Movies like Armstrong

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Armstrong (1998)
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Armstrong (1998)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The Cold War has just heated up! CIA Agent Bob Taylor (Charles Napier) arrives in Moscow with his new wife Susan (Kimberley Kates) with a highly secret video tape of Russian missiles leaving an unknown base near Moscow under the cover of darkness. Are these missiles destined to be aimed at the US or are they being smuggled to a terrorist organisation. The Americans need to know where these missiles are going, the only person who can help them discover their destination is Armstrong (Frank Zagarino) an ex buddy of Bob who now trains an elite Russian anti-terrorist squad under the command of Colonel Zukov (Richard Lynch). Zukov is from the old guard, corrupt, ruthless, and will stop at nothing to gain control.
Style: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
Audience: boys' night
Plot: spy, 007, die hard, world war, kidnapping, chase, cia agent, nuclear missile, shootout, nuclear, heroes, investigation, friendship, murder, battles, hijacking, soldier, terrorism, undercover, conspiracy, save the world, chases and races, injustice, rivalry, political intrigue ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: moscow russia, russia
Keyword: gangsters

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and rough films with plots about heroes, danger, chases and races, deadly, rivalry, undercover and terrorism mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Armstrong: The Way of War (2009), Forced to Kill (1994), The Detonator (2006), On Dangerous Ground (1996), Hijack (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Way of War (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Paramilitary operative David Wolfe stumbles upon an international conspiracy connecting presidential cabinet members to a Middle Eastern terrorist plot. Wanting to expose the truth, Wolfe defies orders and returns to the US as an army of one ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: state affairs, danger, terrorism, assassination, political conspiracy, political corruption, dishonesty, government agency, military, race against time, political intrigue, conspiracy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, cuba, washington d.c., middle east
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100%
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Forced to Kill (1994)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A repo man tries to deliver a repossessed Jaguar. He's captured by a bizarre family, straight out of the backwoods, who force him to fight in an illegal, bare-fist tournament run by an insane sheriff.
Style: suspense, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hicksploitation, master warrior, chase, one man army, martial arts, murder, tough heroes, law enforcement, lone wolves, danger, mad scientist, vigilantism ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Detonator (2006)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Sonni Griffith, a top US Secret Agent must protect a witness as he crosses Europe.
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: law enforcement, terrorism, undercover, on the run, woman in danger, save the day, survival, espionage, race against time, witnessing a crime, rivalry, escapades ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
On Dangerous Ground (1996)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, Luxembourg
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Vusi Madlazi returns to the South African village he left as a young boy (he was organizing against apartheid, and left in fear of his life) to bury his father. He meets up with his brother Ernest, who tells him their other brother Stephen ...
Style: rough, exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, spy, terrorism, special agent, secret agent, violent content, conspiracy, rivalry, state affairs, race against time, working undercover, political conspiracy ...
Time: 90s
Place: hong kong, england, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Hijack (1998)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A prestigious senator and the passengers on board a train are kidnapped by a militia group.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: train, terrorism, hijacking, chases and races, danger, heroes, confined, law enforcement, race against time, save the day, die hard, terrorist plot ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Diplomatic Siege (1999)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When Steve Mitchell is clandestinely sent to the US embassy in Bucharest, Romania to disarm a nuclear bomb that has secretly remained in the building since the end of the Cold War, little does he know that other problems will soon erupt. He must ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, hostage, heroic mission, rescue, race against time, danger, save the day, politics, secret agent, special agent, government agency, law enforcement ...
Time: 90s
Place: romania, europe, bucharest, balkan
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Another Meltdown (1998)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A patriotic Chinese cop is reposted to fictional East European country Lavernia as punishment for ignoring orders during a plane hijack operation. There he encounters his ex-girlfriend, who fled to Lavernia after Tiananmen Square. Their paths soon ...
Style: fast, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, die hard, martial arts, best friend, criminal heroes, undercover, partners against crime, confined, chases and races, daring rescue, law enforcement, state affairs ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: china, europe, hong kong, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Storm Catcher (1999)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A renegade general plots to bomb Washington using a new top secret jet called the Storm Catcher. The only trouble is only one man is capable of flying it. So they seek to put him on the run in a conspiracy that makes him appear to have murdered ...
Style: realistic, rough, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, conspiracy, heroes, terrorist, state affairs, dishonesty, political conspiracy, false accusation, confined, rivalry, fighting the system, chases and races ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A North Korean diplomat defects to the South during the Cold War, but the South Koreans have their suspicions as to whether he is an actual defector or a double agent.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Sharpshooter (2007)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: An assassin working for the CIA decides to take one final job before quitting only to find out that he is the target of his CIA boss.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, exciting, cliffhanger ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: secret agent, betrayal, sniper, conspiracy, on the run, danger, save the day, special agent, race against time, manhunt, rivalry, undercover ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Witness to a Kill (2001)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The Queen's Messenger is called to convey vital dispatches to a highly secretive conference called to combat the activities of modern poachers who threaten the economies of many African states.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
Place: africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
The Art of War III: Retribution (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When international diplomacy comes up short, extreme measures must be taken. In the newest installment of The Art of War, Agent Neil Shaw (Treach) is on a covert mission to stop North Korean terrorists from obtaining a nuclear bomb. But when the ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, fast
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, un, martial arts, heroes, protagonist as suspect, race against time, undercover, mysterious character, master warrior, danger, save the day, betrayal ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea, usa, asia, new york, seoul
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Bullet to Beijing (1995)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, USA, Russia
Duration: 101 min.
Story: When long-time British agent Harry Palmer loses his job because the Cold War is over, he's promptly approached by a Russian bossman, Alex. In St. Petersburg Alex tells Harry of his plan for Russia's future, which is threatened because a ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, political thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: russia, beijing china, asia, europe, korea ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Foreigner (2003)
Genre: Action, Thriller
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Duration: 95 min.
Story: This story is about a freelance agent (Seagal) who is the courier of a package from France to Germany. He soon finds that many people want to get their hands on it.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, cult classic ...
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The Zone (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Former Gulf War hero Rowdy Welles is framed for murder by unscrupulous CIA boss Dick Althorp. As his price of freedom, Welles is ordered to undertake a deadly mission to destroy a nuclear processing plant in a foreign nation, owned by dangerous ...
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Audience: boys' night
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Duration: 96 min.
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Style: suspense, independent film, fast, exciting, serious ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008)
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Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
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Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, fast
Audience: boys' night
Plot: betrayal, martial arts, assassination, heroes, on the run, murder, conspiracy, politics, manhunt, protagonist as suspect, rivalry, undercover ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Lethal (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A sexy and lethal female mercenary takes on an international syndicate of weapons smugglers run by the Russian Mafia.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
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Duration: 91 min.
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Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, heroes, espionage, undercover, save the day, secret agent, danger, terrorism, master criminal, government agency, rivalry, race against time ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Counterstrike (2002)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A Secret Service agent and his brother, a reckless ATF agent, try to stop a group of extreme right-wing U.S. military mercenaries, led by a fanatic Taiwanese vixen, who hijack the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner with the U.S. and Chinese presidents on ...
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Audience: boys' night
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30%
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Target (2004)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: U.S. Army sniper Charlie Snow finds himself at the other end of the crosshairs when the brother of an Eastern European arms dealer whom he killed decides to take vengeance on Charlie and his family in L.A.
Style: realistic, serious, rough
Plot: terrorism, sniper, rivalry, soldier, danger, state affairs, chases and races, law enforcement, hostage, kidnapping, save the day, undercover ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles, turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Bobby Bishop (Sheen) is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenko has time to tell Bishop about some conspiracy in the White House but then immediately ...
Style: suspense, exciting, political thriller, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: political conspiracy, on the run, conspiracy, betrayal, assassination, corruption, politics, political corruption, intrigue, witnessing a crime, life turned upside down, political intrigue ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
Place: usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Flight of Fury (2007)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Romania, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: John, is sent in to recover a stolen Stealth Bomber. His trusty sidekick Rojar and John's ever faithful Jessica, fight the rebel forces of Banansistan, led by the vivacious Ellianna.
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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The Defender (2004)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
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Style: serious, rough, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s, 21st century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 105 min.
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Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A Presidential candidate running against the Vice-President plans a trip to the Balkans to negotiate the release of American servicemen being held hostage. Before he leaves, he receives a disk documenting evidence that the Vice-President has been ...
Style: serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Special Ops (2010)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When an American soldier’s Black Ops Unit is ambushed during a raid to rescue a nano-nuclear device that has fallen into the wrong hands, he must run for his life to not only track down the missing device, but also clear his name when he is ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, captivating, tense, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: betrayal, terrorism, soldier, danger, heroic mission, dishonesty, escapades, rivalry, daring rescue, military, race against time, tough heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Operation Delta Force (1997)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands, South Africa
Duration: 93 min.
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Style: suspense, serious, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
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Plot: terrorism, terrorist group, rescue, chaos, daring rescue, heroic mission, tough heroes, battles, race against time, undercover, danger, hijacking ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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The Marksman (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Chechen rebels take over a Russian nuclear plant and it's up to a mysterious agent(Snipes) to stop them.
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A group of Russian mobsters have stolen a huge supply of paper for printing U.S. currency, and are now flooding the market with conterfeit bills. When one of the mobsters decides to give herself in and hand over a data CD to the DA, she is shot and ...
Style: fast, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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