20 movies like The Rock, ordered by similarity : Escape From New York(1981), The Enforcer(1976), Supercop(1992), Escape Plan 2: Hades(2018), The Meg(2018), Lockout(2012), Tiger Zinda Hai(2017), Blood and Bone(2009), SPL 2: A Time for Consequences(2015), The Inglorious Bastards(1978), Deadly Pursuit(1988), The Sum of All Fears(2002) ...
Action
USA
1996
136 Minutes
Sean Connery Nicolas Cage Ed Harris Michael Biehn William Forsythe David Morse John Spencer John C. McGinley Tony Todd Bokeem Woodbine Danny Nucci
renegade marine fbi agent enemy scientist thrilling alcatraz island san francisco prison destruction redemption scandal biological warfare hostage situation terrorism pursuit rescue 1990s
A mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
1981
100 Minutes
Kurt Russell Ernest Borgnine Adrienne Barbeau Lee Van Cleef Donald Pleasence Isaac Hayes Season Hubley Harry Dean Stanton Tom Atkins Charles Cyphers
mercenary president prisoners bleak thrilling new york city prison cold war terrorism hostages rescue nuclear safety rescue escape 20th century
In 1997, when the U.S. president crashes into Manhattan, now a giant maximum security prison, a convicted bank robber is sent in to rescue him.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1976
96 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Tyne Daly Harry Guardino Bradford Dillman John Mitchum DeVeren Bookwalter John Crawford Albert Popwell
dirty harry callahan policewoman mayor terrorist partner vietnam vet unrestrained thrilling san francisco liquor store alcatraz island golden gate bridge terrorism hostage situation baseball sexism kidnapping theft rescue pursuit
San Francisco Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must foil a terrorist organization made up of disgruntled Vietnam veterans. But this time, he's teamed with female partner Inspector Kate Moore, with whom he's not too excited to be working.
Action
Hong Kong
1992
91 Minutes
Jackie Chan Michelle Yeaoh Maggie Cheung Kenneth Tsang Yuen Wah Leih Lo
undercover cop prisoner policewoman gang member girlfriend police officer thrilling frenetic lighthearted hong kong china malaysia prison police station prison break undercover operations kidnapping crime police work dangerous assignment
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
China|USA
2018
94 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Dave Bautista Curtis Jackson Jaime King Jesse Metcalfe Huang Xiaoming Lydia Hull Baylee Curran Ashley Cusato Vincent Young Tyler Jon Olson
operative kidnapper team leader teammate prisoner prison guard brutal brooding gripping thrilling prison cell yard prison break kidnapping rescue crime ring prison rescue revenge
Years after he fought his way out of an inescapable prison, Ray Breslin has organized a new top-notch security force. But when one of his team members goes missing, Breslin must return to the hell he once escaped from.
Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
USA|China
2018
113 Minutes
Jason Statham Li Bingbing Rainn Wilson Cliff Curtis Winston Chao Sophia Cai Ruby Rose Page Kennedy Robert Taylor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Jessica McNamee
shark submarine officer rescue worker oceanographer scientist diver dark thrilling suspenseful frightening gripping gory submarine boat ocean pacific ocean monsters sharks shark attack rescue
A group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.
Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
France|USA
2012
95 Minutes
Guy Pearce Stephen Saint-Leger Maggie Grace Vincent Regan Joseph Gilgun Lennie James Peter Stormare Jacky Ido Tim Plester Mark Tankersley Anne-Solenne Hatte
daughter president prisoner agent thrilling intense outer space prison earth space travel prison break wrongful conviction hostage situation race against time rescue escape future
A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
India
2017
165 Minutes
Salman Khan Katrina Kaif Paresh Rawal Angad Bedi Jay-Jay Botha Erdal Besikçioglu Zachary Coffin Najmeddin AlHadad Pradeep Rawat Casey Shannon Kumud Mishra
spy agent terrorist nurse thrilling confident engaging suspenseful iraq austria hospital terrorism rescue abduction husband/wife relationship rescue pursuit quest adventure 21st century
When a group of Indian and Pakistani nurses are held hostage in Iraq by a terrorist organization, a secret agent is drawn out of hiding to rescue them.
Action, Sports & Fitness
USA
2009
90 Minutes
Michael Jai White Julian Sands Eamonn Walker Dante Basco Nona Gaye Michelle Belegrin Bob Sapp Richard Williams Ron Yuan
prisoner fighter enemy manager man engaging thrilling suspenseful intense gripping brutal los angeles ghetto fighting underground scene prison released from prison danger anger rivalry
In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Sports & Fitness
2015
120 Minutes
Tony Jaa Jing Wu Jin Zhang Louis Koo Simon Yam Ken Lo Philip Keung Jun Kung Aaron Chow Babyjohn Choi
undercover cop prisoner gang members prison guard daughter thrilling gritty suspenseful tense prison thailand hong kong crime pursuit 2010s
When his cover gets blown, a Hong Kong cop (Wu Jing) lands in a Thai prison where the warden (Zhang Jin) works with a criminal mastermind (Louis Koo) to harvest organs.
War, Action
1978
93 Minutes
Bo Svenson Fred Williamson Ian Bannen Peter Hooten Jackie Basehart Michel Constantin Debra Berger Raimund Harmstorf Michael Pergolani
soldier deserter thief assassin prisoner lieutenant intense confident gutsy thrilling dark patriotic france world war ii prison break dangerous mission captivity nazism friendship adventure
Two officers (Bo Svenson, Ian Bannen) lead military misfits on a mission to steal a Nazi V-2 rocket gyroscope.
Action
1988
109 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Tom Berenger Kirstie Alley Clancy Brown Richard Masur Andrew Robinson Kevin Scannell Frederick Coffin
fbi agent thief guide fiancée jewel thief boyfriend confident engaging suspenseful tense thrilling intense pacific northwest canadian border jewelry shop mountain wilderness city hostage situation extortion
An FBI agent (Sidney Poitier) and his mountain guide (Tom Berenger) track a killer trying to cross from Washington into Canada.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany|Canada
2002
118 Minutes
Ben Affleck Morgan Freeman James Cromwell Liev Schreiber Bridget Moynahan Alan Bates Ciarán Hinds Philip Baker Hall Ron Rifkin Bruce McGill Colm Feore
cia agent president scientist partner secret agent cia analyst thrilling suspenseful gripping intense washington, d.c. baltimore white house government building cia office big city espionage war terrorism nuclear attack
CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's President by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2019
106 Minutes
Aml Ameen Rhea Seehorn Roxanne McKee Jessica Sutton Akshay Kumar Greg Kriek Andre Jacobs Sven Ruygrok Deon Lotz Joe Vaz
negotiator fbi agent hostage gripping thrilling federal reserve bank new york city hostage situation race against time bank heist pursuit rescue 2010s
An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour siege at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1994
115 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Dennis Hopper Sandra Bullock Joe Morton Jeff Daniels Alan Ruck Glenn Plummer Richard Lineback Beth Grant Hawthorne James Carlos Carrasco
police officer terrorist bus driver passenger love interest thrilling positive confident los angeles airport highway bus elevator cars terrorism bomb heroism rescue pursuit quest
A young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.
Action
Canada
2019
82 Minutes
Madison Iseman Jenny Raven Paloma Kwiatkowski Atticus Mitchell Munro Chambers Carson MacCormac Jake Sim Jordana Blake Evan Marsh
african-american teenager gang leader gang member enemy raw brutal gory suspenseful thrilling intense city street gang war alternate reality no adults riots survival rescue revenge rivalry
In an alternate 1995, a mysterious disease has wiped out all of the adults. In this new age, two gangs are pitted against each other in a brutal war for territory, resources and survival.
Action
Israel|USA
1991
109 Minutes
Michael Paré Lorenzo Lamas Jennifer Runyon Gabi Amrani Menahem Eini Alon Moni Aboutboul Rafi Tabor Itzak Atzmon
twin brother government official marine terrorist secretary thrilling suspenseful beirut lebanon embassy secret headquarters hotel taxicab military secrets hostage situation investigation uncontrollable technology kidnapping terrorism
When his twin brother is reported killed in a Beirut car explosion, a man turns the war-torn city upside-down in search of the truth.
Action
USA
1991
91 Minutes
Brad Davis Kim Delaney Jan-Michael Vincent Ken Foree Lee de Broux George Kennedy James Tolkan Yaphet Kotto Blake Conway Lyle Alzado Lou Ferrigno
national guardsman colonel criminal hostage wife sheriff gritty spectacular wild mexico small town new mexico prison hostage situation prison break secret mission kidnapping showdown crime spree rescue
A town has been taken hostage. Who will win the battle? Only the mighty will survive.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Ireland|USA
2011
92 Minutes
Gina Carano Michael Fassbender Ewan McGregor Bill Paxton Channing Tatum Antonio Banderas Michael Douglas Michael Angarano Anthony Brandon Wong Aaron Cohen
agent hostage agency contact father journalist thrilling gripping new york state dublin barcelona, spain diner covert operations double-cross father/daughter relationship rescue chase pursuit revenge 2010s
A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
India
2015
159 Minutes
Akshay Kumar Anupam Kher Tapsee Pannu Danny Denzongpa Kay Kay Menon Rana Daggubati Sushant Singh Rasheed Naz
intelligence officer agent terrorist traitor spy police chief brash confident frenetic gripping gritty intricate patriotic suspenseful thrilling pakistan india turkey terrorism prevention espionage
An elite counter-intelligence unit learns of a plot, masterminded by a maniacal madman. With the clock ticking, it's up to them to track the terrorists' international tentacles and prevent them from striking at the heart of India.
Action
France|USA
1992
102 Minutes
Steven Seagal Tommy Lee Jones Gary Busey Erika Eleniak Patrick O'Neal Nick Mancuso Andy Romano Damian Chapa
cook beautiful woman playboy captain suspenseful thrilling ocean battleship terrorism treason violence nuclear attack explosion pursuit rescue 1990s
An ex-Navy Seal turned cook is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of a U.S. battleship.