Exciting movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant exciting movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, serious, entertaining, surprise ending, suspenseful and cult classic films and TV shows about / with danger, murder, chase, falling from height, explosion, death, escapades, escape, pistol and supernatural plots mostly in Action, Thriller and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as exciting: Catch Me If You Can (2002), Lucy (2014), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Ready Player One (2018), Angels & Demons (2009), Nerve (2016), The 100 (2014), The Maze Runner (2014), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Inception (2010).
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not ...
Style:
clever, exciting, captivating, entertaining, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick
Plot:
con artists, adaptation, master criminal, prodigy, creativity, fbi, con men, deception, entrepreneur, biopic, chase, race against time ...
Time:
60s, year 2002, 70s, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
new york, new orleans, los angeles, georgia, america ...
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531K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Taiwan, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Style:
futuristic, surreal, philosophical, intellectual, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
supernatural, intelligence, tough girl, brain capacity, supernatural ability, experimental drug, telekinesis, telepathy, strong female lead, superhuman powers, human brain, mind control ...
Time:
year 2014, future, 2010s, stone age, 1900s ...
Place:
france, new york, berlin germany, rome italy, paris france ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, exciting, clever, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
time loop, time travel, alien invasion, alien, invasion, battles, repeated event, military, danger, soldier, time paradox, space and aliens ...
Time:
future, year 2014, near future, 2010s, 2020s ...
Place:
france, paris france, united kingdom, europe, big ben london ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
Style:
exciting, captivating, atmospheric, stylized, cyber ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family outing
Plot:
virtual reality, cyberpunk, video game, virtuality, geek, love, teenage boy, dystopia, computer, teamwork, evil corporation, friendship ...
Time:
future, 2040s, 2010s, jurassic, near future ...
Place:
ohio, empire state building manhattan new york city, columbus ohio, new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon investigates a mysterious symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. He discovers evidence of the unimaginable, the rebirth of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati, the most powerful ...
Style:
exciting, intellectual, suspenseful, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
conspiracy, murder, twists and turns, illuminati, investigation, catholicism, vatican, riddles and clues, danger, secret society, religions or cults, religion ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe, harvard university, geneva switzerland
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Belgium, Canada
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.
Style:
dark fantasy, fairy tale, entertaining, gothic, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
time travel, magic, fantasy world, time loop, children, monster, imaginary, youth, orphan, beautiful scenery, supernatural power, witch ...
Time:
victorian era, year 1943, year 2016, 2010s, 1940s ...
Place:
england, wales, europe, florida
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, UK
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of ...
Style:
exciting, dark fantasy, atmospheric, fairy tale, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, vampire, werewolf, angel, good versus evil, supernatural romance, teenager, chosen one, magic, supernatural ability, youth, danger ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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140K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Industrious high school senior, Vee Delmonico, has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what seems like harmless fun. But as she finds ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, romantic, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly, teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenager, game, internet, hacker, technology, heroine, hacking, moral dilemma, rivalry, danger, friendship, teenage boy ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 2017
Place:
new york, seattle
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274K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the books by Kass Morgan, this show takes place 100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity. The last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, futuristic, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
survival, post apocalypse, danger, fate of humanity, human existence, leadership, youth, nuclear holocaust, space station, outer space, rivalry, society ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, young Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow “runners” for a shot at escape.
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
survival, memory loss, maze, apocalypse, teenager, distopia, trapped, fantasy world, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, dystopia, youth ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, near future
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Style:
exciting, breathtaking, epic, atmospheric, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, manly, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, archaeologist, indiana jones, treasure, adventurer, archaeology, nazi, artifact, chase, villain, desert, escapades ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936, 20th century, 90s, year 1981
Place:
egypt, south america, nepal, africa, himalaya ...
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2.5M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another ...
Style:
psychological, mind bending, clever, cerebral, surreal ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
dream, virtual reality, memory, alternate reality, twists and turns, imagination, subconscious, philosophy, existentialism, fictional reality, heist, puzzle ...
Time:
year 2010, future, 2000s, 2010s, near future
Place:
paris france, japan, los angeles, iran, tokyo ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete Lattimer - find themselves assigned to the top secret Warehouse 13. The Warehouse is a massive, top secret facility that houses dangerous and fantastical ...
Style:
exciting, serious, humorous, funny, thrilling ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
supernatural, artifact, secret place, ancient mystery, riddles and clues, top secret, investigation, legends and myths, undercover, agent, paranormal activity, secret service ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, south dakota
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France, Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne ...
Style:
exciting, intense, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
cia, conspiracy, espionage, spy, secret agent, corruption, secret service, escapades, hitman, fighting the system, danger, memory ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
langley virginia, new york, paris france, tangier morocco, moscow russia ...
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Malta, France, UK
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
When the curator of the Louvre is found murdered in the famed museum's hallowed halls, Harvard professor, Robert Langdon and cryptographer, Sophie Neve must untangle a deadly web of deceit involving the works of Leonardo da Vinci.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, clever, suspense, mind bending ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
conspiracy, holy grail, treasure hunt, religion, twists and turns, christianity, investigation, ancient mystery, conspiracy theory, riddles and clues, secrets, secret society ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 1st century, 21st century
Place:
london, italy, paris france, europe, england ...
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1.1M
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, absurd, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, manly ...
Plot:
superhero, revenge, fight scenes, immortality, escapades, anti hero, mutant, comic book, dark hero, weapons, violence, dark humor ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
america, usa, new york
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Style:
exciting, dark fantasy, entertaining, colorful, epic ...
Plot:
monster, great wall of china, creature, mythology, archer, warrior, invasion, siege, battlefield, good versus evil, friendship, trust ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2016, 15th century, 2010s, future ...
Place:
china, tibet, ancient china
Is relevant ?
329K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, surprise ending, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
cia, female protagonist, espionage, secret service, spy, strong female lead, double agent, chase, agent as target, one woman army, female spy, female assassin ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, north korea, washington d.c., russia, soviet union ...
Is relevant ?
728K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Turkey
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, entertaining, captivating, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
james bond, espionage, 007, secret agent, spy, chases and races, secret service, british intelligence, heroic mission, intelligence, killer, female spy ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, china, turkey, scotland, britain ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, dramatic, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
vengeance, sword fight, treason, treasure, corruption, betrayal, lone hero, prison, greed, revenge, twists and turns, confined ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 18th century, 1800s, year 2002 ...
Place:
france, ireland, marseille, europe, paris france
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, disturbing, fairy tale, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
magic, fantasy world, supernatural ability, magician, supernatural power, magic spell, school, supernatural, wizards and magicians, witch, studying, college ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and American society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight ...
Style:
exciting, futuristic, serious, rough, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
dystopian future, distopia, chase, cyberpunk, chases and races, dystopic future, danger, prison, prison escape, tough heroes, stephen king, game of death ...
Time:
future, 80s, 20th century, 2010s, year 2019 ...
Place:
los angeles
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92K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.
Style:
exciting, suspense, suspenseful, tense, scary ...
Plot:
survival, family in danger, coup d'etat, execution, riot, rebellion, violence, race against time, american abroad, revolution, danger, wrong place wrong time ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
asia, southeast asia, thailand, vietnam
Is relevant ?
116K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Canada, Germany, USA, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a ...
Style:
exciting, epic, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, roman empire, ancient history, volcanic eruption, arena, chaos, slave, roman, gladiator, save the lady, volcano ...
Time:
1st century, year 2014, ancient times, middle ages, 2010s ...
Place:
pompeii, italy, britain, london
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283K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
vampire, werewolf, supernatural, dracula, steampunk, frankenstein, transformation, good versus evil, dark hero, monster, heroic mission, undead ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, year 2004, 15th century, 1880s ...
Place:
transylvania, europe, budapest, rome italy, romania ...
Is relevant ?
14K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, South Africa, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Brothers John and Matt have inherited an island cabin from their recently deceased uncle. Along with Matt's girlfriend, Nicki, and other mutual friends, the siblings travel to the cabin for a relaxing weekend getaway. But, not long after ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, natural horror, suspense, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
dog attack, island, survival, dog, dangerous animal, danger, animal attack, killer dog, isolation, plague, killer animal, teenage life ...
Place:
south africa
Is relevant ?
327K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, manly, boys' night
Plot:
distopia, cloning, escape, clone, conspiracy, fugitives, technology gone awry, island, dystopian future, lookalikes, utopia, on the run ...
Time:
future, year 2005, year 2019, 2010s, near future ...
Place:
fictional island, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Sport, Thriller
Country: China, Germany, USA, Austria, Italy, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break".
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, intense, realistic, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
extreme sports, heist, surfing, skydiving, redemption, rescue, fbi, chase, bank robbery, working undercover, robbery, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
pacific ocean, italy, usa, mumbai india, utah ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Person of Interest follows former CIA paramilitary operative, John Reese, who is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, clever, detective ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, surveillance, computer system, hi-tech, partners against crime, privacy invasion, hacker, computer genius, characters in danger, fighting crime, computer, secret ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Canada, China
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an ...
Style:
dark fantasy, exciting, fairy tale, epic, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
magic, witch, sword and sorcery, supernatural, good versus evil, medieval, curses spells and rituals, chosen one, supernatural ability, wizards and magicians, black magic, knight ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
england
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