20 movies like Mr. Jones, ordered by similarity : Bridge of Spies(2015), Mission to Moscow(1943), Citizen Kane(1941), Salyut 7(2017), Aligarh(2015), Mine 9(2019), Saving Private Ryan(1998), The Wolf's Call(2019), Beirut(2018), Richard Jewell(2019), Free to Rock(2017), Hacksaw Ridge(2016) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Biography, Drama, History
Poland|UK|Ukraine
2019
118 Minutes
James Norton Vanessa Kirby Peter Sarsgaard Joseph Mawle Krzysztof Pieczynski Marcin Czarnik Beata Pozniak Fenella Woolgar
welshman journalist gripping gritty profound soviet union famine soviet union journalism discovery rescue underdog 1930s
A Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in Ukraine in the early 1930s.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA|Germany|India
2015
141 Minutes
Tom Hanks Mark Rylance Alan Alda Amy Ryan Eve Hewson Peter McRobbie Billy Magnussen Austin Stowell Domenick Lombardozzi Michael Gaston Sebastian Koch
pilot spy lawyer cia agent airy brooding dark somber soviet union prison berlin cold war soviet union espionage prisoners of war escape quest rescue 20th century
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
Drama, History
USA
1943
123 Minutes
Walter Huston Ann Harding Oscar Homolka George Tobias Gene Lockhart Frieda Inescort Eleanor Parker Richard Travis Helmut Dantine Victor Francen Henry Daniell
ambassador joseph e. davies joseph stalin franklin delano roosevelt communist patriotic spirited dense soviet union united states propaganda soviet union communism foreign relations quest 1930s
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to America as an advocate of Stalinism.
Drama
USA
1941
119 Minutes
Orson Welles Joseph Cotten Ruth Warrick Everett Sloane Agnes Moorehead Dorothy Comingore Ray Collins George Coulouris William Alland Paul Stewart Erskine Sanford
news reporter billionaire journalist singer intricate profound gripping dark new york city boarding school college opera house office mansion newspapers investigative journalism recluses wealth quest rise
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'.
Action, Drama, History
Russia
2017
118 Minutes
Vladimir Vdovichenkov Lyubov Aksyonova Pavel Derevyanko Mariya Mironova Oksana Fandera Nikita Panfilov Vitaliy Khaev Aleksandr Samoylenko Igor Ugolnikov Polina Rudenko Natal'ya Kudryashova
politician astronaut friend teamwork gripping intense suspenseful outer space control room space station city soviet union saving the day partnership motivation dangerous mission determination survival rescue adventure
USSR, June 1985. Based on actual events. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh dock with the empty, frozen craft, and bring her back to life.
Biography, Drama
India
2015
114 Minutes
Sukhesh Arora Manoj Bajpayee Balaji Gauri Sumit Gulati Dilnaz Irani Sachin Parikh K.R. Parmeshwar Rajkummar Rao Ishwak Singh Nutan Surya Suman Vaidya
professor gay man journalist lawyer intense emotional brooding profound india university flat court gay rights homophobia homosexuality fight for justice friendship morality underdog love
A gay, linguistic professor living in a small orthodox city must deal with the aftermath of a sting operation that puts his sexual orientation in front of the entire nation.
Drama
USA
2019
83 Minutes
Terry Serpico Mark Ashworth Kevin Sizemore Clint James Drew Starkey Erin Elizabeth Burns Alpha Trivette Francine Locke
miner rescue worker family bleak disheartening gritty gutsy inspiring incredible powerful solemn somber tense mine appalachia rescue survival rescue 2010s
Two miles into the earth, nine Appalachian miners struggle to survive after a methane explosion leaves them with one hour of oxygen.
War, Drama, History
USA
1998
169 Minutes
Tom Hanks Ed Burns Tom Sizemore Jeremy Davies Vin Diesel Adam Goldberg Barry Pepper Giovanni Ribisi Matt Damon Dennis Farina Ted Danson
captain soldier brother enemy parachutist mother dark gritty gripping washington, d.c. france death world war ii invasion rescue honor horrors of war rescue quest 1940s
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama
China
2019
115 Minutes
François Civil Omar Sy Mathieu Kassovitz Reda Kateb Paula Beer Alexis Michalik Jean-Yves Berteloot Damien Bonnard
man specialist gritty fascinating frenetic submarine submarine special power discovery mystery rescue 2030s
As the sun is dying out, people all around the world build giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its orbit and sail Earth to a new star system. Yet the 2500-year journey comes with unexpected dangers, and in order to save humanity, a group of young people in this age of a wandering Earth fight hard for the survival of humankind.
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.
Drama
USA
2019
131 Minutes
Paul Walter Hauser Sam Rockwell Kathy Bates Jon Hamm Olivia Wilde Nina Arianda Ian Gomez David Moretti Wayne Duvall Charles Green Mike Pniewski
security guard fbi agent journalist survivor olympic athlete gripping engaging intense brooding atlanta bench park olympic games suspicion domestic terrorism evacuation bomb framed mystery rescue
Security guard Richard Jewell is an instant hero after foiling a bomb attack at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, but his life becomes a nightmare when the FBI leaks to the media that he is a suspect in the case.
Documentary, Music
USA
2017
61 Minutes
Metallica Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Scorpions
rocker activist political activist musician engaging fascinating soviet union cold war rock 'n' roll iron curtain soviet union social change documentaries discovery underdog 20th century
FREE TO ROCK is a 60 minute documentary film directed by 4 time Emmy winning filmmaker Jim Brown and narrated by Kiefer Sutherland. Ten years in the making, the film explores the soft power... See full summary »
War, Biography, Drama, History
Australia|USA
2016
139 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Sam Worthington Luke Bracey Teresa Palmer Hugo Weaving Rachel Griffiths Vince Vaughn Richard Roxburgh Luke Pegler Richard Pyros Firass Dirani
private conscientious objector soldier commander enemy president confident emotional uplifting tense moving raw okinawa, japan airplane ship bunker white house car conscience world war ii
World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
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.
Biography, Music, Drama, History
USA
2016
96 Minutes
Don Cheadle Ewan McGregor Emayatzy Corinealdi LaKeith Stanfield Michael Stuhlbarg Austin Lyon Morgan Wolk Christina Karis
musician trumpeter journalist lover manager girlfriend muse ex-wife amusing cheeky fascinating gritty hilarious melodramatic new york new york city life life story life's work music
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
Ireland|France
2017
95 Minutes
Elliot Page Sam Keeley Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Stuart Graham Peter Campion Natalia Kostrzewa Frank Cannon Lesley Conroy
zombie man sister-in-law niece cannibal disturbing dark somber suspenseful shocking thrilling house street apocalypse virus antidote horror zombies cure adventure
A disease that turns people into zombies has been cured. The once-infected zombies are discriminated against by society and their own families, which causes social issues to arise. This leads to militant government interference.
Action, Biography, Drama, History
China|USA
2019
125 Minutes
Cynthia Erivo Janelle Monáe Leslie Odom Jr. Joe Alwyn Clarke Peters Jennifer Nettles Vanessa Bell Calloway Omar J. Dorsey Henry Hunter Hall Tim Guinee Nick Basta
freedom fighter slave slave trader civil rights activist civil rights leader racist cheery confident cool emotional engaging gripping gutsy heartwarming intense inspiring patriotic positive powerful profound
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Carla Balenda Elliott Reid Raymond Burr Edgar Barrier Otto Waldis Michael Steele Lurene Tuttle Peter Brocco
journalist old man store owner scientist doctor townsperson campy melodramatic patriotic suspenseful moscow soviet union wisconsin lake small town lodge communism espionage cold war biological warfare
Matt Corbin, a vacationing magazine writer, takes a fishing trip to Minnesota, and stumbles across a lake in which all the fish have mysteriously died. The locals are tight-lipped about it,... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
2017
118 Minutes
Evan Peters Al Pacino Barkhad Abdi Melanie Griffith Russell Posner Philip Ettinger Coral Pena Aidan Whytock Jojo Gonzalez Darron Meyer Kiana Madani
young professional journalist idol translator pirate brutal disturbing gripping intense unrestrained somalia united states supermarket house journalism ambition investigation danger adventure discovery
In 2008, rookie Canadian journalist Jay Bahadur's impulsive plan to embed himself among the pirates of Somalia provides the first close-up look at who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action
Australia
2016
95 Minutes
Kellan Lutz Daniel MacPherson Isabel Lucas Rachel Griffiths Temuera Morrison Luke Ford
daughter father astronaut mercenary alien man confident cool gripping intense rousing thrilling space foreign planet future space exploration space race rescue impending doom science fiction
Set in the future in a time of interplanetary colonization, an unlikely pair race against an impending global crisis and are confronted by the monsters that live inside us all.
Action, Drama
India
2016
129 Minutes
Om Puri Sunny Deol Tisca Chopra Soha Ali Khan Diana Khan Aachal Munjal Nadira Babbar Ruhanika Dhawan
journalist murderer detective daughter enemy airy gutsy suspenseful cool india fight for justice journalism undercover operations rescue revenge adventure discovery pursuit underdog 2010s
When a video of his mentor's murder surfaces, an investigative journalist takes action to find those responsible.