Movies Like 7 Days in Entebbe

If you liked 7 Days in Entebbe (2018), a thriller and drama movie directed by José Padilha, 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.

1
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
★ 6/10Also drama and thriller
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94…
2
Cave Rescue (2019)
★ 6/10Also drama and thriller
When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time…
3
Robbery (1967)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller
In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.
4
September 5 (2024)
★ 7/10Also thriller and drama
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.
5
Traitor (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.
6
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and drama
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
7
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
8
World Trade Center (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller
Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
9
The Parts You Lose (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and crime
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
10
Remember (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and thriller
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
11
Bridge of Spies (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and drama
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a…
12
Surviving the Game (1994)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and crime
A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.
13
The Pelican Brief (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
14
16 Blocks (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and thriller
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
15
The Finest Hours (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
16
The Outsiders (1983)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama
In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival…
17
The Sunchaser (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and crime
A young half-Navajo convict dying of cancer forces a yuppie doctor to drive him to a magic healing lake.
18
Frequency (2000)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and thriller
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise…
19
Extortion (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and drama
A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn.
20
The Seven-Ups (1973)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crime
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.