Movies like 12 Strong

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12 Strong (2018)
 6.5
 91K
12 Strong (2018)
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, exciting, suspenseful, anamorphic, historical drama, rough, inspirational, bloody, entertaining, factual ...
Audience: adult
Plot: soldier, cia, military, taliban, special forces, heroism, war on terror, behind enemy lines, us military, war in afghanistan, machismo, commando mission, al qaeda, bravery, commando, war, mission, battles, terrorism, deception, brutality, revenge, death, bomb, rivalry ...
Time: september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place: afghanistan, middle east, usa, united states of america
Keyword: attack, crawling, marketplace

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about explosion, soldier, military, death, murder, danger and shot to death mostly in Action, Drama and War genres. Some movies like 12 Strong: The Outpost (2019), Lone Survivor (2013), Black Hawk Down (2001), American Sniper (2014), Act of Valor (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Malta, Morocco
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, suspenseful, realistic, tense, factual ...
Audience: manly
Plot: cia, war, terrorism, rescue mission, mercenary, swat team, military, navy seal, courage, gunfight, commando, combat ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, year 2016, year 2011, 21st century
Place: libya, middle east, africa, pentagon, langley virginia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
96%
 6.8
 40K
The Outpost (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, brutal, perverse, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: u.s. army, combat, soldier, war, death, taliban, roadblock, army, military, danger, battles, shooting ...
Time: 2000s, year 2008, year 2009, year 2006, year 1984 ...
Place: afghanistan, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
 7.5
 305K
Lone Survivor (2013)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
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, tense, captivating, emotional, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, survival, soldier, war, terrorism, gunfight, courage, military life, selflessness, war on terror, squad, army ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place: afghanistan, middle east, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
 7.7
 421K
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 144 min.
Story: When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Style: realistic, epic, rough, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: war, combat, courage, battles, army, military, shooting, gunfight, chaos, sniper, survival, american soldier ...
Time: year 1993, year 2001, 90s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place: africa, somalia, america, south africa, middle east ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
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 7.3
 525K
American Sniper (2014)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
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, emotional, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: war, iraq war, sniper, military, soldier, violence, navy seal, assassin, american soldier, battles, biopic, middle east conflict ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 90s, 2000s, september 11 2001 ...
Place: iraq, middle east, california, usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
 6.4
 72K
Act of Valor (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Country: USA
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: realistic, talky, suspense, intense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, terrorism, rescue mission, terrorist plot, cia, navy seal, swat team, navy, army, soldier, torture, sniper ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: somalia, las vegas, san diego california, costa rica, ukraine ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
 6.7
 94K
Midway (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 138 min.
Story: The story of the soldiers and aviators who helped turn the tide of the Second World War during the iconic Battle of Midway in June 1942.
Style: historical drama, bleak, exciting, scary, suspense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: world war two, sea battle, aerial combat, naval battle, air battle, warship, fighter plane, navy, aircraft carrier, fighter pilot, u.s. navy, war ...
Time: 1940s, year 2019, year 1942, 1930s, 20th century ...
Place: pearl harbor, pacific ocean, tokyo, washington d.c., honolulu hawaii ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.1
 353K
Shooter (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Style: intense, exciting, suspense, action packed, political ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: sniper, conspiracy, fbi, one man army, on the run, corruption, assassination, revenge, cover up, manhunt, military, false accusation ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: montana, philadelphia, virginia, tennessee, langley virginia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Movie in collections
 6.2
 24K
6 Days (2017)
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: realistic, suspenseful, serious, factual, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, military, politics, commando mission, rescue, hostage, danger, violence, siege, police, death, terrorist ...
Time: 80s, year 1980
Place: england, iran, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
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: suspense, exciting, dramatic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: sniper, military, survival, behind enemy lines, courage, fighter pilot, u.s. navy, war crime, fighter plane, rescue, bosnian war, aviation ...
Time: year 2001, 20th century, year 1995, 21st century
Place: bosnia, balkan, serbia, former yugoslavia, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.
Style: suspense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Plot: cia, one man army, terrorism, murder, soldier, navy, diver, police, mission, revenge, prison, swat team ...
Time: 2020s, 70s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: syria, usa, pentagon, washington d.c., north carolina ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.2
 292K
The Patriot (2000)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 165 min.
Story: After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, ...
Style: period piece, dramatic, rough, uplifting, factual ...
Audience: manly, family friendly, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: american revolution, war, freedom, revolution, military, battles, vengeance, rebellion, human spirit, heroic mission, wartime, combat ...
Time: 18th century, year 2000, georgian era, y2k, 1780s ...
Place: south carolina, america, southern usa, virginia, britain ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Monuments Men (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of ...
Style: exciting, intense, suspense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: world war two, war, art, art theft, painting, nazi germany, nazism, nazi, military, gold bar, treasure hunt, stolen gold ...
Time: 1940s, year 2014, 2010s, post world war two, year 1945 ...
Place: paris france, france, europe, germany, normandy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Tears of the Sun (2003)
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, soldier, civil war, navy seal, commando, genocide, rescue mission, gunfight, violence, brutality ...
Time: year 2003, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: africa, nigeria, iraq, iran
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India
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: suspenseful, suspense, political, realistic, harsh ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot: terrorism, cia, espionage, military, 9/11, special forces, manhunt, al qaeda, islamic terrorism, propaganda, terrorist plot, investigation ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2011 ...
Place: middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 6.8
 260K
Extraction (2020)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord…
Style: suspenseful, exciting, tense, action thriller, ambiguous ending ...
Audience: manly, chick flick
Plot: mercenary, rescue mission, one against many, kidnapping, one man army, ex special forces, machismo, tough guy, death threat, swat team, jungle, child ...
Time: 2020s, future, 21st century
Place: india, bangladesh, australia, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.2
 667K
1917 (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA, India, Spain
Duration: 119 min.
Story: At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds ...
Style: tense, period piece, entertaining, sad, visually stunning ...
Audience: boys' night, date night, teens, adult
Plot: world war one, trench warfare, race against time, british soldier, british army, death, soldier, military, battlefield, british military, survival, dangerous mission ...
Time: year 1917, 1910s, 2010s, 20th century, year 2019
Place: persia, britain, los angeles, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 7.1
 30K
Mosul (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When ISIS took their homes, families and city, one group of men fought to take it all back. Based on true events, this is the story of the Nineveh SWAT team, a renegade police unit who waged a guerrilla operation against ISIS in a desperate struggle ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, perverse ...
Plot: isis, war on terror, military, near death experience, pow, islam, terrorism, terrorist, islamic terrorism, guerilla warfare, terrorist group, urban decay ...
Time: 2010s
Place: iraq, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (2023)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.
Style: suspense, serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: war in afghanistan, military, ambush, translator, soldier, taliban, american soldier, chase, assignment, life risking, train conductor, risk ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s
Place: afghanistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
 6.6
 24K
The Great Raid (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 132 min.
Story: As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.
Style: tense, harsh, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, war, rescue mission, pow, world war two, prisoner of war camp, prison, special forces, prison escape, world war, escape attempt, military life ...
Time: 1940s, year 2005, 20th century
Place: the philippines, asia, pearl harbor, manila philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.6
 542K
Fury (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, China, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Last months of World War II in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant in the 2nd Armored Division named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank called "Fury" and its five-man ...
Style: serious, tense, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, family friendly, date night, adult
Plot: world war two, war, soldier, military, tank, battles, heroism, american soldier, ambush, violence, combat, nazi germany ...
Time: 1940s, year 2014, year 1945, 2010s, 20th century
Place: europe, germany, america
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 7.1
 155K
Defiance (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in ...
Style: sincere, epic, period piece, dramatic, realistic ...
Audience: manly, adult
Plot: world war two, holocaust, war, nazi, judaism, genocide, partisan, world war, survival, rebellion, red army, military ...
Time: year 2008, 20th century, 1940s, year 1941, year 1942
Place: poland, germany, indiana, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Set in the world of drone technology and fifth generation fighters, this sequel will explore the end of the era of dogfighting.
Style: realistic, entertaining, saga, uplifting, twisted ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: fighter pilot, fighter plane, warplane, u.s. navy, u.s. military, aerial combat, aircraft carrier, test pilot, fighter jet, sniper, aviation, leadership ...
Time: 2020s, year 1969, year 1986, 80s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, mojave desert, california, san diego california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 7.5
 472K
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Style: realistic, emotional, tense, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: iraq war, military, terrorism, sniper, war, soldier, army, bomb squad, marines, terrorist, gulf war, moral dilemma ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, year 2004, 21st century
Place: middle east, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan, america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.8
 142K
Green Zone (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Spain, 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: political thriller, suspense, tense, exciting, political ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: cia, iraq war, military, war, soldier, spy, army, deception, pow, chase, investigation, politics ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: iraq, middle east, baghdad iraq
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Mallory and Miller are back. The survivors of Navarone are sent on a mission along with a unit called Force 10, which is led by Colonel Barnsby. But Force 10 has a mission of their own which the boys know nothing about.
Style: exciting, suspense, intense, stylized, tense ...
Plot: world war two, war, military, survival, nazi, commando, wartime, battles, task force, double agent, spy, world war ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, year 1978
Place: former yugoslavia, italy, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.2
 350K
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 183 min.
Story: The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes ...
Style: romantic, sentimental, emotional, epic, period piece ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot: world war two, war, love, military, combat, airplane, love triangle, navy, fighter pilot, wartime, aviation, love and romance ...
Time: year 2001, 1940s, 50s, 20th century, year 1942 ...
Place: hawaii, pearl harbor, japan, asia, america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen – John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon ...
Style: realistic, emotional, sincere, epic, factual ...
Plot: war, military, world war two, propaganda, wartime, battles, guilt, survival, world war, fame, american history, political intrigue ...
Time: year 2006, 1940s, 20th century
Place: japan, asia, pacific ocean, america, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 7.3
 112K
Patriots Day (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.
Style: intense, suspense, emotional, tense, factual ...
Plot: terrorism, terrorist, police, tragedy, fbi, courage, surveillance, manhunt, violence, investigation, chase, brutality ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place: massachusetts, boston, america, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012)
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, military, navy seal, top secret, manhunt, mastermind, heroic mission, government agency, danger, wanted, once in a lifetime opportunity, chases and races ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, middle east, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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