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Plot Summary:
A private military operation invents futuristic microchip tech that enables the mind of an agent to inhabit the body of another person to carry out covert, deadly missions. But when an agent is killed during a secret mission, his wife takes his place in an attempt to bring the man responsible to justice.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
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Fast Gun (1988)
Plot Summary:
Crime thriller directed by Cirio H. Santiago.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 76%
City of Spies (2022)
Plot Summary:
Kindra, an attractive 21 year old politics student in Vienna, has taken on the spying activities of her parents who have disappeared. Kindra steals UN secrets and sells them anonymously over the internet. Her buyer, Hal, is suspicious that his usual source has been replaced by an imposter and when Kindra persuades Hal to pay her in advance for information that she does not possess, the deception triggers an all out hunt, and it's only a matter of time before Hal and his organisation get to her - unless the other side get to her first.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, fun
Similar in 78%
Black Cat 2 (1992)
Plot Summary:
Scientists install a micro chip, called Black Cat, inside the brain of a violence prone girl named Catherine in an attempt to refine and control her fits of rage. Their plan is to turn her into the perfect government secret agent "killing machine".
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Notorious (1992)
Plot Summary:
After Alicia Velorus' father is convicted as a communist spy, CIA asks her to prove her loyalty by getting close to her father's friend, who's a suspected arms dealer. In the meantime she and her CIA contact Devlin fall in love.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: ambiguous ending
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Detective Knight: Independence (2023)
Plot Summary:
Detective James Knight 's last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race to stop an unbalanced ambulance EMT from imperiling the city's festivities. The misguided vigilante, playing cop with a stolen gun and uniform, has a bank vault full of reasons to put on his own fireworks show... one that will strike dangerously close to Knight's home.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags:
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Modesty Blaise (1982)
Plot Summary:
Pilot for a never-made TV series based upon the popular comic strip character.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
Similar in 82%
Section 8 (2022)
Plot Summary:
After avenging the murder of his family, a former soldier is sprung from prison and recruited by a shadowy government agency.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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True Lies (2023)
Plot Summary:
Television series based off of the 1994 film of the same name.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Dark Asset (2023)
Plot Summary:
A charming guy attempts to pick up a woman in a bar by spinning a tale involving spies, implanted microchips and the dangerous military scientist hunting him.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 330
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Blue Panther (1965)
Plot Summary:
Marie-Chantal travels by train to her cousin's place to spend a winter holiday, when a stranger - apparently a fugitive from someone aboard - entrusts her with a jewel in the shape of a tiger with ruby eyes. Unknown to her, these false jewels contain a virus powerful enough to destroy all humankind. Doctor Kha is just one among many spies from different nations trying to get their hands on the tiger, or Marie-Chantal... It will give any nation a tremendous control over all others! Marie-Chantal, a snob girl, will evade all attacks by sheer female cunning, and shows tigerish qualities in dealing with her male, and female foes.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 394
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Spain, Morocco
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: spy comedy, eurospy
Similar in 78%
Special Mission Lady Chaplin (1966)
Plot Summary:
Lady Chaplin is a beautiful woman, she is a fashion stylist and she owns an atelier in Paris. Zoltan is a rich American specialized in submarine researches. Dick Malloy is an American secret agent. What have the three in common? Perhaps a sunk American atomic submarine with sixteen missiles still on board? And why every other scene one, two, ten or more men are trying to kill Malloy in every conceivable way?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 257
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, political thriller, spy comedy, eurospy
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That Man in Istanbul (1965)
Plot Summary:
An American adventurer who has a gambling den in Istanbul, who is suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of a nuclear scientist, but ultimately becomes self on the search for the disappeared and gets a striving for world domination secret organization.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 452
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: spy comedy, eurospy
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Acts of Betrayal (1997)
Plot Summary:
FBI agents attempt to protect a woman who is testifying against her gangster boy friend. However, an army of assassins are after her in an endless series of shootouts.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 86%
Double Identity (2009)
Plot Summary:
In Chechnya, an American doctor takes a detour in life when he helps a mysterious woman escape from her would-be assailant.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, political thriller, independent film, fast
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Den of Lions (2003)
Plot Summary:
A Hungarian gypsy working for a Russian mobster becomes a double agent for the FBI.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 723
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
Similar in 81%
Embassy (1985)
Plot Summary:
US ambassador in Rome must protect US interests and secrets from mob, spies and curious girlfriends who may be more than what they seem.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags:
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Assassins' Code (2011)
Plot Summary:
A corporate assassination forces opportunistic double agents from three nations to fight to retrieve a high-tech computer disk containing schematics for a deadly weapon.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, rough, realistic
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Striking Distance (1993)
Plot Summary:
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo Christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. This time the victims are women Tom knows, he must find the killer to prove his innocence.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, rough, suspense, intense, detective, realistic, serious, disturbing, psychological, action thriller
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Fortress (2021)
Plot Summary:
The story revolves around a top-secret resort for retired U.S. intelligence officers. A group of criminals led by Balzary breach the compound, hellbent on revenge on Robert, forcing the retired officer and his son to save the day.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags:
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Assignment K (1968)
Plot Summary:
Philip Scott, the boss of a toy company, is secretly also the chief of a British spy organization. Scott's cover is destroyed when enemy agents kidnap his girlfriend to force him to reveal the identities of his fellow spies.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, eurospy
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MR-9 (2023)
Plot Summary:
Masud Rana is a Secret Agent with code name MR-9 of the Bangladesh Counter Intelligence Agency.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 626
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Bangladesh
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags:
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Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022)
Plot Summary:
Weeks after the deadly assault on Fortress Camp, Robert makes a daring rescue to save Sasha, the widow of his old nemesis Balzary. But back in the camp's command bunker, it appears Sasha may have devious plans of her own. As a new attack breaks out, Robert is confronted with a familiar face he thought he'd never see again….
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 75%
Mercury Rising (1998)
Plot Summary:
Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, intense, rough, neo noir, exciting, anamorphic, clever, political, political thriller
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Die Hard 2 (1990)
Plot Summary:
John McClane is an off-duty cop gripped with a feeling of déjà vu when on a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, terrorists seize a major international airport, holding thousands of holiday travelers hostage. Renegade military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer plot to rescue a drug lord from justice and are prepared for every contingency except one: McClane's smart-mouthed heroics.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 377000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, action packed, tense, clever, detective, action adventure, entertaining, intense
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Marauders (2016)
Plot Summary:
An untraceable group of elite bank robbers is chased by a suicidal FBI agent who uncovers a deeper purpose behind the robbery-homicides.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: intense, enigmatic, clever, melancholic, action thriller, anamorphic, breathtaking, thought provoking, confusing, bad ending
Similar in 78%
Killer Elite (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse—where the predators become the prey.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 134000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, action thriller, action packed, captivating, visually appealing, clever
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The Jackal (1997)
Plot Summary:
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, the perfectionist Jackal proves an elusive target for the men charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI boss and a former IRA terrorist.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 123000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France, Germany, Japan
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, clever, intense, cult classic, action thriller, psychological, political
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RED 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 179000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Canada, Russia
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, witty, action adventure, humorous, realistic, semi serious, action comedy, predictable, spy comedy
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RED (2010)
Plot Summary:
When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent, Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 320000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, action comedy, witty, intense, heroic, semi serious, humorous, fast paced, predictable
Similar in 77%
The Siege (1998)
Plot Summary:
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York that lead to the declaration of martial law.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 77000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: suspense, political, intense, exciting, rough, thought provoking, bleak, serious, controversial, political thriller