Movies like A Good Day to Die Hard
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A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
222K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Hungary
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.
Style:
tense, melancholic, rough, realistic, suspenseful, humorous, semi serious, action packed, predictable, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
father son relationship, violence, cia agent, tough cop, car chase, terrorist, terrorism, 007, car accident, uranium, american abroad, traffic jam, two man army, undercover agent, police detective, secret service, gunfight, chase, chess, undercover, vacation, manipulation, femme fatale, political prisoner, falling from height ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
russia, seattle, new york, langley virginia, moscow russia, chernobyl, russian
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Most similar movies to A Good Day to Die Hard
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, suspenseful, realistic and cult classic films with plots about gun, shootout, machine gun, gunfight, shot to death, pistol and helicopter mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like A Good Day to Die Hard: Live Free or Die Hard (2007), The Expendables (2010), Criminal (2016), The Expendables 2 (2012), Die Hard (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, action thriller, saga, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
hacking, computer hacker, hacker, terrorism, conspiracy, gunfight, one man army, tough cop, lone hero, fbi, chaos, surveillance ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., maryland, los angeles, new york, baltimore ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert, heavy weapons specialist, demolitionist, and a loose-cannon sniper. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church ...
Style:
exciting, bloody, suspenseful, action thriller, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
martial arts, gunfight, mercenary, tough guy, assassin, sniper, shootout, chase, showdown, hotshot, bodyguard, unstoppable ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
latin america, new orleans, somalia, fictional island
Similarity:
100%
74K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Bill Pope is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous ex-convict ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, intense, action adventure, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
cia, cia agent, spy, violence, swat team, terrorism, husband wife relationship, female agent, tough guy, espionage, secret service, prison ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
west virginia, london, big ben london, delaware, russia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
Style:
bloody, exciting, entertaining, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, mercenary, hotshot, ex military, revenge, violence, machismo, showdown, leader, heroes, terrorist plot, tough guy ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 80s, 21st century
Place:
europe, china, new orleans, nepal, paris france ...
Similarity:
100%
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1.0M
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
NYPD cop, John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking ...
Style:
intense, christmas special, clever, action packed, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, date night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
hostage, one man army, gunfight, heist, tough guy, christmas, police, terrorism, terrorist, skyscraper, robbery, police officer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 2016, year 1988
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Chris Kody, imprisoned member of the US military, is released from prison and reunited with his old team in order to pursue a renegade scientist. The catch, the scientist has developed mind control technology that can make even your friends into ...
Style:
stylized, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, martial arts, antidote, poison, undercover, terrorist, rescue, espionage, heroes, soldier, daring rescue, good versus evil ...
Place:
uruguay
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
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:
boys' night, girls' night, manly, chick flick
Plot:
terrorism, secret service, hostage, terrorist, president, conspiracy, one man army, terrorist attack, save the day, danger, u.s. president, propaganda ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe, tokyo, united kingdom ...
Similarity:
100%
82K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York that lead to the declaration of martial law.
Style:
suspense, political, thought provoking, intense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, cia, martial law, siege, fbi, conspiracy theory, lone hero, military, espionage, president, conspiracy, race against time ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, usa, israel ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national ...
Style:
rough, political thriller, serious, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, secret service, president, hostage, white house, terrorist attack, one man army, politics, daring rescue, u.s. president, commando mission, propaganda ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., north korea, usa, north america, pentagon
Similarity:
60%
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:
action thriller, breathtaking, action packed, suspense, exciting ...
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:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., paris france, pentagon, north america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, ...
Style:
suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, action packed, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, terrorism, revenge, race against time, lone hero, heist, police, buddy cop, car chase, terrorist, police officer, bank robber ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem ...
Similarity:
67%
256K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Spain, Japan, Iceland, Germany, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, action thriller, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing
Plot:
spy, espionage, black ops, hitman, cia, chase, assassin, rogue agent, cia agent, secret service, one man army, assassination ...
Time:
year 2016, 2000s, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, berlin germany, washington d.c., reykjavik iceland, greece ...
Similarity:
100%
210K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Hungary
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.
Style:
action thriller, suspense, entertaining, action adventure, exciting ...
Plot:
mission, chase, female warrior, anti heroine, female spy, teamwork, fight, good versus evil, deception, brutality, justice, machismo ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2019, year 2017, 2020s ...
Place:
italy, savannah georgia, afghanistan, middle east, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
188K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Russia, France, Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
Style:
entertaining, satanic, exciting, action adventure, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
spy, hitman, cia agent, assassin, cia, secret service, agent, female spy, superhero, mercenary, comic book, mad scientist ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
russia, england, paris france, usa, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A Marine must do whatever it takes to save his kidnapped niece and stop a terrorist attack masterminded by a radical militia group.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, soldier, hostage, kidnapping, tough heroes, daring rescue, save the day, rivalry, danger, military, chase, wrestling ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
british columbia, usa, seattle, washington state
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.
Style:
suspense, tense, saga, action thriller, action adventure ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
car chase, car, chases and races, car race, street racing, speed, racing, chase, hotshot, presumed dead, heist, auto racing ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, canary islands, seattle, spain, england ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Italy, Malta
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
Style:
psychotronic, suspense, exciting, action adventure, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, terrorism, cia, counter terrorism, terrorist, training, kickboxing, government agent, spy, hand to hand combat, showdown, mentor ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
london, warsaw poland, romania, istanbul turkey, virginia ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities ...
Style:
perverse, retro, crime drama, action adventure, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, buddy cop, crime boss, hand to hand combat, kidnapping, rescue, shootout, blood, two man army, drug lord, violence, hostage ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
hong kong, new york, asia, usa, china ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A spinoff of The Fate of the Furious, focusing on Johnson's US Diplomatic Security Agent Luke Hobbs forming an unlikely alliance with Statham's Deckard Shaw.
Style:
entertaining, buddy comedy, saga, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
tough guy, car, terrorism, chase, car chase, speed, secret organization, pursuit, assassination attempt, martial arts, fight, brother and sister ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, future
Place:
usa, moscow russia, london, los angeles, ukraine ...
Similarity:
100%
632
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After the murder of their families by a terrorist bomb, five young adults are trained as a hi-tech, anti-terrorist team with a mission to search and destroy high-profile terrorist groups.
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
terrorism, undercover, u.s. navy, female warrior, secret agent, danger, chases and races, save the day, good versus evil, heroes, daring rescue, government agency ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 2000s
Place:
europe, greece, utah, athens greece, austria ...
Similarity:
100%
102K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
This action-packed thriller takes place on the soon-to-be-decommissioned USS Missouri. Disgruntled ex-CIA operative Strannix, his assistant Krill and their group of terrorists seize the battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned ...
Style:
exciting, rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, terrorism, u.s. navy, violence, terrorist, ship, terrorist plot, hostage, one man army, sociopath, mercenary, warship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991, 80s
Place:
hawaii, pacific ocean, honolulu hawaii, pentagon, san francisco ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Croatia, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a renegade Russian general sends a nuclear bomb hurtling toward the Middle East aboard a hijacked train, special agents are dispatched to disarm the deadly device. Ten tons of steel and one ounce of hot plutonium are now riding roughshod ...
Style:
suspense, fast, serious, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, railway, hijacking, 007, fugitives, spy, subway, covert operation, gulf war, die hard, scientist, mercenary ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
iraq, russia, europe, soviet union, iran ...
Similarity:
100%
405K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
John McClane is an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military ...
Style:
exciting, clever, suspense, tense, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, manly
Plot:
gunfight, airplane, christmas, fight scenes, airport, police, hostage, one man army, airplane accident, chase, lone hero, terrorism ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place:
washington d.c., virginia, washington state, usa, los angeles ...
Similarity:
60%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A U.S. Border Patrol agent Jim Rhodes, a tough divorcée mourning the loss of his murdered partner while struggling to raise his rebellious daughter in the mountains of Montana. But when a crew of trigger-happy fugitives takes Rhodes and his ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
daughter, profanity, fugitives, tough heroes, survival, danger, hostage, father daughter relationship, forest, border patrol, martial arts, computer cracker ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, texas, montana, canada, reno nevada
Similarity:
100%
294K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on ...
Style:
detective, entertaining, suspense, tense, humorous ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
police, gunfight, reluctant partners, buddy, buddy cop, christmas, chase, badass, police partner, police officer, car chase, police investigation ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, vietnam, beverly hills ...
Similarity:
100%
337K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent, Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.
Style:
exciting, action comedy, entertaining, action thriller, satanic ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, manly
Plot:
assassin, cia, spy, hitman, secret service, chase, female spy, on the run, ex cia agent, mercenary, mission, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans, kansas, langley virginia, new york ...
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When a Harvard-educated CIA agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother.
Style:
action comedy, humorous, intense, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
espionage, spy, terrorism, partner, culture clash, hidden camera, cia, secret service, twin brother, betrayal, lone hero, fish out of water ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
usa, langley virginia, new york, europe, los angeles ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, intense, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
sheriff, small town, car chase, violent, hostage, drug lord, gangster, prisoner, drug cartel, cartel, fighting crime, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, arizona, las vegas, california, mexico
Similarity:
100%
277K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A group of Iraq War veterans goes on the run from U.S. military forces while they try to clear their names after being framed for a crime they didn't commit. Along the way, Col. Hannibal Smith, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, intense, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, manly, chick flick
Plot:
team, chase, cia, twists and turns, anti hero, frame up, mercenary, military operation, conspiracy, prison escape, escape, fight scenes ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place:
colorado, california, iran, germany, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The global war on terror rages on. When a government official goes missing, Lance, a man with an impressive record of service to his country, finds himself protecting the man who embodies everything he has dedicated his life to fight against.
Style:
serious, rough, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, undercover, tough heroes, one man army, danger, state affairs, daring rescue, save the day, law enforcement, chases and races, conspiracy, undercover agent ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
romania, europe, new york, washington d.c.
Similarity:
50%
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