20 best movies like Daylight (1996)


List of the best movies like Daylight (1996): The Marksman, Runaway Train, Drop Zone, San Andreas, High Sierra, The Enemy Below, Mojin: The Lost Legend, Crawl or Die, The High and the Mighty, Dead in 5 Heartbeats.

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Markimdb: 4
Genreaction, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA

Chechen rebels take over a Russian nuclear plant and it's up to a mysterious agent(Snipes) to stop them.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:51

A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

A team of skydiving crooks led by rogue DEA agent Ty Moncrief specialize in landing on police roofs and breaking in so they can steal undercover agents' files and sell them to drug lords. Federal Marshal Pete Nessip lost a brother to this crew and learns skydiving with the help of the tough instructor Jessie Crossmann so he can track them down.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration02:23

    In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, film noir
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, military
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    The American destroyer escort, the USS Haynes commanded by Robert Mitchum, detects a German U-Boat, commanded by Curt Jürgens, resulting in a prolonged, deadly battle of wits.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
    CountryChina
    Duration02:01

    At the beginning of the 1990s, famous tomb explorer Hu Bayi decided to retire and move to the United States with his girlfriend Shirley. But before his wedding, Bayi discovers his first love Ding Shitian, who supposedly had died in the "One Hundred Cave" 20 years ago, is actually still alive. Together with Shirley and his old exploration partner, Bayi unravels a terrible millennium-old secret...

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Earth as we know it is gone. A virus has destroyed the planet and rendered all its women infertile, all but one. An elite team of soldiers are tasked with bringing the woman to safety on the newly habitable Earth Two. But when they are forced underground they find themselves fighting for survival from an bloodthirsty creature in a maze of ever shrinking tunnels. As the team's ranks start to dwindle, the tunnels shrink and the ammunition run out, the crawl for survival becomes more and more desperate.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:27

    Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:51

    Adapted from the successful novel, Dead in 5 Heartbeats, by Ralph "Sonny" Barger with Keith and Kent Zimmerman. The story follows the Infidelz MC's former President, Patch Kinkade, who has left his personal demons behind for the calm of desert life. When war erupts between his brothers he left behind and the rival Hooligans, Patch rides back into town to either make peace or do battle.

    Markimdb: 3.4
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:24

    Kate Parks has spent the past year on tour promoting her book, an in-depth look at the attempted cover up of her husband's death in a plane crash. Now all she wants is to return home to her daughter, 15-year-old Samantha. But when a powerful solar flare strikes her flight home, killing the pilot, knocking out the co-pilot and frying all the electronic systems on the plane, it looks like she may not get there. As panic sets in among the passengers, Kate works with flight attendant Jake to manage the growing chaos and tension on the plane as she tries to keep 30,000 tons of steel hurtling through the air at 500 miles per hour. Flying blind, Kate tries to find a way to communicate with air traffic control - one way or another, this plane is coming down. With the passengers' lives on the line, Kate will have to find a way to land safely... or never see her daughter again.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryAustralia

    An adventure-loving couple convince their friends to explore a remote, uncharted cave system in the forests of Northern Australia. With a tropical storm approaching, they abseil into the mouth of the cave, but when the caves start to flood, tensions rise as oxygen levels fall and the friends find themselves trapped. Unknown to them, the storm has also brought in a pack of dangerous and hungry crocodiles.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, military, biography
    CountrySpain, USA, United Kingdom

    When Andrew Briggman—a young soldier in the US invasion of Afghanistan—witnesses other recruits killing innocent civilians under the direction of a sadistic Sergeant, he considers reporting them to higher-ups. However, the heavily-armed and increasingly-violent platoon becomes suspicious that someone in their ranks has turned on them, and Andrew begins to fear that he'll be the next target.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:53

    When an Amacor oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, Captain Frank Towns and copilot "A.J." are sent to shut the operation down. However, on their way to Beijing, a major dust storm forces them to ditch their C-119 Flying Boxcar in an uncharted area of the desert.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious Jamaican drug lord who vows that Hatcher and his family are now marked for death.

    Markimdb: 3
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA

    When miner Charley 'Boomer' Baxter sets off a series of massive mining detonations in West Virginia, a gigantic earthquake is soon rocking the North Atlantic, exposing a deep seismic fault that runs the length of the North American continent. Joining forces with government seismology expert Dr Amy Lane, Boomer must now race against time to stop the chasm that is threatening to tear America - and the entire world - in half.

    Markimdb: 3.9
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountrySpain, USA, Mexico
    Duration01:41

    Arachnid is a 2001 film directed by Jack Sholder. In this movie, giant killer spiders menace survivors of a plane crash.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:33

    Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, drama, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:13

      Gunslinger Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich), a former Confederate officer determined on unleashing hell on earth. Jonah not only secures freedom by accepting this task, he also gets revenge on the man who slayed his wife and child. Megan Fox plays a prostitute as well as Jonah Hex's love interst in the film.

      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: 2.2
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA

      When an energy experiment goes haywire, a rash of massive hurricanes rips across North America. A high school science teacher must get his family to safety before the hurricanes merge, creating a "hypercane" with the power to wipe the US off the map.

      Markimdb: 2.4
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA

      When a colossal tectonic shift causes the sea level to start rising, a microbiologist gathers the DNA of as many species as she can, while the military creates an "ark" in a desperate attempt to preserve life on Earth.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, Italy, France, Japan
      Duration01:53

      A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.

      Markimdb: 4.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:54

      After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.

      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: 6.5
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration01:53

      When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, western
      CountryUSA, Mexico
      Duration01:10

      Ten years after the Civil War has ended, the Governor of Texas asks Leander McNelly to form a company of Rangers to help uphold the law along the Mexican border. With a few veterans of the war, most of the recruits are young men who have little or no experience with guns or policing crime.

      Markimdb: 3.7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      When the top secret prototype of the Nova Stealth fighter has been stolen, the Pentagon launches big alarm; the plane shouldn't come into hostile hands...

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, drama, adventure
      CountryAustralia, New Zealand, USA
      Duration01:22

      In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from WW2. When he tells it around, a gang of crooks follows and threatens him and his daughter, because they know there are 50 million dollars in the wreck. Helicopter pilot Barney helps Gibbie against them, risking his life thereby.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:49

      David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and his son arrive to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats, Nau and his band of raiders decide to induct them into their tribe.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:36

      Mason is a man down on his luck with nothing to lose when he's approached to lead a group of wealthy hunters on an expedition in the Pacific Northwest. But things get really twisted when Mason discovers the group isn't after wild animals -- they're after him.

      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: 7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:45

      At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—office building, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:54

      A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
      CountrySouth Africa, USA

      In the quiet waters of the Mississippi, body parts are being discovered. No one knows what is behind it all, until a huge man eating bull shark turns up. This bull shark is different, as it can breath in fresh water, making a deadly encounter between anyone who comes before it. John Sanders must now try and reach the surface, with his ex-wife and whilst being held hostage.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, military, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
      Duration01:37

      Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.

      Markimdb: 2.5
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA

      When a former Special Ops commando visits Pompeii, his wife and daughter are trapped as Mt. Vesuvius erupts with massive force. While his family fights to survive the deadly onslaught of heat and lava, he enlists his former teammates in a daring operation beneath the ruins of the city of Pompeii.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryIndia

      A pleasant road trip takes a nightmarish turn for gemologist Sunny George when he meets with an accident. As his life hangs in the balance on the edge of a cliff in the middle of nowhere, Sunny must not only contend with the great adversity he is in, but the adversaries lurking in the shadows as well.

      Markimdb: 3.5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      A team of climbers is assembled by a rich and eccentric man to rescue a missing expedition he sent up to a forbidden mountain who disappeared after sending out one last disturbing radio message.

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