Movies and TV shows like Special Unit

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Special Unit (2007)
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Special Unit (2007)
Original name: GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben
Genre: Action
Country: Germany
TV show
Story: GSG 9 is a German TV-series about the special unit GSG 9 der Bundespolizei of the German Federal Police. It premièred in the Spring of 2007. Its original title, GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben, is a pun on the word Einsatz. Einsatz can be translated as "mission, stake, bet, dedication", depending on the context. Thus, it can be translated as, GSG 9 - Their Mission Is Their Life or GSG 9 - They Put Their Lives at Stake.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: police, super soldier, swat team, intelligence agency, terrorism, teamwork, counter terrorism, war on terror, fighting crime, rescue mission, secret mission, heroic mission, special agent, killer, german soldier, propaganda, firearm, paramilitary, special agents

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspense and disturbing films and TV series with plots about fighting crime, special agent, war on terror, terrorism, teamwork, counter terrorism and police mostly in Action, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Special Unit: Los Nuestros (2015), Shadow hunters (2017), Lives of Omission (2011), Blackout (2020), The Lieutenant (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Los Nuestros (2015)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Spain
TV show
Story: Two children are imprisoned by the jihadists and hidden in a village while terrorists prepare the conditions for transfer them to the Algerian desert. A group of Spanish Special Forces from the Army is sent to rescue them. To success in the mission ...
Style: captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: special agent, heroic mission, terrorist, rescue, war on terror, swat team, terrorist group, terrorism, rescue mission, saving a life, teamwork, agent
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100%
 6.4
 132
Shadow hunters (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Adventures of an anti-terrorism special forces team.
Style: disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: counter terrorism, swat team, war on terror, terrorism, terror, agent, terrorist, terrorist group, coworker, terrorist attack, fighting crime, special agent ...
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41%
Lives of Omission (2011)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Leung Siu-Tong is an experienced undercover agent who returns from a long-term assignment in Mainland China to teach new undercover recruits at Hong Kong Police's Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB). During this time, he befriends triad member ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, detective
Plot: undercover cop, working undercover, informant, criminal, undercover police officer, police detective, undercover agent, police investigation, police, fighting crime, detective inspector, investigation ...
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Blackout (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Belgium
TV show
Story: When a nuclear plant is sabotaged, the power grid in Belgium crashes. Prime Minister Annemie Hillebrand is forced to prolong the blackout, otherwise her daughter -who has been kidnapped- will die. Can Michael Dendoncker of the counter terrorism ...
Style: tense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot: kidnapped child, war on terror, female soldier, child abduction, terrorist, police, blackmail, secret mission, terrorism, counter terrorism, kidnapping, mission ...
Place: belgium
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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The Lieutenant (2012)
Genre: Action
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: La Teniente takes a cinematic approach to scripted TV, using locations throughout Mexico and top Spanish-language TV actors as it depicts the adventures of a Special Operations unit of the Mexican Navy. Centering on Mexican Naval graduate Lieutenant ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, telenovela
Plot: intelligence agency, navy, military training, mission gone awry, military officer, military base, special agent, workplace situations, commando mission, military, swat team, war violence ...
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014)
Genre: Action
Country: China, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Police officer in the Southern Precinct, WU Ying-xiong, has been revered as a hero in the Harbor City ever since he stopped the terrorists on a Boeing 777 airplane and kept the city safe. Unfortunately, the peace is only temporary… Panic spreads ...
Style: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: fighting crime, police officer, teamwork, partners against crime, police, police partner, criminal, police detective, police investigation, unlikely friendships
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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La unidad (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
TV show
Story: A secret unit of cops is assembled to stop a terrorist band from attacking Spain after their leader is arrested there.
Style: political, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: terrorist, police, terrorism, danger, retribution, murder, government, police operation, international crisis, revenge, investigation, team ...
Time: 21st century
Place: madrid
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Blind War (2022)
Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The film tells the story of the former SWAT captain Dong Gu, permanently injured during a failed mission for which he took responsibility. After gradually getting out of the haze, his old enemy reappeared and threat his daughter.
Style: tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot: mission, ex special forces, special agent, criminal, battles, family in danger, swat team, fighting crime, fight, threat
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Operación Pacífico (2020)
Genre: Action
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The story of Captain Amalia Ortega, leader of a secret unit, whose mission is to capture the most wanted Mexican drug trafficker, putting both her profession and family's life at risk.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense
Plot: strong female lead, female agent, agent, partner, special agent, investigation, fighting crime, partners against crime, female protagonist, police investigation, crime investigation, police ...
Place: colombia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
S: The Last Policeman: Recovery of Our Future (2015)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Japan
Story: The NPS (National Police Safety Rescue), whose purpose is to catch extreme criminals alive, becomes the center of attention. A sit-in demonstration takes place. Members of the NPS, including Ichigo Kamikura (Osamu Mukai) go to the protest site. ...
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense
Plot: boxer, counter terrorism, teamwork, war on terror, fighting crime, special agent, police officer, terrorist group, agent, police, martial arts, fight ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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 159
Day Zero (2022)
Genre: Action
Country: Turkey
TV show
Story: Seven special ops cops and their leader chase the organized crime leader Ejder. Their lives are permanently altered when they inevitably get closer to him.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting
Plot: organized crime, police, criminal underworld, police protagonist, criminal, police officer, crime boss, swat team, hunted, fighting crime, crime fighter, pursuit
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Mercury (2017)
Genre: Action
Country: Egypt
TV show
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspense
Plot: secret agent, intelligence agency, special agent, spy, recruitment, undercover agent, spy hero, agent, espionage, fight, spy mission
Place: egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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 190
The Wolf Pack (2019)
Genre: Action, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 95 min.
Story: "The Wolf Pack" are on a mission to reach Kafr Cenneh. On the way there the 9 commandos must face the enemy which outnumbers them by far.
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: counter terrorism, heroes, military, swat team, soldier, military officer, teamwork, special agent, military life, fight, elite, mission ...
Place: turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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 312
Officer (2005)
Genre: Action
Country: Poland
TV show
Story: Polish crime / drama TV series portraying Warsaw police officers from Central Bureau of Investigations who got on the trail of counterfeit Euro banknotes which involves local gangsters and French crime syndicate.
Style: tense, captivating, exciting, disturbing
Plot: police, partner, partners against crime, crime solving, fighting crime, police detective, investigation, sleuth, forensics, coworker, criminal syndicate, teamwork ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Illegals (2018)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Poland, Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Konrad Wolski, head of the Q department, an elite Polish intelligence unit, taking over a Belarusian arms dealer in Istanbul, learns about a terrorist attack planned in Sweden. The weapon to be used in the attack is to come from the Soviet arsenal ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense
Plot: spy, political intrigue, blackmail, secret agent, special agent, politics, political unrest, war on terror, prospector, blackmailer, terrorist plot, counter terrorism ...
Place: poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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 127
Paramedics (2012)
Genre: Action
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story: Three new paramedics face the challenge of work in the biggest city of the world, full of problems, different situations and a bunch of workmates that could make their life even worst.
Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot: ambulance, medicine, physician, teamwork, workplace situations, social problems, medical, co worker co worker relationship, coworker, doctor, workplace, doctors and patients
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Police Captain (2015)
Genre: Action
Country: China
TV show
Style: independent film, captivating, psychological, tense
Plot: police investigation, problem, forensics, fight, investigation, coworker, police, teamwork, fighting crime, police officer, uncover truth, sleuth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Valley of the Wolves: Terror (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Polat Alemdar and his friends continue to struggle, in the last two seasons against MAFIA, but in this season against the terrorists organizations, in a particular PKK, Kurdish organization. This season stopped after only two episodes, because ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense
Plot: crime boss, criminal, mafia, mob boss, organized crime, friends, partners against crime, fighting crime, war on terror, mafioso, counter terrorism, forensics ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Out of Control (2017)
Genre: Action
Country: China, Germany
Story: A Chinese Superstar attends the Berlin Film Festival. Soon she finds out that sometimes reality can be far more frightening than any Hollywood script.
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: dangerous mission, hacker, terrorist, damsel in distress, interpol, conspiracy, special agent, secret agent, saving a life, fight, terrorist plot, master warrior ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 8.7
 98K
The Family Man (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency. While he tries to protect the nation from terrorists, he also has to protect his family from the impact of his secretive, high-pressure, and low ...
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, epic, dark comedy
Plot: terrorism, spy, undercover agent, secret agent, counter terrorism, war on terror, government agent, investigation, agent, working undercover, terrorist group, fight ...
Place: pakistan, sri lanka
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 3.6
 98
Meltdown (2009)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Meltdown is a action/adventure film about a FBI agent who goes deep undercover to bring down a crime syndicate. When his cover is blown the mob and FBI want him dead. His only hope of survival is a female agent who is willing to break the rules to ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot: working undercover, undercover agent, fighting crime, special agent, battles, agent, government coverup, fbi agent, fight, problem, government agent, gunfight
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Bullet Train Down (2022)
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: suspense, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: train, bomb, speed, runaway train, race against time, bomb threat, rescue mission, wild ride, problem, super speed, terrorism, threat ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Queen's Messenger (2001)
Genre: Action
Country: Bulgaria, UK, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: By order of Her Majesty's Secret Service, Captain Strong is given a dangerous assignment to deliver a delicate communication to the British Ambassador in Kazakhstan. As the senior officer for the elite Queen's Messenger corps, Captain ...
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, informative
Plot: secret service, assignment, british secret service, spy mission, government agent, secret mission, agent, mission, diplomat, special agent, government coverup, 007 ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Rogue Warfare: The Hunt (2019)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The next installment of the Rogue Warfare Trilogy. Daniel has been captured and it is up to the TEAM to find him before it is to late.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, captivating
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, swat team, heroic mission, friendship, terrorist plot, soldier, black ops, brutality, danger, rescue mission, war on terror, lifestyle ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Truth Seekers (2016)
Genre: Action
Country: Singapore
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A veteran cop forms an agency dedicated to solving cold cases, including those related to the team members' own painful and mysterious pasts.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tense
Plot: crime investigation, fighting crime, private detective, private investigation, partners against crime, detective agency, homicide detective, uncover truth, ex law enforcer, private investigator, crime solving, ex cop ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Anti-Terrorism Special Forces: The Wolves (2019)
Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A story about two brothers who become enemies in a fight against terrorism. Qin Xiaoyang (Yang Xuwen) and Tang Shi (Wei Chen) grew up together like brothers. Because of an incident, the two ended taking very different paths. Qin Xiaoyang gets the ...
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, rough
Plot: military, terrorism, cybercrime, terrorist, black ops, war on terror, entity, criminal organization, police operation, counter terrorism, covert operation, elimination
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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 4K
To Die For (2018)
Genre: Action, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Civil war reigns in one of the most dangerous areas of the world for 7 years. The Turkish army enters the region without any allied states. Among the officials in the region, there are also the Special Forces team under the command of Captain ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense
Plot: struggle, soldier, military, swat team, terrorist, trap, showdown, military life, teamwork, wartime life, struggle for survival, warrior ...
Place: turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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 19
The Last Cop (2015)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: In 1985, when detective Kyogoku Kosuke (Karasawa Toshiaki) was hunting down some criminals, he suddenly found himself in the center of an explosion and ended up falling into a coma. In 2015, after 30 years Kosuke wakes up and has a lot to catch up, ...
Style: suspense, captivating, exciting, tense
Plot: coma, coworker, partners against crime, investigation, crime investigation, police partner, teamwork, police officer, uncover truth, workplace situations, unconventional method, generation gap ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.8
 259
Iskandalo (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
TV show
Story: A celebrity vlogger involved in a sex scandal and a tough female agent chasing an elusive killer. Two women. Two worlds connected by one scandalous crime.
Style: tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, detective
Plot: special agent, murder investigation, female protagonist, scandal, crime investigation, female agent, uncover truth, bonding, murder mystery, crime solving, murder, fighting crime ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.2
 1K
Queen Sono (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: A highly trained South African spy must face changing relationships in her personal life while taking on her most dangerous mission yet.
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: female spy, female mercenary, spy, espionage, female agent, secret agent, terrorist plot, family problems, family in crisis, special agent, female protagonist, relationship problems ...
Place: africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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