The action film ‘Enemy of the State,’ filmed by Tony Scott and scripted by David Marconi, is about a band of NSA operatives who plan to murder a Congressman and then try to cover it up when a video of the murder is discovered. South African cinematographer Dan Mindel filmed the film in South Africa, which was edited by Chris Lebenzon and had a background score by Harry Gregson-Williams and Trevor Rabin.
If you like “Enemy of the State,” you’ll enjoy exciting, witty, and suspenseful Action and Thriller films about or including surveillance, conspiracy, political intrigue, challenging the system, exposing the truth, espionage, and satellites. Discover your next favorite and comparable films.
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
- Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB- 6.7
Jerry Fletcher is a cab driver in New York City who appears to have consumed every odd piece of information thrown around as “suppressed news” on talk radio or the Internet in the last 20 years—working as anti-UN mercenaries for the UN? Are NASA scientists responsible for earthquakes? Is Oliver Stone’s covert government job causing problems for conspiracy theorists? Jerry has heard them all and believes in most of them; he even has his own banned information website with a mailing list of five people.
What happens when a cabbie who believes in conspiracy theories gets attacked because one of them is proven to be true? Unfortunately, he must first determine whether the approach is accurate in order to save himself. Richard Donner filmed the 1997 American political action thriller narrative Conspiracy Theory. The plot centres on an eccentric taxi driver who believes that many global events are the result of government plots and an attorney from the Justice Department becomes engaged in his life. Despite the film’s box office triumph, reviews were split.
Unknown (2011)
- Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB- 6.8
Liam Neeson plays a well-known doctor who awakens from a coma while on business in Germany to find that someone else has stolen his identity and taken control of his life. Dr Martin Harris has just arrived in Berlin for a major presentation when his briefcase is stolen, forcing him to leave Elizabeth in their hotel while he searches for it. Dr Harris is engaged in a devastating automobile accident on his way back to the airport, which takes him to the hospital and puts him in a coma for four days. What transpires when he finally wakes up from a coma to realise that someone has stolen his identity? He links up with a young woman to prove who he is. 
Unknown, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Aidan Quinn, January Jones, Diane Kruger, Liam Neeson, Bruno Ganz, and Frank Langella, is a 2011 action-thriller film. The script was written by Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell and is based on Didier Van Cauwelaert’s 2003 French novel Out of My Head. Andrew Rona, Leonard Goldberg, and Joel Silver are the producers.
Eagle Eye (2008)
- Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB- 6.9
Disturbia, directed by J.J. Abrams, starring Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan as D.J. J.J. Abrams directed the time-travel thriller. Abrams’ film is about two strangers brought together by a mysterious phone call and their desperate attempts to discover why they have suddenly become the country’s most wanted fugitives. Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman were strangers at the start of the day, but that changed when a strange lady called to threaten both their lives and the lives of their loved ones. She guides Jerry and Rachel through a series of increasingly lethal scenarios, tracking and influencing their every move with ordinary technology, putting their lives and families in jeopardy.
As their predicament worsens and they become the country’s most wanted fugitives, they must work together to figure out who turned their lives upside down and what they can do to stop the criminal mastermind’s clever and horrible plot from succeeding.
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
- Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB- 7.8
His code name is Condor. In the next 24 hours, everyone he trusts will try to kill him. As the posters suggest, Sydney Pollack’s 1975 political thriller Six Days of the Condor, Six Days of the Condor is adapted from James Grady’s nonfiction novel Six Days of the Condor. left unsolved questions about low-level spy relationships. The whole staff of CIA researcher Joe Turner’s small New York office has been slain as he returns from lunch. When Turner meets his employer at another place to notify him of what has happened, someone attempts to shoot him. Turner seeks refuge with Kathy, a commoner who becomes his lone ally as he flees the cops and his agency. Joe resolves to assist himself by going to The New York Times. Will it be successful, however?
Sydney Pollack’s screenplay Three Days of the Condor and starring Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, and Max von Sydow, is a 1975 American political thriller film. Lorenzo Semple Jr. and David Rayfiel authored the screenplay. The plot revolves around a bookworm CIA researcher who returns from lunch one day to discover his coworkers have been murdered and seeks to outwit the murderers. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing. The Mystery Writers of America presented Semple and Rayfiel with the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay.
The Fugitive (1993)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB-7.8
Dr Richard Kimble, played by Harrison Ford, is convicted of murdering his wife. Kimble gets involved in a tragic bus-train collision while being transported to prison by bus. Kimble leaves the scene, determined to find the enigmatic professional criminal who carried out the atrocity. The fugitive is pursued at every turn by U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard, who vows to search “every whorehouse, doghouse, and outhouse” for Kimble. When a captured Kimble begs Gerard, “I didn’t murder my wife,” he shrugs and famously says, “I don’t care.”
Following the concept’s establishment, authors Jeb Stuart and David Twohy, along with director Andrew Davis, pull off a series of daring plot twists, such as Kimble’s contact with a compassionate lab assistant and a dramatic dive into a massive waterfall. The second act of the film is full of shocks (including the identification of the murderer), avoiding the disillusionment that plagues many film adaptations of good television episodes.
A 1993 American action thriller film The Fugitive is based on the 1960s television series of the same name created by Roy Huggins. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Harrison Ford, Andreas Katsulas, Joe Pantoliano, Sela Ward, and Jeroen Krabbé and was directed by Andrew Davis. The screenplay was written by Jeb Stuart and David Twohy. The fugitive debuted in Westwood on July 29, 1993, and was released in both the United States and Sweden on August 6, 1993. It was a critical and financial triumph, spending six weeks at the top of the box office and generating $370 million worldwide on a $44 million budget.
Most Wanted (1997)
- Genre: Action, Thriller
- IMDB- 5.6
The actor-comedian-talk show host Keenen Ivory Wayans stars in his own action thriller screenplay about a war hero who becomes the fall guy in a frame-up. During the Persian Gulf War, Sgt. James Dunn of the United States Marine Corps refuses to shoot a young shepherd, conflicts with a superior officer and is finally convicted of murder. Dunn is rescued from a prisoner transport vehicle and transferred to Lt. Col. Grant Casey’s “Black Sheep” undercover outfit.
Casey promises Dunn freedom in exchange for his help in taking down corrupt industrialist Donald Bickhart. Dunn realizes he has been set up as the triggerman when the First Lady is slain at the dedication of a medical research centre in Los Angeles. Dunn has become embroiled in a plot and must rely on his own survival abilities and superior military training to keep one step ahead of those on his tail, including corrupt Army superiors, cops, and government officials. Dunn kidnaps Dr. Victoria Constantini, an eyewitness who captured the assassination on film, in order to clear his name and reveal the genuine culprits.
He’s being pursued through the streets of Los Angeles by a swarm of money-hungry henchmen ready to earn the reward now that he has the necessary evidence and an obstinate prisoner. Interstate filming for this chase included a one-of-a-kind stunt in which 16 stunt people were hit by 20 cars at the same time. Another objective called for a 45-story skyscraper jump. A 1997 American action thriller film, Most Wanted was created and directed by David Glenn Hogan, starring Keenen Ivory Wayans. On October 10, 1997, New Line Cinema distributed the picture in the United States.
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
- Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB-8.0
As filmmaker Paul Greengrass returns to the big screen for the third time with author Robert Ludlum’s popular character, Jason Bourne, he races to solve the enigma of his past while being chased by members of the very organization he was hired into. David Strathairn, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, and Paddy Considine appear as co-stars. The Bourne Ultimatum is an action thriller directed by Paul Greengrass that is based on Robert Ludlum’s 1990 novel of the same name. The script was written by Tony Gilroy, George Nolfi, and Scott Z. Burns and was based on Gilroy’s novel screenplay.
The third movie in the Jason Bourne movie franchise is The Bourne Ultimatum, following The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy (2006). The Bourne Legacy, the fourth film, was released without Damon’s participation in August 2012, while Jason Bourne (a direct sequel to Ultimatum) was released in July 2016. Matt Damon reprises Ludlum’s legendary character as former CIA assassin and psychogenic amnesiac Jason Bourne. Bourne investigates his background in the film before becoming the target of a similar assassination campaign.
On August 3, 2007, The Bourne Ultimatum was officially announced, by Universal Pictures. It grossed $444.1 million worldwide, making it Damon’s highest-grossing picture, starring him at the time. Critics unanimously praised the picture, proclaiming it to be the best in the series. It was ranked among the top 10 films of 2007 by the National Review Board, and it went on to win all three of its Oscar nominations: Best Music Mixing, Best Audio Editing, and Best Movie Editing
Jack Reacher (2012)
- Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB- 7.0
In writer/director Christopher McQuarrie’s adaptation of Lee Child’s 2005 novel One Shot, an itinerant ex-military investigator is tasked with solving a shooting spree that isn’t as straightforward as it appears. Det. Emerson quickly gathers enough evidence to implicate a lunatic ex-military sniper named James Barr after a psychotic sniper shoots down five seemingly random people on a popular Pittsburgh riverbank. Barr demands a meeting with Jack Reacher when Emerson and DA Alex Rodin question him.
Reacher, a former military investigator who went missing while on duty, arrives immediately and begins gathering evidence with the assistance of brilliant defense attorney Helen Rodin, the District Attorney’s daughter. Meanwhile, after being assaulted in a neighboring tavern, Reacher correctly deduces that his research is being sabotaged. Soon after, he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a young woman, putting his morals to the test. With cops on one side and a gang of lethal killers on the other, Reacher must rely on his superior detective abilities to catch the gunman and learn the truth about his genuine intentions.
Jack Reacher, a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Christopher McQuarrie, is based on Lee Child’s 2005 novel One Shot. Cruise did all of his own driving stunts in the film’s vehicle chase scenes. The film’s premiere screening in Pittsburgh was postponed due to the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy; the film was released in North America one week later, on December 21, 2012, to generally positive reviews and box office success.
The Bourne Identity (2002)
- Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB- 7.9
Following a made-for-TV film in 1988, the late author Robert Ludlum’s best-selling thriller novel gets adapted for the screen for the second time. Matt Damon plays Jason Bourne, a barely conscious amnesiac with two bullet wounds in his back who is rescued by an Italian fisherman in the Mediterranean. Bourne’s only identifier is a bank account number carved on a capsule implanted in his skin. Bourne realizes he cannot trust anyone after being harassed by security goons at the American consulate and provides a $10,000 ticket to Paris to a German gipsy named Marie.
As he meets more experienced assassins bent on assassinating him, Bourne realizes he possesses a stunning level of proficiency in combat, martial arts, and linguistics – useful qualities that clearly imply his profession includes employment as a spy and assassin, but for whom? With Marie’s hesitant assistance, Bourne gets closer to the truth, which CIA authorities want to be kept hidden at all costs. Clive Owen, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox, and Julia Stiles also star in The Bourne Identity.
The Bourne Identity is a 2002 action-thriller inspired by Robert Ludlum’s 1980 novel with the same title. Doug Liman directed and co-produced the film, which was written by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron. Robert Ludlum, who died in 2001, was a co-executive producer on the film with Frank Marshall. On June 14, 2002, Universal Pictures distributed the picture in theatres in the United States. The picture was a critical and economic triumph, generating $214 million on a budget of $60 million.
Shooter (2007)
- Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
- IMDB- 7.2
A top Marine sharpshooter leaves the military when a routine operation turns tragic in Antoine Fuqua’s cinematic adaptation of Stephen Hunter’s novel Point of Impact, only to be misled by the government when he reluctantly returns to service. Bob Lee Swagger was the best triggerman in the military until he became disillusioned with the system. After a lengthy search, high-ranking government officials discover Swagger in his secret mountain bunker, compelling him to return to service in order to prevent a determined assassin from assassinating the President of the United States.
However, while performing his duties, Swagger becomes the subject of a global manhunt, revealing that he has been betrayed. Swagger, now injured and determined to apprehend the scheme’s culprits before it’s too late, devises a retaliation strategy that will stun some of the free world’s most powerful and corrupt leaders. The idea of patriotism is explored in this action thriller starring Ned Beatty, Danny Glover, and Rhona Mitra.
Shooter, a 2007 American action thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua, is based on Stephen Hunter’s 1993 novel Point of Impact. It was produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura through Di Bonaventura Pictures, and it was released in the United States on March 23, 2007, by Paramount Pictures. It made $95.7 million on a $61 million budget.
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- IMDB-7.4
Jamie Foxx plays an assistant district attorney who is at the mercy of a vengeful vigilante hell-bent on avenging his wife and daughter’s murders, the murderers of whom are free due to legal loopholes. F. Gary Gray directed the film, which was written by Frank Darabont and Kurt Wimmer. Law Abiding Citizen was shot on location in Philadelphia and had its North American premiere on October 16, 2009.
Globally, the film grossed $127 million and received mostly negative critical acclaim. Regardless, it received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film of the Year, as well as NAACP Image Awards nominations for Foxx and Gray (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture).
The Pelican Brief (1993)
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB- 6.6
Darby Shaw, a 24-year-old Tulane University law student, is having an affair with her alcoholic professor, Thomas Callahan, and comes up with an intriguing theory about the murder of two Supreme Court justices, one of whom was Callahan’s mentor, Abraham Rosenberg. The “Pelican Brief” reaches White House flack Fletcher Coal, who believes it has the potential to destabilize the current administration after Callahan discusses it with his FBI lawyer friend Gavin Verheek.
When Callahan is assassinated, and the President refuses to investigate Darby’s theory, the astute student must flee, pursued by the ruthless assassin Kamel. Gray Grantham, a Washington investigative reporter, is her only hope of escaping Callahan’s fate and proving her theory. This adaptation of John Grisham’s best-selling novel is mostly faithful to the original. Fans of HBO’s Sex and the City will recognize Cynthia Nixon, one of the show’s future stars, as one of Darby’s New Orleans classmates.
On a $45 million production budget, The Pelican Brief grossed $100.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $94.5 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $195.3 million.
Chain Reaction (1996)
- Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- IMDB- 5.6
A university research team’s laboratory is sabotaged, and the lab manager is assassinated just as they are about to demonstrate that their new technique will allow water to be used as fuel. Eddie Kasalivich arrives on the scene and not only witnesses the sabotage but also manages to flee it. When he approaches authorities about it, he learns that they believe he and the other project survivors are responsible for the crime.
In reality, a group of energy companies and government officials worked together to demonstrate the lack of a method for using water as fuel. Eddie’s project sponsor wants him to turn himself in, but he needs to collect enough evidence to clear himself and his friends first. Eddie, on the other hand, must avoid the true perpetrators’ assassination attempts in order to succeed.
U.S. Marshals (1998)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
- IMDB- 6.4
Tommy Lee Jones reprises his role as United States Marshall Sam Gerard in this continuation to the 1993 blockbuster The Fugitive, for which he garnered an Academy Award. Gerard has been assigned the task of accompanying a federal inmate to a maximum-security prison in Missouri. On the same flight is Mark Sheridan, who, despite his assurance that he is innocent, has been arrested and accused of the killings of two federal agents Sheridan flees after helping to rescue some of the passengers and the plane being involved in an accident that causes it to crash.
The State Department informs Gerard that apprehending and re-enforcing Sheridan is a top priority, and Gerard begins his investigation with the unexpected help of eccentric FBI agent John Royce. Gerard, on the other hand, is determined to learn who handed over Sheridan to authorities, and Sheridan is determined to learn who handed him over to authorities. U.S. Marshals also stars Joe Pantoliano, Daniel Roebuck, and Kate Nelligan.
The Package (1989)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- IMDB- 6.4
The Package is a fantastic action film about political assassination and intrigue, with a tired theme and strong performances from the cast. Boyette is a prisoner who has been assigned to Gallagher for transport back to the United States. Boyette flees, and Gallagher must track him down.
Gallagher finds himself in far more trouble than he bargained for when he becomes involved in a political assassination plot that he must foil. Hackman and Jones both do an excellent job reprising their roles. Jones plays Boyette with the same deftness and intelligence that he did in The Executioner’s Song, and Hackman shines as the good guy in a bad situation.
Safe House (2012)
- Genre: Action, Thriller
- IMDB- 6.7
A rookie CIA operative flees with a rogue former intelligence officer after a heavily armed mercenary attack on a South African safe house. Ryan Reynolds plays Matt Weston, a CIA agent looking for his big break. But that’s no easy task after a year of being cooped up in an empty Cape Town safe house. Weston sees a golden opportunity when he learns that former agent Tobin Frost has been apprehended after nearly a decade on the run.
Frost is the safe house’s only visitor, and the inexperienced agent is determined to handle the situation professionally. Frost, on the other hand, has made a slew of high-level enemies by selling US secrets to countries such as North Korea, and chaos ensues as soon as he arrives at the safe house. Frost has been targeted by an assassination squad. Meanwhile, regardless of Frost’s crimes, Weston will do everything he can to keep him safe. Weston’s only chance of survival is to figure out who is hunting them down and find someone he can trust before it’s too late.
Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
- Genre: Action, Thriller
- IMDB- 4.9
In this political thriller, Bobby Bishop is being pursued by an unknown assailant. He uncovers an assassination plot to kill the President and his most trusted advisors with the assistance of Chief-of-Staff Jake Conrad and newspaper journalist Amanda. Bobby is pitted against forces within the government he has sworn to protect, all while his every move is being tracked by high-tech surveillance cameras.
The film failed to impress critics. In November 2003, Buena Vista Home Entertainment released it on DVD in the United States.
The Net (1995)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB- 5.9
A computer programmer is on the run from an unknown adversary intent on digitally ruining her life in Irwin Winkler’s paranoid thriller. Angela Bennett, played by Sandra Bullock, is a programmer who inadvertently acquires software that allows access to classified government information. She dismisses it at first because she is planning a trip to Mexico.
After a series of strange events culminating in the death of a close friend, Angela begins to suspect she is in danger. When she returns to the United States, She learns that her identity has been obliterated. and that she is still listed as a wanted criminal in police databases. She quickly realizes that a group of evil conspirators is She sets out to redeem her name and keep the programme out of the hands of the wrong individuals. Later, the central concept was adapted into a cable television series.
No Way Out (1987)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
- IMDB- 7.1
The plot of No Way Out is told in flashbacks, beginning with Naval officer Tom Farrell being interrogated about a recent “unpleasantness” by his superiors. Tom meets Susan Atwel at a Washington party, and they soon share Hot Shots! mimicked a sensual love scene in the back of a limo in 1993- Part Two. Tom runs into Susan again after a few months and discovers she is the mistress of US Secretary of Defense David Brice.
When Brice murders Susan, his obedient assistant destroys the evidence and fabricates the absurd theory that a KGB mole is to blame. Tom is tasked with finding the mole, which is a risky situation because Tom is aware that there is no such thing as a mole but must cooperate because he was last seen with Susan.
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- IMDB- 6.9
This is the third film based on Tom Clancy’s high-tech espionage thrillers, and the main character is CIA deputy director Jack Ryan. Following the murder of a close friend of the President by a Colombian drug cartel, Harrison Ford, reprising his role as Ryan from 1992’s Patriot Games, is assigned to a delicate anti-drug investigation (a Reaganesque Donald Moffat).
When Ryan learns that the President’s wealthy friend is collaborating with drug lords, the President’s astute national security adviser and a daring CIA deputy director dispatch a secret paramilitary force into Colombia to eliminate the drug lords. The President’s lackeys capture and then abandon the force. Ryan must risk his life and career to enter Colombia on his own and save them with the help of a renegade operative named Clark.
Absolute Power (1997)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- IMDB- 6.7
An elderly cat burglar transforms into a crusader caught up in murder and a government cover-up in a lethal cat-and-mouse game in this suspenseful thriller. The story, adapted by renowned scenarist William Goldman from David Baldacci’s novel and starring a strong all-star cast, works on multiple levels, not only as a straightforward thriller, but it’s also an intriguing look at the relationship between the elderly burglar and his estranged daughter, a brilliant prosecutor. . Luther Whitney (also directed by Clint Eastwood) decides to cap off his career with one last heist. As he finishes robbing the vault of a well-fortified mansion, an inebriated couple approaches the adjoining bedroom, clearly eager to begin making love.
However, something goes wrong, resulting in a violent brawl that is cut short when gunmen storm in and shoot the woman. During the ensuing chaos, Luther flees. US President Alan Richmond and Christy Sullivan, the young wife of the President’s staunchest supporter, Walter Sullivan, were the would-be lovers. Seth Frank, a damn difficult and sceptical detective, has already approached Luther, begins to fear being blamed for the murder and plans to flee the country as the investigation and cover-up begin.
The French Connection (1971)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- IMDB- 7.7
Five Academy Award nominations were given to this gritty, fast-paced, and inventive cop drama, Best Film, Best Suited Screenplay (authored by Ernest Tidyman), and Lead Actor were among the awards received. Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle and Buddy Russo are New York Police Department detectives assigned to a narcotics detail tasked with tracing the source of heroin entering the United States from Europe. A large portion of New York City’s dope is supplied by Alain Charnier, a suave French drug kingpin, and Pierre Nicoli, a hired killer and Charnier’s right-hand man.
Sal and Angie are Charnier’s New York agents, and they’ll be bringing in 32 million dollars in heroin in a car shipped over from France. Popeye Doyle was a highly unusual “hero” in The French Connection, a frequently violent, racist, and mean-spirited cop whose devotion to his job bordered on dangerous obsession. One of the most viscerally exciting film sequences of its day was a high-speed vehicle chase with Popeye tailing an elevated train, and it set the tone for dozens of action sequences to follow.
Echelon Conspiracy (2009)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
- IMDB- 5.7
A young American engineer obtains a cell phone that grants him unlimited wealth, unaware of the danger the device poses until security agents close in and begin shooting to kill. The stability of the entire world is now at stake as a frantic race across continents begins. Shane West co-stars with Ving Rhames, Jonathan Pryce, and Martin Sheen in this global action thriller.
The film was released theatrically in the United States by After Dark Films on February 27, 2009, and on DVD and Blu-ray by Paramount Home Entertainment on July 21, 2009.
Body of Lies (2008)
- Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
- IMDB- 7.0
Following their success in Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, Leonardo DiCaprio and William Monahan collaborated with director Ridley Scott to adapt David Ignatius’ novel Body of Lies. When CIA agent Roger Ferris learns that a major terrorist leader is based in Jordan, he enlists the help of CIA veteran Ed Hoffman to infiltrate the enigmatic saboteur’s vast underground network. Throughout his perilous mission, Ferris begins to have reservations about his supposed allies, including not only Hoffman but also Jordan’s outwardly helpful intelligence chief.
Critics praised Scott’s direction and visual style, as well as the two leads’ performances, but panned his formulaic story handling and use of spy genre conventions, such as surveillance shots from high-altitude spy planes. The film was released on October 10, 2008, in the United States and grossed $118 million worldwide.
Murder at 1600 (1997)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB- 6.1
When one of the suspects is the President of the United States, a police detective discovers that investigating a murder is anything but routine. Harlan Regis, a top detective with the Washington D.C. police force, is assigned to investigate when a beautiful woman’s naked and bloodied body is discovered in a White House restroom. Regis soon discovers, however, that the Secret Service, led by Nick Spikings, is conducting its own investigation and would prefer Regis not get involved.
While President Jack Neil’s National Security Advisor Alvin Jordan steps in to help Regis, it quickly becomes clear that no one wants Alvin Jordan involved in a case involving both the President and his volatile son Kyle. Regis eventually finds an ally in Secret Service agent Nina Chance in the midst of an international crisis. Dennis Miller plays Regis’ business partner Stengel.
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
- Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
- IMDB- 7.8
The Bourne Identity sequel and the second instalment of the “Bourne Trilogy” are based on best-selling spy novels by Robert Ludlum. Jason Bourne quit his job as a CIA assassin to travel in secret, eventually reuniting with his love, Marie Kreutz. Bourne, on the other hand, has horrifying dreams and flashbacks from his days as a serial killer, and he is unsure how much of what happened was true and how much was made up. When Bourne is forced to come out of hiding due to events beyond his control, he must confront his past and present while striving to keep Marie safe and a horrific international incident from happening. Joan Allen reprises her position as one of Bourne’s supervisors in The Bourne Supremacy, and Julia Stiles and Brian Cox reprise their roles as intelligence officials from the previous film.
Paul Greengrass directed the picture, which was based on Tony Gilroy’s screenplay. It is the sequel to the Jason Bourne film series. The Bourne Identity (2002) came before it, and it was followed by The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Bourne Legacy (2012), and Jason Bourne (2013). (2013). On July 23, 2004, the picture was released in theatres in the United States to wonderful reviews and box office success, grossing $290 million on a $75 million budget.
Eraser (1996)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
- IMDB-6.1
This fast-paced thriller is distinguished by outstanding action sequences and amazing stunt work. John Kruger is a top agent in the US Marshals Service’s Witness Protection Program, with the aim of “erasing” the pasts of Federal witnesses under his supervision and dealing with anyone who tries to harm them. Kruger’s most recent assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who discovered evidence that a major weapons manufacturing firm was selling new, high-tech weapons to intentional terrorist groups while working for the company with the cooperation of a faction of enemy agents within the US government while working for the company.
When Kruger discovers that there is a rat in the Witness Protection Program and that rat is his boss, U.S. Marshall Robert Deguerin, he realizes that he must defend both his own and Lee’s lives. The supporting cast is led by James Coburn, Robert Pastorelli, and James Cromwell.
Bullitt (1968)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
- IMDB-7.4
Peter Yates directs the film adaptation of Robert L. Pike’s mystery novel Mute Witness. Steve McQueen plays tough-guy police investigator Frank Bullitt in one of his most well-known performances. Bullitt is tasked with what appears to be a routine task: protecting mafia informant Johnny Ross, who is scheduled to testify against his Mob associates in San Francisco before a Senate subcommittee. After a pair of hitmen ambush their secret location, killing Ross, Bullitt decides to conduct his own investigation.
Unfortunately for him, the panel’s leader, ambitious senator Walter Chalmers, wants to suspend his investigation, preventing Bullitt from not only apprehending the killers but also determining who revealed the location of the hideout.
The Recruit (2003)
- Genre: Action, Thriller
- IMDB-6.6
In this suspense drama, a bright young man is recruited to join the top arm of American intelligence, only to discover how difficult and dangerous the job may be. James Clayton has just graduated from MIT, where he received first place in his class, and is contemplating his next steps while working as a bartender at a posh nightclub. Walter Burke, a CIA recruiter, acting as a “scary judge of talent” who feels Clayton is the type of man the CIA needs, approaches Clayton one evening. Clayton accepts the offer despite having little interest in a traditional 9-to-5 job and believing his father (who Burke claims to have known) worked for the CIA. He is immediately deployed to the agency’s secret training camp.
Burke’s instincts have never failed Clayton since he is clever, quick on his feet, an outstanding shooter, and a quick thinker. Clayton notices a few things throughout training, the most noticeable of which is one of his classmates, Layla, an attractive woman with talents comparable to his own. Clayton develops affection for Layla, and at first, the attraction appears to be mutual, but Clayton must remember Burke’s dictum that “nothing is as it appears.”
Nick of Time (1995)
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- IMDB- 6.6
In this thriller, a stranger is drawn into a deadly conspiracy race against time to save his daughter. Gene Watson is an accountant who travels to Los Angeles to attend a funeral with his ten-year-old daughter Lynn. Mr. Smith and Ms. Jones approach Gene and Lynn, shove them into a van and display their police badges. Gene realizes he has been kidnapped almost immediately, and his kidnappers make an unexpected demand: if Gene does not execute Gov. Eleanor Grant within 75 minutes, his daughter will be murdered.
Gene now has one hour and fifteen minutes to alert authorities, save Governor Grant, and figure out what Smith and Jones are up to while keeping his daughter safe. When he is in trouble, Huey, a one-legged shoe shiner, comes to his help. The majority of Nick of Time’s action takes place in “real-time,” implying that time on screen corresponds to the time in real life, as evidenced by images of clocks and watches that appear repeatedly.
