Movies like Paskal: The Movie

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Paskal: The Movie (2018)
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Paskal: The Movie (2018)
Original name: Paskal
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The true events of Lieutenant Commander Arman Anwar of PASKAL, an elite unit in the Royal Malaysian Navy, and his team's mission to rescue the MV Bunga Laurel, a tanker which was hijacked by Somalian Pirates in 2011.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, inspirational, patriotic
Plot: military, pirate, terrorist, soldier, trap, mission, assault, piracy, swat team, military service, rescue mission, warship, rescue, navy, saving a life, military training, sniper, submarine, fight, army, weapons, hospital, undercover, frogman, helicopter ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011
Place: malaysia, africa, indonesia

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Most similar movies to Paskal: The Movie

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, suspense and disturbing films with plots about military, soldier, rescue, fight, mission, gun and danger mostly in Action, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Paskal: The Movie: The Mountain II (2016), Malbatt: Misi Bakara (2023), Submerged (2001), Major (2022), The Rebels of PT-218 (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Mountain II (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 135 min.
Story: In a desolate war zone where screams of the innocent echo, on the very line between disaster and valor, 7 Maroon Berets will dance with death.
Style: exciting, disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating
Plot: terrorist, special forces, swat team, military, behind enemy lines, dangerous mission, danger, rescue, journalism, criminal, captivity, public execution ...
Place: turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Malbatt: Misi Bakara (2023)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 131 min.
Story: In 1993, 19 soldiers from the Royal Malay Soldier Regiment (RAMD), the most senior regiment within the Malaysian army, are sent on a dangerous mission to save 70 US Rangers trapped in the Bakara Market in Somalia during the civil war.
Style: epic
Plot: gunfight, burial, commando, tank, american soldier, commander, trap, bombing, bazooka, car, camp, freedom ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century
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Submerged (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A moment by moment account of the sinking and rescue of the crew of the submarine USS Squalus which was the first rescue of living crew on a submarine.
Style: tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: submarine, navy, accident, rescue mission, saving a life, crash, team, rescue from drowning, military, military officer, underwater fight, rescue ...
Time: 1930s
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 8.1
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Major (2022)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: This biopic follows the life of Indian Army officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, from his childhood to his heroic actions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Style: suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot: terrorist attack, military, soldier, army, life, mission, military officer, escape, terrorism, hotel, parents, terror ...
Time: 2020s, 2000s, year 2008
Place: india, mumbai india
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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The Rebels of PT-218 (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: At the height of WWII, the Atlantic Ocean becomes a deadly battleground as an American torpedo boat fights against the constant bombardment of German forces.
Style: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: sea battle, submarine, naval battle, navy, military life, disobeying orders, air attack, wartime, military, battles, soldier, wartime life ...
Time: year 1943
Place: sicily
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 6.5
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72 Meters (2004)
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The film begins in the 1980s Soviet Union. Two best friends, Orlov and Muravyev, are serving at the Black Sea Navy Base in Sevastopol, Crimea. Both fall in love with one beautiful girl Nelly, and their friendship suffers a first blow. Because she ...
Style: exciting, psychological, tense, suspense, thought provoking ...
Plot: submarine, underwater, survival, warship, emergency, unrequited love, military, accident, rescue, friendship, danger, disaster ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 7.8
 67K
Thirteen Lives (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story: Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain. Entombed behind a maze of flooded ...
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, twisted ...
Plot: cave, soccer, rescue mission, trapped, trap, survival, saving a life, drowned, struggle for survival, football player, life risking, deathtrap ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s
Place: thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The Burning Sea (2021)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense
Plot: disaster, oil rig, catastrophe, north sea, submarine, ocean, oil industry, sea, natural disaster, rescue mission, trapped, trap ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Blood & Gold (2023)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: At the end of World War II, a German soldier is looking for his daughter while an SS troop is looking for a Jewish treasure.
Style: brutal, period piece, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot: world war two, soldier, weapons, world war, bazooka, handgun, fight, gold, army, violence, treasure, mission ...
Time: 1940s, year 1945, 20th century
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Police Evolution: Chapter Two (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Malaysia, Indonesia
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A group of terrorists have taken over a village and are holding the villagers hostage. Special Forces from Malaysia and Indonesia are tasked with handling the incident but their mission fails. Now it is up to Inspector Sani and Inspector Khai to ...
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, buddy comedy
Plot: fight, hostage situation, spy mission, teamwork, fighting crime, spy, war on terror, police officer, special agent, undercover agent, terrorist attack, counter terrorism ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: China
Duration: 123 min.
Story: China's deadliest special forces operative settles into a quiet life on the sea. When sadistic mercenaries begin targeting nearby civilians, he must leave his newfound peace behind and return to his duties as a soldier and protector.
Style: captivating, tense, exciting, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, fight, medieval, swat team, violence, fire, blood, martial arts, friendship, courage, leadership, soldier ...
Place: china, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Elite snipers Brandon Beckett and Richard Miller are tasked with protecting a gas pipeline from terrorists looking to make a statement. When battles with the enemy lead to snipers being killed by a ghost shooter who knows their exact location, ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, exciting ...
Plot: sniper, mission, military, battles, terrorist, terrorism, moral dilemma, terrorist group, soldier, gunfight, mercenary, enemy ...
Place: istanbul turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Soul of Hero (2019)
Genre: Action
Country: Colombia
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A soldier will have a mission of rescuing his partner kidnapped in the Colombian jungle although he will miss a dating with a beautiful girl that is his partner's sister.
Style: captivating
Plot: jungle, soldier, mission, rescue mission, military service, showdown, kidnapped, wartime life, kidnapping, secret mission, military life, military ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.
Style: patriotic, captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick, adult
Plot: terrorist attack, soldier, terrorism, military, indian soldier, army, patriot, violence, friendship, danger, murder, terrorist ...
Time: year 2016, year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place: india, pakistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
 4.7
 27K
Interceptor (2022)
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, captivating, tense, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot: female soldier, female warrior, terrorism, terrorist plot, female protagonist, terrorist attack, military, terrorist, soldier, military base, mission, captain ...
Time: 2020s
Place: pacific ocean, russia, alaska, los angeles, manhattan new york city ...
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22%
 4.1
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Amina (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In 16th-century Zazzau, now Zaria, Nigeria, Amina must utilize her military skills and tactics to defend her family's kingdom. Based on a true story.
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing
Plot: female warrior, tactics, military training, battles, female protagonist, protector, kingdom, fight, knight, war, biopic, fear ...
Time: 16th century
Place: africa, nigeria
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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 ⇓
21%
15 Minutes of War (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story: February 1976. Somalian rebels hijack a school bus carrying 21 French children and their teacher in Djibouti City. When the terrorists drive it to a no-man’s-land on the border between Somalia and French territory, the French Government sends out ...
Style: serious, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: terrorism, child hostage, sniper, hostage, terrorist, french foreign legion, bus, border, terrorist attack, kids in trouble, danger, saving a life ...
Time: year 1976, 70s
Place: somalia, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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22 Minutes (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story: 22 minutes got Russian marine to free a hijacked oil tanker far from shore.
Style: suspense, tense, touching, suspenseful, captivating
Plot: marines, pirate, ship, capture, daring rescue, military, heroism, soldier, struggle for survival, hostage situation, fight, showdown ...
Place: somalia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Soulcatcher (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A military contractor hired to seize a weapon that turns people into savage killers seeks revenge when his brother falls victim to the device.
Style: thrilling, tense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful
Plot: revenge, soldier, murder, rescue mission, weapons, murderer, bio weapon, killings, military officer, mission, commando, vengeance ...
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Operation Mekong (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Chinese narco-cops take their mission to the Golden Triangle following the Mekong River massacre of innocent fishermen by the region's drug lord.
Style: suspense, psychological, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: boat, illegal drugs, river, swat team, danger, resistance, fight, crew, ship, murder, soldier, armed forces ...
Place: china, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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The Guardian (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer, Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.
Style: inspirational, emotional, tear jerker, sentimental, exciting ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: ocean, coast guard, lifeguard, rescue, military, survival, training, friendship, daring rescue, aviation, swimming, military training ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: alaska, astoria oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 5.7
 5K
Sky Fighters (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Les Chevaliers du ciel (English: Sky Fighters) is a 2005 French film directed by Gérard Pirès about two air force pilots preventing a terrorist attack on the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. It is based on Tanguy et Laverdure, a comics series ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense
Audience: boys' night
Plot: fighter pilot, fighter plane, aviation, military, terrorism, aerial combats, air force, betrayal, heroic mission, false accusation, rescue, save the day ...
Place: france, paris france, europe, alps
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Edge of the World (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Biopic about Sir James Brooke, the British adventurer who became King of Sarawak in the 1840's and embarked on a lifelong crusade to end piracy and head-hunting - only to face charges of murder and piracy himself.
Style: captivating, tense
Plot: pirate, fighting the system, murder, piracy, jungle, battles, escapades, showdown, fighting crime, fight, fight for supremacy, monster ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1930s, 1840s
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 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 ⇓
19%
The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Jake Carter and another former Marine, Luke Trapper, join forces to rescue a kidnapped girl from a gang of international criminals.
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, brutal, exciting, serious ...
Plot: rescue, gang, kidnapping, rescue mission, swat team, resistance, danger, fighting crime, battles, struggle, fight, hostage ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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 ⇓
19%
 6.2
 2K
The Ambush (2021)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: United Arab Emirates, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: It is the winter of 2018, the men and women of the UAE military are deployed to provide aid. At the Mocha Base, spirits are high as three Emirati soldiers anticipate an imminent return home. While on their final routine patrol, the three soldiers, ...
Style: suspenseful, dramatic, disturbing, exciting, serious ...
Plot: desert, soldier, rescue mission, war, salvation, military, rescue attempt, rescue, militant, survival, ambush
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 7.0
 5K
Silmido (2003)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 135 min.
Story: On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung ...
Style: captivating, rough, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot: military, korean war, military life, military base, basic training, isolation, violent content, officers and cadets, boot camp, cold war, special forces, graphic violence ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 60s
Place: north korea, korea, asia, south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
 4.8
 6K
Stratton (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A British Special Boat Service commando tracks down an international terrorist cell.
Style: suspense, tense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: terrorist, laboratory, terrorism, terrorist plot, rescue, investigation, military, chase, danger, murder, deception, evacuation ...
Time: 2010s
Place: big ben london, iran, rome italy, london, ukraine
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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