Movies like Act of Valor
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Act of Valor (2012)
74K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Cambodia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot, an elite, highly trained U.S. SEAL team speeds to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack.
Style:
suspense, talky, intense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, action packed, visually appealing, cult classic, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, military, rescue mission, terrorist plot, soldier, cia, navy seal, swat team, navy, terrorist, squad, violence, special forces, sniper, propaganda, commando, kidnapping, gunfight, mission, commando unit, justice, courage, heroism, battles, military life ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
somalia, africa, ukraine, las vegas, costa rica, san diego california, mexico ...
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Most similar movies to Act of Valor
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, exciting and realistic films with plots about military, gun, swat team, gunfight, soldier, machine gun and shootout mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Act of Valor: Lone Survivor (2013), Code Name: Geronimo (2012), Tears of the Sun (2003), American Sniper (2014), 12 Strong (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
322K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find ...
Style:
rough, captivating, inspirational, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, survival, soldier, gunfight, war, terrorism, death, squad, courage, military life, special forces, war on terror ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa, iraq, israel
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92%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Malta, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Style:
intense, tense, suspenseful, realistic, factual ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
war, terrorism, cia, courage, mercenary, rescue mission, combat, soldier, commando, embassy, navy seal, cia agent ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2016, year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
libya, middle east, africa, pentagon, langley virginia ...
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When the rumored whereabouts of Osama bin Laden are revealed, the CIA readies a team of seasoned U.S. Navy SEALs for the mission of a lifetime. Despite inconclusive evidence that bin Laden is inside the compound, and ignoring the possible ...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, top secret, military, navy seal, manhunt, mastermind, terrorist, heroic mission, wanted, once in a lifetime opportunity, government agency, danger ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, usa, middle east
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their ...
Style:
touching, serious, suspense, factual, compassionate ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
military, war, jungle, combat, civil war, soldier, sniper, refugee, special forces, escapades, rescue mission, army ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
africa, nigeria, iran, iraq, hawaii
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. ...
Style:
factual, suspenseful, clever, inspirational, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
war, iraq war, sniper, military, soldier, navy seal, assassin, american soldier, violence, battles, war zone, special forces ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 2000s, 90s, september 11 2001 ...
Place:
iraq, middle east, california, usa, kurdistan ...
Similarity:
83%
100K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A team of CIA agents and special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
Style:
touching, anamorphic, historical drama, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, taliban, war on terror, behind enemy lines, heroism, military, cia, us military, war in afghanistan, special forces, machismo, commando mission ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa
Similarity:
86%
24K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands' secrets.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
squad, terrorism, terrorist, special forces, top secret, spy, veteran, army, police, sergeant, marriage, marital problem ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Expendables square up against an arms dealer who commands the might of a massive private army.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating, action thriller ...
Plot:
sniper, terrorist, death of child, terrorism, commando mission, tough guy, warrior, mission, combat, mercenary, commando, commando unit ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new orleans, thailand, libya, syria, southeast asia
Similarity:
60%
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Jordan
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Style:
tense, political, talky, historical drama, controversial ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, cia, 9/11, military, manhunt, islamic terrorism, combat, terrorist plot, cia agent, al qaeda, propaganda ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2003, year 2005, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and ...
Style:
exciting, tense, harsh, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, mercenary, politics, rescue, battles, heroes, dishonesty, danger, against the odds, political unrest, political corruption, behind enemy lines ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, 70s, 80s
Place:
africa, zimbabwe, south africa, london, england ...
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:
57%
27K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of highly trained soldiers from the SAS prepared for a raid the ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, factual, tension ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, military, politics, commando mission, rescue, danger, siege, violence, hostage, hostage situation, hostage rescue ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
england, iran, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her. In some of the world’s most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
taliban, military, chase, soldier, war zone, kidnapping, tough heroes, daring rescue, danger, rescue, swat team, survival ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, pakistan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Malta
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Style:
tense, suspense, realistic, captivating, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hostage, ship, survival, terrorism, rescue, kidnapping, escapades, ship captain, ocean, hostage situation, piracy, pirate ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
somalia, africa, middle east, america, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: South Africa, USA, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Brandon Beckett (Collins), the son of the previous Sniper film's star Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger), takes up the mantle set by his father and goes on a mission of his own.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sniper, military, marines, terrorism, heroes, soldier, terrorist, behind enemy lines, terrorist plot, danger, vengeance, daring rescue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, congo
Similarity:
100%
137K
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:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, iraq, usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, China, France, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
An untested American submarine captain teams with U.S. Navy SEALs to rescue the Russian president, who has been kidnapped by a rogue general.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
submarine, navy, u.s. navy, warship, world war three, military coup, battleship, military base, save the day, naval battle, swat team, escapades ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pentagon, washington d.c., moscow russia, scottish highlands, scotland ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Navy SEALS, headed by Lt. Bobby James, are dispatched to North Korea on a covert mission, all in an effort to take out a missile site...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, soldier, heroes, battles, danger, military life, mission gone awry, daring rescue, cliche, tough heroes, nuclear threat, nuclear ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, asia, washington d.c., north korea
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
During a rescue mission, a team of Navy Seals discover that a terrorist group have access to deadly US built Stinger missiles, and must set out to locate and destroy them before they can be used.
Style:
exciting, intense, humorous, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, special forces, violence, commando, u.s. navy, soldier, military, car chase, terrorist, rescue, shootout, friendship between men ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
middle east, beirut lebanon, lebanon, north america, pentagon ...
Similarity:
23%
12K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: France, Belgium, Germany, USA, Malta, Croatia, Netherlands
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A team of Navy SEALs discovers an underwater treasure in a Bosnian lake.
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspense, tense, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
bosnian war, military, world war two, treasure, navy, friendship between men, rescue, courage, behind enemy lines, chase, gold, map ...
Time:
1940s, year 1995, year 2016, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
serbia, bosnia herzegovina, former yugoslavia, eastern europe, balkan ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, Thailand
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The series follows John Porter, a former British Special Forces soldier, who is drafted back into service by Section 20, a fictional branch of the Secret Intelligence Service.
Style:
sexy, erotic, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
top secret, soldier, terrorist, swat team, heroes, mission, military, undercover, one man army, daring rescue, heroic mission, teamwork ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
pakistan, middle east, afghanistan, sudan, chicago ...
Similarity:
63%
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%
147K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Spain, Japan, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors were dispatched to find weapons of mass destruction believed to be stockpiled in the Iraqi desert. Rocketing from one booby-trapped ...
Style:
exciting, political thriller, tense, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
spy, iraq war, cia, war, soldier, military, politics, chase, pow, deception, special forces, gulf war ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2003, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, baghdad iraq, kurdistan, israel
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that ...
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, stylized, predictable ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
good versus evil, gi joe, martial arts, president, superhero, terrorism, vengeance, military, bodyguard, revenge, betrayal, maximum security prison ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., seattle, pakistan, pentagon, london ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Seal Team Eight must fight their way deep into Africa's Congo, decommission a secret uranium mine, and stop our most dangerous enemy from smuggling weapon's grade yellow-cake out of the country.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
tough heroes, soldier, danger, heroes, battles, military, betrayal, rescue mission, commando, conflict, wartime, struggle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, johannesburg south africa, congo
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When the crazed commander (Eli Danker) of a sadistic army in Moldavia kidnaps an American photojournalist (Daniella Deutscher) and holds her hostage, his misguided actions ignite a targeted response from Maj. Don Harding (Marshall R. Teague) and his ...
Style:
realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, martial arts, reluctant partners, tough heroes, terrorist, military, rescue, war on terror, terrorist plot, soldier, good versus evil, heroes ...
Time:
year 1995
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A British Special Boat Service commando tracks down an international terrorist cell.
Style:
suspense, tense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorist, laboratory, terrorism, terrorist plot, military, investigation, rescue, evacuation, gunfight, deception, soldier, bomb ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
iran, big ben london, london, rome italy, ukraine
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When an elite eight-man British SAS team is dropped behind enemy lines, their mission is clear: take out Saddam Hussein's SCUD missile systems. But when communications are cut and the team finds themselves surrounded by Saddam's army, ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gulf war, military operation, special forces, war, military, soldier, middle east conflict, war on terror, shootout, commando, male nudity, squad ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
middle east, iraq, baghdad iraq
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Style:
action packed, harsh, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
one man army, revenge, prison, rambo, vietnam war, chase, violent, behind enemy lines, torture, soldier, guerilla warfare, propaganda ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, arizona, thailand, asia, usa ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious, intense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
sniper, military, behind enemy lines, survival, courage, fighter pilot, combat, u.s. navy, reconnaissance, war crime, fighter plane, rescue ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century, year 1995, 21st century
Place:
bosnia, balkan, serbia, former yugoslavia, europe ...
Similarity:
33%
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