Die Hard

1988-07-15

based on novel or book, terrorist, s.w.a.t., hostage, fbi, kidnapping, vault, murder, heist, shootout, los angeles, california, one man army, one night, christmas, 1980s, action hero

Die Hard 2

1990-07-02

ambush, helicopter, journalist, based on novel or book, airport, hand grenade, fistfight, cop, sequel, snow, dulles international airport, shootout, officer involved shooting, terrorism, explosion, church, violence, sabotage, commando, walkie talkie, swat team, air traffic control, snowmobile

Live Free or Die Hard

2007-06-20

washington d.c., hostage, fbi, kidnapping, hacker, transport of prisoners, ex-cop, sequel, violence, car chase, cyber terrorism, action hero, based on magazine, newspaper or article

The Blue Knight

1973-11-11

based on novel or book, los angeles, california, police officer, lapd

7 Seconds

2005-06-28

hostage, kidnapping, gangster, hold-up robbery, chase, wretch, police, partner, rivalry, heist, shootout, one man army, bucharest, pretty woman, crime gone awry, disorder, dishonesty, chases and races, daring rescue, criminal heroes, tough heroes, confined

The Killers Edge

1991-04-12

vietnam veteran, fbi, cop, los angeles, california, policeman, counterfeiter

McClane

prequel, based on comic

Hit List

1989-03-03

kidnapping, hitman, murder, organized crime, mafia, shootout, mobster, gunfight, los angeles, california

Stratton

2017-07-06

based on novel or book, terrorist, commando

21 Bridges

2019-10-24

detective, subway, hostage, thriller, shootout, police officer killed, violence, nypd, one night, neo-noir, manhunt

Nails

1992-07-25

estranged wife, tough cop

Silent Night, Bloody Night

2014-01-04

based on novel or book, hostage, christmas

Acts of Betrayal

1997-10-24

fbi, tough guy, muscleman, die hard scenario

Hostage

1992-05-10

spy, assassin, based on novel or book, terrorist, kidnapping, flashback, argentina, violence, agent, analyst

Billionaire Boys Club

2018-07-19

greed, based on a true story, murder, scam, los angeles, california, 1980s, lies

True Confessions

1981-09-25

based on novel or book, brothel, cop, priest, los angeles, california, murder investigation, lapd, catholic priest, neo-noir, 1940s, stag film, confession booth, brother brother relationship

L.A. Vice

1989-10-01

ransom, metropolis, kidnapping, murder, los angeles, california, female corpse, erotic movie

Hero

1983-01-01

Extraction

2015-12-18

terrorist, kidnapping, ex cia agent, rescue operation

Collateral

2004-08-04

california, taxi, assassin, hostage, taxi driver, fbi, hitman, police, los angeles, california, murderer, criminal, gun violence, neo-noir

Crash Landing

2006-07-11

martial arts, terrorist, hostage, kidnapping, hurricane, airplane, shootout, terrorism, hijack, hijacker

Passenger 57

1992-11-06

airport, florida, fbi, hijacking, ex-cop, los angeles, california

Death Before Dishonor

1987-02-20

middle east, terrorist, hostage, u.s. embassy

Den of Thieves

2018-01-18

detective, police brutality, fbi, donut, strip club, heist, shootout, los angeles, california, divorce, bank robbery, car chase, death, ex-marine, armored truck, donut shop

Street Kings

2008-04-10

corruption, captain, ghetto, machinegun, police, alcoholism, murder, shootout, undercover cop, dirty cop, los angeles, california, violence, widower, police funeral, neo-noir

Decoding Die Hard

2013-01-29

Masterminds

1997-08-22

san francisco, california, ransom, hostage, criminal mastermind, die hard scenario, police shootout, rebellious teenager, bad guys with guns, british villain

Overkill

1987-12-16

yakuza, revenge, undercover cop, los angeles, california, police detective

A Good Day to Die Hard

2013-02-06

bomb, cia, russia, escape, courthouse, agent, rogue, moscow, russia

Officer Downe

2016-11-18

resurrection, vigilante, cop, based on graphic novel

Preying for Mercy

2014-10-08

kidnapping, stalker, cop, los angeles, california, prostitution, police station

The Night Stalker

1986-09-01

transvestite, murder of prostitute, serial killer, los angeles, california, prostitution, psychiatrist, murder of a police officer, supernatural power

The Fourth Angel

2001-08-15

london, england, based on novel or book, terrorist, fbi, airplane, serbian, revenge, india, cyprus

Martial Outlaw

1993-11-16

martial arts, two man army, maverick cop, police shootout

Little Birds

2011-01-23

california, runaway, based on novel or book, friends, los angeles, california, lesson, shocking, consequences

The New Centurions

1972-08-03

los angeles, california, rookie cop, lapd

Game Over, Man!

2018-03-23

hostage, die hard scenario, buddies

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

1995-05-19

new york city, bomb, taxi, riddle, robbery, detective, helicopter, gold, subway, fbi, ship, fistfight, police, sequel, deception, flashback, shootout, explosion, violence, car chase, simon says, dump truck, aqueduct, action hero, federal reserve bank

Hostage

2005-03-10

fbi, kidnapping, police operation, home invasion, hostage situation, hostage negotiator

One Step to Death

1961-12-06

kidnapping, heist

Nick of Time

1995-11-22

assassination, politics, los angeles, california

Lethal Tender

1997-03-14

terrorist, cat fight, die hard scenario

African Story

1971-10-21

africa, based on novel or book, kidnapping, singer, car chase

Ultraviolet

1992-02-26

shotgun, hostage, kidnapping, murder, desert, death

Batla House

2019-08-15

terrorist, fight, based on a true story, shootout, explosion, foot chase, police officer, action thriller

Project: Shadowchaser

1992-07-02

Desperate Hours

1990-10-05

based on novel or book, hostage, utah, escaped convict, remake, family hostage

He Walked by Night

1949-02-05

cop-killer, police, noir, man hunt, los angeles, california, murder investigation, lapd, dragnet, storm drain, police procedural

Cop and ½

1993-04-02

police, murder, drugs, police shootout

L.A. Bounty

1989-09-15

bounty hunter, kidnapping, ex-cop, los angeles, california, warehouse

Death Wish

2018-03-02

robbery, detective, based on novel or book, gun, kidnapping, police, vigilante, remake, shootout, blood, dark hero, criminal, death of wife, father daughter relationship, vigilante justice

CHiPS

2017-01-16

police, police corruption, los angeles, california, buddy cop

He Who Dares

2014-01-31

The Grassening

2021-01-20

Whiteout

2000-08-19

Final Approach

2008-05-24

American Has Fallen

2017-07-04

The Accused

1949-01-14

diving, based on novel or book, professor, self-defense, college, malibu, noir, murder, psychologist, los angeles, california, teacher student relationship

Danger One

2018-09-14

ambulance, greed, smuggling, murder, betrayal, dark comedy, money, los angeles, california, car accident, stolen cash

Bulletproof

1988-04-20

Sky Riders

1976-03-26

terrorist, greece, hostage, kidnapping, castle, explosion, hang glider, monastery

American Assassin

2017-09-14

based on novel or book, terrorist, revenge

The Atomic City

1952-05-01

spy, baseball, atomic bomb, kidnapping, los angeles, california, scientist, nuclear weapons, kidnapped child

Swap

2019-08-16

Busting

1974-02-27

los angeles, california

Man of the Forest

1933-08-24

kidnapping, shootout, mountain lion

Douthyam

1989-01-31

Fatal Blade

2000-04-04

japan, martial arts, yakuza, katana, los angeles, california

Urban Justice

2007-01-01

drug crime, revenge, gang, los angeles, california

Adela

2000-09-02

based on novel or book, neo-noir

Red Line

2013-07-15

bomb, terrorist, underground, los angeles, california

Android Cop

2014-02-04

future, los angeles, california, lapd, robot cop

Dragged Across Concrete

2019-02-21

sibling relationship, corruption, husband wife relationship, gold, hostage, murder, heist, shootout, brutality, ex-con, crooked cop, reunited friends, suspended cop, stake out

The Rocketeer

1991-06-21

superhero, los angeles, california, based on graphic novel, flying man, pilot hero, nazi collaborator, 1930s, howard hughes, griffith observatory

Hard Night Falling

2019-12-10

hostage, heist, goon, henchmen

Less than Zero

1987-11-06

based on novel or book, drug addiction, self-destruction, cocaine, los angeles, california, hedonism, beverly hills, decadence

The Man Who Would Not Die

1975-06-01

based on novel or book, thriller

The Red Wolf

1995-05-18

bomb, martial arts, terrorist, cruise ship, gunfight

Forgotten Christmas

2019-11-08

based on novel or book, based on children's book, christmas

52 Pick-Up

1986-11-07

based on novel or book, infidelity, blackmail, porn actor, murder, los angeles, california, neo-noir

Living & Dying

2007-03-30

riddle

Night of the Wolf

2008-02-29

anti terror, police

Hitch Hike

1977-04-30

california, rape, based on novel or book, hostage, psychopath, hostage-taking, murder, hitchhiker, violence, road movie

Double Confession

1950-04-01

based on novel or book

Rush Hour

1998-09-18

fbi, two man army, consul, crime lord, art treasures, roses are red poem, duringcreditsstinger

1980

2014-11-12

eta terrorist group, terrorism, 1980s

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959-10-15

robbery, based on novel or book, explosive, hold-up robbery, exploding building, noir, heist, racism, cult film, nightclub singer

Death Sentence

2007-08-31

loss of loved one, based on novel or book, repayment, revenge, murder, gang, shootout, police officer killed, hospital, brutality, violence, justice, hoodlum, semiautomatic pistol, neo-noir

Swat: Unit 887

2015-09-29

The Parallax View

1974-06-14

corruption, assassination, based on novel or book, seattle, senator, politics, reporter, los angeles, california

The Missing Person

2009-01-16

new york city, taxi driver, fbi, ex-cop, independent film, los angeles, california, train, alcoholic, private detective, missing person, neo-noir, post 9/11

Bright

2017-12-22

police, los angeles, california, orc