Movies Like Redemption Day
If you liked Redemption Day (2021), a action and thriller movie directed by Hicham Hajji, 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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Close (2019)
★ 6/10Also action and thrillerA 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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The Wild Geese (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thrillerA 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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Commando (1985)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thrillerJohn Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way…
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The Delta Force (1986)
★ 6/10Also action and thrillerA 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite…
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Mercy (2023)
★ 6/10Also action and thrillerAn 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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Protector (2026)
★ 8.4/10Also action and thrillerNikki'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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Dirty Angels (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and warDuring the United States' 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, a group of female soldiers posing as medical relief are sent back in to rescue a group of kidnapped teenagers caught between ISIS and the Taliban.
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Act of Valor (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also action and thrillerWhen a covert mission to rescue a kidnapped CIA operative uncovers a chilling plot, an elite, highly trained U.S. SEAL team speeds to hotspots around the globe, racing against the clock to stop a deadly terrorist attack.
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Hostage (2005)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thrillerWhen 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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Sniper: No Nation (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thrillerBrandon Beckett and Agent Zero lead a rescue mission in Costa Verde when their friends are taken hostage.
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Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thrillerAn 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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Warhorse One (2023)
★ 7.2/10Also action and warA gunned down Navy SEAL Master Chief must guide a child to safety through a gauntlet of hostile Taliban insurgents and survive the brutal Afghanistan wilderness.
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Escape from New York (1981)
★ 7/10Also action and thrillerIn a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to…
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Proof of Life (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and actionWhen Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is…
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Interceptor (2022)
★ 6/10Also action and thrillerA U.S. Army Captain uses her years of tactical training to save humanity from sixteen nuclear missiles launched at the U.S. as a violent attack threatens her remote missile interceptor station.
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Beirut (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thrillerIn 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is…
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True Lies (1994)
★ 7.1/10Also action and thrillerA 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…
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The Rock (1996)
★ 7.2/10Also action and thrillerWhen vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious…
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Stolen Girl (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and actionIn 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a professional retriever of internationally…
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Executive Decision (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thrillerTerrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault…