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 3.5
 5K
A Day to Die (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A disgraced parole officer is indebted to a local gang leader and forced to pull off a series of dangerous drug heists within twelve hours in order to pay the $2 million dollars he owes, rescue his kidnapped pregnant wife, and settle a score with ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot: gang, sniper, commando, organized crime, teamwork, home invasion, problem, needing money, criminal, money problems, ex soldier, swat team ...
Time: 2020s
Place: mexico
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 4.5
 778
Insight (2021)
Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Jian (Ken Zheng) is a counter terrorism agent who blends his skills as a martial artist and clairvoyant to bring the world's most nefarious individuals to justice. This lone wolf is is forced to make an unexpected detour to Los Angeles upon ...
Style: independent film, detective, surprise ending, suspense, neo noir ...
Plot: thug, special forces, woman in jeopardy, bare chested male, shootout, gambling, dead brother, justice, murder, bet, cemetery, arrest ...
Time: 2020s
Place: los angeles, syria
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SAS: Red Notice (2021)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Hungary
Duration: 124 min.
Story: An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the difference as to whether ...
Style: suspense, captivating, exciting, tense, action thriller ...
Plot: swat team, terrorism, underground, female terrorist, hostile takeover, sniper, hostage situation, military, train, deception, terrorist, woman fights a man ...
Time: 2020s
Place: english channel, london, england, georgia, united kingdom ...
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, Mexico, China
Duration: 132 min.
Story: The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the ...
Style: captivating, action adventure, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience: family friendly, adult
Plot: godzilla, giant monster, monster, creature, giant lizard, destruction, giant animal, rescue, creature feature, giant bird, giant creature, humanity in peril ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019, year 2014, 21st century
Place: boston, japan, antarctica, arizona, germany ...
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The Final Option (1982)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story: When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary violence and bullying, he is soon recruited by The People's Lobby, a fanatical group aiming to hold several US dignitaries hostage. But ...
Style: tense, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, military, undercover, hostage, state affairs, isolation, danger, politics, rivalry, working undercover, nuclear holocaust, anti war ...
Time: 80s, year 1982
Place: england, london, europe, big ben london
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Armed Response (2017)
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The story follows a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: man versus machine, military, trapped, team, gunfight, danger, chase, rescue, murder, soldier, deception, mercilessness ...
Place: afghanistan
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Phantom Raiders (1988)
Genre: Action
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Deep within the steaming tropical jungles of Vietnam is a Viet Cong terrorist training camp, run by an ex-Green Beret, William Marshall. A roving photographer stumbles upon the hidden camp and starts to take pictures. He is caught and summarily ...
Plot: vietnam war, mission, war criminal, shootout, gun fu, special forces, murder, vietnam veteran, violence, father son relationship, spy, pistol ...
Place: vietnam
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom (1999)
Genre: Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: November, 1916. Indiana Jones and Remy Baudouin have managed to get a transfer from the European trenches to the plains of Africa. On arrival they both receive a promotion to the rank of lieutenant in the Belgian Army. When they take the wrong train ...
Plot: indiana jones, treasure hunt, lost world, treasure hunter, archaeology, great war, archaeologist, military, battlefield, adventure hero, commando, desert ...
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Churchill's Leopards (1970)
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A British commando team heads into France to blow up a German-held dam in preparation for D-Day, while a British agent infiltrates the German garrison to give inside help. The twist is that the British officer is replacing his twin German brother.
Style: macaroni combat, grindhouse
Plot: world war two, world war, nazi, combat, holocaust, commando, brother, parachute drop, weapons, frogman, hostage, death ...
Time: 1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place: france
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Desert Commandos (1967)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story: German commandos are dropped behind enemy lines in the Sahara Desert tasked with getting to Casablanca in an assassination attempt on allied leaders.
Style: grindhouse, macaroni combat
Plot: world war two, world war, combat, war, man on a mission, enemy, shootout, villain as protagonist, german soldier, villain arrested, british, parachute ...
Place: middle east
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From Hell to Victory (1979)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story: From Hell To Victory follows the relationship of six friends throughout the Second World War. They meet in a cafe in Paris on 24th August 1939 and agree to meet there on the same day every year. The war however takes them on their own individual ...
Style: spectacular, macaroni combat
Plot: world war two, world war, combat, machine gun, scuba diving, soldier, battles, commando, childhood, nazi, french soldier, war violence ...
Time: 1940s, year 1979, 1930s
Place: france, amsterdam, paris france
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G.I. Joe: Spy Troops (2003)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Story: When a COBRA spy steals a powerful new technology, the GI JOE team fights back with spies of their own! Duke, Shipwreck, Wild Bill and the rest of the GI JOE team have to strike quickly, before Cobra Commander and his forces turn the stolen device ...
Style: serious, captivating, exciting, suspense
Plot: behind enemy lines, heroes, warrior, robot, fictional war, terrorist, villain, tough guy, disguise, spy, soldier, gunfight ...
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Logan (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
Style: emotional, harsh, road movie, intense, futuristic ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, adult
Plot: mutant, superhero, x men, fight scenes, superpower, protector, road trip, rage, immortality, father daughter relationship, invulnerability, comic book ...
Time: future, near future, year 2017, 2010s, distant future ...
Place: north dakota, austin texas, el paso texas, oklahoma city, mexico ...
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 6.0
 11K
Man Down (2015)
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A haunted Afghanistan war veteran attempts to come to terms with his past while searching for his family in a post-apocalyptic America.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, bleak, rough, apocalyptic ...
Plot: alternate reality, delusion, dream, mental illness, friendship, paranoia, danger, military, mission, illusion, violence, tragic event ...
Time: 21st century
Place: afghanistan
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 6.3
 70K
Criminal (2016)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Bill Pope is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous ex-convict ...
Style: suspense, exciting, intense, action adventure, disturbing ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: cia, spy, cia agent, terrorism, espionage, swat team, female agent, violence, brutality, prison, husband wife relationship, one against many ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s
Place: london, big ben london, west virginia, delaware
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story: Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman ...
Style: exciting, stylized, epic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, kids, family friendly, chick flick, boys' night ...
Plot: superhero, batman, revenge, superhuman powers, heroes, superman, justice, vigilante, good versus evil, wonder woman, alien, save the world ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, year 1918, year 1981, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., detroit, kansas, africa ...
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 6.5
 33K
Spartan (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, intense, rough, political thriller ...
Plot: secret service, kidnapping, investigation, missing person, spy, politics, conspiracy, espionage, female agent, political conspiracy, secret agent, rescue ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: boston, usa, london, harvard university, dubai
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 6K
Stratton (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A British Special Boat Service commando tracks down an international terrorist cell.
Style: suspense, tense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: terrorist, laboratory, terrorism, terrorist plot, rescue, investigation, military, chase, danger, murder, deception, evacuation ...
Time: 2010s
Place: big ben london, iran, rome italy, london, ukraine
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Kill Command (2016)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Set in a near future, technology-reliant society that pits man against killing machines. Against this backdrop an elite army unit is helicoptered to a remote, off-the-grid island training facility. What starts out as a simple training exercise for ...
Style: futuristic, suspense, intense, cyber, minimal cast ...
Plot: robot, man versus machine, killer robot, military, computer program, cyborgs, female warrior, cyberpunk, distopia, violence, battles, rescue ...
Time: near future
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The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story: A cruise ship succumbs to a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag group of survivors, spearheaded by a priest and a homeland security agent, must journey through the upside down vessel and attempt an escape.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, intense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, disaster, survival, cruise ship, ship, natural disaster, christmas, greed, new year's eve, ocean, daring rescue, save the day ...
Time: 21st century
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 5.7
 1K
Typhoon (2005)
Genre: Action
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Myung-sin, who has become a pirate, lives with hatred in his heart and endures the hardships, seeks revenge on the two nations, North and South Korea, using nuclear waste that has the devastating power of plutonium. Se-jong, a South Korean naval ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, secret agent, politics, heroes, save the day, undercover, heroic mission, losing-it hero, betrayal, race against time, danger, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: north korea, korea, russia, asia, southeast asia ...
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Dark of the Sun (1968)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through the Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to rescue $25 million in uncut diamonds.
Style: grindhouse, realistic, serious, exciting, political thriller ...
Plot: mercenary, military, soldier, man on a mission, shootout, commando, cold war, world war two, african, colonialism, revolution, crisis ...
Time: 50s, 60s, year 1964
Place: africa, congo
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The One That Got Away (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The existence of the anti-Iraq coalition was threatened when Saddam targetted Israel. In order to keep Israel out of the war, and the coalition together the Scuds had to be stopped. SAS patrol Bravo Two Zero, under the command of Sgt. Andy McNab was ...
Style: suspense, serious, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gulf war, war, war on terror, iraq war, soldier, military, battles, desert, anti war, saddam hussein, heroes, confined ...
Time: 90s
Place: iraq, israel, middle east, saudi arabia, syria
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Avalanche Express (1979)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey they must ...
Style: political thriller, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: spy, cold war, railway, disaster, train, natural disaster, stranger on a train, law enforcement, intelligence, avalanche, cia, bio weapon ...
Time: year 1979, 20th century, 70s
Place: central europe, milan italy, zurich switzerland, alps, moscow russia ...
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 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
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The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story: A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
Style: suspense, exciting, tense, intense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, behind enemy lines, resistance, nazi, military, island, mercenary, wartime, world war, war, battles, allies ...
Time: year 1961, 20th century, 1940s, year 1943
Place: greece, fictional island, germany, hellas, mediterranean sea ...
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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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1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In a post-apocalyptic New York City, a policeman infiltrates the Bronx, which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs.
Style: action adventure, inspirational, grim, cult classic, apocalyptic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang warfare, street gang, biker, post apocalyptic, bike, wasteland, gang war, social decay, mafia, monster, street gangster, underground ...
Time: future, year 1982, 90s, year 1990
Place: new york, usa, new york state, manhattan new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city ...
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 7.1
 413K
Furious 7 (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Japan, Canada, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.
Style: exciting, entertaining, serious, suspense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: chases and races, revenge, car chase, car, race, chase, car race, racing, danger, street racing, classic car, funeral ...
Time: year 2015, year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, tokyo, dominican republic, los angeles, peru ...
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 5.6
 82K
Machete Kills (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Ex-Federale agent Machete is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to ...
Style: absurd, grindhouse, stylized, splatter, brutal ...
Audience: manly, teens, boys' night
Plot: machete, lone hero, blood, fight scenes, tough heroes, gory, terrorist plot, one against many, female fighter, revenge, assassin, vigilante ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: mexico, texas, austin texas, cuba, washington d.c. ...
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