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Plot Summary:
At the the Killington ski resort something has gone awry. Evil terrorists led by the sinister Greig have taken the resort hostage with a stolen nuclear device. It's up to Ski Patrol bum Matt Foster to save the day... and his fiancé.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, cliffhanger, cult classic, realistic, cult film
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In Her Line of Fire (2006)
Plot Summary:
When the Vice President's plane goes down near a remote Pacific island, he is kidnapped by rebel forces and held for ransom. It is up to his female Secret Service agent and a press secretary to infiltrate the camp and save him.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, serious, suspense, cliffhanger, rough
Similar in 84%
Hong Kong 97 (1994)
Plot Summary:
Hong Kong 97 takes place in Hong Kong right before the transfer of power from Britain to China. Reginald Cameron, an assassin affiliated with a large corporation with interests in the colony, guns down key members of the Chinese envoy which will take charge of Hong Kong the next day. Suddenly, he becomes a target for every two-bit mercenary in the city. With the help of his company mentor, a clueless friend, and his ex-girlfriend, Cameron must unravel the motives behind his sudden target status and escape Hong Kong alive.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: cult classic, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
Similar in 77%
Shakedown (2002)
Plot Summary:
In Los Angeles a deadly plague called the 'Pandora' virus is stolen from a high-security installation.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 365
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: futuristic, rough, serious, suspenseful, independent film, fast
Similar in 75%
No Contest II (1995)
Plot Summary:
Sharon Bell is back, this time she must stop a terrorist plot to smuggle Nazi nerve gas.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 401
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film, suspenseful, semi serious, suspense
Similar in 87%
SEAL Team VI (2008)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by actual events: This heroic saga depicts an elite counter-terrorism team's black ops incursion into Iraq four days prior to Operation: Desert Shield and the harrowing consequences its members faced when their covert mission was compromised.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 568
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: serious, rough, tense, suspense, realistic
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Crazy Girls Undercover (2008)
Plot Summary:
The film is about a group of Las Vegas sexy showgirls who are undercover agents working with a former C.I.A. agent (Robertson) to stop a terrorist attack.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, spy comedy, tense, suspense, sexy, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Similar in 89%
Christmas Rush (2002)
Plot Summary:
In the season of giving, the department took his badge. Criminals took his wife. Now, one cop is taking matters into his own hands.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 795
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, fast
Similar in 86%
Death Before Dishonor (1987)
Plot Summary:
Gunnery Sergeant Burns reports for duty to an American Embassy in the Middle East. However due to the 'enlightened' views of the Ambassador, the marine security detachment he is in charge of is severely restricted in their functions and presence to avoid upsetting the host government. As a result, when terrorists attack the compound, they are able to kidnap hostages and escape with little opposition. Burns ignores the Ambassador's restrictions, and throws the rule books out the window, as he becomes a one man army in an attempt to rescue the hostages, and wipe out the terrorists.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult classic, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, inspirational, clever, unusual plot structure
Similar in 76%
The Alternate (2000)
Plot Summary:
The President of the United States, in the midst of negative public opinion, is kidnapped while attending a charity function. However, this is all part of a plan to boost his ratings, the 'kidnappers' being a CIA black ops team. It seems like a great idea until the leader of the black ops decides he can make it away with the ransom money himself, but one of his team has other ideas.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 895
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic
Similar in 77%
Interceptor (1992)
Plot Summary:
A U.S. Air Force officer tries to stop a murderous group of terrorists whom are trying to steal two top secret F-117A Stealth Fighters from the cargo hold of a gigantic C-5 Galaxy Transport flying at 30,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 732
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, cult film
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The President's Man: A Line in the Sand (2002)
Plot Summary:
A counterterrorism specialist is assigned by the President to track down a terrorist who is suspected of planning to set off a nuclear device in the U.S.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, realistic, rough, suspenseful, fast, cult film
Similar in 79%
Terminal Rush (1996)
Plot Summary:
A group of terrorists, led by a Brit and a psycho (in a great performance by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper) take control of the Hoover Dam and demand $25 million or they will kill civilians and dam workers they have taken hostage. But the terrorists didn't count on Sheriff Jacob Harper, (Don "The Dragon" Wilson), an ex-Army Ranger whose father is one of the hostages. But after the FBI takes over the the crisis, and relieves him of his duties, he must take on the terrorists by himself and save his father and any hostages that are still alive.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 368
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: cliffhanger, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, cult film
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Deadly Outbreak (1995)
Plot Summary:
Dutton Hatfield, played by Jeff Speakman, is working for the American embassy. He finds himself inside a biochemical weapon laboratory when terrorists headed by Colonel Baron (played by TimeCop villain Ron Silver) take over the place. Baron is looking for a sample of a deadly virus that is being developed inside the facility.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 598
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
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Death Train (2003)
Plot Summary:
A man is supposed to guard a shipment of diamonds being sent by rail. But a man robs the train and kills the men guarding the diamonds. The robbers derail the train and hope to get away with their crime. The robbers get caught in Mexico and are sent to prison by rail. The robbers take over the prison train they are on. Will these robbers get away with their crime or will the bodyguard kill all of the robbers and reclaim the train?.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 399
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, suspenseful, suspense, serious, realistic, fast, cult film
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Bulletproof (1987)
Plot Summary:
A group of dangerous terrorists succeeds to get hold of a tank of the army and all its crew.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, cult classic, independent film, fast
Similar in 82%
Frogmen Operation Stormbringer (2002)
Plot Summary:
Captain Rick Jeffries is the head of a group of elite soldiers who swim into action, doing the dirty jobs no else can or wants to do. They are in pursuit of a world traveling terrorist known only as Casper, and have the difficult job of bringing him back--alive.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 278
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Similar in 78%
Hijack (1998)
Plot Summary:
A prestigious senator and the passengers on board a train are kidnapped by a militia group.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 432
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, independent film, fast
Similar in 76%
Crash Landing (2005)
Plot Summary:
When a hostage situation arises on-board a private plane with the daughter of a billionaire on-board. Major John Masters (Sabato Jr.) teams up with Captain Williams (Michael Paré) to stop the terrorist and land the plane.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 907
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense, fast, disaster movie
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Crash Point Zero (2001)
Plot Summary:
When a plane carrying a legendary and recently found death ray machine from Siberia to Canada is hijacked and crashes in the remote mountains of Alaska, only a fearless government agent (Treat Williams) will risk his life to save the world. A modern B movie, reusing lots of footage from other films.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 529
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense, suspense, cliffhanger
Similar in 83%
Air Marshal (2003)
Plot Summary:
A commercial jet plane has been hijacked by a group of terrorists who don't realize that a U.S. Air Marshal, Brett Prescott (Dean Cochran), is among the passengers. The fate of dozens of people lies in the hands of Prescott, who must forge a one-man war against the hijackers destructive plans.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 566
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, independent film
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The Peacekeeper (1997)
Plot Summary:
When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, fast
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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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Lethal (2005)
Plot Summary:
A sexy and lethal female mercenary takes on an international syndicate of weapons smugglers run by the Russian Mafia.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 417
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense, serious
Similar in 82%
Counterstrike (2002)
Plot Summary:
A Secret Service agent and his brother, a reckless ATF agent, try to stop a group of extreme right-wing U.S. military mercenaries, led by a fanatic Taiwanese vixen, who hijack the Queen Mary 2 ocean liner with the U.S. and Chinese presidents on board with the aim to steal China's nuclear codes to arm China's ICBM missiles to use as bargaining chips for their personal crusade against China.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 606
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 79%
The Marine 2 (2009)
Plot Summary:
Rebels seize control of the hotel where a Marine sniper and his wife are staying. Can he save the day?.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, cliffhanger, intense, action thriller, action packed, independent film, fast
Similar in 88%
Blast (1997)
Plot Summary:
Terrorists attempt to disrupt the Atlanta Olympics by kidnapping the U.S. women's swim team. If their demands are not met, the team will be executed. Only janitor Jack Bryant, a former Olympic gymnast champion of Tae Kwon Do felled by injuries and alcoholism knows of their real plans. And only he, with the guidance of former terrorist-fighter Leo, can stop them.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Hour of Valor (2000)
Plot Summary:
A Presidential candidate running against the Vice-President plans a trip to the Balkans to negotiate the release of American servicemen being held hostage. Before he leaves, he receives a disk documenting evidence that the Vice-President has been trying to revive the American economy by causing a war in the Balkans. He plans to show it to both sides in the hopes of ending the situation. However, Secret Service agents hijack the Concorde he is on and kill the pilots. It's up to an Air Force officer, nicknamed "Washout" because he can't fly a plane, to land the Concorde. Written by Leigh Roche.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 650
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, fast, disaster movie
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Sweepers (1998)
Plot Summary:
Dolph Lundgren is Christian Erickson, a leading demolition expert trained to disarm mine fields in a humanitarian minesweeping operation in Angola. His son is killed and he discovers that mines are being planted during the war to kill people in the area.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: cliffhanger, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
Plot Summary:
A cruise ship succumbs to a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag group of survivors, spearheaded by a priest and a homeland security agent, must journey through the upside down vessel and attempt an escape.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, intense, serious, realistic, psychotronic, sexy, bad ending, bloody
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Counter Measures (1998)
Plot Summary:
US Navy medical officer Jake Fuller is assigned to a goodwill visit aboard a Russian submarine. But he and his companion, Lt. Swain, end up alone among terrorists, who have taken over the submarine and threaten to fire its nuclear weapons.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 503
Genere: Action, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful