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Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012)
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Original name: BRAVE HEARTS 海猿
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Mika is a flight attendant on board an airplane scheduled to land at Haneda Airport. On the way to the airport the airplane's engine starts to burn. In order to save the 346 people on board the airplane, sea marshall Daisuke Senzaki and his team are called into action ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, entertaining
Plot:
air disaster, stewardess, rescue mission, heroes, salvation, rescue team, rescue attempt, struggle for survival, passenger, exploding airplane, saving a life, search and rescue, plane crash, aviation, airplane accident, friendship, diving, woman, aeroplane, flying, airplane, catastrophe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, captivating and disturbing films with plots about rescue mission, survival, fight, teamwork, battles, heroes and rescue mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Brave Hearts: Umizaru: Sea Monkey (2004), Mayday (2005), Mask the Kekkou: Reborn (2012), The Captain (2019), Terra Formars (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The movie "Umizaru" is the story of 14 young Japan Coast Guard officers who take part in a grueling training to become rescue divers. They must endure and survive a 50-day training. Daisuke Senzaki (Hideaki Ito) and 13 other recruits take ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, sincere, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
young man, sea, rescue, teamwork, heroism, perseverance, search and rescue, rescue team, target, dream, workout, friendship ...
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japan
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706
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Twelve miles above the Pacific Ocean, an errant missile strikes a state of the art passenger jet. The flight crew is crippled or dead. Now, defying both nature and man, a handful of survivors must achieve the impossible: Land the airplane.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
air disaster, airplane, survival, disaster, crash landing, flying, aviation, airline, plane crash, airplane accident, exploding airplane, survivor ...
Place:
pacific ocean
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27%
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min.
Story:
Sparta Academy is the nation's top prep school, where students with poor grades undergo frightening torture under the school headmaster's direction. Kekko Kamen makes her appearance at the school in outrageous attire, completely naked ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, tense, parody ...
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Authentic drama of United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. The DC-10 crashed during an emergency landing at Sioux City Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989. 184 people survived, partly thanks to the ground rescue workers who had 40 minutes to ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
iowa
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of a pilot who had to ensure the safety of 128 passengers and crew members on the plane when its windshield became damaged mid-flight. The incident is regarded as one of the miracles in aviation history.
Style:
suspense, action adventure, sentimental, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
air disaster, plane crash, aviation, co pilot, aviator, pilot, risk, airline, heroism, crash, determination, peril ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold ...
Style:
anime, tense, disturbing, futuristic, captivating ...
Plot:
mars, colonization, alien monster, planet, battles, monster, struggle for survival, spacecraft, fight, human versus monster, space mission, mission ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Story:
Mysteries are revealed like the words "Simple Plan," "Third Secret of Fatima" and also the mysterious white man which are all mentioned in the movie "SPEC: Heaven".
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, detective ...
Plot:
female detective, uncover truth, murder investigation, crime solving, forensics, fighting crime, partners against crime, undercover, secret, investigation, detective inspector, puzzle ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
At some point in the distant future, a massive, catastrophic earthquake strikes Tokyo, causing the temperature of the Pacific Ocean to rise meteorically and the largest typhoon in recorded Japanese history to sweep toward the city and inundate it ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, inspirational, captivating ...
Plot:
disaster, rescue, natural disaster, lifeguard, trapped, tsunami, life risking, risk, mute, self sacrifice, search and rescue, salvation ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
On its maiden run, the world's fastest bullet train is rigged with a bomb that will explode if it dips below 200 mph.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
train, bomb, bomb threat, runaway train, speed, race against time, terrorist attack, problem, threat, heroic mission, train travel, terrorism ...
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20%
Genre: Action, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 52 min.
Story:
Giko Nokomura is a female student at Nightingale Academy, who carries around her very own chainsaw. One day she begins to be attacked by modified corpses created by one of her classmates, Nero Aoi . She tears her way through the corpses and busts ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating
Plot:
struggle for survival, walking dead, living dead, reanimated corpse, showdown, body transformation, zombie, survival, zombie outbreak, fight, zombie attack, battles ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
20%
339
Genre: Action
Country: Mexico
Story:
An aging and injured former MMA champ is forced back into a deadly Mexican underground fight circuit to save is girlfriend who is kidnapped by a mysterious cartel leader and criminal mastermind.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
underground fighting, martial arts, organized crime, combat, hand to hand combat, kidnapping, battles, saving a life, underground tournament, martial artist, militant, fight ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Flight No. SK 957, Star Jet bound for Delhi is set to take off from Chennai on a Monday morning. Terrorists in a team of five, disguised as passengers take over the Star jet flight, supposedly to effect the release of their leader, Yusuf Khan. The ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
airplane hijack, terrorism, hostage, hostage situation, terrorist, fighting crime, terrorist attack, terrorist group, rescue mission, airplane trip, mission, pilot ...
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19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Russia, Cambodia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A story about bravery, self-sacrifice and human dignity put on trial by the merciless power of nature. A young pilot is fired from military air force after disobeying an absurd order. He gets a job as a co-pilot with a civil airline. Being brutally ...
Style:
suspense, biting, sentimental, disturbing, novela ...
Plot:
natural disaster, aviation, risk, rescue mission, heroism, coworker relationship, disaster, social relations, rescue team, beefcake, love affair, daring rescue ...
Similarity:
19%
706
Genre: Action
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When three young martial artists embark on a relentless treasure hunt in order to free their friend from the grasp of a ruthless gangster, they get entangled in a complex conspiracy staged to dethrone Berlin's underworld kingpin.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, action packed ...
Plot:
martial arts, conspiracy, gangster, treasure hunt, master warrior, treasure hunter, treasure, money problems, hidden treasure, friendship, streetfighting, urban ...
Place:
berlin germany
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19%
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Story:
Iku (Nana Eikura) joined the Library Defense Force after a member from that team retrieved an important book that was targeted for censorship. She is assigned to work under Atsushi’s (Junichi Okada) team. She endures Atsushi's harsh treatment ...
Style:
tense, captivating, romantic drama, suspense, political drama
Plot:
library, co worker co worker relationship, workplace situations, relationships, social relations, society, librarian, social problems, civil liberties, female protagonist, bureaucracy, female friendship ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Story:
While a menacing typhoon approaches, an accident at the giant natural gas plant Regalia occurs. Japan Coast Guard rescue divers Daisuke Senzaki (Hideaki Ito), Tetsuya Yoshioka (Ryuta Sato) and engineer Hiroshiichirou Sakuragi (Masaya Kato) head ...
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Plot:
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18%
Genre: Action
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Renegade Los Angeles cop Riley Davis is forced to seek the help of his estranged brother, a homicide detective, when his model fiancee and a photographer friend are kidnapped.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot:
police officer, brother brother relationship, teamwork, investigation, police investigation, homicide detective, police station, war on drugs, brothers, sleuth, police detective, murder investigation ...
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18%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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369
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
During her first night on the job, a rookie EMT and her partner pick up a wounded superhero and are pulled into his mission to save Los Angeles from a sinister organization.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, fast paced, dark ...
Plot:
superhero, rescue mission, good versus evil, battles, heroic mission, fight, workplace situations, ambulance, saving a life, heroes, workplace, save the world ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Bridges is the captain of a downed airliner who must help his crew and passengers survive on a deserted jungle island in the midst of a power struggle - an adult version of "Lord of the Flies."
Style:
tropical, suspense, tense, grim, period piece ...
Plot:
survival, disaster, air disaster, plane crash, stranded, leadership, power struggle, isolation, human nature, conflict, aviation, marooned ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A year later, Aaron is still traveling around the world with Camael and his dog Gabriel, redeeming the fallen angels he finds and striving to escape the Powers' wrath. A fallen angel known as Azazel is released from his prison by a shadowy ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
good versus evil, angel, fallen angel, supernatural, redemption, battles, supernatural ability, uncover truth, secret, search for father, supernatural power, orphan ...
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18%
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
The chronology of Super Sentai may, at last, be at an end. A boy has arrived from the future to save the earth from catastrophe. Yamato and his team are not aware that they are part of the enemy's plans. The Ninningers, who once protected ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, action thriller, fast paced ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
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Style:
super sentai, suspenseful, tense, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
superhero, heisei era, heroism, superhero team, showdown, supernatural power, escapades, heroes, courage, fight, group of friends, mission ...
Time:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku (Akira). The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, intense
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan
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112
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
fighting crime, undercover agent, working undercover, criminal syndicate, fbi, undercover, government coverup, special agent, battles, fbi agent, problem, fight ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Toramaru, lord of integrated martial arts Mugen-ga-ryu, ends his training journey and visits his master, Gensai. "You have to duel with every martial arts master and win, in order to obtain their esoteric books of martial secrets." ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
martial arts, master warrior, homecoming, battles, rivalry, journey, medieval, ambition, human spirit, tournament, rivals, mission ...
Time:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
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Genre: Action
Country: Algeria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic mission, working undercover, undercover, heroes, danger, hostage, secret organization, nightclub, undercover agent, tough heroes, master warrior, secret agent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
algeria
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Action
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, light, suspense, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
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Place:
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