Hotshot hero movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant hotshot hero movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, exciting, serious, humorous, stylized and semi serious films and TV shows about / with hotshot hero, heroes, danger, rivalry, chases and races, escapades, bare chested male, explosion, murder and chase plots mostly in Action, Comedy and Drama genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as hotshot hero: Lockout (2012), Battleship (2012), The Glades (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Sherlock Holmes (2009), The Recruit (2003), Archer (2009), Adventures of Arsene Lupin (2004), Fleming (2014).

List of hotshot hero movies

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 6.0
 101K
Lockout (2012)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security ...
Style: futuristic, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, space station, secret service, hotshot hero, outer space, rescue mission, hostage, lone hero, heroic mission, space, maximum security prison, prison fight ...
Time: future, year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa, new york
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 5.8
 256K
Battleship (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story: When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of ...
Style: exciting, serious, entertaining, futuristic, action packed ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: alien invasion, alien, military, u.s. navy, ufo, battleship, navy, ship, evil alien, invasion, sea battle, battles ...
Time: year 2012, future, 2010s, year 2006, year 2005 ...
Place: hawaii, london, pacific ocean, tokyo, new york ...
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 7.4
 15K
The Glades (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: This Crime series follows Matt Passmore as Jim, a Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot and wrongfully accused by his ex-captain of having an affair with his wife. After receiving his payout, Jim decides to moves to a small ...
Style: stylized, cliffhanger, detective, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police detective, law enforcement, multiple suspects, murder, team, suspicion, dishonesty, murder investigation, hotshot hero, ex husband, starting over, lifestyle change ...
Time: future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: florida, usa, everglades, miami
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 7.1
 894K
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Style: exciting, witty, saga, suspenseful, visually stunning ...
Audience: girls' night, kids, chick flick, boys' night, teens ...
Plot: superhero, superhuman powers, hotshot hero, billionaire, rescue, kidnapping, terrorism, revenge, flying superhero, androids and robots, comic book, heroes ...
Time: year 2013, year 2016, 90s, year 2012, year 1999 ...
Place: malibu california, california, tennessee, seattle, switzerland ...
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Style: futuristic, exciting, humorous, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: superhero, space opera, heroes, outer space, space travel, intergalactic, escapades, space and aliens, good versus evil, talking animal, raccoon, creature ...
Time: future, year 2014, year 2016, 80s, 2010s ...
Place: space western, london, usa, missouri
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 7.6
 667K
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Australia
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Eccentric consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Style: clever, entertaining, suspense, detective, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, manly, adult
Plot: sherlock holmes, steampunk, private detective, investigation, intelligence, murder, riddles and clues, prodigy, clue, hotshot hero, master criminal, genius ...
Time: victorian era, year 2009, 19th century, 1800s, 2000s ...
Place: england, london, britain, europe, tower bridge london ...
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story: There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.
Style: clever, entertaining, breathtaking, detective, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: sherlock holmes, steampunk, detective inspector, intelligence, riddles and clues, conspiracy, hotshot, mind game, private detective, hotshot hero, talented, villain ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, year 2011, 2010s, 1800s ...
Place: england, paris france, london, britain, europe ...
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 6.6
 142K
The Recruit (2003)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.
Style: surprise ending, clever, suspense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: spy, cia, twists and turns, secret service, espionage, double agent, basic training, undercover, hotshot hero, rookie, recruit, deception ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., boston, usa, peru, langley virginia ...
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 8.6
 165K
Archer (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Sterling Archer is the world's most daunting spy. He works for ISIS, a spy agency run by his mother. In between dealing with his boss and his co-workers - one of whom is his ex-girlfriend - Archer manages to annoy or seduce everyone that ...
Style: adult animation, stylized, cynical, witty, parody ...
Audience: boys' night, kids, teens, adult
Plot: spy, espionage, workplace, danger, womanizer, sarcasm, cia, government agency, spy spoof, secret agent, hotshot hero, chase ...
Time: 2000s, 20th century, 70s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, nova scotia
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Adventures of Arsene Lupin (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Spain, UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story: As the daring thief Arsène Lupin (Duris) ransacks the homes of wealthy Parisians, the police, with a secret weapon in their arsenal, attempt to ferret him out.
Style: stylized, serious, captivating, exciting, period drama
Plot: thief, treasure hunt, mysterious character, hotshot hero, master criminal, danger, haunted by the past, superhero, sherlock holmes, lupin iii, fantomas, organized crime ...
Time: victorian era, 1900s, 1890s, 1910s, 1880s ...
Place: europe, paris france, france
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 7.2
 5K
Fleming (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A look at the 007 creator, Ian Fleming, and his early life set against the permissive society of war-torn WWII London.
Style: serious, stylized, period piece, dramatic, exciting ...
Plot: spy, british secret service, world war two, writers, espionage, hotshot hero, post war, james bond, biopic, womanizer, love and romance, nazi occupation ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 1930s, 50s
Place: london, england, britain
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The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Who is Don Ready? Salesman? Lover? Song Stylist? Semi-professional dolphin trainer? Ready is all of the above - except for a dolphin trainer. When he’s asked to help save an ailing local car dealership from bankruptcy, Ready and his ragtag crew ...
Style: humorous, stylized, not serious, feel good, witty ...
Audience: teens
Plot: salesman, workplace, dumb, business, hotshot hero, stupidity, blind ambition, disorder, rise to the top, boss and employee, rivalry, ambition ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: california, usa
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Days of Thunder (1990)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. ...
Style: exciting, inspirational, intense, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: racing, car race, car chase, rivalry, car, hotshot hero, auto racing, motor sport, chase, nascar, athlete's life, contests and competitions ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, california, alabama, phoenix arizona, florida ...
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Initial D: First Stage (1998)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Takumi Fujiwara is an average 18-year old high school student with an average job as a gas station attendant, and a not-so-average hand in the family business. To help his father's tofu shop, Takumi has been delivering tofu in his father's ...
Style: anime, stylized, exciting, adult animation, semi serious
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: car chase, car, street racing, contests and competitions, rivalry, hotshot hero, chases and races, car race, delivery, youth, ambition, racing ...
Place: japan
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From Paris with Love (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig, working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with ...
Style: entertaining, intense, semi serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot: cia, spy, terrorism, chase, heroic mission, embassy, danger, one man army, shootout, twists and turns, espionage, secret agent ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: paris france, france, europe, pakistan
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 6.1
 17K
StarStruck (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jessica Olsen goes to Los Angeles with nothing more in mind that visiting her grandparents while her sister tries to meet Christopher Wilde. One night she meets Christopher Wilde. They go an an adventure around Los Angeles and start to like each ...
Style: romantic, light, realistic, semi serious, teen ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: love, teenager, celebrity, happy ending, love and romance, teenage life, pop star, paparazzi, fall in love, youth, couples, opposites attract ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, michigan, california, malibu california
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Born to Race: Fast Track (2014)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Danny Krueger is a twenty-year old drag racer who plays by his own rules. After winning a scholarship to the prestigious Fast Lane Racing Academy, Danny finds himself competing against some of the fiercest young drivers in the world. Tension soars ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Audience: girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot: race, auto racing, street racing, ambition, athlete's life, hotshot hero, friendship, contests and competitions, rivalry, reluctant partners, partner, racing ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Peter Quill is Star-Lord, the brash adventurer who, to save the universe from its greatest threats, joins forces with a quartet of disparate misfits — fan-favorite Rocket Raccoon, a tree-like humanoid named Groot, the enigmatic, expert fighter ...
Style: captivating, exciting, humorous, semi serious, manga ...
Audience: kids, teens, pre-teens
Plot: space travel, superhero, outer space, imaginary, save the world, space wars, danger, good versus evil, hotshot hero, heroic mission, space, escapades ...
Time: future
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The Friggin' Mafia Movie (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Filmmaker Vance Gordon struggles to pull a team of wannabe actors together for his new Mafia movie. After a stint of quitting actors, Vance is forced to cast the crew members in his film in a last ditch effort to save the production. As the team of ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, rough, humorous, independent film ...
Plot: save the day, heroes, hotshot hero, hitman, actor's life, showbiz, filmmaking, danger, chases and races, hostage, hollywood, chaos and mayhem ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago
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1313: Hercules Unbound! (2012)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Sent to a Gladiator retreat, Hercules frustrates his fellow warriors with his arrogance, but when his rival, Capaneous, schemes to poison Hercules, he must learn humility and devise a plan to survive a wrestling match in his weakened state.
Style: sexy, serious, erotic, independent film, homoerotic
Plot: hercules, hotshot hero, rivalry, danger, escapades, dishonesty, contests and competitions, survival, goddess, homosexual subtext, gay, gay subtext ...
Place: greece, ancient greece
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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
Plot: secret agent, murder, daring rescue, hotshot hero, heroic mission, dishonesty, government agency, danger, undercover, political conspiracy, betrayal, assassination attempt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa, south africa
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 4.3
 234
Silver Man (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A street performer fights a pathological man for his girlfriend's love.
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, independent film
Plot: dangerous attraction, criminal's revenge, fall in love, hotshot hero, gangster, couples, hitman, dishonesty, rivalry, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, profanity ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
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The Corsican File (2004)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Jack Palmer is a Paris-based detective with a huge ego. Ange Leoni is a rebel native of Corsica whose location can't be pinned down by even the most dogged of detectives. Approached by an obscure, small-time attorney and charged with the ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, realistic, rough, semi serious ...
Plot: private detective, hotshot hero, dishonesty, missing person, humour, investigation, spy spoof, private investigator, disappearance, spy, satire, sleuth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: corsica
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 3.5
 699
Snowboarder (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Gaspard, un jeune snowboarder talentueux mais peu ambitieux, vit et travaille à l'Alpe d'Huez, dans le magasin de surf de Beshop, un ancien entraîneur professionnel qui l'héberge et l'entraîne en échange de quelques travaux. ...
Style: serious, realistic, stylized, humorous
Audience: kids
Plot: snowboarding, snow, hotshot hero, skiing, rivalry, sex, snowboard, frozen, skater, winter, cold, mountain ...
Time: 21st century
Place: switzerland, europe
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 7.2
 3K
Speed Racer (1967)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Teenager Speed Racer aspires to be the world's best race-car champion with the help of his friends, family and his father's high-tech race-car, the Mach 5.
Style: anime, exciting, humorous, stylized, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: racing, mechanic, young heroes, hotshot hero, rivalry, contests and competitions, save the day, teenage life, heroic mission, pets, escapades, imaginary ...
Time: 60s
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 5.6
 47K
MacGruber (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ex-special operative MacGruber (Forte) is called back into action to take down his archenemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Kilmer), who's in possession of a nuclear warhead and bent on destroying Washington, DC.
Style: parody, funny, spoof, humorous, satirical ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: sarcasm, undercover, hotshot hero, danger, escapades, chases and races, uninhibited rivalry, stoner, dumb, satire, secret agent, good versus evil ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., virginia, usa, las vegas, salt lake city utah ...
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 5.7
 458
Kojak (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A bald police detective with a righteous attitude battles crime on his hometurf.
Style: serious, stylized, rough, detective, suspense ...
Plot: police detective, serial killer, police investigation, hotshot hero, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, cop witness relations, nypd, gang, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, murder investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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 5.4
 560
Evel Knievel (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Legendary daredevil Robbie "Evel" Knievel (George Eads) is profiled in this action-packed biopic helmed by John Badham. Long before extreme sports became ubiquitous, the hard-living exhibitionist vaulted his motorcycle over steep canyons, ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rise to the top, athlete's life, lifestyle, follow your dream, ambition, motorcycle race, desire for fame, hotshot hero, danger, rising to stardom, escapades, motorcycle ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: montana, usa, california
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The Legend of Butch & Sundance (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Just before the turn of the Century two young outlaws team up for a historic ride. Based on historical references, the "True Story" of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, tense, exciting
Audience: boys' night
Plot: on the run, hotshot hero, friendship, criminal heroes, buddies, chase, jail, gunfight, chases and races, old west, love triangle, friends ...
Time: 19th century
Place: mexico, colorado, wyoming
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 2.6
 8K
The Minis (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Dwarfs playing basketball... with Dennis Rodman.
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, realistic
Plot: basketball, friends, sport team, athlete and trainer, hopes, follow your dream, ambition, rivalry, hotshot hero, contests and competitions, lifestyle, athlete's life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, venice beach california
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