiracy, politics, danger, undercover, terrorism, rivalry, state affairs, dishonesty, murder, terrorist, propaganda ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it. As the operation unfolds, we see the working lives of ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
radical, terrorism, nuclear holocaust, political conspiracy, terrorist bombing, terrorist plot, firefighter, save the day, secret agent, counter terrorism, danger, race against time ...
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg, who, during the Nixon era, strove to preserve American democracy by leaking top-secret documents to the New York Times and Washington Post. ...
Style:
disturbing, sincere, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
whistleblower, politics, uncover truth, dishonesty, military, introspection, soldier, state affairs, head of state, political conspiracy, political corruption, vietnam war ...
Place:
new york, asia, usa, vietnam
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Set in a post-9/11 America, four Americans come together to build a truck bomb and plan to detonate it on a target in the U.S. Highlighting the days leading up to the event.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, conspiracy, politics, bomb, rebellion, danger, society, vengeance, terrorism, state affairs, rivalry, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
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443
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A former FBI agent must stop a crazy man from blowing up bombs.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, terrorism, one man army, save the day, special agent, law enforcement, danger, vengeance, race against time, master criminal, rivalry, chases and races ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A web of intrigue and conspiracy lies beneath the euphoria as the U.S. is about to put a man on the moon for the first time in over thirty years
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, military, manhunt, fighting the system, life turned upside down, special agent, tough heroes, assassination, dishonesty, rebellion, danger, law enforcement ...
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An American army intelligence officer discovers corruption and murder by American soldiers in Vietnam.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
investigation, military, car chase, undercover, rebellion, fighting the system, espionage, military life, vengeance, danger, terrorism, race against time ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
cambodia, china, asia, vietnam
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable...
Style:
political thriller, political, realistic, serious, tense ...
Plot:
spy, cold war, espionage, whistleblower, british intelligence, paranoia, murder, covert operation, cold war era, russian spy, revenge, traitor ...
Time:
year 1986, 20th century, 80s
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Style:
political, captivating, tense, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
cold war, cuban missile crisis, president, cold war era, u.s. president, diplomacy, nuclear threat, politics, spy, missile, diplomat, armed forces ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s
Place:
cuba, washington d.c., latin america, usa
Similarity:
21%
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958
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Set in the Seventies, Hennessy is a Irishman who believes in peace, but who has had connections to the IRA. Hennessy's family is killed, and he plots revenge, setting out to assassinate Queen Elizabeth of England.
Style:
political, grindhouse, offbeat, independent film, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ira, anglo irish relations, explosions, revenge, manhunt, terrorism, violent content, repression, royal family, political corruption, political intrigue, political unrest ...
Time:
year 1975, 20th century, 70s
Place:
ireland, london, england, europe, belfast
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe may have been framed and murdered by undercover American agents.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, investigation, undercover, police corruption, journalism, media, law enforcement, uncover truth, legal, working undercover, political conspiracy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
puerto rico
Similarity:
21%
266
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Randi Stewart is a sergeant on a marine base where her father is the commanding officer. She is being treated by the new base psychiatrist, Bill Turner. Her brother, Gordon Stewart is running for political office. General Stewart is murdered and ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychotronic
Plot:
army investigation, murder, psychiatrist, dangerous attraction, uncover truth, military life, life is a bitch, politics, military, danger, state affairs, femme fatale ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and a nuclear bomb for sale are all ingredients in this swift, funny and frightening look at the possibilities in today's political arenas. Sean ...
Style:
political, black comedy, fast, cynical, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, reporter, media manipulation, political satire, world war, 007, news, time travel, conspiracy, cold war era, world war three, satire ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, near future
Place:
new york, san antonio texas, north africa, manhattan new york city, texas
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A fictional version of the events that led to the assassination of the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn on May 6, 2002. The movie is based upon the book "The sixth of May" by Tomas Ross.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, rough, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
murder, uncover truth, political conspiracy, state affairs, assassination, dishonesty, life is a bitch, politics, fighting the system, immigrant, animal life, gays and lesbians ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
London of the late 19th century is a haven for political exiles of all sorts - refugees, partisans, anarchists. Verloc has made his living spying for the Russian goverment, an agent provacateur of sorts, while simultaneously providing information to ...
Style:
psychological, harsh, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, betrayal, murder mystery, politics, police inspector, secret agent, sabotage, conspiracy, undercover, state affairs, dishonesty, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 1996, 1880s, 18th century ...
Place:
london, england, europe, scotland, russia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Dramatisation of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missle bases established on the Soviet allied island of Cuba. Shown from the perspective of the US President, John F Kennedy, ...
Style:
political, tense, suspenseful, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
cold war, politics, spy, president, diplomacy, political intrigue, un, race against time, nuclear, cold war era, conspiracy, cuban missile crisis ...
Time:
y2k, year 2000, 60s, 20th century, year 1962
Place:
cuba, ussr, north america, the philippines, usa ...
Similarity:
21%
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