| Retreat! (2016) | 8.0 | |
| Criminal Minds (2005) | 8.1 | |
| Rescue Me (2004) | 8.3 | |
| Jirisan (2021) | 7.4 | |
| Rescued by Ruby (2022) | 7.2 |
Search and rescue movies and TV shows – page 2
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Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, "House On The Hill" is a true crime melodrama with strong horror elements, chronicling the outrageous 1980s murder spree of serial killer Leonard Lake, who would target, kidnap, rob and kill people - and even whole ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, realistic, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, investigation, torture, private investigator, killing spree, true crime, murder, search and rescue, sole survivor, learning the truth, violence ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An abused beagle runs away from his owner. On the road, he meets young Marty Preston and follows him home. The boy immediately forms a bond with the dog and names him Shiloh. His stern father won't let him keep the dog because it belongs to ...
Style:
sweet, touching, emotional, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family friendly, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
dog, animal rescue, pets, youth, animal, destiny, greed, hopes, friendship, heroes, family relations, disorder ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Garden gnomes, Gnomeo & Juliet, recruit renown detective, Sherlock Gnomes, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.
Style:
3d animation, humorous, computer animated, fairy tale, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens, preschool
Plot:
sherlock holmes, investigation, disguise, villain, search and rescue, wilhelm scream, secret service, dragon, gnome, male protagonist, female protagonist, crossover ...
Place:
england, london, tower bridge london
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A rescue medical team and volunteers, including actress Qin Fei, head to a disaster area in southwest China. Initially doubted for her motives, Qin Fei proves herself by risking her life to save others. As they work together, team captain Xing ...
Style:
inspirational
Plot:
resilience, search and rescue, teamwork, compassion, personal growth, self sacrifice, survival, leadership, field hospital, heroism, redemption, reconciliation ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When disaster strikes and tragedy seems certain, there is only one hope - Critical Rescue - highly trained teams of paramedics, rescuers and doctors. Their jobs are dangerous, their rescues dramatic. But for the victims of a disaster, these ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, tense, medical drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
search and rescue, salvation, social services, lifeguard, daring rescue, workplace situations, job, rescue mission, lifesaver, rescue, workplace, intelligence agency ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Lost somewhere over the Pacific in a single-engine Cessna with low fuel, a pilot (Scott Bakula) awaits rescue.
Style:
tension, suspenseful, emotional, realistic
Plot:
aviation, search and rescue, pilot, rescue mission, lost at sea, airplane accident, survival, teamwork, desperation, heroism, isolation, air traffic control ...
Place:
pacific ocean, honolulu hawaii, new zealand
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175
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A park ranger clashes with an egotistical army officer over how to handle a rescue operation to save three rock climbers stranded on a high elevation ledge of a mountain in Washington state.
Style:
tense, serious, tension, action drama, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
climbing, mountain, rescue attempt, rescue, search and rescue, glacier, park ranger, mountaineering, man versus nature, rivalry, survival, isolation ...
Place:
washington state
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The cases of the crew of the Albatros, a patrol boat of the German Coast Guard operating in the Baltic Sea area.
Style:
action drama, realistic, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
coast guard, search and rescue, seafaring, duty, teamwork, camaraderie, heroism, law enforcement, crime investigation, smuggling, boat, underwater ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The movie follows the story of a PASKAU team led by Captain Adib and his mentor, Major Adnan, tasked with protecting humanitarians serving in war torn country, Namburi. On their return home, their plane gets unexpectedly shot down by local ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, tension ...
Plot:
military, rescue, soldier, pilot, commander, aircraft, air force, rescue mission, survival, plane crash, search and rescue, risk ...
Place:
malaysia, southeast asia
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wings - is a Japanese anime series produced by J.C. STAFF which aired on TV Tokyo in 2006. The main character is 2nd Lieutenant Uchida Kazuhiro, a helicopter pilot in a search and rescue wing of the Japan Air Self Defense ...
Style:
anime, captivating, disturbing, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
teamwork, workplace, army, search and rescue, duty, lifeguard, aviation, rescue, pilot, helicopter pilot, rescue attempt, heroes ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Matthew Ko, Aircrewman Officer II of the Government Flying Service (GFS), and Benjamin Yip, Pilot I, frequently work together. While Benjamin flies an aircraft, Matthew rescues people. Matthew and Benjamin are appointed to train Aircrewman Officer ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
teamwork, helicopter pilot, rescue team, workplace situations, rescue mission, aviator, search and rescue, save the day, flying, rescue, workplace, test pilot ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong
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4K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An ordinary suburban girl faces the biggest battle of her life when her sudden disappearance for a brief period leads to a desperate search by her loved ones.
Style:
suspense, sexy, suspenseful, captivating, intense ...
Plot:
survival, alone, search and rescue, missing person, family relations, love of one's life, tragedy, family tragedy, investigation, love, mysterious disappearance, family drama ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Seo Yi-Gang is the best ranger at Jiri Mountain National Park. She knows virtually everything about the area, including where to climb the mountain. Kang Hyun-Jo is a rookie ranger at Jiri Mountain National Park. He graduated from the military ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
mountain, forest ranger, teamwork, rescue, peril, workplace situations, ranger, workplace, rescue mission, search and rescue, saving a life, rock climbing ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
How far are you willing to go to save the people you love? This is the question Christian is forced to answer when he is smuggled into Syria in a desperate search for his son Adam. It's a deadly and soul-searching journey into a brutal, ...
Style:
emotional, tense, realistic, bleak, intense ...
Plot:
sacrifice, parenthood, desperation, father son relationship, search and rescue, survival, trauma, journey, dangerous mission, moral dilemma, resilience, hostage ...
Place:
syria, middle east
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Ten years ago, Xu Lai was trapped in the earthquake and rescued by fireman, Jin Shichuan and the search and rescue dog, "Zhuifeng". In order to appease the injured Xu Lai, Jinshichuan promised her ten-year appointment. Ten years later, Xu ...
Style:
captivating, heartfelt, emotional, inspirational
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dog training, firefighter, teamwork, older man younger woman relationship, rescue mission, dog, journalist, rescue attempt, female journalist, earthquake, rescue, search and rescue ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The movie "Umizaru" is the story of 14 young Japan Coast Guard officers who take part in a grueling training to become rescue divers. They must endure and survive a 50-day training. Daisuke Senzaki (Hideaki Ito) and 13 other recruits take ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, sincere, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
young man, sea, rescue, teamwork, heroism, perseverance, search and rescue, rescue team, target, dream, workout, friendship ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
This is the story of Sylvia, who looses her stepchildren on a shopping trip in Poland. For fear of loosing her husband's love, too, she is unable to tell him what has happened and returns home, pretending anything is fine. When realising the ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, sincere, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
stepmother, parents and children, family problems, search and rescue, family drama, loss of son, loss, dysfunctional family, family relations, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, kids and family ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
poland
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When police officer Nikki Parker’s son goes missing, she joins the LAPD’s Missing Person’s Unit (LAMPU) to help other people find their loved ones, even as she searches for her own. Six years later, her world is turned upside-down when her ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
police detective, missing person, missing child, forensics, investigation, police investigation, special agent, policewoman, crime solving, workplace, crime investigation, search and rescue ...
Place:
philadelphia, los angeles
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Set in a futuristic world, the film follows a grizzled porcine bounty hunter who accepts his next hit: Pickles, a naive, ebullient elephant who has escaped the clutches of an evil trillionaire. Though Hitpig initially sets out to capture the perky ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, semi serious, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, bounty hunter, hitman, pig, elephant, unlikely couple, search and rescue, anthropomorphic animal, travel, surrealism, amish, koala ...
Place:
london, las vegas
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
On the 4th of July, a serial killer has a moral crisis when he discovers that his latest victim is a high-school student; simultaneously, a rookie cop and a seasoned detective race against the clock to save her life.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, detective
Plot:
crime investigation, partners against crime, investigation, serial killer, abduction, search and rescue, uncover truth, kidnapped, teamwork, police investigation, partner, murderer ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Lonny Smith, a young man with a suitcase full of money, who might drop dead at any moment is searching for love with each dying breath even if he has to pay for it...
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
revenge, shaman, mercenary, avenger, immortality, death, curse, murder of family, manhunt, search and rescue, suicide, travel ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A mother is forced to question her sanity when her daughter disappears and she's told that she's been dead for over an year, igniting a chase for the truth in order to save her little girl's life before it's too late.
Style:
captivating, suspense, entertaining
Plot:
faked death, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, uncover truth, search and rescue, mysterious disappearance, salvation, kids and family, mother and daughter, saving a life, investigation, family relations ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story:
On the shores of Cape Mercy, a skillful group of teen divers investigate a series of secrets and signs after one of their own mysteriously goes missing.
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
scuba diving, small town, ocean, diver, sea, friend, island, search and rescue, girlfriend, female protagonist, rescue mission, girlfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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Genre: Animation, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
It’s the Adventure Bay 500! The pups have built an awesome race track and are ready to be the pit crew for their race hero, The Whoosh! But when the legendary racer is unable to drive in the championship race, he calls on his biggest fan-pup ...
Style:
colorful, semi serious, talky, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
friendship, save the day, rescue, partner, danger, puppy, animal life, rescue team, heroes, search and rescue, cartoon dog, talking dog
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Wonder Woman comes into conflict with the Soviet Union during the Cold War in the 1980s and finds a formidable foe by the name of the Cheetah.
Style:
period piece, saga, entertaining, intense, action adventure ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, superhero, superheroine, woman fights a man, female fighter, female warrior, superhuman powers, amazon, heroes, amazon tribe, strong female lead, warrior ...
Time:
year 1984, 80s, 2020s
Place:
washington d.c., russia, los angeles, hawaii, egypt ...
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Jessica (Wynn Everett) travels to New York City to help her sister but she is nowhere to be found. As she delves into a world of darkness and lies surrounding a spiritually depraved community calling itself 'The Collective' with her friend ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, realistic, serious, enigmatic
Plot:
cult leader, stalking, sister sister relationship, deception, ritual, murder, investigation, missing sister, danger, commune, search and rescue, janitor ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Raavan story is about a Raavan (Vikram) who is waiting for a chance to take revenge on a police officer Ram (Prithviraj) who was responsible for the death of his sister. At the same time Ram gets married to his love Janaki (Aishwarya Rai).But on the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, suspenseful, epic ...
Plot:
revenge, rebel, good versus evil, myth, abduction, search and rescue, husband wife relationship, tragic love, adventurer, amnesia, kidnapping, hindu mythology ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Russia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A goofy stork mistakenly delivers a baby panda to the wrong door. A bear, a moose, a tiger and a rabbit set on an arduous but fun-filled adventure through the wilderness to return the panda to its rightful home.
Style:
captivating, light, sweet, touching, funny ...
Audience:
kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot:
panda, bear, anthropomorphism, disorder, animal life, friendship, search and rescue, animal that acts human, raft, great wall of china, python, shakespeare ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of ...
Style:
soap opera, novela, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kidnapping, child abduction, eccentric family, problem, race against time, child kidnapping, search and rescue, dictatorship, carnival, love triangle, military dictatorship, newspaper ...
Place:
rio de janeiro
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Belize
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When her daughter is kidnapped in Belize and held hostage to be used for human organ trafficking, Kate Johnson goes on a crusade to infiltrate the cartel and rescue her.
Style:
suspense, captivating, entertaining
Plot:
kidnapped woman, female detective, kidnapped, hostage, organ, working undercover, kidnapping, undercover agent, police detective, crime investigation, investigation, search and rescue ...
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