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Americans Alice and Peter Bowman have traveled from third world country to third world country working on humanitarian projects. They are currently in Tecala, a country nestled in the Andes, as Peter, an engineer, has been hired by QUAD Carbon, an oil company - the moral "enemy" - to lead a project …to construct a dam to prevent what is the constant flooding in the country. Alice and Peter eventually learn that QUAD Carbon cares nothing about the dam, which is just a smoke-screen to get an oil pipeline approved and built. Despite loving each other, they have had problems in the marriage of late because of being in Tecala, where Alice has not been able to find her place, and needing to deal with the aftermath of Alice's recent miscarriage. On his way to work one day, Peter, along with a group of others, are random kidnap victims of left wing guerrillas, the Liberation Army of Tecala (ELT), whose reason for being has changed from a political agenda to a monetary one, primarily getting said money through kidnapping and the drug trade in cocaine. The ELT may believe they can get good money for Peter being an oil company executive, despite he not being wealthy as he is not on the oil side of the business. Luthan Risk International, who is the contracted agency for QUAD Carbon's kidnap and ransom (K&R) requirements, dispatches Australian-British Terry Thorne to negotiate Peter's release, Terry an ex-special ops soldier who is known as the best in the business within his own circles.… (Read More)
| Subgenre: | political thriller |
| Themes: | revolutionpovertyterrorismcorruptionescapetorturemoneydrugskidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | junglelondon englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidforced marchman on the verge of tearsextractionpolaroid photographpipelinesaspetroleumdrug warnegotiatormarxismfictional countryprotective malebased on articlerevolving door …polaroid cameranegotiationsouth americaguerillainsurancedampassionate kisscommandotaking a picturerocket launcherransomdysfunctional marriagegrenadehandgunwaterfallmercenarytankradioexploding carprisonercocainethroat slittingterroristriverheld at gunpointriflerescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutbased on bookpistolthree word titletitle spoken by characterflashbackgun (See All) |
Terrorists take over a 747 bound from Athens to Washington D.C., supposedly to effect the release of their leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and convinces the military that the 'plane should not be allowed to enter U.S. airspace. An assault mission is devised, using a s …pecially equipped 'plane designed for mid-air crew transfers, and Grant finds himself aboard the 747 with a team of military anti-terrorists who have to defuse a bomb and overpower the terrorists. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | political thriller |
| Themes: | terrorismcorruptionmurder |
| Locations: | london englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | hostage |
| Story: | commando raidcommandorocket launcherransommercenaryexploding carterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by character …flashback (See All) |
Topper Harley is found working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA wants him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team who... who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm. The President is Tug Benson, who als …o likes to be in on the action. Basically, it's a send-up of all the big shoot-em-up Rambo/Robocop/T2/Commando-type movies. (Read More)
| Themes: | torturekidnapping |
| Locations: | junglehelicopter |
| Characters: | hostage |
| Story: | commando raidcommandorocket launchergrenademercenarytankriverheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistolgun …flashback (See All) |
Jack Ryan is back and this time the bad guys are in his own government. When Admiral James Greer becomes sick with cancer, Ryan is appointed acting CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Almost before he can draw a breath in his new position, one of the president's closest friends and his family are m …urdered in their sleep by what appears to by drug cartels. Ryan is called in to investigate, but unknown to him the CIA has already sent a secret field operative to lead an illegal paramilitary force in Colombia against cartels. Things get even more complicated when his team is set up and he loses an agent in the field and a friend of his wife's, who was the murdered agent's secretary, is murdered that same day. Ryan must then risk not only his career, but his life to expose the truth behind the mystery. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | political thriller |
| Themes: | terrorismcorruptionescapetorturemoneydrugskidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | junglehelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidpassionate kisscommandorocket launchermercenaryexploding carcocaineterroristheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by character |
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential Secret Service Agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced t …o rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | political thriller |
| Themes: | terrorismescapetorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidcommandorocket launchermercenaryexploding carthroat slittingterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by character …flashback (See All) |
Chris Kyle was nothing more than a Texan man who dreamed of becoming a cowboy, but in his thirties he found out that maybe his life needed something different, something where he could express his real talent, something that could help America in its fight against terrorism. So he joined the SEALs i …n order to become a sniper. After marrying, Kyle and the other members of the team are called for their first tour of Iraq. Kyle's struggle isn't with his missions, but about his relationship with the reality of the war and, once returned at home, how he manages to handle it with his urban life, his wife and kids. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismtorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidrocket launchergrenademercenarytankexploding carterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistolflashback |
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, wit …h the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | political thriller |
| Themes: | terrorismtorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidcommandorocket launchergrenademercenarytankthroat slittingterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistol …three word title (See All) |
The G.I. Joe team is framed for crimes against the country by Zartan, disguised as the President, and Cobra Commander has all the world leaders under his influence, with their advanced warheads headed towards innocent populaces around the world. Outnumbered and outgunned, the surviving team members …form a plan with their original leader, General Joseph Colton, to rescue the President and face off Cobra Commander, his accomplices and the world leaders. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismtorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | london englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | commando raidcommandorocket launchergrenademercenarytankexploding carprisonerterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootout …pistolflashback (See All) |
In the midst of an elaborate conspiracy, an expert negotiator is driven to the edge when he's framed for the murder of his partner, as well as embezzling money from his department's pension fund. His only chance to prove his innocence is to take hostages himself, acquire the services of another expe …rt negotiator, and find out who's running the conspiracy before it's too late. (Read More)
| Themes: | corruptionmoneykidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | negotiatorheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by charactergun |
An unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALs in a powerful story of contemporary global anti-terrorism. Inspired by true events, the film combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the minute battlefield technology and heart …-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure. Act of Valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world. When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the U.S., a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the valiant men of Bandito Platoon race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitment to country, team and their families back home. Each time they accomplish their mission, a new piece of intelligence reveals another shocking twist to the deadly terror plot, which stretches from Chechnya to the Philippines and from Ukraine to Somalia. The widening operation sends the SEALs across the globe as they track the terrorist ring to the U.S.-Mexico border, where they engage in an epic firefight with an outcome that has potentially unimaginable consequences for the future of America. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismtorturedrugskidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | junglehelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidcommandorocket launcherhandgunexploding carterroristheld at gunpointriflerescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathpistolthree word titlegun |
After the British Prime Minister has passed away under mysterious circumstances, all leaders of the Western world must attend his funeral. But what starts out as the most protected event on earth, turns into a deadly plot to kill the world's most powerful leaders and unleash a terrifying vision of t …he future. The President of the United States, his formidable secret service head and a British MI-6 agent who trusts no one are the only people that have any hope of stopping it. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | political thriller |
| Themes: | terrorismescapetorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | london englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidsascommandorocket launchermercenaryexploding carthroat slittingterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistol |
When drug violence worsens on the USA Mexico border, the FBI sends an idealistic agent, Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) on a mission to eradicate a drug cartel responsible for a bomb that had killed members of her team.
| Themes: | corruptionescapetorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidcommandomercenarytankcocainethroat slittingheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistol |
Barney Ross leads the "Expendables", a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road and loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. …Church to assassinate the merciless dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee head to the remote locale to scout out their opposition. Once there, they meet with local rebel Sandra and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city. When they escape the island and Sandra stays behind, Ross must choose to either walk away and save his own life - or attempt a suicidal rescue mission that might just save his soul. (Read More)
| Themes: | corruptionescapetorturedrugskidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | fictional countryrocket launcherransomgrenademercenaryexploding carthroat slittingheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistol |
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and … the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. (Read More)
| Themes: | escapetorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | junglehelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidcommandorocket launchergrenadehandgunwaterfalltankprisonerheld at gunpointriflerescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootout …pistolflashback (See All) |
CIA chief Hunley (Baldwin) convinces a Senate committee to disband the IMF (Impossible Mission Force), of which Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is a key member. Hunley argues that the IMF is too reckless. Now on his own, Hunt goes after a shadowy and deadly rogue organization called the Syndicate.
| Themes: | terrorismcorruptionescapetorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | london englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | commando raidexploding carterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by characterflashback |
NYPD cop John McClane goes on a Christmas vacation to visit his wife Holly in Los Angeles where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation. While they are at the Nakatomi headquarters for a Christmas party, a group of bank robbers led by Hans Gruber take control of the building and hold everyone hostage …, with the exception of John, while they plan to perform a lucrative heist. Unable to escape and with no immediate police response, John is forced to take matters into his own hands. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismescapekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | negotiatorrocket launchermercenaryexploding carterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutbased on bookpistolgun |
Seven Australian teenage friends from a small town go on a camping trip to be with nature. During their trip, they see military aircraft fly overhead. What they didn't know was their country was being invaded by another country. Returning home, they discover that they are at war. With no training, t …hey band together to fight the enemy. (Read More)
| Themes: | escapemurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | rocket launcherwaterfallmercenarytankradioexploding carheld at gunpointriflerescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistol |
Marcus Luttrell, a Navy Seal, and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. After running into mountain herders and capturing them, they were left with no choice but to follow their rules of engagement or be imprisoned. Now Marcus and hi …s team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | commandorocket launchergrenadeexploding carterroristriverheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutbased on bookpistolflashback |
Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), 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, w …ho 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. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismkidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | hostage |
| Story: | commando raidcommandorocket launcherwaterfallmercenarytankexploding carprisonerthroat slittingterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to death …shootoutpistol (See All) |
James Bond (007) is Britain's top agent and is on an exciting mission, to solve the mysterious murder of a fellow agent. The task sends him to Jamaica, where he joins forces with Quarrel and a loyal CIA agent, Felix Leiter. While dodging tarantulas, "fire breathing dragons" and a trio of assassins, …known as the three blind mice. Bond meets up with the beautiful Honey Ryder and goes face to face with the evil Dr. No. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismescapemurder |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | sniper |
| Story: | handguntankexploding carprisonerterroristriverrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutbased on bookpistoltitle spoken by character |
An elite team of soldiers has been used against terrorists where they use astounding physical capabilities to overcome them. Victoria, a reporter, follows them and discovers a part of their secret. When one of the team kills her cameraman she tries to escape. Luc, one of the soldiers begins to have …flashbacks and turns sides and helps her as the remainder of the team follows to protect their secrets. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismescapekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | junglehelicopter |
| Characters: | hostage |
| Story: | commando raidcommandomercenaryexploding carthroat slittingheld at gunpointrescuemachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by characterflashbackgun |
When a deadly satellite weapon system falls into the wrong hands, only Agent 007 can save the world from certain disaster. Armed with his license to kill, Bond races to Russia in search of the stolen access codes for "Goldeneye," an awesome space weapon that can fire a devastating electromagnetic pu …lse toward Earth. But 007 is up against an enemy who anticipates his every move: a mastermind motivated by years of simmering hatred. Bond also squares off against Xenia Onatopp, an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismescapekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | junglelondon englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | hostage |
| Story: | revolving doorgrenademercenarytankexploding carterroristheld at gunpointshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by charactergun |
Bill Pope (Ryan Reynolds) is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous convict Jericho Stewart (Kevin Costner). When he wakes up …with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and make the deal with him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismescapetorturemoneykidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | london englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidcommandomercenaryexploding carprisonerterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by characterflashback |
Barney Ross is approached by CIA man Church, who wants him and his guns for hire to go to the former Soviet Union to retrieve something that was on a plane that crashed. Church doesn't tell him what he is getting. And Church sends a woman, Maggie with him to make sure he gets it. They find the plane … and get the thing but some men take one of Barney's people hostage and the leader tells him to give him what they got or he'll kill his hostage. They give it to him but he kills his hostage anyway. Barney asks Maggie what was so important about that thing. She says that it showed the location of a Russian plutonium storage mine. Barney decides to track the man down and deal with him. They track them down and discover that the man they seek is Vilain who leads a group known as The Sangs and that they have taken all the men from the surrounding villages to work the mine. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismtorturemurder |
| Locations: | junglehelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | commandorocket launchermercenarytankexploding carthroat slittingterroristheld at gunpointriflerescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistol …three word titlegun (See All) |
Firefighter Gordon Brewer is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing credited to Claudio "The Wolf" Perrini. Frustrated with the official investigation and haunted by the thought that the man responsible for murdering his … family might never be brought to justice, Brewer takes matters into his own hands and tracks his quarry ultimately to Colombia. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismtorturemurder |
| Locations: | junglehelicopter |
| Story: | guerillarocket launcherwaterfallmercenaryrivermachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by character |
Dominic and his crew thought they'd left the criminal mercenary life behind. They'd defeated international terrorist Owen Shaw and went their separate ways. But now, Shaw's brother, Deckard Shaw, is out killing the crew one by one for revenge. Worse, a Somalian terrorist called Jakarde and a shady g …overnment official called "Mr. Nobody" are both competing to steal a computer terrorism program called "God's Eye," that can turn any technological device into a weapon. Torretto must reconvene with his team to stop Shaw and retrieve the God's Eye program while caught in a power struggle between the terrorist and the United States government. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismkidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | london englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | hostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commandorocket launchergrenademercenaryexploding carterroristheld at gunpointshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistolflashback |
On April 15, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts, Police Sgt, Tommy Saunders is pulling security duty on the annual Boston Marathon when the Tsarnaev brothers strike with their homemade bombs in an act of terrorism. In the resulting chaos as the wounded are cared for, Saunders and his comrades join forces wi …th the FBI to get to the bottom of this attack. As the investigation continues, the Tsarnaev brothers realize that the authorities are close to identifying them and attempt to flee the city to continue their fanatical mayhem. To stop them, a police manhunt is performed that would have bloody confrontations and a massive dragnet shutting down the City of Boston to make sure there is no escape from the law. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismescapekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidcommandogrenadeexploding carterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by charactergun |
The city of Spokane, Washington is awakened by a North Korean paratrooper invasion. Marine Corps veteran Jed Eckert and his civilian brother, Matt, escape with a group of friends to an isolated cabin in the woods, where they witness the execution of their father at the hands of the ruthless Captain …Cho. The brothers unite with their friends to form a guerrilla resistance group--the Wolverines--to drive the invaders from their home. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismescapekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | commandorocket launchergrenademercenarytankexploding carheld at gunpointriflerescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistol |
After the terrifying events in LA, John McClane (Willis) is about to go through it all again. A team of terrorists, led by Col. Stuart (Sadler) is holding the entire airport hostage. The terrorists are planning to rescue a drug lord from justice. In order to do so, they have seized control of all el …ectrical equipment affecting all planes. With no runway lights available, all aircraft have to remain in the air, with fuel running low, McClane will need to be fast. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismescapemurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | hostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidfictional countrycommandomercenarythroat slittingterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistolgun |
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Ear …th's dominant species. (Read More)
| Themes: | murder |
| Characters: | sniperhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | damrocket launcherhandguntankradioexploding carheld at gunpointriflerescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistolgun |
Counter-terrorist Jack Quinn misses his target, Stavros, on the eve of his final mission. From there, he is sent to "The Colony", a rebirth for presumed-dead assassins. He breaks free from there, and seeks the aid of Yaz, a weapons dealer, for his final battle with Stavros.
| Themes: | terrorismescapekidnapping |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | grenademercenaryexploding carprisonerterroristrescuemachine gunshootoutpistol |
In New Orleans, the hit men James Bonomo, a.k.a. Jimmy Bobo, and Louis Blanchard execute the dirty cop Hank Greely in a hotel room. But they are betrayed and Louis is stabbed in a bar by the mercenary Keegan while waiting for the payment of the contract. Meanwhile the Washington D.C. police detectiv …e Taylor Kwon comes to New Orleans to investigate the murder of Greely, who had stolen evidences from the Police Department. Soon he is shot by two dirty detectives but Jimmy saves his life. Jimmy brings Taylor to the shop of his daughter Lisa and she removes the bullet from his shoulder and nurses him. Taylor and Jimmy form the most unlikely partnership to investigate the crimes and after contacting the intermediate Ronnie Earl that had hired Jimmy and Louis, they discover a network of corruption formed by the lawyer Marcus Baptiste and the entrepreneur Robert Nkomo Morel. (Read More)
| Themes: | corruptionkidnappingmurder |
| Characters: | hostage |
| Story: | handgunmercenaryexploding carcocaineheld at gunpointriflerescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by charactergunflashback |
Captain Phillips is a multi-layered examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. It is - through director Paul Greengrass's distinctive lens - simultaneously a pulse-pounding thriller, and a complex portrait of the myriad effects of globali …zation. The film focuses on the relationship between the Alabama's commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (two time Academy Award(R)-winner Tom Hanks), and the Somali pirate captain, Muse (Barkhad Abdi), who takes him hostage. Phillips and Muse are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillips' unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, 145 miles off the Somali coast, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control. (Read More)
| Themes: | povertyterrorismescapetorturemoneykidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | negotiatorcommandoransommercenaryterroristheld at gunpointriflerescuemachine gunbased on bookpistoltitle spoken by character |
A team of special force ops, led by a tough but fair soldier, Major "Dutch" Schaefer, are ordered to assist CIA man, Colonel Al Dillon, on a rescue mission for potential survivors of a Helicopter downed over remote South American jungle. Not long after they land, Dutch and his team discover that the …y have been sent in under false pretenses. This deception turns out to be the least of their worries though, when they find themselves being methodically hunted by something not of this world. (Read More)
| Themes: | murder |
| Locations: | junglehelicopter |
| Characters: | hostage |
| Story: | fictional countrysouth americacommandowaterfallmercenaryexploding carheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistol |
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. W …ith MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - aided only by field agent, Eve (Naomie Harris) - following a trail to the mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismescapetorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | london englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | grenadewaterfallmercenaryradioexploding carterroristheld at gunpointriflerescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by character |
Former CIA analyst, Jack Ryan is in England with his family on vacation when he suddenly witnesses an explosion outside Buckingham Palace. It is revealed that some people are trying to abduct a member of the Royal Family but Jack intervenes, killing one of them and capturing the other, and stops the … plan in its tracks. Afterwards, he learns that they're Irish revolutionaries and the two men are brothers. During his court hearing the one that's still alive vows to get back at Jack but is sentenced and that seems to be the end of it. However, whilst the man is being transported, he is broken out. Jack learns of this but doesn't think there's anything to worry about. But, when he is at the Naval Academy someone tries to kill him. He learns that they are also going after his family and so he rushes to find them, safe but having also been the victims of a failed assassination. That's when Jack decides to rejoin the CIA, and they try to find the man before he makes another attempt. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | political thriller |
| Themes: | terrorismcorruptionescapemurder |
| Locations: | london englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | commando raidsasexploding carterroristriflerescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutbased on bookpistol |
Tom Mullen is a millionaire, he built his fortune by working hard. Along the way he learned how to play the game. He has a great family. One day his son is kidnapped. He is willing to pay the ransom but decides to call in the FBI, who manages to go into his home secretly. When he goes to make the dr …op something goes wrong. The kidnapper calls him again and reschedules it. On the way Mullen decides not to go and appears on TV saying that the ransom he was going to give to the kidnapper is now a bounty on the kidnapper. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismmoneykidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | hostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | negotiatorransomrescueshot in the chestshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by charactergun |
A retired special agent named John Matrix led an elite unit and has left the armed forces to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny. But now he is forced out of retirement when his daughter is kidnapped by a band of thugs intent on revenge! Unbeknownst to Matrix, the members of his … former unit are being killed one by one. Even though Matrix' friend General Franklin Kirby gives Matrix armed guards, attackers manage to kidnap Matrix and Jenny. Matrix learns that Bennett, a former member of his Matrix' unit who was presumed dead has kidnapped him to try to force Matrix to do a political assassination for a man called Arius (who calls himself El Presidente), a warlord formerly bested by Matrix who wishes to lead a military coup in his home country. Since Arius will have Jenny killed if Matrix refuses, Matrix reluctantly accepts the demand. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismkidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | junglehelicopter |
| Characters: | hostage |
| Story: | commandorocket launchergrenadeexploding carthroat slittingterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by character |
The second chapter of the epic "Maze Runner" saga. Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable …obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD's vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all. (Read More)
| Themes: | escapetorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | commando raidcommandomercenaryheld at gunpointriflerescueshot in the chestshot to deathshootoutpistolflashback |
Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian's (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin's empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete. Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been track …ing an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismtorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | london englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | mercenarytankexploding carprisonerterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistolgunflashback |
A lethal virus spreads throughout Scotland, infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. To contain the threat, acting authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and chaos. The quarantine is successful. Three decades later, the Reaper virus violently resurfaces in Lo …ndon. An elite group of specialists, including Eden Sinclair, is urgently dispatched into Scotland to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare. (Read More)
| Themes: | escapetorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | london englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | hostage |
| Story: | commandogrenademercenarytankexploding carthroat slittingheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistol |
In the US-government's special ops, Scott is a shooter, not a planner, doing the job without regard to quaint or obsolete convention. When a Harvard undergrad goes missing (the daughter of a US leader), it's Scott who applies the pressure, first to her boyfriend, then to a madam whose cathouse is th …e initial stop en route to a white slavery auction in Dubai. The abductors may not know the girl's identity, but once they figure it out, she's doomed. Deadly double crosses force Scott to become a planner. Through it all, earnest TV newscasters read the drivel they're handed. (Read More)
| Themes: | corruptionescapetorturedrugskidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | london englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | commandomercenarycocainethroat slittingriflerescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by charactergun |
Following his parents' death in Africa, John Clayton has been be raised by an ape, was known by the name Tarzan, but eventually left Africa and for his parents' home in England, along with the woman he fell in love with and married, Jane Porter. He is asked by Belgian King Leopold to go to Africa to … see what he has done there to help the country. Initially, he refuses. But an American, George Washington Williams, wants him to accept so he can accompany him. He says that Leopold might be committing all sorts of atrocities to achieve his goal, like slavery. Clayton agrees and his wife insists that she accompany him because she misses Africa. When they arrive, a man named Rom, who works for Leopold, attacks their village and captures Tarzan and Jane. With Washington's help he escapes and sets out to rescue Jane by going across the jungle. Washington joins him despite being told that he might not make it. (Read More)
| Themes: | corruptionescapekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | junglelondon england |
| Characters: | sniperhostagehusband wife relationship |
| Story: | passionate kissgrenadewaterfallmercenaryriverheld at gunpointriflerescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootouttitle spoken by characterflashback |
Air travel is the safest, the FAA says. But the FAA never figured the risk with Charles Rane on board. "The Rane of Terror" has masterminded four terrorist attacks. Soon there will be a fifth -- and that's bad news for the passengers on Flight 163. But there's good news too: the man in seat 57! Wesl …ey Snipes plays John Cutter, an undercover security operative who enters the lavatory and exits to find Rane (Bruce Payne) and his gang have taken over. Cutter's next move is clear. Do. Or be done to. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismescapekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | exploding carthroat slittingterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistoltitle spoken by charactergunflashback |
For Steve Rogers, awakening after decades of suspended animation involves more than catching up on pop culture; it also means that this old school idealist must face a world of subtler threats and difficult moral complexities. That becomes clear when Director Nick Fury is killed by the mysterious as …sassin, the Winter Soldier, but not before warning Rogers that SHIELD has been subverted by its enemies. When Rogers acts on Fury's warning to trust no one there, he is branded as a traitor by the organization. Now a fugitive, Captain America must get to the bottom of this deadly mystery with the help of the Black Widow and his new friend, The Falcon. However, the battle will be costly for the Sentinel of Liberty, with Rogers finding enemies where he least expects them while learning that the Winter Soldier looks disturbingly familiar. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | political thriller |
| Themes: | terrorismtorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | commando raiddamcommandorocket launchermercenaryexploding carterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistolflashback |
In the real-time, high stakes thriller Money Monster, George Clooney and Julia Roberts star as financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty, who are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor who has lost everything (Jack O'Connell) forcefully takes over their studio. During a tense st …andoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today's fast-paced, high-tech global markets. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismcorruptionescapemoneykidnapping |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | negotiatorrevolving doorheld at gunpointshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathpistoltitle spoken by charactergun |
With many people fearing the actions of super heroes, the government decides to push for the Hero Registration Act, a law that limits a hero's actions. This results in a division in The Avengers. Iron Man stands with this Act, claiming that their actions must be kept in check otherwise cities will c …ontinue to be destroyed, but Captain America feels that saving the world is daring enough and that they cannot rely on the government to protect the world. This escalates into an all-out war between Team Iron Man (Iron Man, Black Panther, Vision, Black Widow, War Machine, and Spider-Man) and Team Captain America (Captain America, Bucky Barnes, Falcon, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, and Ant Man) while a new villain emerges. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismescapetorturekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | junglelondon englandhelicopter |
| Characters: | hostage |
| Story: | commando raidfictional countryrocket launcherwaterfallmercenarytankexploding carprisonerterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootout …pistolflashback (See All) |
Jeff Talley, a former LAPD hostage negotiator, has moved himself away from his failed career outside of Los Angeles, and away from his wife and daughter when three perpetrators move in on an unsuspecting family. But the family's father has a secret which might compromise his kin, and one of the crim …inals is about to jump over the edge. Jeff Talley has to get everybody to survive the night......if he can. (Read More)
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | negotiatorrifleshot in the chestshot to deathshootoutbased on bookpistoltitle spoken by charactergun |
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He … needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars. (Read More)
| Themes: | escapetorturemoneykidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniper |
| Story: | mercenaryexploding carprisonerheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistolflashback |
In the near future, Major Motoko Kusanagi (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible terrorist attack, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the abilit …y to hack into people's minds and control them, Major Kusanagi is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major Kusanagi discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others. (Read More)
| Themes: | terrorismcorruptionescapekidnappingmurder |
| Locations: | helicopter |
| Characters: | sniperhostage |
| Story: | rocket launchergrenadehandgunterroristheld at gunpointrescueshot in the chestmachine gunshot to deathshootoutpistolgunflashback |
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