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Plot Summary:
A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break".
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Sport, Thriller
Country: China, Germany, USA, Austria, Italy, Canada
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, intense, realistic, action thriller, entertaining, stylized, surprise ending, neo noir, serious
Best tv shows and movies like Point Break (2015):
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Point Break (1991)
Plot Summary:
In the coastal town of Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers and send young agent Johnny Utah undercover at the beach to mix with the surfers and gather information.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 197000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, intense, cult classic, neo noir, suspenseful, surprise ending, grindhouse, action packed, visually stunning
Similar in 83%
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Plot Summary:
With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt choose to accept it, plunges him into the center of an international crisis of terrifying magnitude.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 371000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: exciting, sexy, heroic, stylized, suspense, romantic, intense, suspenseful, serious, realistic
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Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 412000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Spain, UK
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, entertaining, action adventure, fast, saga, action thriller, captivating, humorous
Similar in 85%
Furious 7 (2015)
Plot Summary:
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 409000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Japan, Canada, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, serious, suspense, absurd, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, rough, emotional
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The Fate of the Furious (2017)
Plot Summary:
When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 249000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, Japan, USA
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, stylized, saga, action adventure, tense, captivating, road movie, epic, suspense
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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
Similar in 82%
Blackhat (2015)
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
Similar in 87%
Blue Streak (1999)
Plot Summary:
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as a LAPD detective.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: funny, exciting, detective, humorous, action comedy, entertaining, feel good, hilarious, parody, light
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Transporter 3 (2008)
Plot Summary:
Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukranian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 175000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, road movie, serious, entertaining, action packed, absurd, intense, rough, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 84%
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
Similar in 75%
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion causing severe destruction to the Kremlin and the IMF to be implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to disavow them. No longer being aided by the government, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks around the globe, although they might still be too late to stop a disaster.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 521000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: exciting, breathtaking, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, clever, entertaining, action adventure, stylized, action packed
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 404000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: breathtaking, exciting, suspense, suspenseful, entertaining, sexy, scenic, serious, realistic, stylized
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xXx (2002)
Plot Summary:
Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. His mission: to gather information on an organization that may just be planning the destruction of the world, led by the nihilistic Yorgi.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 185000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: suspense, action packed, rough, entertaining, predictable, exciting, action thriller, erotic, funny, intense
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The Hurricane Heist (2018)
Plot Summary:
Thieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: suspense, disturbing, exciting, suspenseful, apocalyptic, action thriller, action adventure, surprise ending, independent film, psychotronic
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Overdrive (2017)
Plot Summary:
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, USA, UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, humorous, suspense, independent film, twisted, surprise ending
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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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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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Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Plot Summary:
Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines enlists help from a few "boost happy" pals to accomplish a seemingly impossible feat. From countless car chases to relentless cops, the high-octane excitement builds as Randall swerves around more than a few roadblocks to keep Kip alive.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 291000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, intense, entertaining, stylized, rough, serious, realistic, action thriller, psychological
Similar in 83%
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
Similar in 79%
New Police Story (2004)
Plot Summary:
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing (Jackie Chan) needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, suspenseful, rough, serious, fast paced, action packed, detective, bleak, cult classic
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The Fast and the Furious (2001)
Plot Summary:
Domenic Toretto is a Los Angeles street racer suspected of masterminding a series of big-rig hijackings. When undercover cop Brian O'Conner infiltrates Toretto's iconoclastic crew, he falls for Toretto's sister and must choose a side: the gang or the LAPD.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 412000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, entertaining, action packed, rough, serious, intense, realistic, action thriller
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Fast Five (2011)
Plot Summary:
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 402000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, action packed, suspense, suspenseful, action adventure, saga, fast, action thriller, tense, captivating
Similar in 81%
Collide (2016)
Plot Summary:
An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, and winds up on the run from his employers across Munich's autobahns.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, China, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, suspenseful, tense, realistic, suspense, teen, fast, neo noir, black comedy
Similar in 87%
Heist (2001)
Plot Summary:
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman reneges on the money he's owed, and his wife may be betraying him with the fence's young lieutenant. Moore and his partner, Bobby Blane and their utility man, Pinky Pincus find themselves broke, betrayed, and blackmailed. Moore is forced to commit his crew to do one last big job.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, clever, tricky, neo noir, serious, witty, talky, crime drama, cult classic
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Momentum (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin and his team of killers. Armed with her own set of lethal skills, Alex looks to exact revenge for her murdered friends while uncovering the truth.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, perverse, surprise ending, independent film, black comedy, tension
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Parker (2013)
Plot Summary:
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 128000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, rough, realistic, neo noir, tense, saga, cult classic, action adventure, crime thriller
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xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
Plot Summary:
Extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage comes out of self-imposed exile, thought to be long dead, and is set on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable weapon known as Pandora's Box. Recruiting an all-new group of thrill-seeking cohorts, Xander finds himself enmeshed in a deadly conspiracy that points to collusion at the highest levels of world governments.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: China, Canada, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, action packed, suspense, intense, tense, humorous, epic, experimental, scenic
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Plot Summary:
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfil his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 370000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China, France, Norway, UK
Duration: 147 min
Plot tags: action adventure, psychological thriller, cliffhanger, exciting, clever, epic, bloody, political, slasher, political thriller
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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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Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
Plot Summary:
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Bulgaria, Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, entertaining, romantic, scenic, perverse, action adventure