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Assault on the Wayne (1971)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Intrigue aboard a nuclear sub with foreign agents infiltrating the crew to get their hands on a top secret device.
Style:
political thriller
Plot:
submarine, cold war, naval battle, spy, torpedo, impostor, covert operation, cold war era, nuclear submarine, navy, missile, infiltration, scientist, murder, taxi, espionage, helicopter, pills, traitor, discipline, commander, drunk, sabotage, sleeping pill, falling from height ...
Place:
san diego california
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Most similar movies to Assault on the Wayne
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, suspense, political thriller and serious films with plots about spy, espionage, danger, covert operation, military, heroes and cold war mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Assault on the Wayne: Crimson Tide (1995), Phantom (2013), The Hunt for Red October (1990), In Enemy Hands (2004), The Bedford Incident (1965). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
135K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, suspense, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
submarine, nuclear threat, cold war, navy, nuclear bomb, u.s. navy, underwater, nuclear explosion, spy, terrorist, nuclear missile, military ...
Time:
90s
Place:
alabama, mediterranean sea, pacific ocean, russia
Similarity:
95%
16K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery.
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, suspenseful, political thriller ...
Plot:
submarine, nuclear submarine, military, cold war, nuclear threat, navy, underwater, nuclear missile, military life, mission gone awry, danger, sea disaster ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1968
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A new Soviet nuclear missile sub (a Boomer) heading out on her maiden voyage that is being tracked by a Los Angeles class American submarine suddenly goes silent and "disappears". This focuses the attention of both U.S. Intelligence and ...
Style:
suspense, political thriller, political, exciting, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
submarine, cold war, navy, espionage, spy, nuclear threat, politics, cold war era, water, cia, nuclear submarine, torpedo ...
Time:
80s, year 1990, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
russia, washington d.c., usa, atlantic ocean, maine ...
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
At the height of Hitler's infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading home after months at sea. They never made it. Now prisoners of war aboard U-boat 429, a small group of American survivors will find their loyalties put ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, underwater, ship, holocaust, world war two, military, torpedo, boat, mutiny, daring rescue, survival, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
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62%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Richard Widmark plays a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. Sidney Poitier is a reporter given permission to interview the captain during a routine patrol. Poitier gets more than he bargained for when the ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, atmospheric, political, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, submarine, war, navy, nuclear explosion, reporter, u.s. navy, confrontation, propaganda, battlefield, military, torpedo ...
Time:
60s
Place:
greenland, atlantic ocean, russia
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
During the Vietnam War U.S. decoder Kate Meredith is plagued with guilt when her correspondent husband coerces her to pass information to him and the Viet Cong.
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, period piece, noir, psychotronic
Plot:
vietnam war, espionage, cold war, spy, betrayal, guilt, deception, moral ambiguity, conscience, spy thriller, ethical dilemma, coercion ...
Time:
60s, year 1967
Place:
vietnam, southeast asia
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Thriller set in the milieu of French nuclear submarines.
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, disturbing, political thriller, futuristic
Plot:
submarine, sea battle, torpedo, naval battle, sea, nuclear submarine, nuclear threat, chain of command, nuclear missile, investigation, danger, water ...
Time:
near future
Place:
france, mediterranean sea, syria, finland
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Canada
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, realistic, intense, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
cold war, submarine, navy, nuclear submarine, radiation, courage, underwater, radiation sickness, nuclear, radioactivity, sea, sea disaster ...
Time:
60s, year 1989, year 2002, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
soviet union, nova scotia, russia, moscow russia, atlantic ocean ...
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so ...
Style:
black and white, rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, submarine, sabotage, nazi, spy, mutiny, world war, secret mission, espionage, military, war, soldier ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942
Place:
japan, england, germany, asia, europe ...
Similarity:
53%
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:
cold war, terrorism, nuclear bomb, espionage, spy, cia, nuclear explosion, terrorist, nuclear war, secret agent, terrorist plot, nuclear threat ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place:
maryland, russia, israel, washington d.c., chechnya ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Matt Hendricks (Dolph Lundgren) is the US Navy's top Marine Special Operations Commander and is facing his toughest challenge yet - Escorting the deadliest viral weapon on the planet back to a safe Storage Faciliy.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, terrorism, working undercover, terrorist, female warrior, special agent, state affairs, save the day, danger, government agency, frame up, die hard ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, new york, russia, pentagon, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
US Navy medical officer Jake Fuller is assigned to a goodwill visit aboard a Russian submarine. But he and his companion, Lt. Swain, end up alone among terrorists, who have taken over the submarine and threaten to fire its nuclear weapons.
Style:
suspense, independent film, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, submarine, die hard, sex scene, naval battle, boat, disaster, ambassador, u.s. navy, terrorist plot, profanity ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A failed Quinn Martin pilot for a series starring a Hawaii-based government counter intelligence agency run by the indomitable Aunt Mary. In this, his only adventure, Diamond Head has to prevent the evil Tree from stealing a deadly nerve toxin gas ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, action adventure, tropical, thrilling ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, government agent, covert operation, secret mission, military, government conspiracy, exotic locale, sabotage, surveillance, suspicion, cat and mouse ...
Place:
hawaii
Similarity:
41%
21K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A French intelligence agent becomes embroiled in the Cold War politics first with uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis, and then back to France to break up an international Russian spy ring.
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, retro ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, spy, betrayal, secret agent, cuban missile crisis, undercover, surveillance, conspiracy, politics, kgb, government agency ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1962, year 1969
Place:
cuba, france, paris france, copenhagen, new york ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Italy, Iran, Spain, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An American intelligence agent travels to pre-Islamic Revolution Iran to try to thwart a power-mad European baron from using a stolen cruise missile to destroy an unspecific target in that country.
Style:
political thriller, suspense, period piece, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
covert operation, spy, espionage, nuclear threat, arms dealer, political intrigue, betrayal, terrorism, sabotage, paranoia, moral ambiguity, cold war ...
Place:
tehran, iran
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The crew of a Polaris submarine, on a training mission simulating an attack on Russia, is stricken by toxic poisoning. One of the poison's effects is to make its victims hallucinate, and the sub's captain imagines that he has been given an ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, political thriller
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nuclear, missile, cold war, military, hallucination, moral dilemma, crisis, navy, submarine, paranoia, power, isolation ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An Amerian ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East, but his efforts are hampered when his wife has an affair with a PLO leader. Robert Mitchum plays a controversial U.S. ambassador to Israel who tries to solve the Palestinian ...
Style:
grindhouse, political, spy action, suspense thriller, independent film ...
Plot:
bare chested male, covert operation, spy, diplomacy, die hard, ambassador, assassination plot, dysfunctional marriage, mossad, self sacrifice, cia agent, bare breasts ...
Place:
palestine, israel, middle east
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany, USA, Japan, Austria
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Near the end of WWII a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to Japan carrying plutonium needed for a Japanese A-Bomb. During the long journey, news arrives on the radio that Hitler killed himself and Germany has surrendered. This causes a rift in the ...
Plot:
submarine, world war two, boat, underwater, nazi, torpedo, british navy, naval battle, kriegsmarine, atomic weapons, hitler, duty ...
Time:
year 1945
Place:
germany, japan, east germany
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The crew of the nuclear submarine USS Ulysses rescues supposed victims of a boat disaster, but the victims turn out to be terrorists intent on capturing nuclear weapons aboard the sub. Only a former SEAL, now a submarine consultant, can save the ...
Style:
independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, boat, die hard, tough heroes, killed during sex, naval battle, water, disaster, hijacking, terrorism, heroic mission, military life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
38%
91K
Genre: Action, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, factual ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, submarine, navy, naval battle, war, military, naval officer, nazism, sea battle, ship captain, boat, soldier ...
Time:
year 2000, 1940s, y2k, 20th century, year 1942 ...
Place:
germany, america
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, Israel
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
This action drama centers on a former CIA operative who grudgingly rejoins the spy game due to the machinations of his one-time student - a screw up who goes to work for the Soviets. As his job drags him deeper into a dangerous and under-handed ...
Style:
suspense, political thriller, action drama, tension, noir ...
Plot:
cold war, kgb, espionage, cia, betrayal, spy thriller, assassination, mentor protege relationship, hitman, secrets, covert operation, paranoia ...
Time:
70s
Place:
lebanon, israel, middle east
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A futuristic film about a crisis near the brink of war after three leaders are kidnapped by a North Korean nuclear submarine in a coup d’état during a summit between the two Koreas and the United States.
Style:
political thriller, suspense, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
coup d'etat, inter-korean relations, submarine, politics, peace, geopolitics, nuclear threat, society, rules and policies, political intrigue, danger, rivalry ...
Place:
north korea, south korea
Similarity:
36%
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:
34%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
US ambassador in Rome must protect US interests and secrets from mob, spies and curious girlfriends who may be more than what they seem.
Style:
political thriller, tense, crime drama, suspenseful
Audience:
adult
Plot:
diplomacy, spy, espionage, false accusation, framed for murder, international relations, conspiracy, murder mystery, ambassador, investigation, organized crime, corruption ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.
Style:
perverse, suspense, exciting, contemplative, captivating ...
Plot:
cia, one man army, special forces, terrorism, murder, diver, police, navy, warrior, prison, navy seal, rescue mission ...
Time:
2020s, 20th century, 70s, 21st century
Place:
syria, usa, washington d.c., atlanta georgia, north carolina ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A network of older spies from the West recruits a young intelligence officer with a photographic memory to accompany them on a mission inside Russia. They must recover a letter written by the CIA that promises American assistance to Russia if China ...
Style:
neo noir, political thriller, visually stunning, tense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, cold war, espionage, covert operation, spy thriller, cold war era, undercover agent, undercover, secret agent, manhunt, female impersonator, letter ...
Time:
60s
Place:
russia, moscow russia, soviet union, china, asia ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
From the John le Carre novel about a British spy who sends a Polish defector to East Germany to verify missile sites.
Style:
neo noir, political thriller, contemplative, talky, realistic ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, british intelligence, secret agent, spy, undercover, cold war era, politics, undercover agent, sexual assault, bare chested male, political intrigue ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
east germany, berlin germany, geneva switzerland, finland, germany ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Cross is an old hand at the CIA, in charge of assassinating high-ranking foreign personalities who are an obstacle to the policies of the USA. He often teams up with Frenchman Jean Laurier, alias "Scorpio", a gifted free-lance operative. ...
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, political thriller, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, kgb, espionage, secret agent, undercover, hitman, spy thriller, killer, police officer, contract killer, revenge, supermarket ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
vienna, langley virginia, washington d.c., paris france, berlin germany ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole, are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by the military's constraints on their missions. Despite the best efforts of their commanding ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
vietnam war, military, fighter jet, fighter pilot, aircraft carrier, u.s. navy, bomber, war, behind enemy lines, self sacrifice, death of friend, pilot ...
Time:
year 1972, year 1991, 70s
Place:
vietnam, france, asia, europe, china ...
Similarity:
29%
179K
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
Style:
sexy, suspense, period piece, tense, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
world war two, espionage, spy, nazi, female agent, love, secret mission, double agent, betrayal, prospector, female spy, undercover ...
Time:
1940s, year 2016, year 1942, future, 2010s ...
Place:
london, france, england, south africa, north africa ...
Similarity:
29%
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