Raid on Entebbe

Movie · 6.0 / 10 · 26 Dec 1976 · English

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 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.

Fire in the Sky

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 12 Mar 1993 · English

After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted. Despite no apparent motive or evidence of foul play, no-one believes their story and his disappearance is treated as murder.

Traitor

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 23 Aug 2008 · English

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.

The Pelican Brief

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 17 Sept 1993 · English

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.

The Asphalt Jungle

Movie · 7.5 / 10 · 12 May 1950 · English

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.

Robbery

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 1 Aug 1967 · English

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.

The Night of the Hunter

Movie · 7.9 / 10 · 26 Jul 1955 · English

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Conspiracy Theory

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 8 Aug 1997 · English

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.

September 5

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 7 Nov 2024 · English

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

World Trade Center

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 9 Aug 2006 · English

Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Bridge of Spies

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 15 Oct 2015 · English

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 CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

The Seven-Ups

Movie · 6.4 / 10 · 14 Dec 1973 · English

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.