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Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 147 min.
Story: Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a ...
Style: suspense, psychotronic, anamorphic, saga, retro ...
Plot: dinosaur, animal attack, disaster, creature, prehistoric creature, monster, creature feature, tyrannosaurus rex, jurassic park, genetics, wild animal, predator ...
Time: jurassic, 2020s, future
Place: texas, italy, malta, alaska, utah ...
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 7.7
 80K
Black Book (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Netherlands, Germany, UK, Belgium
Duration: 145 min.
Story: In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
Style: tense, erotic, psychological, realistic, dramatic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: world war two, holocaust, espionage, spy, nazism, nazi, war, revenge, resistance, occupation, gestapo, ss ...
Time: 1940s, 1950s, year 2006, 20th century, y2k ...
Place: netherlands, holland, germany, israel, amsterdam ...
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The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Sudan, East Africa, 1980. A team of Israeli Mossad agents plans to rescue and transfer thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. To do so, and to avoid raising suspicions from the inquisitive and ruthless authorities, they establish as a cover a fake ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, suspense, non-linear, brutal ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: mossad, spy, refugee, resort, saving a life, team, business, nothing goes right, terrorism, nazi, secret, distopia ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 2010s
Place: israel, sudan, africa, palestine, ethiopia
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 4.1
 12K
Extraction (2015)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists. When his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved, he launches his own rescue operation.
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, tense ...
Plot: terrorist, death of wife, female warrior, machismo, rescue, father son relationship, brutality, deception, murder, revenge, death, escape ...
Time: year 2016, 2000s, 2010s, year 2004, year 2005 ...
Place: langley virginia, eastern europe, central europe, prague, usa ...
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Let's Get Harry (1986)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Harry Burck has been kidnapped by South American terrorists, and when the US Government refuses to intervene, Harry's friends decide to take matters into their own hands!
Style: realistic, semi serious
Plot: kidnapping, friendship, escape, conflict, mission, hostage, rescue, terrorism, rescue attempt, danger, state affairs, good versus evil ...
Time: 80s
Place: colombia, latin america
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Raid on Entebbe (1976)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 ...
Style: political, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, hijacking, military, war on terror, conflict, commando, threat, struggle, dictatorship, conservative, dictator, espionage ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1976
Place: uganda, africa, israel, palestine
Is relevant ?
 6.1
 5K
Breakout (1975)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A bush pilot is hired for $250,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.
Style: light, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, false accusation, chase, fugitives, manhunt, danger, rescue, prison life, captivity, helicopter, murder, warden ...
Time: 70s, year 1975
Place: mexico, latin america
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The Delta Force (1986)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists. The terrorists demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandoes ...
Style: grindhouse, exciting, suspenseful, cult classic, funny ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: military, terrorism, martial arts, special forces, explosions, cannon, commando, violence, war on terror, hostage, aviation, patriotism ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: middle east, israel, athens greece, beirut lebanon, iran ...
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 6.5
 117K
Scream VI (2023)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.
Style: slasher, slasher horror, dark, meta, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: serial killer, characters killed one by one, mystery killer, characters murdered one by one, killer, murder, fbi agent, sister sister relationship, asthmatic, shrine, father daughter relationship, revenge ...
Time: 2020s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city
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Carry On... Up the Khyber (1968)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe. But the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas. He wants all the British dead! But his ...
Style: parody, spoof, double entendre, slapstick comedy, not serious ...
Plot: carry on, british raj, british empire, satire, battles, princess, dinner, palace, photograph, soldier, british army, indian history ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 1890s
Place: india, scotland, afghanistan, asia
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 7.1
 298K
Don't Breathe (2016)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
Style: suspense, scary, suspenseful, brutal, exciting ...
Audience: adult
Plot: home invasion, kidnapping, trapped, blind man, murder, psychopath, thief, twists and turns, breaking and entering, survival, trap, violence ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: michigan, california, detroit
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 5.2
 4K
Skyfire (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Tianhuo Island is a beautiful paradise. It almost makes people forget that it is located in the "Ring of Fire", the world-famous Pacific Rim volcanic belt. Young geologist Li Xiaomeng brings her team here to develop the first volcanic ...
Style: psychotronic, exciting, suspenseful, independent film, suspense ...
Plot: natural disaster, disaster, resort, fire, father daughter relationship, island, volcanic eruption, catastrophe, female warrior, race against time, destruction, survival ...
Time: 2010s
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 5.9
 2K
Gen-X Cops (1999)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Four young officers of the Hong Kong Police are joined together to fight against organised crime using all possible means, even if this would lead them to break the law… Their first assignment is to eliminate a gang of criminals who have stolen a ...
Style: exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: police, undercover, tough cop, police investigation, save the day, tough law enforcer, female martial artist, partners against crime, martial arts, kung fu, cop, bad guy ...
Time: 90s
Place: hong kong, china, singapore, asia
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 6.9
 180K
Ready or Not (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Style: suspense, horror comedy, scary, brutal, surprise ending ...
Audience: adult
Plot: survival, game, rite, satanic cult, pursuit, murder, woman kills a man, hide and seek, wedding, ritual, family curse, fiancee ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019, year 1989, 80s
Place: illinois
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 5.2
 35K
Alex Cross (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: After Washington DC detective Alex Cross is told that a family member has been murdered, he vows to track down the killer. He soon discovers that she was not his first victim and that things are not what they seem.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, sexy, entertaining, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: psychopath, serial killer, vengeance, revenge, murder, police investigation, mastermind, twists and turns, chase, assassin, brutality, danger ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: detroit, washington d.c., michigan, usa, indonesia
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 5.5
 201K
Baywatch (2017)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, China, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
Style: buddy comedy, light, feel good, entertaining, action comedy ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: lifeguard, beach, sea, swimming, rookie, drowning, water, chase, disguise, surfing, mockery, obstacle course ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: california, north america, florida
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 6.5
 209K
Air Force One (1997)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Russian terrorists conspire to hijack the aircraft with the president and his family on board. The commander in chief finds himself facing an impossible predicament: give in to the terrorists and sacrifice his family, or risk everything to uphold ...
Style: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, tension, entertaining ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: hostage, airplane, secret service, president, terrorism, white house, terrorist, hijacking, conspiracy, head of state, u.s. president, heroism ...
Time: 90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place: russia, afghanistan, iraq, washington d.c., moscow russia ...
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 6.4
 26K
Bad Samaritan (2018)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A thieve makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. Later, when he returns to the same house with his partner in crime, things are not longer how he expected.
Style: psychological, suspense, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, home invasion, captive, investigation, violence, sadism, psycho killer, obsession, held captive, murder, sadist ...
Place: portland oregon, oregon
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 6.1
 2K
The Bunker (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A student moves in with a family that lives in an underground house in the middle of the forest, far from civilization. His hopes of peace and quiet are soon shattered, when it becomes apparent that both the parents and their son have a screw loose.
Style: surreal, semi serious, atmospheric, horror comedy, underground film ...
Plot: isolation, father son relationship, teacher student relationship, dark humor, abused child, eccentric family, dysfunctional family, family problems, female sexual predator, parents and children, prodigy, bunker ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, central europe
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 6.4
 11K
Extra Ordinary (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Ireland, Belgium
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A driving instructor must use her other-worldly gifts to save a lonely man’s daughter from a rock star looking to use her for Satanic purposes.
Style: horror comedy, feel good, suspenseful, scary, humorous ...
Audience: date night
Plot: loss of virginity, ghost, supernatural, danger, family relations, rescue, death, investigation, rivalry, life philosophy, redemption, society ...
Time: year 2019
Place: ireland
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Monster in the Closet (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets a "mild-mannered" reporter, a college professor, her son and a befuddled professor band together to uncover the mystery but not without involving the U.S. Army and mass panic.
Style: parody, not serious, humorous, offbeat, retro ...
Plot: monster, murder, gay, prodigy, escapades, deadly creature, journalism, survival, danger, female nudity, creature, creature feature ...
Time: 80s, year 1986
Place: san francisco, california, usa
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The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: While working as an EMT back stateside Jake Carter after responding to a distress call, finds himself caught up protecting a person of interest from a biker gang ruthlessly hunting them down.
Style: suspense, tense, exciting, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: survival, brutality, gunfight, fight, chase, murder, violence, betrayal, martial arts, death, deception, military ...
Time: 2010s
Place: british columbia
Is relevant ?
 6.6
 25K
White Squall (1996)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.
Style: emotional, suspense, touching, serious, rough ...
Audience: teens, manly, teen drama
Plot: sailing, ocean, coming of age, disaster, friendship, storm at sea, male bonding, boat, teacher, mentor, life & death, danger ...
Time: 60s, year 1996, 20th century, year 1961, year 1960
Place: jamaica, south america, west indies, connecticut, cuba ...
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 7.5
 578K
A Quiet Place (2018)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
Style: suspense, scary, minimal cast, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, date night, adult
Plot: creature, post apocalypse, creature feature, sign language, monster, survival, silence, deafness, survival horror, fear, alien, pregnancy ...
Time: 2010s, distant future, near future, 2020s, 21st century
Place: new york state
Is relevant ?
 5.0
 12K
First Kill (2017)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A police chief tries to solve a kidnapping that involves a bank robber holding a young boy hostage.
Style: suspense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, cliffhanger ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, father son relationship, danger, rescue, conspiracy, fight, betrayal, police corruption, murder, brutality, witness, fear ...
Time: 2010s
Place: ohio, new york
Is relevant ?
 6.8
 517K
Aquaman (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 143 min.
Story: Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and to be a hero to the world.
Style: exciting, entertaining, epic, action adventure, psychotronic ...
Audience: kids, teens, chick flick, adult
Plot: superhero, underwater, super powers, atlantis, ocean, princess, creature, half breed, muscleman, warrior, mermaid, supernatural power ...
Time: 2010s, year 1985, 90s, 80s
Place: maine, boston, sicily, atlantic ocean, italy
Is relevant ?
 7.5
 328K
Incredibles 2 (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.
Style: exciting, funny, entertaining, captivating, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot: superhero, superheroine, supernatural ability, parenting, superhero team, baby, supernatural power, mission, good versus evil, teleportation, obsessive quest, family relations ...
Time: 2010s, year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Is relevant ?
 5.7
 206K
The Meg (2018)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, slasher, funny ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, kids, adult
Plot: shark, animal attack, giant monster, underwater, sea monster, ocean, giant creature, giant animal, killer shark, professor, survival, mission ...
Time: 2010s, jurassic, prehistory, 21st century
Place: shanghai, usa, asia, pacific ocean, california ...
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 7.6
 255K
Train to Busan (2016)
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Martial law is declared when a mysterious viral outbreak pushes Korea into a state of emergency. Those on an express train to Busan, a city that has successfully fended off the viral outbreak, must fight for their own survival…
Style: suspense, apocalyptic, emotional, tense, bloody ...
Audience: teens
Plot: zombie, virus, survival, epidemic, apocalypse, pandemic, train, zombie attack, survival horror, zombie apocalypse, undead, living dead ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, y2k, 21st century
Place: south korea, korea, busan, east asia, china ...
Is relevant ?
 6.3
 38K
Unlocked (2017)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Switzerland, UK, USA, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a Paris attack that claimed dozens of lives, CIA agent Alice Racine is forced to live in London as a caseworker. Her mentor unexpectedly calls her back into action when the CIA discovers that another ...
Style: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, rough, entertaining ...
Plot: terrorism, spy, cia, biohazard, female warrior, betrayal, cia agent, female protagonist, virus, rogue agent, terrorist, biological warfare ...
Time: year 2017, future, 2010s, year 2012
Place: paris france, moscow russia, tower bridge london, big ben london, langley virginia ...
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