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Plot Summary:
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter will little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: cult classic, entertaining, exciting, serious, suspenseful, grindhouse, intense, independent film, rough, realistic
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American Ninja 5 (1993)
Plot Summary:
When a scientists daughter is kidnapped, American Ninja, attempts to find her, but this time he teams up with a youngster he has trained in the ways of the ninja.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspense, grindhouse, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
Similar in 90%
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)
Plot Summary:
When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the Delta Force is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, funny, suspense, cult classic, action thriller, action adventure, disgusting, rough, serious, realistic
Similar in 79%
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
Plot Summary:
Jackson is back, and now he has a new partner, karate champion Sean, as they must face a deadly terrorist known as "The Cobra", who has infected Sean with a virus. Sean and Jackson have no choice but to fight the Cobra and his bands of ninjas.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, South Africa
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, cult classic, captivating, grindhouse, independent film, exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Assault on Devil's Island (1997)
Plot Summary:
When one of Mike McBride's men goes rogue and takes a group of gymnasts hostage to Devil's Island in exchange for the return of drug lord Carlos Gallindo, the SEALS face their most perilous assignment yet.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sexy, cliffhanger, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, fast, surprise ending, independent film
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The Ultimate Weapon (1998)
Plot Summary:
Mercenaries, Ben & Vince, are assigned to destroy a stolen military arms cache held by a group of terrorists.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 951
Genere: Action
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: cliffhanger, perverse, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
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Bridge of Dragons (1999)
Plot Summary:
The tough and cold mercenary Warchild, is working for the man who took care of his war training and upbringing, the greedy General Ruechang. Ruechang is planning to take over the country by marrying Princess Halo. But Halo discovers that Ruechang killed her father to gain more power than he had working for the King, so she decides to run away. Warchild is the one who has to bring her back to Ruechang, but the one thing no one counted on happens... Warchild and Halo falls in love, and together they take on the forces of Ruechang... Written by Zorteper -.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, futuristic, suspenseful, stylized, suspense, cult classic, independent film, fast, cult film
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Double Target (1987)
Plot Summary:
Miles O’Keeffe stars as an ex-military specialist in Vietnam trying to recover his son after learning that his wife has died in a concentration camp. The government considers the child their property since the war is over. There are others watching who believe O’Keeffe is in the country to spy on them and they want him dead! He takes a deal from the State Department to gather information on their behalf and if successful he will be allowed to claim his son and take him back to the United States. It won’t be easy though. Svenson plays the angry Russian commander who is hell-bent on destroying the American hero!.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 393
Genere: Action, Adventure, War
Country: Italy, Philippines, India
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film, black comedy, grindhouse, dark comedy, cult film
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Belly of the Beast (2003)
Plot Summary:
Jake and Sunti go to meet Mongkol, the leader of the Abu Karaf. Mongkol confirms that ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Jantapan has worked to corner the narcotics and arms markets. Jake must engage in a battle that will put both his physical and spiritual powers to the ultimate test.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action
Country: Canada, Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, spiritual, intense, action packed, fast, surprise ending
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American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990)
Plot Summary:
The two American Ninjas, Joe Armstrong and Sean Davidson, team up to do battle against a terrorist and his band of Ninjas.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, exciting, realistic, fast
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Rambo III (1988)
Plot Summary:
Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when Trautman is captured.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 138000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: action packed, intense, homoerotic, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult classic, exciting, perverse
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The Expendables 3 (2014)
Plot Summary:
Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 194000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, realistic, rough, action packed, action thriller, humorous, retro, scenic, cult classic
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Mercenaries (2014)
Plot Summary:
A diplomatic official is captured and imprisoned while touring a war zone, so a team of elite female commandos is assembled to infiltrate a women's prison for a daring rescue.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: mockbuster, exciting, rough, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film, realistic, black comedy, dark comedy
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U.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force (2001)
Plot Summary:
At a secret Russian nuclear missile base, an ex-U.S. SEAL member is planning to launch a missile strike on the United States, and the only way to stop him is with the best of the best. Because of a natural gas refinery leak, the newly formed team must infiltrate without conventional weapons and use a mixture of martial arts skills, swords, crossbows and unconventional arms in their top secret attack.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 902
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, action packed, independent film, fast
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Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
Plot Summary:
A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, cult classic, exciting, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, psychotronic
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Black Thunder (1998)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspense, independent film, realistic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending, black comedy
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The Delta Force (1986)
Plot Summary:
A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists. The terrorists demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandoes led by Major McCoy (Norris) and by Colonel Alexander (Marvin) has been called into service to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, exciting, suspenseful, cult classic, funny, action thriller, independent film, rough, serious, realistic
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Avenging Force (1986)
Plot Summary:
Martial arts expert Matt Hunter was one of the most promising operatives in Army intelligence until his parents were killed by terrorists, and he retired to the family's farm in Louisiana to take care of his 12-year-old sister Sara and their grandfather Jimmy. Larry Richards, a black man running for the Senate, is one of Matt's best friends. Larry has become the target of The Pentangle, a racist organization led by a man named Glastenbury, and Glastenbury doesn't want Larry to be elected. In an attempt on Larry's life during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, The Pentangle kills one of Larry's sons. Matt lets Larry, his wife Daisy, and his other son move to the remotely located farm so they can hide from Glastenbury and the Pentangle, but the Pentangle strikes again, setting the farmhouse on fire. Matt and Sara escape as the only survivors. Then the Pentangle kidnaps Sara, sending Matt on a mission to rescue Sara from Glastenbury and the Pentangle.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, grindhouse, perverse, independent film, realistic, fast, surprise ending
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Broken Arrow (1996)
Plot Summary:
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warheads -- and Deakins's co-pilot, Riley Hale, is the military's only hope for getting them back. Traversing the deserted canyons of Utah, Hale teams with park ranger Terry Carmichael to put Deakins back in his box.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 104000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, entertaining, heroic, cliffhanger, cult classic
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Soldier Boyz (1995)
Plot Summary:
A group of prisoners are going to Vietnam to rescue the daughter of a V-I.P. The Ones who survive get their freedom back...but hell awaits them.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, black comedy, dark comedy, cult film
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Missing in Action (1984)
Plot Summary:
American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris.Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, intense, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, cult classic, grindhouse, independent film
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The Octagon (1980)
Plot Summary:
Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ninja clan. When Scott finds out that his ruthless arch-nemesis, McCarn , is involved with the stealthy and dangerous criminals, he is eager to settle old scores. Soon Scott is facing off against McCarn and the entire ninja horde in an effort to take them all down.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, cult classic, grindhouse, hood, independent film, realistic
Similar in 88%
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Plot Summary:
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 180000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: action packed, harsh, intense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult classic, exciting, retro
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American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
Plot Summary:
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong saves an old friend from the clutches of "The Lion", an evil super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: intense, serious, grindhouse, light, cult classic, light hearted, independent film, exciting, rough, realistic
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No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (1987)
Plot Summary:
In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Action
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, intense, cult classic, independent film, stylized, fast, campy
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Delta Force 3: The Killing Game (1991)
Plot Summary:
A terrorist places an atom bomb somewhere in an American metropolis. The president of the U.S. has no other choice; he has to call Delta Force.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: suspense, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, cult film
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Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
Plot Summary:
When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe, the world's only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux. Rearmed and reprogrammed, Deveraux must take on his nemesis from the original Universal Soldier and a next-generation "UniSol".
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, tense, serious, bloody, action packed, scenic, tech noir, cult classic, fast
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CIA Code Name: Alexa (1992)
Plot Summary:
A CIA operative kills a terrorist during a prison break. When a group of terrorists attempts to recover a microchip implanted in the man's body, one of them is captured and convinced by the CIA to work for them as an informer.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 794
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending, neo noir, detective
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The Musketeer (2001)
Plot Summary:
In Peter Hyams's adaptation of the famous Alexander Dumas story The Three Musketeers, the young D'Artagnan seeks to join the legendary musketeer brigade and avenge his father's death - but he finds that the musketeers have been disbanded.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, UK, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: stylized, serious, exciting, captivating, cult classic, fairy tale, light, romantic, humorous, bad ending
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An Eye for an Eye (1981)
Plot Summary:
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, exciting, cult classic, tense, neo noir, independent film, rough, realistic, suspenseful
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Ninja Assassin (2009)
Plot Summary:
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: brutal, bloody, exciting, action packed, suspenseful, rough, grindhouse, fast paced, stylized, epic