Movies about the setups

List of the best movies about the setups selected by visitors to our site: Non-Stop, District B13, The Girl in the Spider's Web, The Virtuoso, Promising Young Woman, Black Panther, Hair, The Count of Monte Cristo, Eagle Eye, Stillwater.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Country
Markimdb: 6.9
Genreaction, thriller, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, Canada
Duration01:46
CharactersHackers, Terrorists, Heroes, Special agents, Stewardesses
PlotLove, Investigation, Aviation, Hostage, Conspiracies
PlaceAircraft
StyleExciting, Action, Twisted plot, Heavy

Bill Marks is a burned-out veteran of the Air Marshals service. He views the assignment not as a life-saving duty, but as a desk job in the sky. However, today's flight will be no routine trip. Shortly into the transatlantic journey from New York to London, he receives a series of mysterious text messages ordering him to have the government transfer $150 million into a secret account, or a passenger will die every 20 minutes.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime
CountryFrance
Duration01:25
CharactersHeroes, Police
PlotRobbery, Martial Arts, Fight
PlaceGhetto, Paris, France
TimeFuture
StyleExciting, Heavy, Disturbing

Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Germany, Sweden
Duration01:55
CharactersLesbians, Hackers, Snipers, Spy, Terrorists
PlotMartial Arts, Motorcycles, Investigation, Technology, Pads
PlaceCasino, Sweden
StyleUnexpected ending, Action, Twisted plot, By books, Fascinating

In Stockholm, Sweden, hacker Lisbeth Salander is hired by Frans Balder, a computer engineer, to retrieve a program that he believes it is too dangerous to exist.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA
CharactersSnipers, Dogs, Hired assassins, Killers, Criminals
PlotSnow, Cold
PlaceForest
StyleAction, Fascinating, Tense

A lonesome stranger with nerves of steel must track down and kill a rogue hitman to satisfy an outstanding debt. But the only information he's been given is a time and location where to find his quarry. No name. No description. Nothing.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
PlotDouble life
StyleTense, Disturbing

A young woman haunted by a tragedy in her past takes revenge on the predatory men unlucky enough to cross her path.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration02:18
CharactersDogs, Superhero, Kings, Spy, Strong women
PlotMartial Arts, Revenge, Chase, Technology
PlaceVillage, Aircraft, Jungle, Africa
TimeFuture
StyleMarvel, By comics, Oscars, Tense

King T'Challa returns home from America to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantel to join with girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, military
CountryWest Germany, USA
Duration02:01
CharactersHippies, Friends, Losers
PlotFriendship, Uprising
PlaceNew York
StyleTo cry, Fancy, Makes me think

"Hair" is a 1979 musical war comedy-drama film adaptation of the 1968 Broadway musical "Hair: An American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" about a Vietnam War draftee, Claude, who meets and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to the army induction center. Claude heads to New York upon receiving his draft notice, leaving the family ranch in Oklahoma. He arrives in New York where he is rapidly indoctrinated into the youth subculture before reporting in for boot camp.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genremelodrama, drama, adventure
CountryItaly, France
Duration03:03
PlotRevenge

Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, detective
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:58
CharactersHackers, Special agents, Twins, FBI, Brothers
PlotAbduction, Artificial Intelligence, Investigation, Political, Chase
PlaceUSA
StyleExciting, Twisted plot, Tense, Serious, For men

Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
CharactersFathers
PlotInvestigation, False accusations
PlaceFrance
StyleAction

Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genreaction, crime
CountryFrance, Canada, USA, Spain
Duration01:30
CharactersHeroes
PlotMartial Arts, Skirmishes, Fight
PlaceGhetto
TimeFuture
StyleExciting, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing

In a dystopian Detroit, grand houses that once housed the wealthy are now homes of the city's most-dangerous criminals. Surrounding the area is a giant wall to keep the rest of Detroit safe. For undercover cop Damien Collier, every day is a battle against corruption as he struggles to bring his father's killer, Tremaine, to justice. Meanwhile, Damien and an ex-con named Lino work together to save the city from a plot to destroy it.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, Norway, China, Canada, USA, France
Duration01:59
CharactersMafia, Bodyguards, Criminals
PlotSkirmishes, Revenge, Death, Snow
TimeWinter
StyleTense, Disturbing

The quiet family life of Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver, is upended after his son's murder. Nels begins a vengeful hunt for Viking, the drug lord he holds responsible for the killing, eliminating Viking's associates one by one. As Nels draws closer to Viking, his actions bring even more unexpected and violent consequences, as he proves that revenge is all in the execution.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantastic, action, thriller
CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom
Duration01:47
CharactersSuperhero, Mutant, Heroes, Scientists, Losers
PlotAdventure, Revenge, Superpowers, Supernatural, Experiments
PlaceCanada
StyleMarvel, Exciting, Serious, For men, Disturbing

After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, history
CountryPoland
Duration02:33
CharactersSpy
PlotLove, Uprising
PlaceShips, Poland
StyleMakes me think, Serious

In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends Winkel, a weak, alcoholic TV hack, to Gdansk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers, particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an articulate worker whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime, detective
CountryUSA, France
Duration01:37
CharactersHackers, Snipers, CIA, Special Forces, Heroes
PlotRevenge, Pads
StyleExciting, Fascinating, Serious

A tale of double cross and revenge, centered upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. The team-Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar -find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda. Working together, they must remain deep undercover while tracking the heavily-guarded Max, a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:47
CharactersGangsters, Hired assassins
PlotRevenge, Investigation, Funeral
PlaceEngland
StyleAction, Heavy, Depressive, Serious, For men

Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brothers death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, Carter seeks out his brother’s friends and acquaintances to learn who murdered his sibling and why.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:29
CharactersTeens, Journalists
PlotLove with age difference, Passion, Obsession, Pursuit, Jealousy
StyleAction, Disturbing

A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Hong Kong
Duration02:28
CharactersStrong women, Killers, Family, FBI, Lawyers
PlotSurvival, Martial Arts, Revenge, Justice
PlaceHospitals, Cemetery
TimeNew Year
StyleUnexpected ending, Exciting, For girls, Heavy, Tense

A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:35
CharactersMilitary, Soldier, Teachers
PlotWar, Marine Corps, Rivalry
PlaceSchool, College
StyleFascinating

Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but the wars of the world are no longer fought on the battlefield. A career Marine, he has no idea what to do as a civilian, so his commander finds him a job - commanding officer of a local school's JROTC program, a bunch of ragtag losers with no hope.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:47
PlotTreason, Investigation, Cheating, Blackmail
PlacePrison
StyleUnexpected ending, Action, Heavy, Serious, Disturbing

When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:33
CharactersArchitects
PlotSkirmishes, Revenge, Obsession, Rivalry
PlaceNew York
StyleAction, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genreaction, comedy
CountryFrance
CharactersSpecial agents, Tough guys, Defenders
PlotSkirmishes, Fight
PlaceFrance

A mysterious former secret service agent must urgently return to France when his estranged son is falsely accused of arms and drug trafficking by the government, following a blunder by an overzealous bureaucrat and a mafia operation.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:19
CharactersCriminals
PlotDancing, Soccer, Skirmishes, Revenge, Weapon
PlaceUSA
StyleExciting, Psychological problems, Fascinating, Tense, Touching

A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, France
Duration01:29
CharactersSnipers, CIA, Hired assassins, Killers, Heroes
PlotWeapon, Pads, Funeral, Rivalry
StyleExciting, By games, Serious, Disturbing

The best-selling videogame, Hitman, roars to life with both barrels blazing in this hardcore action-thriller starring Timothy Olyphant. A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed, the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a life-or-death game of international intrigue.

Markimdb: 2.7
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA
CharactersStrong women, Criminals
PlotSkirmishes, Abduction, Hostage, Blackmail
PlaceUSA
StyleTense, Womens in main roles

Victoria is a young mother trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage. Now, Victoria must use guns, guts and a motorcycle to take out a series of violent gangsters—or she may never see her child again.

Markimdb: 8.7
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:20
CharactersMafia, Gangsters, Gangsters, Police, FBI
PlotDrug addict, Friendship
PlaceCourt, Night Clubs
StyleHeavy, Tense, Epic, Disturbing

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Canada
CharactersDemons, Sheriffs, Grandparents
PlotDeath, Supernatural
PlaceUSA

Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:39
CharactersMilitary, Soldier
PlotWar, Investigation, Chase, Conspiracies, Pads
PlaceDeserts, USA
StyleExciting, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing

Sgt. James Dunn, who is wrongly accused of assassination of the officer he had a row with, is saved from death row and recruited for top-secret special operations squad led by Lt. Col Grant Casey. Their mission is to neutralize criminals who had avoided conventional law enforcement methods. On his first Mission, James is made the fall guy for the assassination of the first lady and everyone is loo

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, drama, adventure, western, biography
CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration02:27
CharactersIndians, Hunters
PlotOn real events, Survival, Adventure, Skirmishes, Revenge
PlaceWild West, Nature, USA
TimeWinter
StyleExciting, Action, Atmospheric, Heavy, Serious

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrethriller, drama, crime, film noir
CountryUSA
Duration01:52
CharactersGangsters, Lawyers
PlotRobbery, Gems
StyleAction, By books, Atmospheric, Heavy, Gloomy

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.





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