Movies Like Soldier's Fortune
If you liked Soldier's Fortune (1991), a action movie directed by Arthur N. Mele, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also actionJake Carter and another former Marine, Luke Trapper, join forces to rescue a young kidnapped girl from a gang of international criminals.
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Close (2019)
★ 6/10Also actionA counter-terrorism expert takes a job protecting a young heiress. After an attempted kidnapping puts both of their lives in danger, they must flee.
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Protector (2026)
★ 8.4/10Also actionNikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
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The Wild Geese (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also actionA British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader…
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Redemption Day (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also actionWhen his wife Kate is kidnapped by terrorists for ransom, veteran war hero Brad Paxton races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against powerful and dark forces.
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Streets of Fire (1984)
★ 6.9/10Also actionRaven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act…
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The Marine 3: Homefront (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also actionA Marine must do whatever it takes to save his kidnapped sister and stop a terrorist attack masterminded by a radical militia group.
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Ransom (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also actionWhen a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
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The Protector (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also actionBilly Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is…
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The Shipment (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also actionA former U.S. Navy Seal is forced to become the international criminal he once fought against when a powerful and violent drug cartel kidnaps his wife and daughter.
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Breaking In (2018)
★ 6/10Also actionShaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to…
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Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also actionAn NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour seige at the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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Mercy (2023)
★ 6/10Also actionAn ex-military doctor finds herself in a deadly battle for survival when the Irish mafia seize control of the hospital at which she works. When her son is taken hostage, she is forced to rely upon her battle-hardened…
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Juggernaut (1974)
★ 6.3/10Also actionA terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he has planted aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise ship. Inspired by real events.
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Hostage (2005)
★ 6.4/10Also actionWhen a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.
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North Sea Hijack (1980)
★ 6.3/10Also actionWhen terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.
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Rampage: Capital Punishment (2014)
★ 6/10Also actionA man takes over a TV station and holds a number of hostages as a political platform to awaken humanity, instead of money.
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A Working Man (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also actionLevon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to…
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Gringo (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also actionAn American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.
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Cliffhanger (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also actionA year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are…