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Seized (2020)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Hiding out with his son Taylor on the Mexican coast, Nero hopes to put his violent Special Forces career behind him. But after Nero’s home is attacked and Taylor is abducted, the mysterious Mzamo orders Nero to slaughter the members of three rival crime syndicates. If he fails, Taylor will die. Now, with bullets flying and bodies dropping as Nero completes his mission, he races to find Mzamo’s hideout and seek revenge.
Style:
perverse, tense, brutal, disturbing, controversial, suspense
Plot:
drug cartel, father son relationship, hostage, gunfight, blackmail, criminal gang, buddy, revenge, fight, violence, kidnapping, tough guy, weapons, crime boss, organized crime, mission, manipulation, son, special forces, cartel, single father, ex special forces, crime fighter, swat team, firearm ...
Place:
pacific ocean, mexico
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Most similar movies to Seized
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, exciting and captivating films with plots about revenge, murder, fight, violence, hostage, gunfight and danger mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Seized: Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013), Triple Frontier (2019), Sleepless (2017), Rogue Hostage (2021), Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ninja, martial arts, kung fu, medieval, fight, ninjitsu, master warrior, revenge, mortal combat, murder, martial artist, karate ...
Time:
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Place:
asia, burma, thailand
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord.
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, visually stunning, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug cartel, ex special forces, violence, drug lord, ex soldier, theft, escapades, survival, friendship, greed, murder, death ...
Time:
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Place:
south america, colombia, usa, peru, andes mountains ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal gangsters kidnaps Downs’ teenage son. In one sleepless night ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, suspenseful, disturbing, exciting ...
Plot:
organized crime, undercover cop, police detective, black cop, female warrior, kidnapping, police corruption, rescue, death, brutality, race against time, father son relationship ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A former Marine races against time to save a group of hostages -- including his young daughter and a congressman — when armed militants take over his stepfather's store.
Style:
exciting, social, brutal, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hostage, post traumatic stress disorder, violence, revenge, family relations, death, child in peril, father son relationship, father daughter relationship, danger, rescue mission, save the day ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a crooked federal agent is involved in a human sex trafficking ring, Sniper and CIA Rookie Brandon Beckett goes rogue, teaming up with his former allies Homeland Security Agent Zero and assassin Lady Death to uncover the corrupt agent and take ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, crime thriller ...
Plot:
rogue agent, human trafficking, corruption, sniper, military, sex trafficking, secret agent, special agent, gang, slave trade, fight, criminal gang ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, exciting, freeze frame ...
Plot:
brother sister relationship, revenge, rescue, niece, martial arts, on the run, crime boss, pursuit, chase, crooked sheriff, uncle niece relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
texas, southern usa, arizona, sonora, mexico
Similarity:
100%
15K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja.
Style:
exciting, bleak, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ninja, martial arts, ninja master, ninja warrior, medieval, female warrior, sword fight, fight, danger, master warrior, gang, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa, japan, new york, asia, tokyo ...
Similarity:
100%
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, suspense, exciting, bleak, neo noir ...
Plot:
revenge, murder, police corruption, vengeance, danger, violence, brutality, dark hero, paranoia, sociopath, gangster, vigilantism ...
Place:
columbus ohio, ohio
Similarity:
100%
269K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, clever, twist ending, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick
Plot:
prison, prison escape, revenge, outsmarting, escape plan, betrayal, resourceful, escape, prisoner, maximum security prison, prison break, lone hero ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, future, 80s, 21st century
Place:
morocco, usa, miami, new orleans, colorado ...
Similarity:
100%
143K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
Style:
suspense, tense, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, girls' night
Plot:
hostage, child in peril, kidnapping, ransom, reward, police corruption, millionaire, child abduction, rescue, kidnapped, danger, forced into action ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city, new york, harlem
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A former US Federal Agent must abandon the witness protection program and come out of hiding when his London home is invaded in error due to a wrong address. When the event ends with multiple homicides, the news triggers those hunting him to send ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, brutal, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, hitman, revenge, widower, professional killer, daughter, manhunt, police officer, mistaken identity, police, rescue, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
england, washington d.c., london
Similarity:
100%
1.0M
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, christmas special, clever, action packed, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, date night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
hostage, one man army, gunfight, heist, tough guy, christmas, police, terrorism, terrorist, skyscraper, robbery, police officer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 2016, year 1988
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
287K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Thailand, Australia, Canada, Bangladesh
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:
exciting, suspenseful, ambiguous ending, surprise ending, action thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly
Plot:
mercenary, rescue mission, one against many, kidnapping, ex special forces, one man army, machismo, child kidnapping, death threat, tough guy, jungle, child ...
Time:
2020s, future, 21st century
Place:
india, bangladesh, australia, mumbai india
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Hungary
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, finds himself for the first time on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons ...
Style:
tense, melancholic, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
russia, seattle, new york, langley virginia, moscow russia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A family man who turns out to be a retired mob enforcer must travel across the country to find his daughter who has gone missing.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
kidnapping, missing person, daring rescue, partner, justice, danger, confined, haunted by the past, one man army, crime boss, revenge, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new orleans, mississippi
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Special Ops sniper Brandon Beckett is set up as the primary suspect for the murder of a foreign dignitary on the eve of signing a high-profile trade agreement with the United States. Narrowly escaping death, Beckett realizes that there may be a dark ...
Style:
tense, atmospheric, suspense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sniper, cia agent, intelligence agency, murder suspect, father son relationship, killer, fight for justice, manhunt, assassin, struggle for survival, murder, father ...
Place:
central america, california, montana, san francisco, vancouver ...
Similarity:
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45K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs.
Style:
perverse, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
assassin, gunfight, crooked cop, hitman, police, desert, police station, small town, rookie, prison, murderer, killer ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
nevada
Similarity:
100%
98K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, tense, suspense thriller ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
survival, coup d'etat, family in danger, riot, execution, race against time, escape, rebellion, american abroad, danger, wrong place wrong time, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
asia, southeast asia, thailand, vietnam, middle east ...
Similarity:
100%
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24K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An ex-special services veteran, down on his luck and desperate for work, takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job, he opens the door to a distraught and desperate young girl who has ...
Style:
serious, exciting, tense, suspense, realistic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
security guard, tough guy, shopping mall, brutality, gunfight, tough law enforcer, female warrior, ex soldier, warrior, hand to hand combat, danger, escape attempt ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
India Eisley (Underworld Awakening) stars as Tillie Gardner, a girl who's been rocked to her core by the tragic death of her parents in a plane crash a few weeks ago. She copes with the help of local cab driver Niko (K.J. Apa, Riverdale), with ...
Style:
suspense, brutal, disturbing, tense, sinister ...
Plot:
tragedy, tragic love, murder, terrorist bombing, love, love story, grief, loss, terrorism, plane crash, sabotage, small town ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An elite DEA agent returns home after a failed mission when his family makes an unexpected discovery in their house – a stash of money worth $3 million. They soon face the danger and threat of a newly released criminal and his crew, who will do ...
Style:
emotional, heroic, disturbing, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mission, family relations, criminal, heist, fight scenes, gang, revenge, fight, family problems, hostage, brutality, child in peril ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Weeks after the deadly assault on Fortress Camp, Robert makes a daring rescue to save Sasha, the widow of his old nemesis Balzary. But back in the camp's command bunker, it appears Sasha may have devious plans of her own. As a new attack breaks ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, intense ...
Plot:
hostage, spy, sniper, fight, fighting crime, battles, crime boss, criminal, murderer, murder, gunfight, rescue ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter is hunted through the jungles of Southeast Asia.
Style:
perverse, tense, captivating, disturbing, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violence, martial arts, jungle warfare, martial artist, brutality, paranoia, female warrior, manhunt, muscleman, jungle, kickboxer, survival ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand, burma, las vegas
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Two Southern California College Students plot their escape after being kidnapped by a human trafficking ring while on Spring Break in Mexico.
Style:
action thriller, captivating, humorous, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
human trafficking, kidnapping, cartel, villain, drug dealer, drug cartel, heroes, cocaine, drug, fight, survival, escape ...
Place:
mexico, california, south africa
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Renegade bounty hunter Ryan Swan must carve his way through the Hawaiian crime world to wreak vengeance on the kingpin who murdered his father.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense
Plot:
hitman, revenge, battles, partners in crime, murder, loss of family member, criminal, fighting crime, gang, loss of father, gang member, criminal gang ...
Place:
hawaii
Similarity:
19%
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, disturbing, captivating, tense, buddy comedy
Plot:
fight, spy mission, hostage situation, battles, special agent, police officer, counter terrorism, teamwork, war on terror, fighting crime, undercover agent, terrorism ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A radio host is kidnapped on air and forced to tell secrets about his past.
Style:
rough, suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
violence, revenge, radio dj, radio station, kidnapping, journalist, politician, murder, radio, blood, father daughter relationship, radio announcer ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Vladik Zorich (Dolph Lundgren), crime lord whose tentacles permeate the underbelly of a seedy Los Angeles as he deals in guns, gambling, drugs and skin trafficking, finds himself double-crossed by his most trusted operative Rhona Zyocki (Natalie ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, entertaining, tense, intense ...
Plot:
kidnapping, chase, mob boss, revenge, hostage, mother love, crime boss, mother son relationship, danger, violence, fight scenes, escapades ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A man is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. When his wife is murdered and his son kidnapped and taken to Mexico, he devises an elaborate and dangerous plan to rescue his son and avenge the murder.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, f word
Plot:
murder, prison, rescue, kidnapping, innocent, killing, revenge, criminal gang, framed for murder, gang member, child abduction, hitman ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
19%
989
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When a master thief is sabotaged during a bank heist and left for dead, he seeks revenge on his former crew one target at a time. Now, with the cops and the mob closing in, he's in the race of his life to reclaim an untold fortune in ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot:
organized crime, revenge, fight, armed robbery, stolen money, vengeance, bandit, robbery, battles, criminal underworld, criminal's revenge, gang ...
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