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Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, serious, suspenseful, tense, intense, stylized, realistic, neo noir, political
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Firewall (2006)
Plot Summary:
State-of-the-art security system creator, Jack Stanfield has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal finds a way into Jack's personal life, everything Jack holds dear is suddenly at stake.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, suspense, exciting, serious, intense, suspense thriller, mysterious, splatter, freeze frame
Similar in 86%
So Close (2002)
Plot Summary:
A conflict of interest between two high-kicking assassin sisters is complicated as they're pursued by the criminals who hired them and an equally high-kicking female cop.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, rough, serious, exciting, action packed, stylized, bloody, neo noir, fast, crying
Similar in 87%
Whiteout (2009)
Plot Summary:
The only U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, Carrie Stetko will soon leave the harsh environment behind for good – in three days, the sun will set and the Amundsen-Scott Research Station will shut down for the long winter. When a body is discovered out on the open ice, Carrie's investigation into the continent's first homicide plunges her deep into a mystery that may cost her her own life.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, serious, exciting, scenic, intense, tense, detective, realistic, harsh
Similar in 88%
The Elite (2001)
Plot Summary:
After the murder of their families by a terrorist bomb, five young adults are trained as a hi-tech, anti-terrorist team with a mission to search and destroy high-profile terrorist groups.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 580
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, fast, surprise ending, black comedy, campy
Similar in 81%
Eraser (1996)
Plot Summary:
U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to terrorist groups. When Kruger discovers that there's a corrupt agent within the program, he must guard his own life while trying to protect Lee's.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 117000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, action packed, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, entertaining, intense, clever
Similar in 89%
The Package (1989)
Plot Summary:
Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, intense, serious, realistic, political, detective, crime drama
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The Numbers Station (2013)
Plot Summary:
When the moral values of a longtime wetwork black ops agent is tested during his last operation, he receives an unfavorable psych evaluation. Now he is given a break and a seemingly uncomplicated assignment of simply protecting the security of a young female code announcer, code resources and remote station they are assigned to. After an ambush and one phone call later, it becomes a complicated fight for their survival.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Belgium, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense, intense, enigmatic, talky, serious, political thriller, action thriller
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The Gunman (2015)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain, UK, France
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: intense, suspense, exciting, rough, fast paced, political, political thriller, action thriller, action adventure, serious
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Antitrust (2001)
Plot Summary:
A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, captivating, realistic, suspense, entertaining, clever, surprise ending, tense, cyber
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Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Plot Summary:
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he's working for Homeland Security. He calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 417000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, intense, action thriller, action adventure, suspense, action packed
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Criminal (2016)
Plot Summary:
Bill Pope is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous ex-convict Jericho Stewart. When he wakes up with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and eliminate him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 69000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, intense, disturbing, action adventure, rough, political, suspenseful, smart, cult classic
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Foolproof (2003)
Plot Summary:
Kevin, Sam and Rob have an unusual hobby: planning foolproof heists, without intending to actually perform them. The game goes wrong when their latest plan is stolen and carried out. Things get even worse when a mysterious man approaches them with an offer: plan a heist for him, or go to jail. As the clock ticks, they find that the risk might be higher than just their freedom.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, disturbing, tech noir, cult classic, action thriller, fast, surprise ending
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Fast & Furious 9 (2021)
Plot Summary:
The next installment in the franchise.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 158000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: suspense, ambiguous ending, exciting, tense, captivating, entertaining, saga, suspenseful, anamorphic, cult classic
Similar in 75%
Swordfish (2001)
Plot Summary:
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 194000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspense, surprise ending, exciting, sexy, entertaining, neo noir, suspenseful, action packed, cyber, action thriller
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Ronin (1998)
Plot Summary:
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 192000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, neo noir, clever, serious, realistic, stylized, inspirational, twisted
Similar in 75%
Bastille Day (2016)
Plot Summary:
Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a large-scale conspiracy.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA, Belgium, Luxembourg, China, Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, intense, suspenseful, entertaining, political, independent film, detective, black comedy
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Angel Has Fallen (2019)
Plot Summary:
Secret Service Agent Mike Banning is framed for the attempted assassination of the President and must evade his own agency and the FBI as he tries to uncover the real threat.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, humorous, intense, captivating, cliffhanger, clever, political, saga
Similar in 81%
Hackers (1995)
Plot Summary:
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, cyber, realistic, suspenseful, entertaining, cult classic, teen, funny, psychedelic
Similar in 75%
Chain Reaction (1996)
Plot Summary:
Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, intense, serious, realistic, entertaining, tech noir, cult classic, surprise ending
Similar in 79%
Enemy of the State (1998)
Plot Summary:
Hotshot Washington lawyer, Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover the tape – and destroy Dean.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 256000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: clever, suspense, tense, political thriller, suspenseful, political, exciting, sexy, entertaining, action thriller
Similar in 82%
Eagle Eye (2008)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 194000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, serious, intense, psychological thriller, futuristic, action thriller, action packed, thought provoking, clever
Similar in 77%
Nerve (2016)
Plot Summary:
Industrious high school senior, Vee Delmonico, has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what seems like harmless fun. But as she finds herself caught up in the thrill of the adrenaline-fueled competition partnered with a mysterious stranger, the game begins to take a sinister turn with increasingly dangerous acts, leading her into a high stakes finale that will determine her entire future.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, romantic, tricky, entertaining, absurd, intense, psychological thriller, futuristic, teen
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The Net (1995)
Plot Summary:
Angela Bennett is a freelance software engineer who lives in a world of computer technology. When a cyber friend asks Bennett to debug a new game, she inadvertently becomes involved in a conspiracy that will soon turn her life upside down. While on vacation in Mexico, her purse is stolen. She soon finds that people and events may not be what they seem as she becomes the target of an assassination. Her vacation is ruined. She gets a new passport at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico but it has the wrong name, Ruth Marx. When she returns to the U.S. to sort things out, she discovers that Ruth Marx has an unsavory past and a lengthy police record. To make matters worse, another person has assumed her real identity.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, tense, psychological, serious, cyber, clever, breathtaking
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24 (2001)
Plot Summary:
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 195000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: exciting, cliffhanger, serious, stylized, realistic, suspenseful, rough, suspense, dramatic, crime drama
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 206000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, intense, rough, realistic, serious, action thriller
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From Paris with Love (2010)
Plot Summary:
James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig, working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his desk job, but when he learns that the same guys they're trying to catch are after him, James realizes that Charlie may be his only hope of survival.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: entertaining, intense, suspenseful, semi serious, exciting, realistic, fast paced, action packed, action thriller, stylized
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The November Man (2014)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense, action thriller, brutal, visually appealing, clever, political, slasher
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Jason Bourne (2016)
Plot Summary:
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 239000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Spain, Japan, Germany
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, captivating, intense, action adventure, suspenseful, entertaining, action packed, action thriller, political
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Plot Summary:
Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 137000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, serious, intense, suspense, entertaining, action adventure, action thriller, clever, political thriller
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Triple 9 (2016)
Plot Summary:
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, stylized, intense, neo noir, detective, independent film, crime thriller