Movies like Skyscraper
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Skyscraper (2018)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.
Style:
tense, psychotronic, suspenseful, anamorphic, emotional, captivating, exciting, surprise ending, interesting, disaster movie
Audience:
teens, family outing, chick flick
Plot:
skyscraper, disaster, terrorism, heroism, protective parent, fire, betrayal, courage, panic, helicopter, penthouse, suspense, lone hero, survival, family in danger, hi-tech, kidnapping, ex soldier, hostage, security system, father, evil man, disability, fight, conspiracy ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, minnesota
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Most similar movies to Skyscraper
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out surprise ending, exciting, tense and entertaining films with plots about gun, gunfight, rescue, chase, betrayal, held at gunpoint and danger mostly in Action, Thriller and Adventure genres. Some movies like Skyscraper: San Andreas (2015), Commando (1985), Olympus Has Fallen (2013), Die Hard (1988), 6 Underground (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, absurd, intense, serious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
disaster, catastrophe, natural disaster, survival, forces of nature, earthquake, happy ending, tsunami, father daughter relationship, daring rescue, suspense, divorce ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, san francisco, los angeles, usa, nevada
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89%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, ...
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, campy, funny ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, rescue, revenge, hostage, commando, race against time, gunfight, machismo, warrior, violence, assassination, one man army ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
california, los angeles, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national ...
Style:
exciting, rough, serious, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, manly, boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, secret service, white house, president, hostage, terrorist attack, one man army, daring rescue, politics, betrayal, bodyguard, u.s. president ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, north korea, pentagon, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
894K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
NYPD cop, John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking ...
Style:
intense, exciting, suspenseful, clever, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens, manly
Plot:
hostage, gunfight, heist, tough guy, terrorist, christmas, police officer, one man army, police, terrorism, robbery, villain ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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182K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, anamorphic, funny, psychotronic ...
Plot:
spy, chase, mission, anti heroine, teamwork, fight, brutality, machismo, good versus evil, deception, paranoia, justice ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2017
Place:
italy, hong kong, paris france, california, afghanistan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A spinoff of The Fate of the Furious, focusing on Johnson's US Diplomatic Security Agent Luke Hobbs forming an unlikely alliance with Statham's Deckard Shaw.
Style:
buddy comedy, entertaining, tense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
tough guy, car, terrorism, chase, brother and sister, secret organization, fight, martial arts, father daughter relationship, brother sister relationship, scientist, car chase ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
usa, ukraine, moscow russia, tower bridge london, los angeles ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
368K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
John McClane is an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, tense, clever, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
gunfight, airplane, christmas, fight scenes, chase, airport, police, terrorism, lone hero, fight, suspense, one man army ...
Time:
year 1990, 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., los angeles, california, virginia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
284K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.
Style:
ridiculous, funny, exciting, tense, anamorphic ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
heist, thief, interpol, agent, mission, ruse, criminal, wanted, art thief, money, chase, female criminal ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
london, argentina, england, rome italy, sardinia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Thieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, exciting, apocalyptic, surprise ending ...
Plot:
natural disaster, hurricane, disaster, tornado, tsunami, heist, robbery, suspense, evacuation, betrayal, conspiracy, criminal ...
Time:
2010s, year 1992, 90s, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
usa, alabama
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, ...
Style:
entertaining, suspenseful, intense, buddy movie, exciting ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, police officer, heist, terrorism, police, bomb, twists and turns, lone hero, race against time, car chase, revenge, suspense ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, california, usa, manhattan new york city, harlem ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Olympus Has Fallen related movies
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the difference as to whether ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, perverse, surprise ending
Plot:
swat team, hostage, hostile takeover, underground, sniper, commando mission, terrorism, special agents, military, hostage situation, deception, eavesdropping ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
london, georgia, england, english channel, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.
Style:
breathtaking, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
spy, conspiracy, espionage, mission, tough guy, cia agent, female agent, undercover, suspense, rogue agent, secret agents, cia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, austria, vienna, morocco, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
Style:
exciting, intense, serious, psychotronic, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, secret service, president, conspiracy, terrorist attack, save the day, graphic violence, secret agents, assassination, head of state, world politics ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, egypt, scotland, tower bridge london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China, France, Norway, UK
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfil his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against ...
Style:
epic, bloody, slasher, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
spy, espionage, terrorist, violence, tough guy, female spy, mission, secret agents, plutonium, fistfight, deception, race against time ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
kashmir, ireland, norway, london, germany ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is ...
Style:
exciting, intense, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, manly, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
secret service, terrorism, conspiracy, white house, president, save the day, treason, rescue, hostage, head of state, nuclear threat, ex military ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., middle east, paris france, north america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A group of contest winners arrive at an island hotel to live out their dreams, only to find themselves trapped in nightmare scenarios.
Style:
surprise ending, suspenseful, psychological, psychotronic, tense ...
Plot:
suspense, reality vs fantasy, supernatural, jungle, survival, island, twists and turns, revenge, remote island, wish come true, rescue, bully comeuppance ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Malta
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a ...
Style:
psychotronic, stylized, anamorphic, entertaining, retro
Plot:
dinosaur, monster, disaster, tyrannosaurus rex, prehistoric creature, wild animal, giant insect, velociraptor, locust, sea monster, suspense, creature ...
Time:
jurassic, future, 2020s
Place:
texas, italy, malta, utah, pennsylvania ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Los Angeles SWAT cop Jack Traven is up against bomb expert Howard Payne, who's after major ransom money. First it's a rigged elevator in a very tall building. Then it's a rigged bus--if it slows, it will blow, bad enough any day, but ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, tense, clever, romantic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
hostage, suspense, bomb, bus, terrorism, unlikely partners, save the day, chase, rescue, terrorist, highway, police officer ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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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:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, ambiguous ending, surprise ending ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly
Plot:
mercenary, kidnapping, rescue mission, tough guy, one against many, ex special forces, machismo, swat team, death threat, stranded, jungle, one man army ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
india, bangladesh, australia, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A CIA field officer and an Indonesian police officer are forced to work together in confronting political corruption. An informant must be moved twenty-two miles to safety.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
black ops, top secret, terrorist, surveillance, cia, spy, computer cracker, machismo, political corruption, terrorist group, gunfight, betrayal ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
southeast asia, indonesia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Movies similar to San Andreas
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, neo noir, surprise ending
Plot:
corrupt cop, police, survival, death of friend, swat team, suspense, chase, brutality, police chase, murder, husband wife relationship, self mutilation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., washington state
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a stadium is seized by a group of heavily armed criminals during a major sporting event, an ex-soldier must use all his military skills to save the 35,000 capacity crowd, one of which is the daughter of his fallen comrade.
Style:
tense, exciting, captivating, entertaining, surprise ending
Plot:
terrorism, one against many, unlikely hero, strong man, survival, haunted by the past, race against time, murder, fake identity, disguise, courage, hostage ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 2010s
Place:
tower bridge london, london, england, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An ex-Navy SEAL, Michael Adams, (Matthew Reese) was captured during a raid to free Japanese prisoners from a North Korean prison camp. He endures the North Koreans torture for three years -- seen only as flashbacks -- then released back into ...
Style:
exciting, disturbing, tense, thought provoking, surprise ending
Plot:
secret service agent, female agent, vendetta, violence, chase, husband wife relationship, tragic hero, political prisoner, conspiracy, suspense, husband wife estrangement, male female relationship ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
korea, north korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
airplane, terrorism, hostage, rescue, suspense, surveillance, hijacking, bomb, twists and turns, terrorist, ransom, pilot ...
Time:
20th century, year 1995, 90s
Place:
pentagon, washington d.c., athens greece, london, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
209K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, perverse, mysterious ...
Plot:
cia, hitman, assassin, gunfight, spy, agent, fight, murder, mission, killer, murderer, suspense ...
Time:
future, year 2003, 2000s, 2020s
Place:
prague, central europe, europe, china, bangkok thailand ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Movies similar to Jason Bourne
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion ...
Style:
exciting, breathtaking, captivating, suspenseful, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
spy, mission, espionage, gunfight, secret agents, courage, frame up, cia, race against time, female spy, tough guy, save the day ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington state, hungary, russia, san francisco, budapest ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
James Bond is retired and living a peaceful life, but after a visit from Felix Leiter, Bond must follow the trail of a dangerous new villain with never before seen technology.
Style:
exciting, epic, thrilling, anamorphic, sad ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, espionage, cia agent, cia, secret service, british intelligence, secret agents, infection, agent, british secret service, 007 ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
jamaica, havana cuba, london, italy, norway ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An infamous terrorist has evaded capture for a long time by being extremely clever and ruthless. Things get interesting when he hijacks a plane carrying famous security expert John Cutter, who isn't about to stand this sort of thing.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, sexy, psychological ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
airplane, terrorism, hostage, airport, hijacking, martial arts, suspense, motorcycle, tough guy, terrorist, fight, one man army ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, florida, louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, China, Italy
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Retired from active duty to train new IMF agents, Ethan Hunt is called back into action to confront sadistic arms dealer, Owen Davian. Hunt must try to protect his girlfriend while working with his new team to complete the mission.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, tense, clever, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
spy, espionage, mission, secret agents, double agent, gunfight, cia, suspense, terrorism, disguise, undercover, heist ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, italy, shanghai, berlin germany, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
116K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Henry Brogen, an aging assassin tries to get out of the business but finds himself in the ultimate battle: fighting his own clone who is 25 years younger than him and at the peak of his abilities.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, intense, entertaining ...
Plot:
clones, cloning, hitman, secret agents, black ops, gunfight, chase, villain, assassin, parkour, fleeing, killings ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
budapest, usa, europe, belgium, colombia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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