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Plot Summary:
A terrorist (Anthony Perkins) holds an offshore drilling rig and production platform for ransom in the North Sea. Ffolkes (Roger Moore) a wealthy eccentric, volunteers to send his crack team of soldiers in to stop the terrorists. With few other options available, the British Government reluctantly accepts his help.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: political thriller, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, black comedy, exciting, tense, light, sexy
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Avalanche Express (1979)
Plot Summary:
CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey they must survive attacks by terrorists and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: political thriller, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, freeze frame
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The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Plot Summary:
A golden bullet has 007 engraved on it as it smashes into the secret service headquarters. The bullet came from the professional killer Scaramanga who has yet to miss a target and James Bond begins a mission to try and stop him.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: sexy, exciting, humorous, saga, retro, slasher, cult classic, action adventure, colorful, suspenseful
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Octopussy (1983)
Plot Summary:
James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Fabergé egg. James Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspenseful, stylized, serious, entertaining, saga, cult classic, slasher, action adventure
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The Living Daylights (1987)
Plot Summary:
James Bond helps a Russian General escape into the west. He soon finds out that the KGB wants to kill him for helping the General. A little while later the General is kidnapped from the Secret Service leading 007 to be suspicious.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 104000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: suspense, saga, exciting, slasher, cult classic, action adventure, spectacular, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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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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A View to a Kill (1985)
Plot Summary:
A newly developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 103000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexy, saga, cult classic, suspense, slasher, action adventure
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Wild Geese II (1985)
Plot Summary:
A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: offbeat, cult classic, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, cult film
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The Final Option (1982)
Plot Summary:
When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary violence and bullying, he is soon recruited by The People's Lobby, a fanatical group aiming to hold several US dignitaries hostage. But Skellen's dismissal is a front to enable him to get close to the terrorist group. Can he get close enough to stop the Lobby from creating an international incident?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, UK
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, offbeat, political, cult classic, action thriller, independent film
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Detonator (1993)
Plot Summary:
When a renegade Russian general sends a nuclear bomb hurtling toward the Middle East aboard a hijacked train, special agents are dispatched to disarm the deadly device. Ten tons of steel and one ounce of hot plutonium are now riding roughshod through Europe. With time running out, the agents launch a desperate, bullet-packed assault on a deadly moving target piloted by a cold-blooded mercenary.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, Croatia, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful, fast
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Blast (2004)
Plot Summary:
A terrorist posing as environmentalist hijacks an oil rig off the coast of California with the intent of detonating an electromagnetic bomb over the US.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, South Africa, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak, fast, buddy comedy, black comedy
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The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Plot Summary:
Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 115000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, witty, saga, action adventure, sentimental, retro, slasher, cult classic, spectacular
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For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Plot Summary:
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 107000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: exciting, sexy, tense, suspenseful, stylized, serious, entertaining, saga, action adventure, suspense
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Warhead (1996)
Plot Summary:
Terrorists seize an American nuclear missile site and threaten to launch the missiles at Washington unless the President resigns immediately and $1 billion is placed in a Swiss account in 8 hours.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 276
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending, freeze frame
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Navy Seals (1990)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, humorous, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic, independent film, serious, realistic, fast
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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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Juggernaut (1974)
Plot Summary:
A bomber has planted 7 bombs on a transatlantic cruise ship. While a crack bomb squad team try to defuse the bombs the police attempt to track down the mad bomber.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, rough, realistic, serious, fast, detective, tension, exciting, tense
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The Defender (2004)
Plot Summary:
The global war on terror rages on. When a government official goes missing, Lance, a man with an impressive record of service to his country, finds himself protecting the man who embodies everything he has dedicated his life to fight against.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Romania
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Plot Summary:
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now 007 must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 203000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: suspense, intense, serious, suspenseful, entertaining, action packed, saga, exciting, action adventure, cliffhanger
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Thunderball (1965)
Plot Summary:
A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, saga, retro, slasher, cult classic, action adventure, crime thriller, thrilling, serious, realistic
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Never Say Never Again (1983)
Plot Summary:
James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 one more time to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, who falls for Bond and seeks revenge. This is the last time for Sean Connery as Her Majesty's Secret Agent 007. Made outside of the traditional Broccoli production environment due to separate rights having been obtained for this specific Ian Fleming story.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, saga, cult classic, slasher, serious, realistic, suspenseful, witty, stylized
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Executive Decision (1996)
Plot Summary:
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough, realistic, intense, anamorphic, cult classic, action thriller
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
Plot Summary:
A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspense, intense, funny, saga, perverse, cult classic, action adventure, action drama, rough, serious
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Dr. No (1962)
Plot Summary:
In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: entertaining, stylized, action packed, saga, exciting, sexy, clever, realistic, suspenseful, witty
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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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Stratton (2017)
Plot Summary:
A British Special Boat Service commando tracks down an international terrorist cell.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, action thriller, independent film, surprise ending
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Detonator II: Night Watch (1995)
Plot Summary:
UN agents Mike Graham and Sabrina Carver are sent by their director Nick Caldwell to investigate the theft of Rembrandt's painting, "The Night Watch". The trail takes them from Amsterdam to Hong Kong and involves them in not only art theft and forgery, but the high-tech schemes of Martin Schraeder and his Korean cohort Mao Yixin.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Croatia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, exciting, captivating, tense, realistic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending, independent film
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Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
Plot Summary:
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 402000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: suspense, entertaining, suspenseful, action packed, intense, action adventure, thrilling, exciting, buddy comedy, detective
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He Who Dares (2014)
Plot Summary:
On Christmas Eve a group of ruthless masked terrorists kidnap the Prime Ministers daughter, fortifying themselves in an underground car park rigged with explosives. Crack SAS operative Chris Lowe and his team are sent in and must take the building one level at a time. "The Raid meets Die Hard" in this explosive action thriller.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, tense, suspense, rough, realistic, suspenseful, detective, black comedy
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Submerged (2005)
Plot Summary:
Chris Kody, imprisoned member of the US military, is released from prison and reunited with his old team in order to pursue a renegade scientist. The catch, the scientist has developed mind control technology that can make even your friends into heartless killers.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Bulgaria
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: stylized, rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, surprise ending, fast, black comedy, freeze frame, dark comedy
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Under Siege (1992)
Plot Summary:
This action-packed thriller takes place on the soon-to-be-decommissioned USS Missouri. Disgruntled ex-CIA operative Strannix, his assistant Krill and their group of terrorists seize the battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's cook, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback -- an error that could be fatal.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, action packed, funny, breathtaking, nautical