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Black Thunder (1998)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When the top secret prototype of the Nova Stealth fighter has been stolen, the Pentagon launches big alarm; the plane shouldn't come into hostile hands...
Style:
exciting, rough, serious, suspense, independent film, realistic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female warrior, military, airplane, danger, save the day, escapades, rivalry, secret mission, invisibility, pilot, terrorist, forced sex, world war three, die hard, world war, terrorism, one man army, race against time, heroes, hijacking, chases and races, confined, on the run, military life, basic training ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
libya
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Most similar movies to Black Thunder
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, independent film and realistic films with plots about shootout, gun, pistol, gunfight, danger, machine gun and heroes mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Black Thunder: The Delta Force (1986), Born to Fight (2004), Iron Eagle IV (1995), Aurora: Operation Intercept (1995), Deadly Outbreak (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists. The terrorists demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandoes ...
Style:
grindhouse, exciting, suspenseful, cult classic, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens
Plot:
military, terrorism, hostage, martial arts, special forces, terrorist, commando, violence, cannon, war on terror, rescue mission, patriotism ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
middle east, israel, beirut lebanon, athens greece, iran ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a remote Thai village is overrun by terrorists armed with a nuclear missile, an elite undercover operative leads the most unique fighting force ever assembled in a heroic bid to save their nation.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, muay thai, rescue, race against time, hostage, fight, tough law enforcer, danger, tough heroes, terrorism, save the day, good versus evil ...
Place:
bangkok thailand, thailand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The two American Ninjas, Joe Armstrong and Sean Davidson, team up to do battle against a terrorist and his band of Ninjas.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ninja, martial arts, ex soldier, terrorism, master warrior, battles, danger, soldier, mortal combat, fight to the death, cannon, graphic violence ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
While Chappy Sinclair is saddled with a bunch of misfits and delinquents for his flight school, he turns to his protégé Doug Masters to assist him in rounding them into shape for an important competition. During their training, they stumble upon a ...
Style:
independent film, fast, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
aerial combat, military, aviation, biological warfare, terrorism, flying, chase, airplane, computer cracker, training, u.s. air force, colonel ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
russia
Similarity:
100%
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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:
terrorist, airplane accident, law enforcement, airplane crash, air disaster, aviation, race against time, terrorism, hostage, tough heroes, one man army, espionage ...
Time:
90s
Place:
pentagon, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dutton Hatfield, played by Jeff Speakman, is working for the American embassy. He finds himself inside a biochemical weapon laboratory when terrorists headed by Colonel Baron (played by TimeCop villain Ron Silver) take over the place. Baron is ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
computer cracker, terrorist, virus, one man army, terrorism, heroes, tough heroes, law enforcement, rivalry, master criminal, danger, save the day ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
israel, pentagon, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a peace treaty between America and Syria is thwarted, the renegade head of the Syrian army retaliates in a major way. He steals a nuclear weapon that only the Freedom Strike team can stop! Cue an action-packed race against time to save the ...
Style:
independent film, fast, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, computer cracker, u.s. navy, disaster, world war three, world war, die hard, race against time, military, chases and races, danger ...
Time:
90s
Place:
mediterranean sea, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A navy pilot fakes his own death and steals a stealth fighter plane from a U.S.A.F base. He then acts as a mercenary, targeting military installations around the world.
Style:
surprise ending, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, fighter jet, die hard, military, aviation, shootout, special forces, arm wrestling, showdown, villain played by lead actor, rivalry, commando mission ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
latin america, usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
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546K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and Co-Pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. A tragedy, as well as personal demons, threaten ...
Style:
cult classic, exciting, entertaining, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, teens, kids, manly ...
Plot:
aviation, fighter pilot, pilot, u.s. navy, cold war, fighter jet, warplane, love and romance, aerial combat, officers and cadets, flying, aviator ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, san diego california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
John, is sent in to recover a stolen Stealth Bomber. His trusty sidekick Rojar and John's ever faithful Jessica, fight the rebel forces of Banansistan, led by the vivacious Ellianna.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, martial arts, betrayal, terrorism, tough heroes, lesbianism, soldier, espionage, chases and races, secret agent, escapades, undercover ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.
Style:
cult classic, grindhouse, independent film, absurd, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, prison, revenge, jungle, military, one man army, escape, martial arts, prison escape, explosions, survival, cannon ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place:
vietnam, asia, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A U.S. Army Captain uses her years of tactical training to save humanity from sixteen nuclear missiles launched at the U.S. as a violent attack threatens her remote missile interceptor station.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
female soldier, female warrior, terrorist plot, terrorism, female protagonist, mission, terrorist attack, military, terrorist, soldier, military base, fight ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
manhattan new york city, pacific ocean, alaska, russia, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport, Thriller, War
Country: UK, China, USA, Taiwan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, bleak, suspenseful, sad ...
Plot:
post traumatic stress disorder, american football, iraq war, flashback, cheerleader, thanksgiving, military, mission, soldier, war veteran, jihad, hostile takeover ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2004, 2000s, year 1937, 21st century
Place:
iraq, texas, middle east, vietnam, montana ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, Thailand
Duration: 45 min.
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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:
100%
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:
36%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A group of prisoners are going to Vietnam to rescue the daughter of a V-I.P. The Ones who survive get their freedom back...but hell awaits them.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence against women, terrorist, female prisoner, female warrior, vietnam war, terrorism, prison fight, prison guard, rebel army, anti heroine, woman kills a man, female criminal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
vietnam, asia, usa, los angeles, california
Similarity:
36%
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:
35%
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:
34%
Movie in collections
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:
34%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rick Harding is a former Marines officer, now working in the FBI as a chemical weapons designer. While packing up for the night, a group of armed soldiers led by wanted criminal Carlos Gruber, break into the FBI research lab. They steal large ...
Style:
mockbuster, independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorist, die hard, biological warfare, disaster, aviation, aeroplane, hijacking, hostage, airplane, tough heroes, rivalry, one man army ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When Merrill Ross (Michael Dudikoff) is thought to be a C.I.A. agent gone bad and teaming with some other alphabet named agency to take over the oil rich country of Qumir, he finds he's in the middle of a very explosive situation. Not knowing ...
Style:
suspense, perverse, grindhouse, dark comedy, independent film ...
Plot:
female warrior, cannon, mossad, woman kills a man, computer cracker, geopolitics, shootout, woman in jeopardy, fugitive, bare chested male, crooked businessman, special forces ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
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, perverse, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, terrorism, martial arts, masked man, terrorist, rescue, survival, one man army, kidnapping, tough heroes, vengeance, save the day ...
Time:
80s
Place:
louisiana, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In this high-flying action thriller, an expert Air Force flyer finds himself forced to use every trick he has ever learned to stop a murderous, insane former colleague and friend from exacting deadly revenge upon him.
Style:
independent film, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fighter jet, gulf war, air force, aviation, disaster, airplane, battles, military, chase, soldier, pilot, tough heroes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iraq, middle east, eastern europe
Similarity:
32%
Movie in collections
294
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Terrorists seize an American nuclear missile site and threaten to launch the missiles at Washington unless the President resigns immediately and $1 billion is placed in a Swiss account in 8 hours.
Style:
suspense, independent film, fast, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorist, terrorism, computer cracker, world war three, 007, world war, die hard, heroes, race against time, violent content, chaos, save the world ...
Time:
90s
Place:
haiti, idaho, pentagon, washington d.c., switzerland
Similarity:
32%
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:
hostage, terrorism, sniper, martial arts, marine, one man army, heroes, resort, danger, save the day, spouse in danger, tough heroes ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
thailand, asia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Jack Cutter is the last in long line of vampire hunters. After killing few vampires in one L.A. restaurant, he is chased both by police and by other vampires. In the process he meets an attractive woman-reporter.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, rough, suspense, retro ...
Plot:
vampire, martial arts, stalking, vampire hunter, one man army, danger, on the run, battles, murder, heroic mission, criminal's revenge, journalism ...
Time:
90s, 60s, year 1995, year 1968
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Some time after their botched operation to capture a known Palestinian terrorist, a team of Israeli agents starts to get killed off one by one. Their leader must get to the bottom of things before the killer(s) plan is complete.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mossad, terrorism, bodyguard, espionage, undercover, female assassin, murder of a nude woman, female warrior, secret agent, assassination, assassination attempt, vengeance ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new york, jerusalem, austria, zurich switzerland, tel aviv israel ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Gunnery Sergeant Burns reports for duty to an American Embassy in the Middle East. However due to the 'enlightened' views of the Ambassador, the marine security detachment he is in charge of is severely restricted in their functions and ...
Style:
independent film, cult classic, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, female assassin, machine gun, terrorist, revenge, kidnapping, hostage, u.s. embassy, shootout, blood, embassy, ambassador ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
middle east, lebanon, new orleans
Similarity:
31%
110K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, suspense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
terrorism, nuclear explosion, train, mexican standoff, fighter jet, female warrior, male male relationship, danger, escapades, chases and races, rivalry, aviation ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
utah, usa, pentagon, hong kong
Similarity:
31%
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, murder, violence, martial artist, danger, betrayal, brutality, blood, dishonesty, espionage ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pentagon, canada
Similarity:
30%
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