20 movies like Red Dawn, ordered by similarity : The Lives of a Bengal Lancer(1935), Chilly Christmas(2012), Batman vs. Robin(2015), Hera Pheri(1975), First Blood(1982), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991), Walking Out(2017), Rise of the Planet of the Apes(2011), The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior(2008), Pixels(2015), National Treasure(2004), Red Dawn(2012) ...
Action, Adventure
USA
1984
114 Minutes
Patrick Swayze C. Thomas Howell Lea Thompson Charlie Sheen Jennifer Grey Harry Dean Stanton Powers Boothe Darren Dalton
teen boy brother father mayor colonel friend patriotic rousing campy united states forest small town colorado cold war guerrilla warfare soviet union vengeance communism father/son relationship sacrifice
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces.
Adventure
USA
1935
109 Minutes
Gary Cooper Franchot Tone Richard Cromwell Guy Standing C. Aubrey Smith Monte Blue Kathleen Burke Colin Tapley Douglas Dumbrille Akim Tamiroff Jameson Thomas
soldier army colonel spy british soldier father son gutsy inspiring thrilling rousing military base india fort desert armed conflict bravery islam war military life father/son relationship
Jack Kells's bandit gang, the Border Legion, is run out of a mining town and regroups in Utah. News of a gold strike in Arizona City leads the gang there, and they execute stagecoach ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Adventure, Other
USA
2012
84 Minutes
Tom Arnold C. Thomas Howell Brooke Langton Karan Brar Andy Pandini Jonathan Kowalsky Casey Graf Bryson Sams Cassidy Mack
dog animal boy dog owner father son best friend puppy single father police detective amusing hilarious lighthearted playful positive uplifting united states beach house home
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theatre in America, and manager, Cecil Kaufman's planned to show 4 movies; films so rare, they've never been exhibited publicly on American soil, until tonight.
Adventure, Action, Animation
2015
79 Minutes
batman robin child father son enemy confident fascinating spirited engaging cool gotham city fictional city city theater street saving the day heroes secret identity secret life
Damian Wayne has a hard time accepting his father's no-killing rule, and soon starts to believe his destiny lies within a secret society.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
India
1975
164 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Saira Banu Kimi Katkar Vinod Khanna Sulakshana Pandit Deepa Sahi Shilpa Shirodkar
young man young woman friend best friend father girlfriend amusing gripping thrilling intense emotional moving india city house bungalow restaurant street friendship best friends
Two friends Ajay and Vijay gets separated from each other when they discover secrets about their past in their own ways.
Action, Adventure
USA
1982
95 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Richard Crenna Brian Dennehy David Caruso Jack Starrett Michael Talbot David Crowley Chris Mulkey Don Mackay Alf Humphreys John McLiam
veteran sheriff commanding officer deputy rambo vietnam vet brutal gripping suspenseful intense washington state small town police station mountain abandoned mine forest vietnam war bigotry torture guerrilla warfare
A veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Drama, Adventure, Action
USA|UK
1991
138 Minutes
Kevin Costner Morgan Freeman Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Christian Slater Alan Rickman Geraldine McEwan Michael McShane Brian Blessed Michael Wincott Nick Brimble Soo Drouet
robin hood little john foreigner friend father sheriff of nottingham spectacular confident emotional thrilling england jerusalem castle forest hideout village honor friendship corruption rebellion
When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw.
Adventure, Drama
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Matt Bomer Andrew J. Smith Josh Wiggins Bill Pullman Alex Neustaedter Lily Gladstone Ken White
father son grandfather bear brutal eerie gripping inspiring tense united states montana house woods mountain survival father/son relationship growing up journey adventure discovery
An urban teenager journeys to Montana to hunt big game with his estranged father. Father and son struggle to connect, until a brutal encounter in the heart of the wilderness changes everything.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|UK|Canada
2011
105 Minutes
James Franco Freida Pinto John Lithgow Brian Cox Tom Felton David Oyelowo Andy Serkis Tyler Labine Jamie Harris David Hewlett Ty Olsson
scientist father chimpanzee ceo girlfriend lab worker gripping thrilling emotional san francisco animal shelter laboratory california war genetic modification animal intelligence man vs. beast science gone awry experiments quest
A substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.
Adventure, Action
USA
2008
109 Minutes
Michael Copon Randy Couture Karen David Simon Quarterman Tom Wu Andreas Wisniewski Natalie Becker Jeremy Crutchley
mercenary father orphan sorcerer goddess warrior woman thrilling spectacular melodramatic mesopotamia city greece labyrinth underworld father/son relationship magic betrayal magical artifact tyranny murder
A desperate woman asks for a meeting with a journalist to disclose the cruel and inhumane punishment of her niece.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA|China|Canada
2015
106 Minutes
Adam Sandler Kevin James Michelle Monaghan Peter Dinklage Josh Gad Brian Cox Ashley Benson Jane Krakowski Anthony Ippolito Andrew Bambridge Matthew Lintz
alien president childhood friend champion friend specialist amusing campy creative white house alien planet city video game store street alien invasion video games childhood friends survival war
When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games.
Adventure, Action
USA
2004
130 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Diane Kruger Justin Bartha Sean Bean Jon Voight Harvey Keitel Christopher Plummer Hunter Gomez Don McManus Annie Parisse Mark Pellegrino
treasure hunter friend father grandfather fbi agent historian frenetic gripping rousing washington, d.c. arctic ship hall new york city church treasure hunting betrayal heist conspiracy code breaking
A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.
Action, Adventure
USA
2012
93 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Josh Peck Josh Hutcherson Adrianne Palicki Isabel Lucas Connor Cruise Edwin Hodge Brett Cullen Alyssa Diaz Will Yun Lee Jeffrey Dean Morgan
teen boy teen girl freedom fighter soldier teenager enemy patriotic bleak uneasy tense intense gritty spokane, wash. woods battlefield destroyed city cabin street invasion guerrilla warfare
A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers.
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1986
89 Minutes
Joey Cramer Veronica Cartwright Cliff De Young Sarah Jessica Parker Matt Adler Howard Hesseman Paul Reubens Robert Small Albie Whitaker Jonathan Sanger Iris Acker
boy father mother scientist brother spaceship emotional campy florida fort lauderdale, fla. nasa facility abduction family father/son relationship aliens nasa cover-up adventure escape 1980s
In 1978, a boy travels 8 years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship.
Action, Adventure
USA
1988
101 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Richard Crenna Marc de Jonge Kurtwood Smith Spiros Focas Sasson Gabay Doudi Shoua Randy Raney
veteran colonel native russian general buddhist gutsy patriotic rousing thailand temple afghanistan pakistan military base john rambo cold war friendship vietnam war mission torture rescue
Rambo mounts a one-man mission to rescue his friend Colonel Trautman from the clutches of the formidable invading Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
Adventure
USA
1992
108 Minutes
Christian Campbell Christopher Bolton James Brolin Sarah Chalke Victor A. Young Ken Camroux Wendel Meldrum Mathew Walker
teen boy love interest father aunt friend boss emotional moving small town forest chicago logging father/son relationship coming of age nature romance conservationism love growing up 1900s
An intersecting tale with a multitude of characters living lives which, in one way or another, revolve around an old apartment block scheduled to be demolished.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Germany
2009
126 Minutes
Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Leonard Nimoy Eric Bana Bruce Greenwood Karl Urban Zoe Saldana Simon Pegg John Cho Anton Yelchin Ben Cross
captain kirk spock cadet friend father alien spirited engaging intricate rousing thrilling amusing space earth spaceship starship enterprise alien planet black hole exploration mystery
The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
Drama
USA
1989
91 Minutes
Sean Astin Stockard Channing Melinda Dillon Jim Haynie Levon Helm Dinah Manoff Dermot Mulroney Tim Quill Keith Szarabajka Daphne Zuniga
father mother brother son older brother younger brother emotional heartwarming amusing small town restaurant family business life lessons coming of age father/son relationship mother/son relationship brotherhood growing up 1980s
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Action
USA
2001
88 Minutes
Antonio Banderas Carla Gugino Alexa PenaVega Daryl Sabara Alan Cumming Tony Shalhoub Teri Hatcher Cheech Marin Robert Patrick Danny Trejo Mike Judge
mother father brother sister wizard spy amusing charming outlandish thrilling united states household castle evil crime superhuman abilities family heroism espionage growing up
The children of secret-agent parents must save them from danger.
Adventure, Drama, History, Action, Mystery & Thriller
UK|France|USA
2010
97 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Dominic West Olga Kurylenko JJ Feild Lee Ross David Morrissey Ulrich Thomsen Ryan Atkinson Paul Freeman Liam Cunningham Noel Clarke
roman survivor general leader governor british soldier fiery spirited suspenseful thrilling dark frightening scotland fort village forest army camp revenge roman empire war
A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
New Zealand|USA
2014
144 Minutes
Ian McKellen Martin Freeman Richard Armitage Evangeline Lilly Lee Pace Luke Evans Ken Stott James Nesbitt Cate Blanchett Ian Holm Christopher Lee
hobbit dwarf wizard dragon sorcerer elf bleak brooding dark emotional gripping somber middle-earth mountain lake cave countryside forest greed gold
Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.