Films about the mission

Films about the mission
List of the best films about the mission, selected by visitors to our site: Death on the Nile, The Illusionist, Escape from L.A., Krull, Basic, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Kafka, Wazir, Volcano, Elysium.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Malta, United Kingdom

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUSA, Czech Republic
Duration01:50

With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crowned prince. But Eisenheim's scheme creates tumult within the monarchy and ignites the suspicion of a dogged inspector.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:41

This time, a cataclysmic temblor hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president views the quake as a sign from above, expels Los Angeles from the country and makes it a penal colony for those found guilty of moral crimes. When his daughter, part of a resistance movement, steals the control unit for a doomsday weapon, Snake again gets tapped to save the day.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:01

A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:38

A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrefantastic, action, adventure
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:30

Three women makes an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator Overdog. Adventurer Wolff goes there to rescue them and meets Niki, the only Earthling left from a medical expedition. Combining their talents, they try to rescue the women.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryFrance, USA
Duration01:38

Kafka, an insurance worker gets embroiled in an underground group after a co-worker is murdered. The underground group is responsible for bombings all over town, attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society. He eventually penetrates the secret organization and must confront them.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryIndia
Duration02:08

'Wazir' is a tale of two unlikely friends, a wheelchair-bound chess grandmaster and a brave ATS officer. Brought together by grief and a strange twist of fate, the two men decide to help each other win the biggest games of their lives. But there's a mysterious, dangerous opponent lurking in the shadows, who is all set to checkmate them.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:44

An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, Mike Roark, working with geologist Amy Barnes, must then use every resource in the city to try and stop the volcano from consuming Los Angeles.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantastic, action, drama
CountryUSA, Mexico, Canada
Duration01:49

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes (Jodie Foster), a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max (Matt Damon) is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

Markimdb: 6
Genremelodrama, drama, detective
CountrySouth Korea, China, Singapore
Duration01:50

Dangerous Liaisons is a Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genremelodrama, drama, detective
CountryPortugal, France
Duration04:32

The tragic story of the many lives of Father Dinis, his dark origins and his pious works, and the different fates of all those who, trapped in a sinister web of love, hate and crime, cross paths with him through years of adventure and misfortune in the convulsed Europe of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Markimdb: 3.9
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:34

Mo Ali’s futuristic knife-crime drama brings the dystopian environment of CHILDREN OF MEN and DISTRICT 13 to London’s East 17. SHANK delivers a ruthless vision of forthcoming urban life, where guns have been superseded by knives and are fiercely wielded by aimless youths. Amidst the chaos is the Paper Chazers gang, a rare morally conscious group who trade scavenged food for money. After Chazers gang member, Junior (Kedar Williams-Stirling), witnesses his brother, murder he must decide whether to get revenge of stick to the gangs moral code... In this superbly paced and artistic film, present-day social issues, and murky city streets, provide a perfect canvas for imagination and action.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA

When a nuclear strike causes an electromagnetic pulse that cuts off all power, water, and communication to the entire western United States, Reese finds herself plunged into an all-too-real fight to survive. As pandemonium grips her city, Reese and her father set out on a desperate journey in search of safety--a perilous trek through a world gone mad where every encounter with a stranger could be your last.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genremelodrama, drama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:40

The Newlyn School of artists flourished at the beginning of the 20th Century and the film focuses on the wild and bohemian Lamorna Group, which included Alfred Munnings and Laura and Harold Knight. The incendiary anti-Modernist Munnings, now regarded as one of Britain's most sought-after artists, is at the centre of the complex love triangle, involving aspiring artist Florence Carter-Wood and Gilbert Evans, the land agent in charge of the Lamorna Valley estate. True - and deeply moving - the story is played out against the timeless beauty of the Cornish coast, in the approaching shadow of The Great War.

Markimdb: 2.5
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
CountryUSA, Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Duration01:25

    The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama
    CountryAustralia

    In the near future, drive-in theatres are turned into concentration camps for the undesirable and unemployed. The prisoners don't really care to escape because they are fed and they have a place to live which is, in most cases, probably better than the outside. Crabs and his girlfriend Carmen are put into the camp and all Crabs wants to do is escape.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine Captain John Robbins, convicted of murdering a commanding officer, is determined to escape the island in order to reveal the truth behind his murderous actions and clear his name.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    In Camelot, kingdom of Arthur and Merlin, Lancelot is well known for his courage and honor. But one day he must quit Camelot and the Queen Guinevere's love, leaving the Round Table without protection.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, military
    CountryChina, USA
    Duration01:56

    With World War 2 looming, a prominent family in China must confront the contrasting ideas of traditionalism, communism and Western thinking, while dealing with the most important ideal of all: love and its meaning in society.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
    Duration02:06

    The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.

    Markimdb: 2.8
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    A pharmaceutical company recruits a well-known scientist to help develop a vaccine against a deadly virus.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:12

      John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Netherlands
      Duration01:37

      Clarissa Dalloway looks back on her youth as she readies for a gathering at her house. The wife of a legislator and a doyenne of London's upper-crust party scene, Clarissa finds that the plight of ailing war veteran Septimus Warren Smith reminds her of a past romance with Peter Walsh. In flashbacks, young Clarissa explores her possibilities with Peter.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:43

      An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, France
      Duration02:15

      Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate a device that will reactivate the core.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:10

      The next installment in the franchise and the conclusion of the “Star Wars“ sequel trilogy as well as the “Skywalker Saga“.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:01

      After the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is having similar problems. They separate, and Macon meets a strange, outgoing woman who brings him 'back down to earth', but his wife soon thinks their marriage is still worth another try.

      Markimdb: 2.4
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA

      A scientist readies a boat after his warnings of an Earth-destroying flood are ignored. However, after the disasters reach a peak level of destruction those who maligned the scientist now turn to him in desperation, as he and other refugees look to save the world and stop the disaster using the two Supercolliders on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Canada, Germany
      Duration01:33

      A sequel to 2004's Alien vs. Predator, the iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises in movie history wage their most brutal battle ever - in our own backyard. The small town of Gunnison, Colorado becomes a war zone between two of the deadliest extra-terrestrial life forms - the Alien and the Predator. When a Predator scout ship crash-lands in the hills outside the town, Alien Facehuggers and a hybrid Alien/Predator are released and begin to terrorize the town.

      Markimdb: 3.6
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
      CountryIsrael, USA
      Duration01:35

      After a massive earthquake destroys Los Angeles, a new order is formed. But disagreement among the ranks leads to more war and disruption, and The Last Patrol must bring order if there's to be any hope for the future.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      Erin Bell is an LAPD detective who, as a young cop, was placed undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results. When the leader of that gang re-emerges many years later, she must work her way back through the remaining members and into her own history with them to finally reckon with the demons that destroyed her past.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:40

      Lewis is an outwardly ordinary guy, but in reality he is hiding an obsession - revenge - against Cathy. Lewis kidnaps Cathy in broad daylight and takes her to his home, where he locks her in a soundproof cell and attempt to extract a dark secret from her past.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      A Hollywood-set romantic tale of a guy who is content to live his life without a job yet with the love of his life, a young actress.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, history
      CountryUSA, Spain
      Duration02:25

        After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:57

        In 2013 there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the Unites States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare and something yet undiscovered: the power to inspire hope.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure, biography
        CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Iceland
        Duration02:28

        A true story of survival, as a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.

        Markimdb: 4.4
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA, Singapore
        Duration01:28

        Following a deadly viral outbreak, private military soldier Max Gatling leads a handful of survivors and a ragtag band of robots against an army of the infected.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:34

        Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life's most defining events.

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