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Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)
 4.5
 6K
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Navy SEALS, headed by Lt. Bobby James, are dispatched to North Korea on a covert mission, all in an effort to take out a missile site...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, action packed, surprise ending, freeze frame, cult film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, soldier, heroes, battles, danger, military life, mission gone awry, cliche, daring rescue, tough heroes, nuclear threat, timebomb, nuclear, special forces, survival, conflict, struggle, die hard, world war, race against time, chases and races, escapades, sniper, travel, martial arts ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: korea, asia, washington d.c., north korea

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, exciting and realistic films with plots about danger, pistol, gunfight, shootout, machine gun, martial arts and soldier mostly in Action, Thriller and Adventure genres. Some movies like Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil: Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia (2009), White House Down (2013), Act of Valor (2012), Submerged (2005), Warhead (1996). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Navy SEALS mount an attack on Colombian special forces to clear their names and rescue a hostage.
Style: suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, terrorism, heroes, battles, soldier, secret agent, hostage, heroic mission, frame up, military life, daring rescue, manhunt ...
Place: colombia, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
White House Down (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is ...
Style: exciting, suspense, action packed, action thriller, intense ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot: secret service, terrorism, president, white house, save the day, conspiracy, treason, hostage, rescue, nuclear threat, head of state, siege ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., north america, pentagon, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.4
 72K
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 ⇓
100%
 3.7
 5K
Submerged (2005)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Chris Kody, imprisoned member of the US military, is released from prison and reunited with his old team in order to pursue a renegade scientist. The catch, the scientist has developed mind control technology that can make even your friends into ...
Style: stylized, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: submarine, martial arts, espionage, rescue, undercover, soldier, heroes, daring rescue, good versus evil, working undercover, government agency, danger ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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 4.2
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Warhead (1996)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Terrorists seize an American nuclear missile site and threaten to launch the missiles at Washington unless the President resigns immediately and $1 billion is placed in a Swiss account in 8 hours.
Style: suspense, independent film, fast, exciting, serious ...
Plot: terrorism, world war, 007, die hard, heroes, race against time, computer cracker, chaos, chaos and mayhem, chases and races, confined, law enforcement ...
Time: 90s
Place: switzerland, washington d.c., pentagon, haiti, idaho
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
 3.8
 3K
U.S. Seals (2000)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Dozens of American cargos with high valuable goods have disappeared, probably attacked by modern pirates. The United States decide to mobilize a team of expert SWAT, with Mike Bradley as leader, sending them to destroy the pirates' base, namely ...
Style: serious, exciting, bleak, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, pirate, battles, ship, soldier, undercover, military life, daring rescue, danger, heroes, ocean, betrayal ...
Time: 90s
Place: europe, french riviera, san francisco, turkey, albania
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 4.8
 2K
The Defender (2004)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The global war on terror rages on. When a government official goes missing, Lance, a man with an impressive record of service to his country, finds himself protecting the man who embodies everything he has dedicated his life to fight against.
Style: serious, rough, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, undercover, state affairs, daring rescue, danger, save the day, chases and races, law enforcement, conspiracy, undercover agent, shootout, spy ...
Time: 90s, 21st century
Place: romania, europe, new york, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Special Forces (2003)
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When the crazed commander (Eli Danker) of a sadistic army in Moldavia kidnaps an American photojournalist (Daniella Deutscher) and holds her hostage, his misguided actions ignite a targeted response from Maj. Don Harding (Marshall R. Teague) and his ...
Style: realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, martial arts, tough heroes, reluctant partners, military, rescue, heroes, soldier, good versus evil, war on terror, terrorist plot, vengeance ...
Time: year 1995
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The Strike Force team is back in this action-packed sequel to "The Hunt For Eagle One"! Terrorists have stolen a Ground Control Encoder...
Style: realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: jungle warfare, terrorism, martial arts, lieutenant, rescue, terrorist attack, female fighter, behind enemy lines, heroes, race against time, hostage, kidnapping ...
Place: asia, melbourne, the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 5.5
 18K
Navy Seals (1990)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: During a rescue mission, a team of Navy Seals discover that a terrorist group have access to deadly US built Stinger missiles, and must set out to locate and destroy them before they can be used.
Style: exciting, intense, humorous, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, military, war, soldier, u.s. navy, battles, heroes, special forces, gunfight, danger, save the day, heroic mission ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place: middle east, lebanon, beirut lebanon, north america, pentagon
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Operation Rogue (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia, a terrorist organization has stolen materials to create a dangerous chemical bomb. It is up to Captain Max Randall and his team of Marines to stop them. But when Randall's team kill the terrorist ...
Style: serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, military, soldier, jungle, danger, confined, female warrior, violent content, heroes, rescue, kidnapping, bomb ...
Time: 21st century
Place: southeast asia, asia, the philippines, manila philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 4.1
 5K
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
Plot: terrorism, black american, military, sniper, soldier, heroes, rescue, frame up, heroic mission, daring rescue, political conspiracy, race against time ...
Place: russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Soldiers of Fortune (2012)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Wealthy thrill-seekers pay huge premiums to have themselves inserted into military adventures, only this time things don't go exactly to plan.
Style: exciting, realistic, tense, serious, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: military, battles, soldier, danger, on the run, female warrior, tough heroes, rescue mission, hand to hand combat, mixed martial arts, fistfight, revenge ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: europe, afghanistan, montana, ukraine
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national ...
Style: exciting, rough, political thriller, serious, suspense ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: terrorism, secret service, president, hostage, white house, terrorist attack, one man army, daring rescue, u.s. president, politics, secret agent, danger ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa, north korea, north america, pentagon
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 3.7
 618
Black Thunder (1998)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: When the top secret prototype of the Nova Stealth fighter has been stolen, the Pentagon launches big alarm; the plane shouldn't come into hostile hands...
Style: serious, rough, exciting, suspense, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, airplane, danger, save the day, undercover, escapades, rivalry, female warrior, pilot, invisibility, die hard, world war ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: libya
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Behind Enemy Lines (1997)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: An ex-marine returns to Vietnam when he learns his former mercenary partner whom he thought was killed is being held by a sadistic general.
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vietnam war, prison, world war, heroes, one man army, profanity, captivity, jungle, heroic mission, escapades, danger, buddies ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
The Marine 3: Homefront (2013)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A Marine must do whatever it takes to save his kidnapped niece and stop a terrorist attack masterminded by a radical militia group.
Style: exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, romantic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, hostage, soldier, kidnapping, daring rescue, save the day, rivalry, danger, military, chase, wrestling, martial arts ...
Time: 21st century
Place: british columbia, usa, seattle, washington state
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 5.0
 3K
Deadly Prey (1987)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A group of sadistic mercenaries led by Col. John Hogan kidnap Michael Danton from his home, and set him loose on the grounds of their secret camp to be used as training for new recruits. Danton has been called the "most perfect killer ...
Style: action adventure, psychotronic, retro, perverse, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: manhunt, kidnapping, swamp, exploitation, buddies, serial killer, sex crime, badass, gunfight, fistfight, rapist, psychopath ...
Time: 80s, year 2016, 20th century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Maximum Conviction (2012)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When former black ops operative Tom Steele and his partner Manning are assigned to decommission an old prison, they must oversee the arrival of two mysterious female prisoners. Before long, an elite force of mercenaries assault the prison in search ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, martial arts, chase, rescue, confined, partner, tough heroes, on the run, master warrior, danger, jail, wrestler ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: texas, usa, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The President's Man (2000)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: To many, Joshua McCord (Chuck Norris) is a charismatic Asian studies professor. To the President of the United States, he's America's greatest secret weapon; a covert operative charged with only the most sensitive and dangerous missions.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, fast
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rescue mission, hostage, race against time, save the day, daring rescue, escapades, chases and races, danger, head of state, state affairs, undercover, missing person ...
Time: 90s
Place: colombia, washington d.c., brazil, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 6.1
 86K
Mile 22 (2018)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A CIA field officer and an Indonesian police officer are forced to work together in confronting political corruption. An informant must be moved twenty-two miles to safety.
Style: exciting, tense, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: terrorist, black ops, top secret, surveillance, cia, shootout, hand to hand combat, rogue agent, spy, computer cracker, machismo, political corruption ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s
Place: southeast asia, asia, indonesia
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 4.5
 24K
Redemption Day (2021)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton's wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation to save the woman he loves.
Style: suspense, disturbing, exciting, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: swat team, sniper, cia agent, rescue mission, military, murder, terrorism, navy seal, vengeance, soldier, heroes, violence ...
Time: 2020s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 5.3
 2K
The Soldier (1982)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Terrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist unit is sent in to stop them.
Style: retro, cult classic, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: year 1982, 80s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Die Hard 2 (1990)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: John McClane is an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, action packed, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick, manly
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Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1990, 80s
Place: washington d.c., washington state, virginia, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Deadly Outbreak (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Dutton Hatfield, played by Jeff Speakman, is working for the American embassy. He finds himself inside a biochemical weapon laboratory when terrorists headed by Colonel Baron (played by TimeCop villain Ron Silver) take over the place. Baron is ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: computer cracker, virus, heroes, terrorism, die hard, tough heroes, master criminal, save the day, danger, rivalry, law enforcement, bio weapon ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: pentagon, washington d.c., israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Executive Decision (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is ...
Style: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, airplane, hostage, rescue, hijacking, terrorist, hand to hand combat, bomb, surveillance, military, special forces, senator ...
Time: 20th century, year 1995, 90s
Place: washington d.c., athens greece, london, los angeles, pentagon
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Direct Contact (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An imprisoned ex-US Special forces operative in Eastern Europe, is offered his freedom and money to rescue an American woman, who has been kidnapped by a ruthless warlord. But, shortly after freeing her discovers that the kidnap story was just a ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, bloody ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, confined, daring rescue, tough heroes, danger, chases and races, father daughter relationship, rescue, one man army, heroes, prison violence, prison ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, russia, balkan
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 4.7
 2K
Blast (2004)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, South Africa, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A terrorist posing as environmentalist hijacks an oil rig off the coast of California with the intent of detonating an electromagnetic bomb over the US.
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, daring rescue, hidden identity, isolation, escapades, danger, save the day, undercover, rivalry, law enforcement, disguise, gunfight ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa, san diego california
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
London Has Fallen (2016)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
Style: exciting, intense, serious, psychotronic, action adventure ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: terrorism, secret service, terrorist, hostage, president, terrorist attack, conspiracy, survival, danger, save the day, assassination, head of state ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: england, london, buckingham palace, tokyo, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Sniper: Legacy (2014)
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A rogue gunman is assassinating high-ranking military officers one by one. When Gunnery Sgt. Brandon Beckett is informed his father, legendary shooter Thomas Beckett has been killed, Brandon springs into action to take out the perpetrator. But when ...
Style: exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, perverse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: sniper, military, assassination, hitman, chase, vengeance, danger, rivalry, female warrior, dishonesty, parents and children, father son relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: syria, greece, berlin germany, turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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