Movies and TV shows like Windmills of the Gods
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Windmills of the Gods (1988)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 187 min.
TV show
Story:
When Mary Ashley is approached to become ambassador of the United States of America in Romania she does not take the offer because her husband does not want to give up his well-going doctor's office. Shortly afterward Dr. Edward Ashley gets killed in a car accident. After this Mary Ashley reconsiders the offer and finally accepts. Arrived in Romania she is confronted with a complex plot in which the American President's current plans to improve relations between the US and communist countries shall be sabotaged.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
dictator, iron curtain, secret organization, doctor, professor, ambassador, heroes, politics, betrayal, terrorism, undercover, intrigue, rivalry, political intrigue, assassination attempt, danger, political conspiracy, dishonesty, state affairs, assassin, single mother, usa president, balloon, female protagonist, u.s. president ...
Time:
80s
Place:
romania, europe
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Most similar movies to Windmills of the Gods
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and tense films and TV series with plots about state affairs, danger, dishonesty, terrorism, deadly, politics and undercover mostly in Thriller, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Windmills of the Gods: The Enemy Within (1994), Blue Eyes (2014), Fatwa (2006), Harry's Game (1982), The Stone Merchant (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
95%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
High adrenaline Swedish political thriller from the creative talent behind Humans – An extreme right-wing party is heading towards its best election result when the chief of staff at the Justice Department disappears without a trace. Racism, ...
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, intrigue, danger, political conspiracy, election, state affairs, murder, election campaign, government, power, corruption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
75%
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:
74%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Harry is an undercover agent for the British army sent to Northern Ireland to infiltrate the IRA and find (and terminate) the assassin of a British Cabinet Minister. Harry is alone, the army hasn't been told he is being put in place, his wife ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
ira, covert operation, anglo irish relations, freedom, struggle, spy, terrorism, undercover, profanity, disorder, hidden identity, danger ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
ireland, europe, belfast, northern ireland, united kingdom
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The Merchant (Harvey Keitel) is a Westerner. A merchant dealing in precious stones from Afganistan and Turkey. He's above suspicion. In truth, the "Stone Merchant" is a Christian convert into Islam. He's rich, cultured, ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting, tense
Plot:
obsessive quest, danger, assassination attempt, manipulation, terrorism, state affairs, race against time, against the rules, politics, terrorist attack, special agent, fall in love ...
Place:
middle east, cappadocia turkey, rome italy, afghanistan, turkey ...
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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:
60%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
British soldiers force a recently captured IRA terrorist to cooperate with them and then assign him to go undercover with a gang of terrorists and prevent them from killing the U.S. President. But the spy isn't in long before he realizes that ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, soldier, spy, covert operation, anglo irish relations, ira, terrorism, british monarchy, assassination attempt, hitman, political conspiracy, working undercover ...
Time:
90s
Place:
ireland, england
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Extremely Dangerous is a 1999 four part series for ITV starring Sean Bean as an ex-National Criminal Intelligence Service undercover agent convicted of the brutal murder of his wife and child who goes on the run to try and clear his name. He sets ...
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
on the run, murder, innocent, danger, falsely accused, gangster, escape, conspiracy, espionage, heroes, protagonist as suspect, intrigue ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
53%
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864
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 266 min.
TV show
Story:
A team of American and British counter-terrorists are tasked with stopping a terrorist cell who's operating on a global level.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, detective
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, female agent, terrorist, fbi, murder, save the day, investigation, rivalry, race against time, danger, rebellion, undercover ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england, europe, chicago, africa ...
Similarity:
51%
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:
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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:
50%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
Romulus and Remus are two CIA agents, their direct instructor is John Elliott. They both were picked up at an orphanage by Elliott at the age of about eight, raised together as brothers and specially trained to supersede every other agent in the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, f word
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Five highly-trained KGB agents are sent to the west to assassinate several Soviet dissidents. In order to stop the diabolical plot, an American agent must infiltrate Soviet intelligence and obtain information from a Russian computer.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, serious, realistic, political ...
Plot:
iron curtain, cold war, kgb, spy, espionage, assassination, undercover, politics, danger, dishonesty, journalism, government agency ...
Time:
20th century, year 1982, 80s
Place:
east germany, germany, east berlin, paris france, moscow russia ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Ambassador to Washington is the pinnacle of success in the Foreign Office and the position is offered to only the brightest and the best. But Ambassador Mark Brydon finds his skills tested to the limits when, following a major diplomatic incident, ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, political, tense ...
Plot:
political conspiracy, coup d'etat, politics, terrorism, terrorist, cover up, fbi, manipulation, workplace, danger, dishonesty, spy ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, pentagon, iraq
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Threat Matrix is a 2003 American drama television series. It lasted 16 episodes. The plot consisted of the events in a United States Homeland Security anti-terrorism unit, led by Special agent John Kilmer.
The title of the show refers to a report ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Plot:
special agent, undercover, terrorism, prodigy, law enforcement, danger, political conspiracy, deaf, rescue, search and rescue, national security, intelligence ...
Time:
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Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, independent film
Plot:
terrorism, ira, struggle, conflict, 007, spy, anglo irish relations, freedom, trouble, dishonesty, introspection, society ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Each day the President is faced with dozens of life and death decisions, and to prioritize the biggest international crises facing the country, one top CIA analyst - Charleston Tucker - assembles the President's Daily Briefing.
This list of ...
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:
42%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Agency is a CBS television drama that followed the inner-workings of the CIA. The series was created by Michael Frost Beckner and was executive produced by Michael Frost Beckner, Shaun Cassidy Productions and Radiant Productions in association ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, cerebral, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, terrorism, undercover, working undercover, government agency, state affairs, national security, cia, terrorist, conspiracy, covert operation, intelligence ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The night before a high profile operation on the PM, the surgeon due to perform the procedure is surprised at her family home by four masked men. The gang quickly take control of her and her family and order her to kill the PM.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
family relations, political conspiracy, treason, twists and turns, moral dilemma, danger, confined, dishonesty, parents and children, kidnapping, abduction, israeli ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Raza, a young second-generation British-Pakistani man from London is coerced by Gabe, a counterterrorism officer, into informing.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, detective
Plot:
infiltration, terrorism, spy, snitch, undercover, terrorist, police, uncover truth, danger, police investigation, threat, law enforcement ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
40%
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 ...
Style:
political thriller, political, neo noir, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nuclear threat, vietnam war, cold war, president, u.s. president, danger, terrorism, conspiracy, nuclear missile, military, u.s. military, u.s. air force ...
Place:
montana, usa, vietnam, asia
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124
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A lonely widow hires a young woman as her companion. What she doesn't know is that the woman and her boyfriend are extortionists, who are planning on making her their next victim, then killing her when they get her money.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, tension ...
Plot:
betrayal, con artists, murderous pair, friendship, danger, dishonesty, cons and scams, woman in danger, woman in jeopardy, widow, extortion, breaking and entering ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
39%
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:
38%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel, The Man in the High Castle explores what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, apocalyptic, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
espionage, alternate reality, alternate history, fascism, resistance, multiverse, freedom fighter, assassination, political intrigue, politics, undercover, seppuku ...
Time:
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Place:
japan, berlin germany, usa, san francisco, cuba ...
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intelligence agency to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.
Style:
political thriller, realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mossad, espionage, undercover, terrorism, secret agent, intrigue, politics, terrorist, state affairs, danger, dishonesty, double agent ...
Time:
80s
Place:
middle east, beirut lebanon, lebanon, england, germany ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
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Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, mistrust, political unrest, powerful corporation, family relations, state affairs, undercover, secret service, cia, who to trust, maid ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, england, israel, jerusalem ...
Similarity:
36%
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:
34%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
covert operation, spy, violent content, nudity, state affairs, terrorism, heroes, rebellion, danger, assassination attempt, dishonesty, head of state ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story:
When a mysterious lawyer Gina Hawkes turns up asking Harry to find a missing alibi witness for her client he agrees to take on the job but is unwittingly drawn into investigating the death of his brother 20 years ago. Harry quickly finds himself ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
legal, lawyer, twists and turns, haunted by the past, lawyers and clients, who to trust, political conspiracy, investigation, uncover truth, murder, politics, conspiracy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Former CIA agent Elizabeth Faulkner McCord is suddenly thrust into the position of US Secretary of State where she must quickly learn to drive international diplomacy, wrangle office politics and balance a complex family life.
Style:
realistic, serious, political, intelligent, inspirational ...
Plot:
politics, chief of staff, relationship vs career, workplace intrigue, usa politics, president, secretary of state, white house, u.s. president, female protagonist, workplace situations, power relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
working undercover, save the day, memory loss, undercover, rivalry, political conspiracy, government agency, danger, dishonesty, political corruption, terrorism, antidote ...
Similarity:
31%
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