Movies like Helios
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Helios (2015)
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Original name: 赤道
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Wanted criminal "Helios" and his assistant stole a quantity of uranium and plan to produce weapons of mass destruction. They are planning to trade with a terrorist organization in Hong Kong. Chief Inspector Lee Yinming and Inspector Fan Kaming lead the Counter Terrorism Response Unit of the Hong Kong Police Force. Along with a Chinese senior official, a physics professor, and two South Korean weapon experts, they hope to defuse a crisis sufficient to destroy the world.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
terrorist, nuclear, mission, weapon of mass destruction, police, arms dealer, counter terrorism, fighting crime, nuclear threat, criminal, terrorism, weapons, arms dealing, teamwork, nuclear bomb, nuclear missile, war on terror, terrorist attack, threat, secret mission, disaster, terrorist plot, police officer, physicist, diplomacy ...
Place:
korea, china, macau
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Most similar movies to Helios
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, suspense, tense and disturbing films with plots about police, terrorism, police officer, terrorist, fighting crime, investigation and counter terrorism mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Helios: Cold War II (2016), Tik Tok (2016), Detective Knight: Independence (2023), House of the Sun (2021), Payanam (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Picking up some time after the events in the first movie, Sean Lau is now the Commissioner of Police after the successful rescue operation. However, things turn bad when his wife and daughter are kidnapped. Sean has to seek help from former rival ...
Style:
political thriller, captivating, tense
Audience:
teens
Plot:
police corruption, police officer, abduction, crime investigation, cold case, police investigation, criminal, investigation, kidnapped woman, police, asian, die hard ...
Place:
china, hong kong
Similarity:
95%
724
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When a bombing occurs during a soccer match between China and South Korea, the two countries are embroiled in a fierce cat-and-mouse chase.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, crime thriller ...
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, conspiracy, counter terrorism, race against time, criminal, terrorist attack, terrorist plot, evil twin, twin brother, war on terror, bombing ...
Place:
south korea, china, korea
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93%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Detective James Knight 's last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race to stop an unbalanced ambulance EMT from imperiling the city's festivities. The misguided vigilante, playing cop with a stolen gun and ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, f word
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, terror, state terrorism, domestic terrorism, independence day, counter terrorism, war on terror, terrorist attack, terrorist group, threat, fighting crime ...
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A fearless, faithful albeit slightly forgetful Mumbai cop, Veer Sooryavanshi, the chief of the Anti-Terrorism Squad in India pulls out all the stops and stunts to thwart a major conspiracy to attack his city.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, fast, action packed
Plot:
police, terrorist, terrorism, race against time, heroism, fighting crime, counter terrorism, organized crime, terrorist group, fight, criminal gang, battles ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mumbai india, india
Similarity:
76%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Flight No. SK 957, Star Jet bound for Delhi is set to take off from Chennai on a Monday morning. Terrorists in a team of five, disguised as passengers take over the Star jet flight, supposedly to effect the release of their leader, Yusuf Khan. The ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
airplane hijack, terrorism, hostage, hostage situation, terrorist, fighting crime, terrorist attack, terrorist group, rescue mission, airplane trip, mission, pilot ...
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Yu Chau is a cop who has gone so deep undercover within the triad. He can no longer tell which side of the law he's on. When he accidentally kills one of his pals in an operation, he runs off into the boonies to lick his wounds. Upon his ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot:
police, police investigation, investigation, sleuth, undercover police officer, criminal gang, fighting crime, child abduction, undercover agent, gang, crime solving, bandit ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Malaysia, Indonesia
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A group of terrorists have taken over a village and are holding the villagers hostage. Special Forces from Malaysia and Indonesia are tasked with handling the incident but their mission fails. Now it is up to Inspector Sani and Inspector Khai to ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, buddy comedy
Plot:
fight, spy mission, hostage situation, battles, special agent, police officer, counter terrorism, teamwork, war on terror, fighting crime, undercover agent, terrorism ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A by-the-book police officer is assigned to secretly investigate a team leader who believes that the rules shouldn't stop an investigation. As the officer investigates further, his own attitudes begin to mirror the team leader's.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, tense, captivating, crime drama
Plot:
police detective, undercover cop, investigation, police corruption, crime investigation, moral dilemma, fighting crime, police partner, unconventional method, forensics, detective inspector, mission ...
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
An operation against the notorious druglord in Thailand changed the destiny of a HK narcotic team- the workaholic captain lost his men and bright career; the loyal officer was abandoned and went missing; the undercover cop who was salvaged chose to ...
Style:
crime drama, rough, suspenseful, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
gunfight, undercover cop, drug, police officer, police shootout, police officer killed, police, heroic bloodshed, fight, survival, chinese mafia, armed forces ...
Place:
china, thailand
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A common man tries to fight terrorism by making anonymous calls to cops. Will he succeed ?
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, psychological, surprise ending
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, bomb threat, patriotism, mysterious man, police officer, bomb, muslim, investigation, danger, islam, threat ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
For London's bomb disposal experts, no day is ever the same as they risk their lives protecting the city from harm.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
bomb squad, counter terrorism, terrorist, war on terror, terrorist attack, race against time, bomb, female protagonist, terrorism, police, women, workplace situations ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, South Korea, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When a cynical ex-TV news anchor gets an alarming call on his radio show, he sees a chance for a career comeback — but it may cost his conscience.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot:
terrorist, radio, opportunity, terrorist attack, news anchor, blackmail, threat, social climber, workplace, social problems, terrorism, mental health ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China, Myanmar, Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A car crash sparks a war between local police and an international terrorist organization.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, twisted, neo noir ...
Plot:
police corruption, investigation, police, corruption, police investigation, terrorist plot, police officer, corrupt cop, counter terrorism, war on terror, police station, espionage ...
Place:
hong kong, china, basque country
Similarity:
50%
353
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
1963 Military Industrialist Arthur Blackmark must race against the clock to stop an international incident which threatens to end the world.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating
Plot:
terrorist, cold war, political conspiracy, john f. kennedy, save the world, conspiracy, nuclear missile, special agent, race against time, nuclear threat, political intrigue, wartime ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Financial tycoon and former triad member Yu Shun-tin tries to eradicate the drug market while 'Jizo' aims to singlehandedly take over Hong Kong's drug exchange as the number one drug lord. Meanwhile, Lam Ching-fung, a cop from the ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot:
police officer, gang war, gang, crime boss, gang leader, criminal's revenge, killing, partners in crime, fighting crime, bandit, organized crime, fight for justice ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Decorated army veteran Jason Hill is on a routine visit to the local VA hospital when organized terrorists infiltrate the building and take hostages, including a decorated general, and Hill’s wife. The highly trained veteran is outnumbered and the ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense
Plot:
terrorist, counter terrorism, army, hostage, hospital, terrorist attack, hostage situation, showdown, rescue mission, fighting crime, terrorism, confronting the past ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, Germany
Story:
A Chinese Superstar attends the Berlin Film Festival. Soon she finds out that sometimes reality can be far more frightening than any Hollywood script.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
interpol, dangerous mission, hacker, damsel in distress, conspiracy, secret agent, special agent, agent, terrorist, threat, fighting crime, saving a life ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Malaysia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An elite team of six female rookie police recruits fails to graduate as they resist to retreat in the final test when the situation gets out of hand. But their eminence provides them with another opportunity – “The Rafflesia”, a special female ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, semi serious, disturbing
Plot:
terrorist, female agent, revenge, terrorism, female protagonist, special agent, undercover agent, counter terrorism, women, secret mission, terrorist attack, sole survivor ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Japan
Story:
The NPS (National Police Safety Rescue), whose purpose is to catch extreme criminals alive, becomes the center of attention. A sit-in demonstration takes place. Members of the NPS, including Ichigo Kamikura (Osamu Mukai) go to the protest site. ...
Style:
tense, captivating, exciting, suspense
Plot:
boxer, war on terror, counter terrorism, teamwork, fighting crime, terrorist group, police, terrorism, ex boxer, martial arts, police officer, forensics ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Bill Williamson is back, alive and well and doing a recon mission around D.C. This time he wants to cause a major population disruption within the USA which result in devastating consequences reverberating throughout the world. His new mission this ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, political thriller ...
Plot:
reconnaissance, terrorist, fbi, massacre, mission, serial killer, assassination, police, fbi agent, special agent, gunfight, murder ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Police officer in the Southern Precinct, WU Ying-xiong, has been revered as a hero in the Harbor City ever since he stopped the terrorists on a Boeing 777 airplane and kept the city safe. Unfortunately, the peace is only temporary… Panic spreads ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
police, teamwork, police officer, fighting crime, partners against crime, police investigation, police partner, police detective, criminal, explosions, buddy cop, conspiracy ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
43%
41K
Genre: Action, Crime, Musical, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
An army captain is on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, semi serious, suspense, epic ...
Plot:
soldier, terrorist, war on terror, terrorist plot, terrorist bombing, officer, counter terrorism, male female relationship, fighting crime, criminal gang, organized crime, gang ...
Place:
mumbai india, india
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
They say Hong Kong is the safest city in Asia. But tonight, a police van has been hijacked along with the arms, equipment and the five officers aboard, one of the hostages being the only son of police deputy commissioner M.B. Lee! With the chief ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, noir ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
missing person, police corruption, hostage, rescue, danger, hijacking, police chase, police investigation, triad, police, con trick, police detective ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A convert to Islam sends the U.S. government a tape showing him in three nondescript storage rooms, each of which may contain a nuclear bomb set to detonate in less than a week. Helen Brody, an FBI agent in L.A., is tasked with finding the bombs ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, psychological thriller, sexy, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, nuclear bomb, spy, counter terrorism, torture, expert, terrorist, violence, politics, cia, dehumanization, interrogation ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
iran, akron ohio, usa, middle east
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Erica Shepherd is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history serving life in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton enlists Shepherd ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
spy, fbi, cia, cia agent, female agent, fighting crime, terrorist, criminal, police investigation, partner, die hard, spy mission ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Sethupathi, an inspector, investigates the murder of a cop and finds that Vaathiyar, a big shot, is responsible for the killing. He arrests Vaathiyar, but an unfortunate incident that has a connection to the case he is investigating, puts his career ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful
Plot:
police, murder investigation, investigation, fight, murder, government conspiracy, assassination, crime solving, homicide detective, crime boss, political conspiracy, detective inspector ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
A secret unit of cops is assembled to stop a terrorist band from attacking Spain after their leader is arrested there.
Style:
political, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorist, police, terrorism, police operation, international crisis, danger, revenge, team, murder, government, investigation, retribution ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
madrid
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Sergeant Tong is wracked with guilt after he unwittingly kills a young girl whilst capuring a criminal named Cheung. When the girl's sister is later kidnapped in a ploy to get Cheung released, Sergeant Tong vows to find and rescue her before ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
kidnapping, police detective, criminal, guilty conscience, fighting crime, freak accident, accidental killing, blackmail, child abduction, murder, tragic event, escapades ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sri Lanka, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, law enforcement, danger, terrorist plot, threat, chase, chases and races, race against time, die hard, graphic violence, tourism ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
asia, sri lanka
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In custody in New York, Detective James Knight finds himself in the middle of a jailbreak led by The Christmas Bomber, a brutal fanatic whose Santa Claus disciples are terrorizing the city. With the promised return of his badge in exchange for ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense, f word
Plot:
terrorist, santa claus, terror, police officer, prison, swashbuckler, police detective, jailed, terrorism, police, prison escape, deal ...
Similarity:
39%
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