Movies like Thunder Island

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Thunder Island (1963)
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Thunder Island (1963)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 65 min.
Story: A hit man hijacks a boat — and the married couple aboard — in order to carry out a contract on a dictator in the Caribbean.
Style: political, independent film
Plot: island, hitman, assassin, hostage, politics, murder, castle, rescue, exile, ruler, advertising, father daughter relationship, boat, profession, wife, tyrant, chase, boss, nationalism, mission, woman, husband wife relationship, male male relationship, nagging wife, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time: year 1963
Place: puerto rico
Keyword: american

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, suspense, suspenseful and surprise ending films with plots about murder, rescue, danger, hostage, fight, chase and pistol mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Thunder Island: Precious Cargo (2016), I Am Wrath (2016), Blackjack (1998), Seeking Justice (2011), The November Man (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Precious Cargo (2016)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After a botched heist, Eddie a murderous crime boss, hunts down the seductive thief Karen who failed him. In order to win back Eddie’s trust, Karen recruits her ex-lover and premier thief Jack to steal a cargo of rare precious gems. But when the ...
Style: captivating, exciting, tense, humorous, action adventure ...
Plot: gang, diamond, female warrior, betrayal, danger, chase, assassination attempt, heist gone wrong, criminal, diamonds, organized crime, gunfight ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, mississippi
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I Am Wrath (2016)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.
Style: tense, exciting, suspense, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot: revenge, murder, police corruption, vengeance, danger, brutality, violence, paranoia, sociopath, gangster, vigilante, vigilantism ...
Place: ohio, columbus ohio
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Blackjack (1998)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: After saving Casey, a daughter of his friend, from hired assassins, Jack Devlin is hit with a strange phobia - fear of white color. But when his other friend, who works as a bodyguard for a supermodel, is wounded, Jack decides to step in for him. ...
Style: suspense, fast, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, tough heroes, terrorism, manhunt, witness, gangster, one man army, assassination attempt, danger, heroes, chase, scarecrow ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Seeking Justice (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, intense, tense, serious ...
Plot: twists and turns, revenge, conspiracy, vigilante, vigilantism, conspiracy theory, rape, life turned upside down, secret movement, murder, plot twist, fbi ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The November Man (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An ex- CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: cia, secret service, spy, espionage, conspiracy, hostage, brutality, secret agent, female agent, surveillance, assassin, violence ...
Time: year 2008, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: montenegro, belgrade serbia, switzerland, usa, moscow russia ...
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100%
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Homefront (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter,Maddy. He decides to ...
Style: serious, rough, tense, exciting, breathtaking ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: father daughter relationship, protector, ex law enforcer, tough heroes, single father, chase, drug, single parent, undercover cop, mentor, drug dealer, retiring ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa
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100%
 6.6
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Licence to Kill (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 133 min.
Story: James Bond and his American colleague Felix Leiter arrest the drug lord Sanchez who succeeds in escaping and takes revenge on Felix and his wife. Bond knows but just one thing: revenge.
Style: saga, exciting, controversial, cult classic, slasher ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: james bond, 007, vengeance, spy, woman with a gun, drug lord, secret agent, secret service, shark, secret service agent, revenge, cold war ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: latin america, colombia, florida, mexico, miami ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.0
 244K
Rambo (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When governments fail to act on behalf of captive missionaries, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo sets aside his peaceful existence along the Salween River in a war-torn region of Thailand to take action. Although he's still haunted by violent ...
Style: brutal, bloody, action packed, grindhouse, harsh ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: one man army, rambo, violent, lone hero, jungle, warrior, sniper, mercenary, heroes, army, military, survival ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place: burma, asia, thailand, arizona, southeast asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Skyfall (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Turkey
Duration: 143 min.
Story: When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of ...
Style: exciting, suspense, entertaining, captivating, visually stunning ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot: james bond, espionage, 007, secret agent, spy, chases and races, secret service, british intelligence, heroic mission, intelligence, killer, female spy ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: london, china, turkey, scotland, britain ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Detonator II: Night Watch (1995)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Croatia
Duration: 94 min.
Story: UN agents Mike Graham and Sabrina Carver are sent by their director Nick Caldwell to investigate the theft of Rembrandt's painting, "The Night Watch". The trail takes them from Amsterdam to Hong Kong and involves them in not only art ...
Style: suspense, serious, captivating, exciting, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: art theft, espionage, investigation, partner, undercover, spy, danger, escapades, female warrior, famous painting, heist, forgery ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: amsterdam, asia, europe, new york, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Bulgaria, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like ...
Style: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hitman, lone hero, chase, assassin, tough guy, murder, killer, assassination, criminal's revenge, mercenary, martial arts, fight scenes ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: rio de janeiro, usa, cambodia, bangkok thailand, southeast asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Beast of Burden (2018)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Sean Haggerty only has an hour to deliver his illegal cargo. An hour to reassure a drug cartel, a hitman, and the DEA that nothing is wrong. An hour to make sure his wife survives. And he must do it all from the cockpit of his Cessna.
Style: tense, exciting, suspense, suspenseful
Plot: hitman, drug cartel, race against time, police, rescue, danger, hostage, chase, murder, conspiracy, rivalry, secrets ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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39%
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 59K
Proof of Life (2000)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.
Style: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, intense, romantic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, hostage, terrorism, rescue, survival, brutality, runaway, insurance, prisoner, new love, gain trust, couple relations ...
Time: year 2000, 90s
Place: south america, latin america, colombia, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Assassination (1987)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Jay Killon is the bodyguard of the recently elected US president, but he is assigned to the first lady (Lara Royce). Lara hates Killon so she does all she can to escape. The story complicates when someone tries to kill Lara.
Style: grindhouse, political, cult classic, realistic, serious ...
Plot: assassin, cannon, spy, chase, conspiracy, secret service, violence, law enforcement, die hard, heroes, terrorism, secret agent ...
Time: 80s, year 1987
Place: wyoming, washington d.c.
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The Hunted (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A businessman on a trip to Tokyo ends up in the middle of a centuries old feud between a criminal Ninja cult and a Samurai when he witnesses a assassination performed by the Ninja-cult leader.
Style: exciting, suspense, intense, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, samurai, sword fight, assassin, murder, survival, vengeance, martial arts, master warrior, sword duel, violence, brutality ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, asia, tokyo
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25%
Aurora: Operation Intercept (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: There have been two mysterious plane crashes in only 48 hours. The aircraft suddenly lose control and crash, killing everyone aboard. A woman of Russian descent, Francesca Zaborszin, the daughter of a slain Federal investigator, claims ...
Style: suspense, independent film, fast, serious, exciting ...
Plot: law enforcement, aviation, air disaster, race against time, terrorism, hostage, airplane accident, airplane crash, tough heroes, espionage, heroes, chases and races ...
Time: 90s
Place: washington d.c., pentagon
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 5.5
 62K
Ava (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
Style: tense, psychological, suspense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: woman with a gun, assassin, female assassin, female agent, one woman army, murder, female spy, woman fights a man, strong female character, female killer, intelligence agency, female protagonist ...
Time: 2020s
Place: saudi arabia, paris france, boston, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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 3K
Kodi (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: A young politician finds himself in a position where he has to contest against his girlfriend, who is ambitious. Circumstances force his look-alike twin to also get involved in this political battle.
Style: political thriller, political
Plot: politician, protest, politics, student, professor, police, betrayal, chase, election, violence, murder, twins ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Survive the Night (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A disgraced doctor and his family are held hostage at their home by criminals on the run, when a robbery-gone-awry requires them to seek immediate medical attention.
Style: tense, suspense, suspenseful, action thriller, perverse
Plot: home invasion, accidental killing, robbery, doctor, brother brother relationship, surgery, gas station, organized crime, rescue, danger, gunfight, chase ...
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23%
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The Contractor (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: After being involuntarily discharged from the U.S. Special Forces, James Harper decides to support his family by joining a private contracting organization alongside his best friend and under the command of a fellow veteran. Overseas on a covert ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, thrilling ...
Plot: military, ex military, mission, veteran, fight, swat team, soldier, murder, wound, hunted, flashback, hitman ...
Time: 2020s
Place: berlin germany, atlanta georgia, germany
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22%
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Airport '77 (1977)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle while taking VIPs and valuable art to Philip Stevens new museum. But when hijackers take off the plane and knock everyone out with sleeping gas the plane crashes in the sea. The passengers survive but a ...
Style: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, serious, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, airplane, underwater, rescue, airport, survival, aviation, bermuda triangle, airplane accident, hijacking, airplane hijack, frogman ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1977
Place: washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 4.1
 2K
Detention (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A heroic high school teacher leads a band of students trapped in school by violent drug-runners.
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspense, fast ...
Audience: boys' night, kids
Plot: hostage, rescue, survival, corrupt cop, confined, high school student, dedicated educator, danger, youth, master warrior, teachers and students, teacher ...
Time: 21st century
Place: bosnia
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 7.5
 12K
Lucifer (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story: In God's own country, the supreme leader of the ruling party dies, leaving a huge vacuum, not only in the electoral and leadership sphere of the party but also that of the state. In the inevitable succession squabble and the power struggle that ...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, tense, political ...
Plot: politics, fight, revenge, murder, betrayal, police officer, husband wife relationship, violence, family relations, fire, father daughter relationship, father son relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Avenging Force (1986)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Martial arts expert Matt Hunter was one of the most promising operatives in Army intelligence until his parents were killed by terrorists, and he retired to the family's farm in Louisiana to take care of his 12-year-old sister Sara and their ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, perverse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: manhunt, terrorism, martial arts, rescue, survival, kidnapping, save the day, race against time, danger, vengeance, spy, cannon ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa, louisiana, new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Assassination (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Assassination is set in Korea and Shanghai in the 1930's during the Japanese occupation. The government resistance assigns a secret commando group with killing collaborators.
Style: tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, historical drama ...
Plot: japanese occupation, imperial japan, resistance, assassination, revenge, hitman, nationalism, friendship, father daughter relationship, betrayal, impersonation, danger ...
Time: 1930s
Place: korea, japan, south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 4.7
 7K
Black Water (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A deep cover operative awakens to find himself imprisoned on a submarine. With the help of a fellow prisoner and an amateur agent, he must race against the clock to escape the vessel and expose who set him up.
Style: suspense, exciting, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot: martial arts, submarine, female warrior, violence, murder, danger, brutality, blood, betrayal, dishonesty, espionage, spy ...
Time: future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: pentagon
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Darker Than Amber (1970)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Rod Taylor plays John D. MacDonald's famous Florida PI Travis McGee. Professional beach bum and 'knight errant' Travis McGee goes up against psychotic body-builder Terry Bartell. McGee pulls out all the stops when he joins a Carribean ...
Style: neo noir, independent film
Plot: murder, rescue, deep south, undercover, private investigator, boat, fight, revenge, cruise ship, doppelganger, killer, private detective
Place: florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 4.9
 6K
The Marine 2 (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Rebels seize control of the hotel where a Marine sniper and his wife are staying. Can he save the day?
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, rough, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, terrorism, hostage, marine, heroes, resort, save the day, danger, spouse in danger, u.s. marine, heroism, wrestling ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: thailand, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Art of Deception (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After uncovering the CIA’s ruthless master plan for world domination by gaining complete mind control over the entire population, top scientist Joseph Markham is ultimately left with a choice: save the lives of billions…or the life of his wife, ...
Style: dark
Plot: virus, cia, fugitive, murder, insanity, terror, redemption, misery, money, self destructing, government conspiracy, deception ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 4.2
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Crosshairs (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Hired to enact revenge on a man who savagely beat a beautiful Russian débutant, Jack Verlaine is pressed between his newly acquired job and a persistent man named, Brill, who offers him a chance to advance higher in his seedy career. But when an ...
Style: serious, exciting, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot: conspiracy, hitman, assassin, sex trafficking, rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, estrangement, prostitution, cover up, deadly, girls with guns
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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