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Vantage Point (2008)
158K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Spain, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
Style:
surprise ending, clever, suspenseful, political, suspense, non-linear, action packed, exciting, political thriller, cliffhanger ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
terrorism, secret service, assassination attempt, president, conspiracy, assassination, assassination of president, kidnapping, chase, terrorist, betrayal, multiple perspectives, plot twist, assassin, espionage, twists and turns, investigation, danger, uncover truth, heroes, haunted by the past, car chase, chases and races, dishonesty, agent ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
spain, europe, american
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and suspenseful films with plots about murder, gun, pistol, chase, mentor, dialogue and catastrophe mostly in Thriller, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Vantage Point: White House Down (2013), London Has Fallen (2016), The Kingdom (2007), Salt (2010), The Jackal (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
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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:
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Place:
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Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria, India
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
Style:
exciting, intense, serious, saga, psychotronic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
terrorism, secret service, hostage, terrorist, president, conspiracy, one man army, terrorist attack, save the day, danger, u.s. president, propaganda ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, investigation, military, fbi, islamic terrorism, al qaeda, deception, muslim, gunfight, war on terror, spy ...
Time:
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Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, iraq, usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, surprise ending, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
secret service, cia, espionage, spy, secret agent, female protagonist, strong female lead, female spy, chase, conspiracy, cia agent, hitman ...
Time:
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Place:
north korea, washington d.c., new york, russia, usa ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, the perfectionist Jackal proves an elusive target for the men charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI boss and a former IRA terrorist.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, political thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, assassination attempt, revenge, killer, chase, professional killer, assassination, contract killer, hired killer, terrorism, gangster ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, political, political thriller, tense ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Threats from sinister foreign nationals aren't the only thing to fear. Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed (and increasingly paranoid) since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. But all that takes ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, psychological, tense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
washington d.c., usa, west virginia, virginia, kansas ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the crime. Having spent ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
80s, 2010s, year 1988, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., paris france, sonora, mexico ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, political thriller, suspense, psychological, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, suspenseful, intense, rough, neo noir ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
chick flick, manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Switzerland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, intense, rough, action packed ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA, Germany, UK, France, Turkey
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Style:
political, suspense, suspenseful, tense, political thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
washington d.c., new orleans, southern usa, new york
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
teenager, chase, kidnapping, uncover truth, chases and races, missing person, danger, disorder, young heroes, on the run, life turned upside down, law enforcement ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, political, exciting, intense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
surprise ending, suspense, mind bending, clever, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
clever, entertaining, action thriller, stylized, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
Style:
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Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, iran, usa, seattle, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, intense, exciting, serious, suspense ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Jay Killon is the bodyguard of the recently elected US president, but he is assigned to the first lady (Lara Royce). Lara hates Killon so she does all she can to escape. The story complicates when someone tries to kill Lara.
Style:
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Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
assassin, terrorist, cannon, spy, violence, secret service, conspiracy, chase, assassination plot, die hard, assassination of president, law enforcement ...
Time:
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Place:
wyoming, washington d.c., ireland
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, political, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, murder, terrorist, assassin, friendship, police investigation, tragic event, vengeance, betrayal, revenge, devil ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, suspenseful, intense, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, arizona, las vegas, california, mexico
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:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France, Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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