20 movies like Bat 21, ordered by similarity : First Blood(1982), Southern Comfort(1981), The Deer Hunter(1978), The Matrix(1999), Tropic Thunder(2008), Bone Tomahawk(2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi(2017), John Wick: Chapter 2(2017), The Divergent Series: Insurgent(2015), Jumanji: The Next Level(2019), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2(2015), Battle of Britain(1969) ...
Action
1988
105 Minutes
Gene Hackman Danny Glover Jerry Reed David Marshall Grant Clayton Rohner Erich Anderson Joe Dorsey
pilot enemy viet cong gritty intense vietnam jungle vietnam war horrors of war survival flying friendship escape underdog 1970s
A U.S. pilot (Danny Glover) races an air-strike deadline to find an air-strike expert (Gene Hackman) downed in Vietnam.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1981
106 Minutes
Keith Carradine Powers Boothe Fred Ward Franklyn Seales T.K. Carter Lewis Smith Les Lannom Peter Coyote Alan Autry Brion James
texan soldier hunter private corporal tense disturbing dark gritty louisiana swamp bayou national guard vietnam war survival violence paranoia escape quest 1970s
During a routine exercise, a team of National Guards are threatened by angry and violent locals.
War, Drama
USA
1978
183 Minutes
Robert De Niro Christopher Walken John Savage John Cazale Meryl Streep George Dzundza Chuck Aspegren Shirley Stoler
soldier friend girlfriend wife enemy blue-collar worker bleak disturbing powerful intense emotional brutal clairton, pa. battlefield vietnam pow camp wedding town horrors of war vietnam war
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
1999
136 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Andy Wachowski Laurence Fishburne Carrie-Anne Moss Hugo Weaving Joe Pantoliano Gloria Foster Marcus Chong Paul Goddard Robert Taylor Julian Arahanga
hero secret agent leader hacker rebel robot dark bleak intense simulated reality ship office household big city man vs. machine survival war love technology deception
When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
Comedy, Action
USA|UK|Germany
2008
107 Minutes
Ben Stiller Jack Black Robert Downey Jr. Nick Nolte Steve Coogan Jay Baruchel Danny McBride Brandon T. Jackson Bill Hader Brandon Soo Hoo Reggie Lee
celebrity actor soldier friend enemy director hilarious thrilling intense hysterical hollywood, calif. jungle village river mountain helicopter show business deception drug addiction hostage situation
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
Action, Comedy, Horror, Western
USA|UK
2015
132 Minutes
Kurt Russell Patrick Wilson Richard Jenkins Matthew Fox Lili Simmons Evan Jonigkeit Kathryn Morris Sid Haig David Arquette Fred Melamed Sean Young
sheriff doctor cannibal outlaw husband lawman chilling gory gritty frightening shocking tense old west frontier cave hill town american west kidnapping horror
In the dying days of the old west, an elderly sheriff and his posse set out to rescue their town's doctor from cannibalistic cave dwellers.
Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2017
152 Minutes
Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Adam Driver Daisy Ridley John Boyega Oscar Isaac Andy Serkis Lupita Nyong'o Domhnall Gleeson Anthony Daniels Gwendoline Christie
jedi knight general droid fighter pilot villain heroine brooding emotional intense amusing thrilling moving island spaceship casino battlefield battleship alien planet good versus evil war
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares for battle with the First Order.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Italy|Hong Kong|Canada
2017
122 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Common Laurence Fishburne Riccardo Scamarcio Ruby Rose Lance Reddick Peter Stormare Bridget Moynahan Franco Nero John Alberto Leguizamo Ian McShane
assassin widower dog enemy crime boss murderer soldier guard criminal thrilling tense suspenseful engaging gripping intense united states italy art museum city catacombs
After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
2015
118 Minutes
Shailene Woodley Theo James Octavia Spencer Jai Courtney Ray Stevenson Zoë Kravitz Miles Teller Ansel Elgort Maggie Q Naomi Watts Kate Winslet
teen girl enemy friend family member soldier partner brooding dark intense bleak thrilling destroyed city camp battlefield chicago street apartment dystopia survival friendship
Fugitives Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) search for allies and answers among the ruins of Chicago while arduously trying to evade Jeanine (Kate Winslet), leader of the Erudites.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2019
123 Minutes
Dwayne Johnson Kevin Hart Jack Black Karen Gillan Awkwafina Nick Jonas Alex Wolff Morgan Turner Ashley Scott Madison Iseman Ser'Darius Blain
high-school student mysterious man avatar explorer grandfather friend charming thrilling spectacular spirited video game jungle high school desert mountain reunion video games exploration survival unintended consequences
In Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to rescue one of their own, the players will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains, to escape the world's most dangerous game.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|Germany|Canada|France
2015
136 Minutes
Jennifer Lawrence Josh Hutcherson Liam Hemsworth Woody Harrelson Donald Sutherland Philip Seymour Hoffman Julianne Moore Willow Shields Sam Claflin Elizabeth Banks Mahershala Ali
young woman friend citizen president enemy rebel brooding dark intense wedding bunker destroyed city airship arena ballroom dystopia rebellion assassination survival danger
Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final battle that will decide the fate of Panem.
War, Drama, Action
UK
1969
132 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Michael Caine Christopher Plummer Robert Shaw Susannah York Trevor Howard Curt Jurgens Ian McShane
soldier pilot prime minister dictator nazi british soldiers tense gripping london england war air raids battle bravery underdog adventure sacrifice 1940s
In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA
2010
107 Minutes
Adrien Brody Topher Grace Alice Braga Walton Goggins Oleg Taktarov Laurence Fishburne Danny Trejo Louis Ozawa Changchien Mahershala Ali
mercenary fighter hunter alien soldier murderer brutal intense gritty thrilling jungle outer space spaceship alien planet camp hunting aliens mutiny survival assassination
A group of elite warriors parachute into an unfamiliar jungle and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
1997
129 Minutes
Casper Van Dien Dina Meyer Denise Richards Jake Busey Neil Patrick Harris Clancy Brown Seth Gilliam Patrick Muldoon Michael Ironside Rue McClanahan Marshall Bell
lieutenant captain student friend alien soldier gory engaging thrilling space spaceship survival aliens war friendship morality militarism adventure rivalry revenge
Humans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs.
Action
USA
1975
94 Minutes
Fred Williamson Pam Grier Thalmus Rasulala Tony King Bernie Hamilton Art Lund Tierre Turner Morgan Upton Carl Weathers Jim Bohan Robert Burton
man police officer love interest old friend brother cop tense brash intense nightclub small town the south police station street family friendship police corruption bribery racism death
After being hassled by The Man in a southern town, a cool operator asks some violent friends for help. After all, if you can't trust another brother, who can you trust?
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Australia|Colombia|UK
2017
115 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Alex Russell Thomas Kretschmann Joel Jackson Lily Sullivan Jacek Koman Yasmin Kassim Luis Jose Lopez Angie Milliken Joey Vieira Paris Moletti
survivor adventurer explorer teacher stranger friend bleak thrilling intense suspenseful gripping jungle bolivia amazon israel adventure near-death experience friendship lost survival
A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
2016
121 Minutes
Shailene Woodley Theo James Naomi Watts Octavia Spencer Jeff Daniels Zoë Kravitz Ansel Elgort Miles Teller Keiynan Lonsdale Daniel Dae Kim Maggie Q
teen girl enemy family member friend rebel freedom fighter brooding dark intense dystopia chicago camp destroyed city street apartment dystopia survival friendship family fighting
As a ruthless battle threatens humanity, Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) journey beyond the wall that encloses Chicago to find a peaceful solution for their embroiled city.
War, Drama, History
Australia
2019
118 Minutes
Travis Fimmel Luke Bracey Daniel Webber Richard Roxburgh Nicholas Hamilton Matt Doran Stephen Peacocke Myles Pollard Uli Latukefu Anthony Hayes Sam Parsonson
soldier friend enemy officer vietnamese man brooding engaging gripping intense vietnam war zone barracks war death power uncertainty hope strength discovery escape
In August 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber plantation called Long Tan, 108 young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives against 2500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
Canada|USA
2013
118 Minutes
Vin Diesel Karl Urban Jordi Mollá Katee Sackhoff Bokeem Woodbine Dave Bautista Conrad Pla Raoul Trujillo Nolan Gerard Funk Danny Blanco Hall Noah Danby
fugitive alien mercenary rival death fiery tense thrilling gritty foreign planet outer space battlefield left for dead aliens survival space travel race against time film rivalry underdog
Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick's past.