20 movies like Checkpoint, ordered by similarity : The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Breakout(1959), The Moonraker(1958), Pork Pie(2017), The Spy Gone North(2018), The Sweetheart(2018), The Bottom of the Bottle(1956), Dunkirk(2017), The Last Days of Pompeii(1959), Rush(2013), Heat(1995), The China Syndrome(1979) ...
Drama
UK
1956
84 Minutes
Anthony Steel Odile Versois Stanley Baker James Robertson Justice Maurice Denham Michael Medwin Paul Muller Lee Patterson
burglar race car driver corporate spy girlfriend brash engaging gutsy gripping intense suspenseful florence, italy switzerland racetrack alps corporate espionage escape escape route race car driving rivalry rescue
After killing a few Italian cops during a burglary, a thief hired by a British car racing company must flee to Switzerland disguised as a race car driver during a rally.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Drama, War
UK
1959
99 Minutes
Richard Todd Richard Attenborough Bernard Lee Michael Wilding Dennis Price Donald Houston William Franklyn Vincent Ball Peter Arne Peter Jones Ronnie Stevens
prisoner of war prisoners military officer informant brutal engaging gripping gutsy patriotic suspenseful tense thrilling italy prison camp world war ii prisoners of war escape informing tunneling escape
In 1943, an Italian-administered P.O.W. camp for captured Allies goes through a series of failed escapes only to culminate in a daring plan for a dramatic mass escape.
Drama, History
UK
1958
82 Minutes
George Baker Sylvia Sims Peter Arne Marius Goring Clive Morton Gary Raymond Richard Leech Iris Russell Michael Anderson Jr. Paul Whitsun-Jones Patrick Troughton
general smuggler king earl fiancée rousing spectacular intense patriotic brooding suspenseful england united kingdom castle battlefield civil war smuggling escape capture escape
After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
2017
105 Minutes
Dean O'Gorman James Rolleston Ashleigh Cummings Antonia Prebble Matt Whelan Ben Mitchell Milo Cawthorne Siobhan Marshall
outlaw cop friend boyfriend girlfriend driver amusing engaging endearing thrilling heartwarming new zealand vehicle barn road on the run big city on the run road trip protest
Accidental outlaws travel New Zealand in a yellow mini, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with the cops and the media hot on their tail.
Drama
South Korea
2018
141 Minutes
Jeong-min Hwang Sung-min Lee Cho Jin-Woong Ju Ji-hoon
spy broker government official wife businessman kim jong-il thrilling gripping intense suspenseful tense engaging north korea south korea espionage government secrets intelligence nuclear weapons korean relations mission
In the mid-1990s, a loyal South Korean secret agent is caught in a political vortex plotted by the ruling classes of North and South Korea.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2018
100 Minutes
Jessalyn Gilsig Jon Cor Hannah Vandenbygaart Scott Gibson Taveeta Szymanowicz
young woman mother father mother's boyfriend psychopath intense suspenseful thrilling disturbing melodramatic brooding house canada hospital car united states car accident divorce new love false identity
Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, an amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia.
Drama
USA
1956
88 Minutes
Van Johnson Joseph Cotten Ruth Roman Jack Carson Margaret Hayes Herman Brix Brad Dexter Peggy Knudsen
escaped convict brother wife friend farmer husband tense touching intense arizona ranch party river brotherhood poverty secret identity unhappy marriage alcoholism self-defense escape
In the border town of Nogales, Arizona, a wealthy attorney and rancher is solicited by his escaped convict brother in aiding him to cross the border into Mexico where his wife and children are living in poverty.
War, Drama, History
UK|Netherlands|France|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Fionn Whitehead Tom Glynn-Carney Jack Lowden Harry Styles Aneurin Barnard James D'Arcy Barry Keoghan Kenneth Branagh Cillian Murphy Mark Rylance Tom Hardy
soldier enemy captain pilot chilling emotional gripping inspiring intense beach europe boat world war ii invasion escape battle rescue survival escape rescue
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
Adventure, Drama
Italy|Spain|West Germany|Monaco
1959
105 Minutes
Steve Reeves Christine Kaufmann Barbara Carroll Fernando Rey Ángel Aranda Anne-Marie Baumann Mimmo Palmara Guillermo Marín
roman roman catholic murderer gang member love interest young woman intense melodramatic engaging thrilling suspenseful emotional italy pompeii, italy volcano tragedy relationships religious differences religious beliefs volcano
A demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.
Action, Drama
UK|Germany|USA
2013
123 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Daniel Brühl Olivia Wilde Alexandra Maria Lara Pierfrancesco Favino David Calder Natalie Dormer Stephen Mangan Christian McKay Julian Rhind-Tutt Alistair Petrie
race car driver intense confident thrilling racetrack car japan germany grand prix race car driving rivalry rivalry 1970s
The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
Crime, Drama
USA
1995
170 Minutes
Al Pacino Robert De Niro Val Kilmer Jon Voight Tom Sizemore Diane Venora Amy Brenneman Ashley Judd Mykelti Williamson Wes Studi Ted Levine
criminal lieutenant wife daughter fence killer frenetic gripping suspenseful cool intense los angeles police station hideout bank secret hideout big city crime ambition robbery
A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1979
122 Minutes
Jane Fonda Jack Lemmon Michael Douglas Scott Brady James Hampton Peter Donat Wilford Brimley James Karen
news reporter camera operator nuclear physicist supervisor cameraman gripping gutsy intense thrilling suspenseful tense california nuclear power plant newsroom car television studio home nuclear meltdown nuclear safety cover-up
A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.
Crime, Drama
1960
97 Minutes
Stanley Baker Sam Wanamaker Margit Saad Gregoire Aslan Jill Bennett Laurence Naismith Edward Judd Patrick Magee
criminal mastermind gang member traitor ex-convict girlfriend bleak engaging gripping intense suspenseful prison crime scene city robbery imprisonment torture kidnapping blackmail money
The mastermind (Stanley Baker) of a racetrack robbery escapes from prison to the loot and is double-crossed by his gang.
Drama
USA
1940
66 Minutes
Warren Hull Isabel Jewell John Dilson Paul Bryar Charles Williams Lyle Clement
college graduate wrongly accused escaped convict gangster henchmen bank robber suspenseful brooding intense tense engaging gripping arizona small town prison break new life frame-up wrongful conviction desert trek innocence
Bill Carver is a young medical-school graduate wrongly confined in prison. He escapes and finds a haven and romance in an Arizona small town. But his hopes of happiness and freedom are ... See full summary »
Romance, Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
2019
132 Minutes
Daniel Kaluuya Jodie Turner-Smith Bokeem Woodbine Chloë Sevigny Flea Sturgill Simpson Indya Moore Benito Martinez Jahi Di'Allo Winston Gralen Bryant Banks Dickson Obahor
young woman young man cop family member friend fiery engaging gripping gutsy restaurant car apartment family home accidental killing police brutality racism on the run love pursuit fall
A couple's first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over.
Drama
Japan
2010
106 Minutes
Takako Matsu Masaki Okada Yoshino Kimura Kaoru Fujiwara Kai Inowaki Hotaru Nomoto Mana Ashida Sora Iwata Daichi Izumi Karin Katô Takuya Kusakawa
mother grieving mother murderer murder victim student teacher dark intense gripping suspenseful chilling emotional japan school house murder confession psychopath investigation revenge
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
Drama
Chile|Colombia|Spain|USA
2015
125 Minutes
Antonio Banderas Rodrigo Santoro Juliette Binoche Gabriel Byrne Lou Diamond Phillips Mario Casas Juan Pablo Raba Tenoch Huerta Adriana Barraza Kate del Castillo Cote de Pablo
miner mine owner rescue worker family member friend reporter bleak brooding intense chile mine office hospital house car mining disaster rescue survival stress
Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days.
War, Drama
Philippines|USA
1963
90 Minutes
Jennings Sturgeon Mike Parsons Efren Reyes Eddie Mesa Liza Moreno
spy captor lieutenant guerrilla prisoner intelligence officer tense suspenseful intense dark engaging gutsy philippines world war ii japanese occupation life during wartime survival captivity freedom escape
An American intelligence agent is captured by the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II. A team is put together to try to rescue him.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Serbia|USA
2017
90 Minutes
Ben Kingsley Hera Hilmar Peter Serafinowicz Robert Blythe Bojan Bajcetic Slavisa Curovic Vladimir Cvejic Bojan Hlisc
war criminal fugitive maid agent gripping suspenseful tense disturbing belgrade, serbia apartment car hiding survival escape captivity escape pursuit sacrifice unknown era
A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world, his maid.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|Iceland
2015
121 Minutes
Jason Clarke Josh Brolin John Hawkes Robin Wright Emily Watson Michael Kelly Keira Knightley Sam Worthington Martin Henderson Elizabeth Debicki Ingvar Sigurdsson
mountain climber sherpa team leader survivor friend family member bleak emotional gripping tense intense mount everest base camp house trail helicopter hospital mountain climbing storm danger
The story of New Zealand's Robert "Rob" Edwin Hall, who on May 10, 1996, together with Scott Fischer, teamed up on a joint expedition to ascend Mount Everest.