20 best movies like Shockwave Countdown To Disaster (2017)

List of the best movies like Shockwave Countdown To Disaster (2017): The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The Package, Police Story: Lockdown, Born to Fight, Kung Fu Jungle, Into the Blue 2: The Reef, Righting Wrongs, Wild City, Surviving the Game, The November Man.

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Markimdb: 6.4
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:42

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:35

A courier for a local crime lord must deliver a mysterious package while being chased by a horde of unusual gangsters.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
CountryHong Kong, China
Duration01:46

A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryThailand

When a remote Thai village is overrun by terrorists armed with a nuclear missile, an elite undercover operative leads the most unique fighting force ever assembled in a heroic bid to save their nation.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryChina, Hong Kong
Duration01:40

A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:32

When they're hired to recover the lost treasure of Columbus, married scuba divers Sebastian (Chris Carmack) and Dani (Laura Vandervoort) think they've hit the jackpot. But as they get closer to the fortune, the couple begins to suspect their employers have their own agenda. Hitting upon the real plan, the two come to the chilling realization that they may be expendable and that there's much more than riches at stake.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
CountryHong Kong

Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. but Cindy Si is soon on his case and it all spirals into a situation only a few will survive.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryHong Kong
Duration01:51

Former cop-turned-bar owner Kwok and his underachieving half-brother befriends a drunken woman, they soon find themselves targeted by both her former lover, a high-powered attorney, and the gangster he employs. A suitcase full of tainted cash enters the picture as Kwok finds himself torn between the gangsters and his former colleagues.

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: 6.3
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:48

    An ex- CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.

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

      A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims to have been kidnapped – and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.

      Markimdb: 3.8
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA

      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.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryHong Kong, China
      Duration01:56

      A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryFrance, Belgium, Italy
      Duration01:29

      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.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryHong Kong, China

      A financial tycoon, once a triad member, tries to eradicate the drug market while an old accomplice aims to be Hong Kong's first drug lord.

      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: 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: 7.8
      Genreaction, thriller, short, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:08

      MORTAL KOMBAT: REBIRTH is a short film released by Kevin Tancharoen (Director) in 2010. It was originally made as a proof of concept for Tancharoen's pitch to Warner Brothers for a reboot movie franchise. This 8-minute short features an intricate fight scene choreographed by Larnell Stovall. It also reintroduces classic Mortal Kombat characters, including: Jax (Michael Jai White), Sonya Blade (Jeri Ryan), Johnny Cage (Matt Mullins), Scorpion (Ian Anthony Dale), Baraka (Lateef Crowder) and Shang Tsung (James Lew).

      Markimdb: 2.1
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, adventure, crime
      CountryChina

      In search of an ancient Chinese scroll, a Chinese agent battles against Japanese Yakuzas and British mercenaries.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryThailand, USA, Hong Kong, France
      Duration01:40

      Kham is the last in long line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand's war elephants. Traditionally, only the perfect elephants could successfully help defend the throne, after his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants, Kham returns to his village to live in peace. But for someone as good in martial arts as him, peace is but a wishful thought...

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryHong Kong
      Duration02:08

      A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find 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: 7.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:48

      French secret agent Joss Baumont is sent to kill the president Njala of an African country. However, a counter-order is given before he can execute his mission and he is abandoned in the hands of foreign authorities. He escapes and seeks revenge by pursuing what was his original mission.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      Two lovers, driving their Dodge Charger, are ruthlessly chased by the police after robbing a grocery store.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:39

      An international terrorist has New York in a grip of panic and it's up to Det. Sgt. Deke DaSilva to take him down.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:14

        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.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:39

        A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:40

        Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, history
        CountryUSA, Hong Kong
        Duration02:46

        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.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:03

        A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, Spain, United Kingdom, France
        Duration02:24

        Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie, a woman he once loved, who is now married to an oily businessman with dealings in Africa.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryHong Kong, China

        Tyler is a restless, streetwise 21-year-old Hong Kong native who's had trouble gaining the trust of others all his life. He secretly fantasizes about living the good life in South America. After a while, he is forced to deal with the reality of impending fatherhood. Hankering for quick cash, however, he joins a bodyguard company. Later, he makes friends with a once disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life in a new way. However, their companionship is brief: they both are uncontrollably forced toward opposite sides of a deadly showdown...

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:19

        When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
        CountryUSA, Hong Kong
        Duration01:30

        A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genreaction, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:27

          A man is released from prison to help American and Chinese authorities pursue a mysterious cyber criminal. The dangerous search leads them from Chicago to Hong Kong.

          Markimdb: 3.6
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, drama, adventure, crime
          CountryHong Kong, USA

          The Black Mask must stop a group intent on setting off a DNA bomb that could cause mutations to the human race.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genreaction, thriller, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:44

          In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

          Markimdb: 7
          Genreaction, thriller, crime
          CountryIndia, Germany
          Duration02:20

          Having conquered the Asian underworld, crime boss Don sets in motion a plan that will give him dominion over Europe.

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
          CountrySpain

          A thief expert with blowtorch is hired by a group of the Russian mob for a bank assault.

          Markimdb: 3.3
          Genreaction, thriller, crime
          CountryIndia, Austria
          Duration02:24

          A man meets his lookalike, who's not just a killer of evil, but also a kind hearted man. Together, they team up to fight against a dreaded gangster.

          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: 6
            Genreaction, thriller
            CountryHong Kong, China

            A car crash sparks a war between local police and an international terrorist organization.

            Markimdb: 5.8
            Genreaction, thriller, adventure
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:29

            The town of Silverton is in one day destroyed by the unprecedented power of a series of tornadoes. The population is at the mercy of the unpredictable and deadly cyclones, while hunters warn that the worst is yet to come. Most people find shelter, but some just go to the tornado for that one, unique shot.

            Markimdb: 3.7
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime, detective
            CountryUSA, Germany
            Duration02:25

            Jonathan Ecks, an FBI agent, realizes that he must join with his lifelong enemy, Agent Sever, a rogue DIA agent with whom he is in mortal combat, in order to defeat a common enemy. That enemy has developed a "micro-device" that can be injected into victims in order to kill them at will.

            Markimdb: 4.1
            Genreaction, thriller, crime
            CountryUSA

            Brian Barnes (Johnny Messner) wakes up in the desert wounded and with no memory and no idea why he's surrounded by eight bodies, a van with four million in cash and a van full of cocaine. Brian is pursued by not only notorious drug lord Danny Perez (Danny Trejo) who desperately want his money back, and DEA Agent Rooker (Dolph Lundgren), but also a by the corrupt Sheriff Olson (Michael Pare) who will stop at nothing to get his hand on the new found fortune. On the run, Brian discovers the more he remembers the less he wants to know about who he really is.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genreaction, thriller, history
            CountryHong Kong, China, Singapore
            Duration01:54

            Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the 14 Blades; eight being for torture, five for killing, and the last blade reserved for suicide when a mission failed. An elite force of secret agents with a license to kill, the Jinyiwei devoted their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone. When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch Jia (Law Kar Ying), the best of the Jinyiwei, Qinglong (Donnie Yen) is assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. However unbeknownst to Qinglong, the Jinyiwei have fallen under the control of Jia, and during the mission Qinglong is betrayed and barely escapes with his life. Now as the most wanted man in the land, Qinglong must seek out and rally the loyalists to rise against Jia and restore the Emperor to power. In his way are the deadliest assassins in the land, his former brethren, the Jinyiwei.

            Markimdb: 4.7
            Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
            CountryCanada, USA
            Duration01:52

            After saving Casey, a daughter of his friend, from hired assassins, Jack Devlin is hit with a strange phobia - fear of white color. But when his other friend, who works as a bodyguard for a supermodel, is wounded, Jack decides to step in for him. Now he must confront his fear and the assassin, who seems to be well aware of Jack's problem.

            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.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genreaction, crime
            CountryChina, Hong Kong

            A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. Remake of The Boxer From Shantung.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:00

            Before Sam Axe teamed up with Michael and Fiona, he was Commander Axe, U.S. Navy SEAL. The Fall of Sam Axe tells the story of how Sam went from respected Naval Commander to the man of mystery we've come to know on Burn Notice. On what will turn out to be Sam's last military mission, he is sent to the jungles of Colombia to investigate claims of a vicious terrorist organization known only as the "Espada Ardiente" (Flaming Sword). His mission: to determine whether U.S. military aid is necessary to deal with the threat. But when he arrives, things are more complicated than he'd imagined. He receives word that the rebels have targeted a small civilian clinic deep in the jungle. Sam must now save the clinic's doctors and patients from certain death. However, nothing is as it seems and the Espada Ardiente may not be the biggest threat Sam Axe faces.




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