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Mark | imdb: 5.2 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:38 |
Characters | Snipers, Hired assassins, Special agents, FBI |
Plot | Skirmishes, Revenge, Pursuit, Hostage, Rivalry |
Time | New Year |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Serious, Disturbing |
Deadly Impact follows hard-nosed cop Thomas Armstrong (Flanery) whose life was shattered when he became the helpless target of a mastermind murderer. Returning home after a much-needed break, Armstrong joins the FBI to seek revenge and help track down the same killer that threatened his existence, however this time the assassin is back to terrorize not just a single person, but the entire city.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, history |
Country | France |
Characters | Special Forces, Terrorists, Heroes, Military |
Plot | On real events, Hostage |
Place | Aircraft, France |
Time | New Year |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Serious |
Saturday 24th December 1994. Four GIA terrorists hijack an Air France A300 Airbus at the Algiers airport. The Airbus, bound for Paris, has 227 passengers on board. No one knows exactly what the terrorists’ intentions are, just that they are armed and extremely determined. They demand the liberation of their “brothers in arms” and want the aircraft to take off at once. After very lengthy and intense negotiations between the French and Algerian governments, the plane is finally allowed to leave. There are three main characters at the heart of the action: a member of the GIGN, Carole Jeanton, an ambitious technocrat willing to do anything it takes to achieve personal gain from the events, and Yahia Abdallah, a determined jihadist who grew up in the slums of Algiers and was being manipulated by an obscure GIA envoy, Ali Touchent.
Mark | imdb: 4.9 |
Genre | thriller |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:27 |
Characters | Terrorists |
Plot | Survival, Death, Hostage |
Place | Trains, Caves, Metro, USA, Los Angeles |
Style | Exciting, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Terrified commuters are on the ride of their lives when terrorists send a subway train speeding out of control during rush hour. With the saboteur among them, a group of citizens are now trapped underground and in a race against time if they hope to see daylight again. Full of fast-paced action and suspense, Redline is a thriller that will have you holding on for safety.
Mark | imdb: 6.1 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama |
Country | USA |
Characters | CIA, Special Forces, Military, Terrorists, Lifeguards |
Plot | Skirmishes, Revenge, Marine Corps, Hostage, Release of hostages |
Place | Syria, USA |
Style | Exciting, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton's wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation to save the woman he loves.
Mark | imdb: 5.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:35 |
Characters | Thieves, Heroes, FBI, Criminals, Taxi drivers |
Plot | Robbery, Hostage, Chase |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Master thief Will Montgomery is just released from the State penitentiary after serving a 10 year sentence, is contacted by Vincent, his ex comrade in crime, who is holding Will’s teenage daughter ransom in a hijacked taxi cab. Vincent will only surrender her when Will reveals the whereabouts of the 20 million dollars he contrived to conceal from their last robbery.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, adventure |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:16 |
Characters | Terrorists, FBI, Partners |
Plot | Skirmishes, Hostage, Weapon, Chase, Marine Corps |
Place | Prison, Islands, Helicopters |
Style | Exciting, Action, Twisted plot, Tense, Serious |
FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason, to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 million in war reparations to be paid to the families of slain servicemen who died on covert operations. After their SEAL team is wiped out, Stanley and John deal with the soldiers on their own.
Mark | imdb: 6 |
Genre | action, thriller, comedy, crime |
Country | Hong Kong |
Duration | 01:46 |
Characters | Dogs, Snipers, Heroes |
Plot | Survival, Dancing, Martial Arts, Hostage, Rivalry |
Place | China, Asia |
Time | New Year |
Style | Exciting, Tense, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.
Mark | imdb: 7.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, history |
Country | USA, Hong Kong |
Duration | 02:46 |
Characters | Dogs, Snipers, Firefighters, Special Forces, Terrorists |
Plot | On real events, Skirmishes, Motorcycles, Investigation, Death |
Style | Unexpected ending, Exciting, Action, Tense |
An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.
Mark | imdb: 7.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:14 |
Characters | Pirates, Terrorists |
Plot | On real events, Hostage |
Place | Sea, Ships, Ocean |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Serious |
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama |
Country | USA, Germany, United Arab Emirates |
Duration | 01:50 |
Characters | Terrorists, Special agents, Military, FBI |
Plot | Skirmishes, Investigation, Pursuit, Chase, Cheating |
Style | Exciting, Action, Tense, Serious, For men |
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | USA, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany |
Duration | 01:51 |
Characters | Hackers, Mafia, Friends |
Plot | Love, Robbery, Racing, Bank robbery, Skirmishes |
Place | Mountains, Italy, USA |
Style | Exciting, Twisted plot, Heavy, Serious, For men |
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.
Mark | imdb: 5.7 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | France, Belgium, Italy |
Duration | 01:29 |
Characters | Snipers, Police |
Plot | War, Robbery, Bank robbery, Skirmishes, Revenge |
Place | Prison, Paris, France |
Style | Exciting, Action, Tense, Serious, For men |
When police is about to apprehend a famous gang of bank robbers, an elite sniper opens fire from a roof, thus facilitating the flee of his accomplices. However, one of them is seriously injured, which compromises the plans of the thieves.
Mark | imdb: 3.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | USA |
Characters | CIA, Heroes, Fathers, Businessmen |
Plot | Skirmishes, Hostage, Rivalry |
Place | Aircraft, Party |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Serious |
A special agent's plans to reconcile with his ex-fiancé are ruined when she boards a private jet that is targeted by hijackers working for the same crime lord that he is chasing.
Mark | imdb: 4.8 |
Genre | fantastic, action, thriller, adventure |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:17 |
Characters | Heroes, Scientists |
Plot | Superpowers, Hostage, Chase |
Style | Exciting, Psychological problems, Tense, Serious, For men |
When the Universe decides what it wants, it's pointless to resist. With his family's life at stake, Joseph Steadman finds himself the unwilling test subject of a maniacal scientist in a battle that could save the world – or destroy it.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | action, crime, detective |
Country | USA |
Characters | Partners, Bodyguards, FBI |
Plot | Investigation, Martial Arts, Boxing, Skirmishes, Fight |
Place | USA |
Style | Exciting, By books, Serious, Disturbing |
Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | action, fantasy, comedy, drama |
Country | India |
Characters | Terrorists, Hired assassins |
Plot | Skirmishes, Fight |
Style | Exciting, Action, Serious, Disturbing |
Sher-e-Hind along with his sidekick Honey Preet Insan have infiltrated the Pakistani army where he gives them a befitting response to all their terrorist activities.
Mark | imdb: 3.9 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:33 |
Characters | Snipers, Terrorists, Thieves, FBI, Criminals |
Plot | Survival, Robbery, Dancing, Martial Arts, Money |
Place | Aircraft, Mountains |
Style | Unexpected ending, Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense |
A female FBI agent is offered millions to help a thief escape from a hijacked airplane.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | action, thriller |
Country | Germany, Spain, USA |
Duration | 02:02 |
Characters | Dogs, Teens, Snipers, Mafia, Gangsters |
Plot | Love, War, Survival, Robbery, Revenge |
Place | England, Party, Mansions |
Style | Unexpected ending, Exciting, Tense, Disturbing |
An assassin forges an unlikely partnership with one of his targets: a woman seeking revenge for the murder of her family.
Mark | imdb: 7 |
Genre | drama, crime, biography, history |
Country | USA, Japan |
Duration | 02:20 |
Characters | Mafia, Gangsters, Gangsters, Special agents, FBI |
Plot | On real events, Robbery, Bank robbery, Skirmishes, Chase |
Style | Atmospheric, Heavy, Serious, Disturbing |
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
Mark | imdb: 4.4 |
Genre | action, thriller, crime |
Country | USA, Bulgaria |
Duration | 01:30 |
Characters | Hackers, Drivers |
Plot | Bank robbery, Skirmishes, Motorcycles, Hostage, Cheating |
Place | Trains, USA |
Time | New Year |
Style | Unexpected ending, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Former race car driver Brent Magna (Hawke) is pitted against the clock. Desperately trying to save the life of his kidnapped wife, Brent commandeers a custom Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake, taking it and its unwitting owner (Gomez) on a high-speed race against time, at the command of the mysterious villain holding his wife hostage.
Mark | imdb: 6.3 |
Genre | action, thriller |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:47 |
Characters | Gangsters, Heroes, FBI, Sheriffs |
Plot | Hostage |
Place | USA, Small cities |
Style | Exciting, Action, Heavy, Tense, Serious |
Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from the FBI, a notorious drug baron, his gang, and a hostage are heading toward Sommerton Junction where the police are preparing to make a last stand to intercept them before they cross the border. Owens is reluctant to become involved but ultimately joins in with the law enforcement efforts
Mark | imdb: 4.8 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime |
Country | United Kingdom |
Characters | Snipers, Gangsters, Spy, Special Forces, Lawyers |
Plot | Survival, Martial Arts, Skirmishes, Fight, Chase |
Time | World War II |
Style | Unexpected ending, Exciting, Twisted plot, Fascinating, Tense |
This intense action-thriller unfolds in real time as two embattled souls fight for their lives. Gary Oldman stars as a vicious crime boss out to kill Nick, the lone witness set to testify against him. He hires a mysterious female motorcycle courier to unknowingly deliver a poison-gas bomb to slay Nick, but after she rescues Nick from certain death, the duo must confront an army of ruthless hired killers in order to survive the night.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | action, crime |
Country | Hong Kong, China |
Characters | Scammers |
Plot | Robbery, Skirmishes, Chase, Rivalry, Undercover |
Style | Exciting, Twisted plot, Heavy, Serious, For men |
A crew of seasoned criminals led by the notorious Nam, armed with high-powered weapons, pulls off another smooth and violent armored car heist in broad daylight in a crowded street. Whoever tries to get in their way, they will show no mercy. This puts the police force to shame and humiliation. A hardboiled senior police inspector Lui, hot on the trails of Nam and his tight crew, determines to put an end to this madness that causes the lives of innocent people. But he soon comes face to face with the cruel reality that the usual police tactics are too futile to send these armed thieves behind bars. Extreme crime requires extreme justice, even if it means crossing his moral line. Tou, an ex-con desperate to leave his criminal past behind, volunteers to be Lui’s snitch in exchange for a fresh start with her girlfriend Bing. But little does he know what hellish situation he’s getting himself into.
Mark | imdb: 4.8 |
Genre | action |
Country | Canada |
Duration | 01:29 |
Characters | Snipers, Special Forces, Hired assassins, Heroes, FBI |
Plot | Survival, Martial Arts, Death, Rivalry |
Place | Los Angeles |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
A training exercise for the LAPD SWAT Team goes terribly wrong when they find themselves pitted against two rival gangs while trapped in an abandoned Hangar, armed with nothing but blanks.
Mark | imdb: 4.3 |
Genre | action |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:45 |
Characters | Terrorists, Heroes, Alcoholics, Tough guys |
Plot | Martial Arts, Skirmishes, Hostage, Rivalry |
Style | Exciting, Heavy, Serious, For men, Disturbing |
Terrorists attempt to disrupt the Atlanta Olympics by kidnapping the U.S. women's swim team. If their demands are not met, the team will be executed. Only janitor Jack Bryant, a former Olympic gymnast champion of Tae Kwon Do felled by injuries and alcoholism knows of their real plans. And only he, with the guidance of former terrorist-fighter Leo, can stop them.
Mark | imdb: 7.1 |
Genre | thriller |
Country | South Korea |
Duration | 01:38 |
Characters | Terrorists, Reporters |
Plot | Death, Radio, Justice, Fear |
Place | Korea |
Style | Exciting, Action, Tense, Makes me think, Serious |
"I'll blow up Mapo Bridge." An anonymous call comes into a radio station one day. When it turns out to be legitimate, a terrorist's threats end up getting broadcast live throughout the country.
Mark | imdb: 6.5 |
Genre | action, thriller, drama, crime, biography |
Country | Norway |
Duration | 01:27 |
Characters | Thieves |
Plot | On real events, Robbery, Bank robbery, Money, Hostage |
Style | Action, Fascinating, Heavy, Serious, For men |
In the morning of April 5, 2004, the greatest bank robbery in Norwegian history was carried out in Stavanger. The robbery itself is the main character of the story, and it is illuminated from several angles in the course of the film, from the perspective of the police, the robbers, the central cash service personnel, and ordinary people
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | action, thriller |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:25 |
Characters | Hackers, Terrorists, FBI, Presidential |
Plot | Skirmishes, Revenge, Investigation, Political, Betrayal |
Place | The White House, USA |
Style | Exciting, Action, Fascinating, Tense, Disturbing |
After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagues and the FBI, Banning begins a race against the clock to clear his name.
Mark | imdb: 7.5 |
Genre | thriller, drama, crime |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:04 |
Characters | Thieves, Girlfriends |
Plot | Robbery, Bank robbery, Skirmishes, Rivalry |
Style | Action, Fascinating, Serious, Disturbing |
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.