20 best movies like Rambo (2008)


List of the best movies like Rambo (2008): Hard Target 2, American Renegades, Robin Hood, Dragon Wasps, Edge of Tomorrow, The Legend of Tarzan, The Dark Tower, Operation Dumbo Drop, War for the Planet of the Apes, The Lost City of Z.

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Markimdb: 5.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration00:40

Forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter is hunted through the jungles of Southeast Asia.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, military
CountryFrance, Belgium, Germany, USA, Malta, Croatia, Netherlands
Duration02:19

In the midst of the Balkan wars, a squad of Navy SEALs attempts to unravel a long-forgotten mystery after discovering an enormous treasure trove hidden at the bottom of a lake in Serbia.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Croatia, France, Hungary
Duration01:51

A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.

Markimdb: 3
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:21

A scientist enlists the help of the US army to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father, deep in the Belizean jungle. Caught in the crossfire between a brutal guerrilla army controlled by a mystical warlord, they are also confronted by an even bigger terror giant mutated wasps that are, for some reason, thirsty for blood.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:53

    Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA, Australia
    Duration02:19

    Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, adventure, family, military
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    Five Green Berets stationed in Vietnam in 1968 grudgingly undertake the mission of a lifetime -- to secretly transport an 8,000-pound elephant through 200 miles of rough jungle terrain. High jinks prevail when Capt. Sam Cahill promises the Montagnard villagers of Dak Nhe that he'll replace their prized elephant in time for an important ritual. But for Capt. T.C. Doyle, the mission becomes a jumbo-sized headache!

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada, New Zealand
    Duration02:01

    Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

    A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilazation in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.

    Markimdb: 2.8
    Genreaction, adventure
    CountryChina, USA, Hong Kong

    Yan Jian, a young Chinese IT engineer who volunteers to go to North Africa and help the company he works for to win a competition. The winner can own the right to control the communication between south and north. French spy Michael works for the West. His boss ordered him to go to the North Africa and win the competition, and they can control the great mineral resources of Africa. He hired the best mercenary in Africa whose name is Lauder and a former general Kabbah to help him. Yan has discovered their conspiracy, he is the only one who can stop them.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, military
    CountryUSA

    An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The American is reluctant to rejoin the fight against the Japanese on the urging of a British commando team but conducts a war of vengeance when the Japanese attack his adopted people.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA

    The big-budget, epic film on young King David who took on the mighty warrior Goliath against all odds.

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Three bumbling Army reservists are hustled onto a plane headed for combat in Iraq -- but the fact that the plane drops them in Mexico doesn't stop them from "liberating" what they believe to be the Middle East.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrefantastic, action, drama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:39

    Sergeant Todd is a veteran soldier for an elite group of the armed forces. After being defeated by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers, he is dumped on a waste planet and left for dead. He soon interacts with a group of crash survivors who lead out a peaceful existence. The peace is broken as the new soldiers land on the planet to eliminate the colony, which Sergeant Todd must defend.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, China, Canada
    Duration01:34

    Extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage comes out of self-imposed exile, thought to be long dead, and is set on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora's Box. Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Japan, Hong Kong
    Duration02:05

      When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential his brother, and his fiancée's father, Admiral Shane, expect of him.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:22

      When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
      CountryUSA, Hungary
      Duration01:59

        A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural being that have taken over a European city.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genreaction, drama, adventure, military, biography, history
        CountryNetherlands
        Duration02:25

        When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France and Germany and faces its own civil war no less, only one man, Michael de Ruyter, can lead the county's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, Mexico, United Kingdom
        Duration02:19

        An overview of the making of Mel Gibson's 'Apocalypto'.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration01:45

        A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genreaction, drama, adventure
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, South Korea, Czech Republic
        Duration02:37

        When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure, history
        CountryChina, Hong Kong
        Duration02:01

        Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces and becomes enslaved. On the other hand, a Roman general escapes to China after rescuing the Prince. The heroic duo meet in the Western Desert and a thrilling story unfolds.

        Markimdb: 1.9
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:32

        In February 1942 Us forces engaged an unidentified flying object above Los Angeles. Now almost 70 years later, the alien invaders have returned.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genreaction, adventure
        CountryUSA, Hungary
        Duration01:38

        Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and presence of death. These men and woman never question where they go to fight or why or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen when they must train an army to become as ruthless and blood thirsty as their reputation has become.

        Markimdb: 4.2
        Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, Germany, United Kingdom
        Duration02:40

        Four young outsiders teleport to a dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:28

        When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to his family in Nottingham. There, he assumes Robert's identity; romances his widow, Marion; and draws the ire of the town's sheriff and King John's henchman, Godfrey.

        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: 6.9
        Genrefantastic, action, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:20

        Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genreaction, drama, adventure, military
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:39

        Alain Lefevre is a boxer paid by a Marseille mobster to take a dive. When he wins the fight he attempts to flee to America with the mobster's girlfriend Katrina. This plan fails and he seeks escape by joining the foreign legion. As part of the legion he tangles with abusive lieutenant Steinkampf and bonds with legionnaires Luther, Mackintosh and Rosetti.

        Markimdb: 4.5
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, military
        CountryUSA

        Seal Team Eight must fight their way deep into Africa's Congo, decommission a secret uranium mine, and stop our most dangerous enemy from smuggling weapon's grade yellow-cake out of the country.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, military, biography, history
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Morocco, Thailand
        Duration02:55

          Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.

          Markimdb: 2.8
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure, military
          CountryUSA

          When an alien force wages war on Earth, only the crew of the USS Iowa - the last American battleship, stands in their way.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, adventure
          CountryUSA, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada
          Duration02:21

          European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genredrama, adventure, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:38

          Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), aka "Merrill's Marauders", behind Japanese lines across Burma to Myitkyina, pushing beyond their limits and fighting pitched battles at every strong-point.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genreaction, drama, adventure, history
          CountryNetherlands, Hungary, Belgium

          While she fights a heroic battle against the Spanish besieger with her female army, Kenau, driven by hate and sorrow of the execution of her youngest daughter, is threatened to also lose her eldest daughter, because her fear and pain are covered by her stubborn closeness.

          Markimdb: 5.5
          Genreaction, thriller, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:53

          During a rescue mission, a team of Navy Seals discover that a terrorist group have access to deadly US built Stinger missiles, and must set out to locate and destroy them before they can be used.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, military
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

          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.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genreaction, drama, adventure, detective, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:31

          Follows the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure, crime
          CountryUSA, Hong Kong, China, Canada, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom
          Duration02:29

          After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, adventure
          CountryUSA, Germany, South Africa
          Duration02:53

          King Solomon's Mines is a 2004 two-part TV miniseries, the fifth film adaptation of the 1885 novel by the same name by Henry Rider Haggard. Starring Patrick Swayze as Allan Quartermain and Alison Doody as Elizabeth Maitland, the film was produced by Hallmark Entertainment, and originally aired June 6, 2004 on Hallmark Channel.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genreaction, drama, adventure, military
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:52

          Academy Award winners Gary Cooper and Ray Milland star along with Robert Preston in the epic adventure Beau Geste. When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped under the command of a sadistic sergeant deep in the scorching Sahara. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a desert fortress against a brutal enemy. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards, Beau Geste has been universally acclaimed by generations of critics and audiences alike as a true motion picture classic.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genredrama, adventure, military, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:54

          Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
          CountryUSA, Mexico, Canada
          Duration02:06

          When a kid accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled female scientist can prevent the end of the human race.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:44

          When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom, China
          Duration02:24

          As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.

          Markimdb: 1.7
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
          CountryUSA

          Set on an island in an undisclosed location, a top secret U.S. government program to create genetically modified super soldiers goes awry when the unstable test subjects escape from their holding cells and wreak havoc.

          Markimdb: 5.1
          Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure, history
          CountryUSA, South Africa
          Duration01:50

          A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure
          CountryNew Zealand, USA
          Duration01:39

          Nathaniel Williamsen is taken to an island mission with his fiancee Sophie. Their ship, the Rona, is captained by the roguish Bully Hayes, who also takes a liking to Sophie. When Sophie is kidnapped by slave trader Ben Pease "Nate" teams with Hayes in order to find her.




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