Here we've displayed a list of the best Dangerous Assignment films : Inception(2010), The Stunt Man(1980), Inglourious Basterds(2009), The Great Escape(1963), The Maltese Falcon(1941), Notorious(1946), The Untouchables(1987), Predator(1987), This Is Not a Movie(2019), 3:10 to Yuma(2007), The French Connection(1971), Sorcerer(1977) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
2010
148 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Joseph Gordon-Levitt Elliot Page Tom Hardy Ken Watanabe Dileep Rao Cillian Murphy Tom Berenger Marion Cotillard Michael Caine Pete Postlethwaite
con artist architect chemist forger billionaire wife creative engaging suspenseful intricate somber subconscious mind los angeles paris japan morocco dreamworld dreams corporate espionage guilt
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1980
129 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Steve Railsback Barbara Hershey Allen Goorwitz Alex Rocco Sharon Farrell Adam Roarke Philip Bruns Chuck Bail John Garwood James Hess
fugitive actress director stuntman amusing engaging intense hollywood, calif. movie set movie making fugitives dangerous assignment deception adventure discovery underdog 1980s
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Drama, War, Comedy
USA|Germany
2009
152 Minutes
Brad Pitt Mélanie Laurent Christoph Waltz Eli Roth Michael Fassbender Diane Kruger Daniel Brühl Til Schweiger Gedeon Burkhard Jacky Ido B.J. Novak
soldier colonel adolf hitler mercenary heroine filmmaker thrilling gritty france theater bar restaurant farm forest violence betrayal military daunting task espionage dangerous assignment
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
War, Drama
USA
1963
172 Minutes
Steve McQueen James Garner Richard Attenborough Charles Bronson James Donald Donald Pleasence James Coburn David McCallum Gordon Jackson John Leyton Angus Lennie
military officer soldier prisoner nazi cheeky engaging gutsy spirited suspenseful germany pow camp escape deception confinement dangerous assignment prison rebellion escape quest pursuit
Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Peter Lorre Gladys George Barton MacLane Sydney Greenstreet Lee Patrick Ward Bond Jerome Cowan Elisha Cook Jr. James Burke
detective femme fatale criminal police officer secretary dark gritty brooding intricate san francisco hotel office dangerous assignment shady dealings deception murder greed mystery pursuit temptation
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
103 Minutes
Cary Grant Ingrid Bergman Claude Rains Louis Calhern Leopoldine Konstantin Reinhold Schünzel Moroni Olsen
secret agent spy nazi mother engaging tense suspenseful united states brazil mansion espionage deception nazism dangerous assignment love mystery discovery love rescue 1940s
A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?
Crime, Drama
USA
1987
119 Minutes
Kevin Costner Sean Connery Robert De Niro Andy Garcia Charles Martin Smith Billy Drago Richard Bradford Jack Kehoe
al capone eliot ness cop gangster accountant bootlegger engaging gutsy spirited suspenseful gritty chicago office train station courtroom police station border crooked cops corruption organized crime
During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|Mexico
1987
107 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Carl Weathers Jesse Ventura Elpidia Carrillo Bill Duke Sonny Landham Richard Chaves R. G. Armstrong Shane Black Kevin Peter Hall
soldier of fortune cia agent hostage guerrilla fighter alien frightening tense outlandish guatemala jungle helicopter dangerous assignment survival murder violence monsters deception adventure rescue escape
A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
Documentary
Canada|Germany
2019
106 Minutes
war correspondent journalist british man writer enemy foreigner suspenseful engaging thrilling intense gripping emotional afghanistan war zone iraq syria iraq war war journalism danger
The groundbreaking and often game-changing reporting of legendary foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk is profiled in the latest from acclaimed documentarian Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze).
Western, Drama
USA
2007
120 Minutes
Russell Crowe Christian Bale Logan Lerman Dallas Roberts Ben Foster Peter Fonda Vinessa Shaw Alan Tudyk Luce Rains Gretchen Mol
outlaw rancher gunslinger gang member cowboy gritty suspenseful train arizona ranch robbery death daunting task explosion dangerous assignment quest revenge rivalry 1880s
A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1971
104 Minutes
Gene Hackman Fernando Rey Roy Scheider Tony Lo Bianco Marcel Bozzuffi Frédéric de Pasquale Bill Hickman Ann Rebbot Harold Gary Arlene Farber Eddie Egan
detective cop drug dealer drug smuggler engaging tense suspenseful new york city brooklyn, n.y. car showdown crime dangerous assignment drugs quest pursuit mystery 1970s
A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.
Adventure, Drama
USA
1977
121 Minutes
Roy Scheider Bruno Cremer Francisco Rabal Amidou Ramon Bieri Peter Capell Karl John Friedrich Ledebur Chico Martinez Joe Spinell Rosario Almontes
assassin terrorist bank robber banker guerrilla fighter truck driver bleak suspenseful intense dark south america forest bridge oil field new york city jerusalem big business oil dangerous assignment explosion
Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.
Drama, History
USA
1995
140 Minutes
Tom Hanks Bill Paxton Kevin Bacon Gary Sinise Ed Harris Kathleen Quinlan David Andrews Xander Berkeley Christian Clemenson Brett Cullen Loren Dean
astronaut wife flight director pilot engaging emotional suspenseful outer space spacecraft texas houston space travel nasa dangerous assignment courage quest discovery rescue 1970s
NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1987
109 Minutes
Mel Gibson Danny Glover Gary Busey Mitchell Ryan Tom Atkins Darlene Love Traci Wolfe Jackie Swanson
police detective partner criminal daughter prostitute wife tense gritty gutsy los angeles household police station nightclub investigation suicide dangerous assignment drug trafficking organized crime friendship mystery
Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.
War
UK
1953
126 Minutes
Jack Hawkins Donald Sinden Denholm Elliott John Stratton John Warner Bruce Seton Liam Redmond Virginia McKenna Moira Lister June Thorburn Megs Jenkins
captain lieutenant sailor tense bleak patriotic atlantic ocean boat dangerous assignment world war ii battle of the atlantic sailors quest sacrifice rescue 1940s
The World War II adventures of a British convoy escort ship and its officers.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, Action
USA
2008
127 Minutes
Jeremy Renner Anthony Mackie Brian Geraghty Guy Pearce Ralph Fiennes David Morse Evangeline Lilly Christian Camargo Christopher Sayegh Suhail Aldabbach Sam Spruell
soldier mercenary civilian insurgent gripping gritty tense suspenseful iraq baghdad desert iraq war bomb explosion death survival dangerous assignment quest 2000s
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
Comedy
France|Italy
1966
102 Minutes
Alan Bates Geneviève Bujold Pierre Brasseur Jean-Claude Brialy Françoise Christophe Julien Guiomar Micheline Presle Michel Serrault Adolfo Celi Daniel Boulanger Palau
soldier mental patient lunatic amusing cheeky spirited france small town mental institution madness war mental illness dangerous assignment bomb quest discovery 1910s
During World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1981
122 Minutes
James Caan Tuesday Weld Willie Nelson James Belushi Robert Prosky Tom Signorelli Dennis Farina Nick Nickeas
thief girlfriend gangster criminal gripping tense chicago los angeles bar car dealership heist crime one last job dangerous assignment aspirations wretched excess quest escape 1980s
A former ace safe-cracker is trying to go straight--if he can score one last big heist for the mob.
War, Adventure, Drama
USA
2003
139 Minutes
Russell Crowe Paul Bettany Billy Boyd James D'Arcy Lee Ingleby George Innes Mark Lewis Jones Chris Larkin Richard McCabe Robert Pugh David Threlfall
captain surgeon sailor confident spirited tense ship h.m.s. surprise ocean galapagos islands dangerous assignment napoleonic wars naval warfare friendship pursuit quest underdog 1800s
During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
War
USA
1943
96 Minutes
Franchot Tone Anne Baxter Erich von Stroheim Akim Tamiroff Peter Van Eyck Fortunio Bonanova Konstantin Shayne Fred Nurney Miles Mander Leslie Denison Ian Keith
soldier innkeeper clerk field marshal erwin rommel tense thrilling engaging hotel desert cairo war espionage dangerous assignment world war ii adventure sacrifice pursuit 1940s
In the North African campaign a British straggler manages to pass himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may have an even better use.
Action, Fantasy
USA
1986
98 Minutes
Kurt Russell Kim Cattrall Dennis Dun James Hong Victor Wong Kate Burton Suzee Pai Donald Li
truck driver best friend fiancé magician amusing campy outlandish chinatown san francisco alternate reality dangerous assignment evil spirits rescue culture clash adventure pursuit 1980s
A rough-and-tumble trucker helps rescue his friend's fiancée from an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
UK|USA|France
1998
118 Minutes
Robert De Niro Jean Reno Natascha McElhone Stellan Skarsgård Sean Bean Skipp Sudduth Michael Lonsdale Jan Tríska Jonathan Pryce Féodor Atkine Katarina Witt
irishwoman intelligence officer soldier russian expert mercenary gritty suspenseful brooding intense paris nice, france villa arena warehouse france irish republican army theft espionage betrayal
A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.
Drama, Romance
USA
1928
96 Minutes
Greta Garbo Conrad Nagel Gustav von Seyffertitz Edward Connelly Richard Alexander
spy mysterious woman general captain russian saboteur tense emotional vienna court opera house espionage romantic dilemma spies career vs. love dangerous assignment forbidden love transformation rise 20th century
An attractive Russian spy seduces an Austrian officer in order to get some important plans, but when she actually falls in love with him, both of them are placed in a dangerous situation.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Germany
2000
91 Minutes
Jennifer Esposito Nick Moran Stephen Lang William B. Davis Michael Kopsa Alex Diakun Brian Jensen Mark Acheson Ted Kozma Jerry Walliser Tom Heaton
undercover cop beautiful woman crime boss criminal fbi agent police captain frenetic thrilling sultry police station criminal headquarters bar apartment undercover operations dangerous assignment drug trade double-cross trust seduction mystery
Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
Comedy, Action
USA
1994
141 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Jamie Lee Curtis Tom Arnold Bill Paxton Tia Carrere Art Malik Eliza Dushku Grant Heslov Charlton Heston
spy wife partner terrorist daughter car dealer wild spectacular frenetic switzerland washington, d.c. highway hotel double life unhappy marriage nuclear weapons terrorism dangerous assignment career vs. love pursuit
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
Documentary
USA
1971
100 Minutes
James Lipscomb Ron Taylor Peter Gimbel
oceanographer filmmaker musician charming offbeat thrilling ship australia indian ocean sharks daunting task dangerous assignment pursuit quest 1970s
Documentary focusing on great white sharks.
Adventure
USA
1940
126 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Robert Young Walter Brennan Ruth Hussey Nat Pendleton Robert Barrat Addison Richards Louis Hector Lumsden Hare Donald MacBride Isabel Jewell
frontiersman native american military officer gripping gritty canada wilderness village land wars cannibalism dangerous assignment rebellion quest 1750s
Langdon Towne and Hunk Marriner join Major Rogers' Rangers as they wipe out an Indian village. They set out for Fort Wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected.
Action
Australia
1999
104 Minutes
Heath Ledger Rose Byrne Bryan Brown David Field Tom Long Tony Forrow Mariel McClorey Evan Sheaves Steven Vidler
bank robber country girl promoter gangster teen boy dark thrilling tense amusing pub strip club bank sydney red-light district crime syndicate debt bank robbery new love on the run dangerous assignment
A 19 year old finds himself in debt to a local gangster when some gang loot disappears and sets him on the run from thugs. Meanwhile two street kids start a shopping spree when they find the missing money.
Drama, War
USA
1959
97 Minutes
Gregory Peck Harry Guardino Rip Torn George Peppard Carl Benton Reid James Edwards Bob Steele Woody Strode George Shibata Norman Fell Robert Blake
lieutenant soldier general enemy bleak raw thrilling patriotic south korea pork chop hill trenches bunker house korean war brotherhood politics negotiation historical events dangerous assignment escape
During the Korean War peace talks, U.S. troops fight to retake a hill from the Communist Chinese forces.
Romance
USA
1930
90 Minutes
Gary Cooper Marlene Dietrich Adolphe Menjou Ullrich Haupt Eve Southern Francis Macdonald Paul Porcasi Emile Chautard
singer wealthy man legionnaire club owner woman somber sultry intense ship morocco club apartment street desert devotion unrequited love singing military life dangerous assignment love triangle
A cabaret singer and a Legionnaire fall in love, but their relationship is complicated by the results of his womanizing and due to the appearance of a rich man who wants her for himself.