20 movies like 15 Minutes of War, ordered by similarity : Buried(2010), Dirty Harry(1971), Sniper: Ultimate Kill(2017), Argo(2012), Zodiac(2007), Beirut(2018), Baby(2015), 7 Days in Entebbe(2018), The 15:17 to Paris(2018), India's Most Wanted(2019), Carnage Park(2016), Deadly Impact(2009) ...
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
France|Belgium
2019
98 Minutes
Alban Lenoir Olga Kurylenko Michaël Abiteboul Sébastien Lalanne Vincent Perez Guillaume Labbé David Murgia Josiane Balasko Ben Cura Kevin Layne
frenchman sniper hostage terrorist kidnapped child thrilling suspenseful djibouti school bus secret mission sniper terrorism rescue 1970s
In February 1976 in Djibouti, a school bus was taken hostage at the Somali border. The GIGN is sent on the spot. After 30 hours of tension, a rescue operation is organized.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain|UK|USA|France
2010
94 Minutes
truck driver terrorist man iraqi insurgent hostage suspenseful bleak shocking tense thrilling underground iraq coffin kidnapping terrorism iraq war buried alive race against time desperation
Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1971
103 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Harry Guardino Reni Santoni John Larch Andrew Robinson John Vernon John Mitchum Mae Mercer
police officer psychopath victim mayor clint eastwood gritty suspenseful thrilling san francisco school bus police station secret hideout crime scene kidnapping murder robbery suicide surveillance rebellion
When a madman calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces the city, tough-as-nails San Francisco Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Danay Garcia Chad Michael Collins Billy Zane Tom Berenger Joe Lando Juan Sebastián Calero Juan Pablo Gamboa Felipe Calero Lucho Velasco
sniper kingpin sergeant major special agent assassin brutal confident engaging gutsy tense striking colombia sniper drug cartel smuggling mission hired killers assassination plot discovery
For the first time, Brandon Beckett, Richard Miller and Sgt. Thomas Beckett join forces in Colombia to take down a brutal drug cartel.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA|UK
2012
120 Minutes
Ben Affleck Bryan Cranston Alan Arkin John Goodman Victor Garber Tate Donovan Clea DuVall Scoot McNairy Rory Cochrane Christopher Denham Kerry Bishé
cia agent specialist hostage revolutionary ambassador wife brutal tense suspenseful thrilling tehran, iran cia office canada united states airplane protest iran hostage crisis on the run political intrigue schemes
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2007
157 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Mark Ruffalo Robert Downey Jr. Anthony Edwards Dermot Mulroney Brian Cox Elias Koteas Donal Logue John Carroll Lynch Clea DuVall Chloë Sevigny
reporter police officer detective serial killer child creepy gritty suspenseful san francisco bus california police station school obsession murder newspapers violence crime paranoia mystery
In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2018
109 Minutes
Jon Hamm Rosamund Pike Dean Norris Mark Pellegrino Larry Pine Shea Whigham Alon Moni Aboutboul Idir Chender Jonny Coyne Kate Fleetwood Leïla Bekhti
diplomat cia agent terrorist kidnapper victim intense brooding bleak gripping beirut american embassy kidnapping terrorism rescue mission revenge undercover operations rescue revenge discovery
Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
UK|USA|France|Malta
2018
107 Minutes
Daniel Brühl Rosamund Pike Eddie Marsan Lior Ashkenazi Denis Menochet Ben Schnetzer Nonso Anozie Angel Bonanni Mark Ivanir Andrea Deck Peter Sullivan
hijacker terrorist flight attendant passenger hostage jew bleak brooding intricate intense gripping unrestrained airplane airport office terrorism hijacking negotiation rescue israeli-palestinian conflict
Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Judy Greer Jenna Fischer Thomas Lennon Bryce Gheisar Paul-Mikél Williams William Jennings Ray Corasani P.J. Byrne Tony Hale
terrorist train passenger train conductor victim soldier hero intense inspiring incredible patriotic suspenseful train school training camp middle east europe nightclub terrorism prevention terrorism attempted murder
An attempted terrorist attack on a Paris bound train is prevented by three courageous young Americans. Their friendship was their greatest weapon that saved the lives of those on board.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
India
2019
124 Minutes
Arjun Kapoor Rajesh Sharma Gaurav Mishra Aasif Khan Santilal Mukherjee Bajrangbali Singh Pravin Singh Sisodia
young man intelligence officer chief terrorist gripping thrilling powerful patriotic india city house apartment building mission secret mission terrorism terrorism prevention quest pursuit revenge 2010s
A group of intelligence officers embark on a top secret mission to track down a wanted international criminal.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Action
2016
80 Minutes
Ashley Bell Pat Healy Alan Ruck James Hébert Michael Villar Larry Fessenden Darby Stanchfield Bob Bancroft Andy Greene Graham Skipper
vietnam vet hostage sheriff bank robber serial killer sniper thrilling suspenseful frightening compound desert stranded evil murderous rampage hostage situation heist 1970s
A psychotic sniper (Pat Healy) terrorizes a bank robber (James Landry Hébert) and his hostage (Ashley Bell) in the California desert.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2009
92 Minutes
Sean Patrick Flanery Joe Pantoliano Amanda Wyss Carmen Serano Luce Rains Greg Serano John Koyama David House Michelle Greathouse
police officer police detective fbi agent serial killer terrorist enemy engaging thrilling suspenseful intense gripping brutal street city terror serial murders psychopath death game fighting evil adventure
A police officer with a painful past returns home to help the FBI track down a mastermind assassin.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2013
87 Minutes
Anthony Montgomery Ian Sinclair Brina Palencia Leslie Hippensteel Joe Nemmers David DeLao Larry Jack Dotson Frederic Doss Michelle Sherrill J. Taylor
passenger survivors supernatural being victim foreigner disturbing frightening thrilling shocking suspenseful eerie united states aircraft carrier plane outdoors catastrophe world destruction terror conspiracy horror
Seven strangers find themselves unwitting participants in a U.S. government evacuation program gone horribly wrong.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
1974
104 Minutes
Walter Matthau Robert Shaw Martin Balsam Héctor Elizondo Earl Hindman James Broderick Dick O'Neill Lee Wallace Tom Pedi Beatrice Winde Jerry Stiller
criminal police officer negotiator hostage mayor cheeky chilling gritty suspenseful brash new york city subway hijacking crime city life pursuit rescue 1970s
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama
UK|Canada
2015
102 Minutes
Helen Mirren Aaron Paul Alan Rickman Barkhad Abdi Iain Glen Richard McCabe Jeremy Northam Phoebe Fox Carl Beukes Kim Engelbrecht Aisha Takow
general lieutenant suicide bomber terrorist dark gripping gritty gutsy patriotic thrilling kenya suicide bombing terrorism saving the day air force war adventure rescue pursuit quest
Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
USA
2013
133 Minutes
Tom Hanks Catherine Keener Barkhad Abdi Barkhad Abdirahman Faysal Ahmed Mahat M. Ali Michael Chernus Corey Johnson Max Martini Chris Mulkey Yul Vazquez
navy seal captain wife seaman hostage gunman dark emotional tense intense somalia coast cargo ship boat airport lifeboat hijacking kidnapping rescue terrorism
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Jacob Latimore Seychelle Gabriel Sasheer Zamata Storm Reid Cameron Esposito Dulé Hill Tyga Stacey Dash
orphan magician sister kidnapper kidnapped child drug dealer tense suspenseful thrilling united states drugs kidnapping death of mother survival growing up discovery escape rescue revenge 2010s
A young street magician (Jacob Latimore) is left to care for his little sister after their parents' passing, and turns to illegal activities to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets in... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|USA
1998
138 Minutes
Samuel L. Jackson Kevin Spacey David Morse Ron Rifkin John Spencer J.T. Walsh Regina Taylor Siobhan Fallon Hogan Paul Giamatti
negotiator police officer hostage con artist wife embezzler tense gripping thrilling intense chicago police station house office building street big city hostage situation embezzlement framed for murder police corruption
In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
India
2014
161 Minutes
Akshay Kumar Sonakshi Sinha Govinda Dipendra Sharma Anchal Singh Sumeet Raghvan Freddy Daruwala Chirag Sethi Aashin A. Shah
man secret agent terrorist military officer enemy suspenseful thrilling shocking brooding gory brutal bus mumbai, india terrorism bomb explosion adventure discovery revenge pursuit
A military officer uses his intellect and fighting skills to hunt and knock down a terrorist aiming to rip apart Mumbai via the sleeper cells under his command.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1981
99 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Billy Dee Williams Rutger Hauer Lindsay Wagner Persis Khambatta Nigel Davenport Hilarie Thompson Joe Spinell Catherine Mary Stewart
terrorist detective police chief partner wife police detective dark gritty suspenseful thrilling new york city police station train station apartment london big city terrorism bomb chases violence
When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.