Die hard type of movies - ALL (Under construction)
"Die hard" is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan and written by Steven E. de Souza and Jeb Stuart. It is based on Roderick Thorp's 1979 novel "Nothing lasts forever".The film turned Bruce Willis into an action star, became a metonym for an action film in which a lone hero in an isolated location fighs overwhelming odds and is now widely considered one of the greatest action movies ever made. It spawned MANY imitators.
This list is under construction . It will contain every movie more or less inspired by the "Die hard" formula. I'm counting only the movies made AFTER 1988. This list only includes movies, so no TV series or games. The list is in chronological order. If I missed any title , please tell me. Thanks in advance.
Big thanks to mike_sean , adamoconnell , muybueno16.
This list is under construction . It will contain every movie more or less inspired by the "Die hard" formula. I'm counting only the movies made AFTER 1988. This list only includes movies, so no TV series or games. The list is in chronological order. If I missed any title , please tell me. Thanks in advance.
Big thanks to mike_sean , adamoconnell , muybueno16.
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- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie BedeliaA New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.The original one and still the best one.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel SternAn eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.At home.
- DirectorMauro Gia SamonteStarsGabby ConcepcionAiko MelendezDonita RoseIn building.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsBruce WillisWilliam AthertonBonnie BedeliaJohn McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.At an airport.
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsKen WahlMatt FrewerHarley Jane KozakA group of embittered ex-cops use a chemical spill to raid the banks and homes of Beverly Hills.In Beverly Hills.
- DirectorDaniel Petrie Jr.StarsSean AstinWil WheatonKeith CooganA group of troublemaking boys decide to take a stand when terrorists seize control of their boarding school.At school.
- DirectorWilliam SachsStarsMichael ParéShannon TweedBobby Di CiccoA former cop's ex-wife marries a stockbroker, who it turns out has cheated the Mafia out of a large sum of money. They kidnap the wife to force the husband to pay the money back. The ex-cop has to rescue her.In a building.
- DirectorMichael CohnStarsJürgen ProchnowAndrew DivoffElizabeth MoreheadA U.S. Air Force officer tries to stop a murderous group of terrorists who are trying to steal two top secret F-117A Stealth Fighters from the cargo hold of a gigantic C-5 Galaxy Transport flying at 30,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean.On a plane.
- DirectorAndrew DavisStarsSteven SeagalGary BuseyTommy Lee JonesAn ex-Navy Seal turned cook is the only person who can stop a group of terrorists when they seize control of a U.S. battleship.On a boat.
- DirectorChristian DuguayStarsPierce BrosnanRon SilverBen CrossAfter A US senator is killed, A Bomb Disposal Expert is brought in to investigate the deadly explosive and must uncover the terrorists plan.In a house.
- DirectorKevin HooksStarsWesley SnipesBruce PayneTom SizemoreAn airline security expert must take action when he finds himself trapped on a passenger jet when terrorists seize control of it.On a plane.
- DirectorJohn EyresStarsMartin KoveMeg FosterFrank ZagarinoTerrorists with an indestructible robot take over a high-rise hospital in order to kidnap the president's daughter.In hospital.
- DirectorPeter MastersonStarsRutger HauerDylan WalshRya KihlstedtA man from Los Angeles, California gets a job as ecologist in Alaska's wilderness. He takes part in arresting and transporting a trapper wanted for murder. But the trapper, Ben Corbett (Rutger Hauer), and his friends will do anything to free him.In mountains.
- DirectorKevin HooksStarsStacy KeachCynthia RothrockChristopher NeameA disgruntled retiring cop and his new butt kicking female partner must take on a well-armed terrorist group that holds up a supermarket.In supermarket.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsSylvester StalloneJohn LithgowMichael RookerA botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains.In mountains.
- DirectorJing WongStarsJackie ChanRichard NortonJoey WangA self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.On a ship.
- DirectorMichael MazoStarsThomas Ian GriffithNastassja KinskiChristopher PlummerA cop on vacation at a mountain resort comes to the rescue when the resort is taken over by violent criminals.At ski resort.
- DirectorCurtis HansonStarsMeryl StreepKevin BaconDavid StrathairnRafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.At river.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsEddie MurphyJon TenneyJoey TravoltaAxel Foley, while investigating a car theft ring, comes across something much bigger than that: the same men who killed his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles.At theme park.
- DirectorStephen NorringtonStarsBrad DourifEly PougetWilliam HootkinsAfter a mad genius inventor of killer robots and cyborgs at Chaank Armaments Corp. kills execs, he unleashes his ultimate death machine on the new cute CEO firing him.In tall building.
- DirectorMichael LehmannStarsBrendan FraserSteve BuscemiAdam SandlerThree band members hoping for a big break head to a radio station to play their demo tape and wind up holding everyone hostage with plastic guns when the head D.J. refuses to play them.In radio station.
- DirectorKurt AndersonStarsJeff WincottMimi CravenPatrick KilpatrickAs a group of mercenaries hold an entire city in the grip of terror, a force of one unleashes an all-out assault to stop them.At chemical plant.
- DirectorJohn EyresStarsFrank ZagarinoBryan GenesseBeth ToussaintTerrorists led by an android take over a nuclear plant and threaten to launch a missile at Washington. While the authorities desperately attempt to negotiate, the terrorists pursue their real goal. A plant worker, her son and a tough-guy repair man have other ideas, and attempt to stop the terrorists from inside the plant.At nuclear plant.
- DirectorJan de BontStarsKeanu ReevesDennis HopperSandra BullockA young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.In tall building , on a bus and on a train.
- DirectorJohn MurlowskiStarsOlivier GrunerDaphne AshbrookJohn GloverRobgen industries newest security system is "The J Series Automatic", an android model designed and programmed to protect humans from violent attacks. But one night, an Automatic named J269 discovers a Robgen executive trying to rape a female employee named Nora Rochester. While trying to stop the crime, he inadvertently kills the executive. At this point, J269 then calls Goddard Marx (his creator and a Robgen chairman) to inform him of the incident. Marx tells the android to stay there with Rochester until help arrives, but Marx is intent on sweeping the fiasco under the rug by sending mercenaries to eliminate both J269 and Rochester. Now the two are fugitives on the run from a para-military hit squad.In building.
- DirectorPaul LynchStarsShannon TweedRobert DaviAndrew Dice ClayAndrew Dice Clay takes over a hotel during a beauty pageant taking several pageant contestants hostage since one of them is a rich senator's daughter.At beauty pageant.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsDon WilsonMarcus AureliusMichael BlanksTerrorists take over a nuclear weapons launch site, but don't count on a humble military courier, who happens to be making a visit.At a nuclear missile base.
- DirectorRobert LeeStarsMichael DudikoffSuki KaiserBrion JamesMichael Dudikoff stars as an ex-cop who must confront his old enemies when a software company is taken over by cyber terrorists in search of a world-dominating computer virus.In a building.
- DirectorRick AveryStarsJeff SpeakmanRon SilverRochelle SwansonA terrorist group lead by Colonel Baron has taken over an Israeli biochemical weapon laboratory. Colonel Baron wants to get his hands on a new secret weapon developed by Dr. Allie Levin. Dutton Hatfield from the U.S. embassy must help Dr. Levin keep her invention away from the bad guys.At chemical weapons pant.
- DirectorWoo-Ping YuenStarsKenny HoChristy ChungElaine LuiA group of terrorists murder the captain of a cruise ship and take everyone hostage. Their plan is to steal the uranium being stored in the ship's safe. It's up to a security officer and a pickpocketing cocktail waitress to stop them.On a ship.
- DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsSteven SeagalEric BogosianEverett McGillCasey Ryback hops on a Colorado to LA train to start a vacation with his niece. Early into the trip, terrorists board the train and use it as a mobile HQ to hijack a top secret destructive US satellite.On a train.
- DirectorPeter HyamsStarsJean-Claude Van DammePowers BootheRaymond J. BarryA former fireman takes on a group of terrorists holding the Vice President and others hostage during the seventh game of the NHL Stanley Cup finals.In hockey stadium.
- DirectorAshutosh GowarikerStarsAamir KhanMamta KulkarniParesh RawalA tough and honest police officer wages a one-man war against terrorists and a corrupt politician who have planned to assassinate the chief minister of the state.In office building.
- DirectorJing WongWai-Lun LamStarsJet LiChingmy YauJacky CheungAfter failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong hotel, and when the Doctor's gang take over the building in attempt to steal them, Kit is the only thing standing in their way. Will Frankie regain his courage? Will romance blossom between Kit and the nosy reporter? Who has the best Kung-Fu?At hotel.
- DirectorGilbert PoStarsJoseph CulpBruce CampbellJocelyn SeagraveThe mad terrorist Alex Windham takes over a small scientific community on another planet and forces Dome 4's inhabitants to build him some bombs. Windham is unaware, however, that futuristic "peacekeeper" Chase Morran is on Dome 4 and plans to foil Alex's evil plot.In doomed research facility.
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsCorey HaimAlan ThickeDick Van PattenA high school is taken over by terrorists with deadly far reaching intentions but one heroic, resourceful student decides to take the fight right to them.In high school.
- DirectorSandor SternStarsDavid HasselhoffMiguel FernandesKathy IrelandNew York. Some explosions destroy all the bridges connecting Manhattan with the rest of New York. The authorities attribute the disaster to a terrorist organisation. But Jake Gorki, a policeman of the New York Police Department, flying over the Federal Reserve Bank with his helicopter, suspects something else: a robbery.In bank.
- DirectorStuart BairdStarsKurt RussellHalle BerrySteven SeagalWhen terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.On a plane.
- DirectorPaul ZillerStarsKate JacksonEd MarinaroErik EstradaThe cockpit of a Boeing 747 is struck by lightning during takeoff for a flight to Europe, fatally injuring the flight crew. Laurie, the senior flight attendant, enlists the aid of passenger Brett Young. They determine that the autopilot can bring the plane in for a landing, but soon learn that the autopilot is locking onto the transponders of airfields at random, including signals from small airports with runways too short to accommodate the jumbo jet. Meanwhile, federal officials on the ground who have lost radio contact with the jet debate whether the plane should be shot down to prevent a more disastrous crash in a heavily populated area.On a plane.
- DirectorJoseph MerhiStarsGary DanielsSugar Ray LeonardPaige RowlandAn heiress is kidnapped during the chaos of a riot.In riot zone.
- DirectorDamian LeeStarsMichael DudikoffArdon BessMichelle JohnsonA bounty hunter with a pregnant wife who is urging him to get a regular job gets framed for murder and trapped in a war between Russian gangsters.In school.
- DirectorRaymond MartinoStarsAnna Nicole SmithRichard SteinmetzBranimir CikatiæA helicopter charter soon turns deadly when the female pilot finds that she is on a building held by terrorists. It is up to her and her husband to save the hostages.In tall building.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsJohn TravoltaChristian SlaterSamantha MathisTerrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U.S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans.In park and on train.
- DirectorDamian LeeStarsDon WilsonMichael Anderson Jr.Roddy PiperA local cop tries to save his father and several others who have been taken hostage by terrorists at Hoover Dam.On a dam.
- DirectorMichael BayStarsSean ConneryNicolas CageEd HarrisA mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.In Alcatraz prison.
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsHarrison FordGary OldmanGlenn CloseCommunist radicals hijack Air Force One with the U.S. President and his family on board. The Vice President negotiates from Washington D.C., while the President, a veteran, fights to rescue the hostages on board.On a plane.
- DirectorRaja GosnellStarsAlex D. LinzOlek KrupaRya KihlstedtAlex Pruitt, an 8-year-old boy living in Chicago, must fend off international spies who seek a top-secret computer chip in his toy car.At home.
- DirectorPaul LynchStarsLance HenriksenShannon TweedBruce PayneSharon Bell is back, this time she must stop a terrorist plot to smuggle Nazi nerve gas.In art gallery.
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsLinden AshbyAndrew DivoffKimberly WarrenTerrorists are holding the U.S. Olympic swim team hostage, and only janitor Jack Bryant (Linden Ashby) can stop them.In an Olympic swimming pool.
- DirectorSimon WestStarsNicolas CageJohn CusackJohn MalkovichNewly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.On plane .
- DirectorRobert LeeStarsJudge ReinholdCarol AltMichael SarrazinA policeman working alone must rescue his girlfriend and a trainload of other hostages from vicious criminals in a mountain tunnel hideout.On a train.
- DirectorRobert LeeStarsColin CunninghamMonika SchnarreMatt FrewerA soldier on a space station is assigned to the "freezer," for prisoners as a result of a botched operation. When the prisoners escape, he must stop them from taking over the space station.At space station.
- DirectorJoseph MerhiStarsMichael MadsenRoy ScheiderKeith DavidA stunt driver heading for prison on a minor charge is freed against his will by a terrorist gang. Then by kidnapping his wife, he is forced to drive a getaway car in a plot to kidnap the President from a motorcade.On a bus.
- DirectorRoger ChristianStarsPatrick StewartVincent KartheiserBrenda FrickerTrapped in a school in which a gang of criminals has seized control, a young troublemaker fights a cat and mouse battle from inside.In prep school.
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsPaul Michael RobinsonJohn LazarLandon HallA policeman, unjustly sentenced and sent to a maximum security prison, discovers terrorists have planted a nuclear bomb in the prison. The terrorists hope to trick the U.S. into a retaliatory strike against Arab nations, innocently implicated. The policeman, along with the other prisoners, must defuse the bomb and save Los Angeles, and avert World War III.In prison.
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsChristopher LambertIce-TMichael Halsey100 people, who have betrayed The Syndicate, are gathered in a prison opening the next day. They are given weapons and 6 hours to kill each other. The 3 remaining share $10,000,000.In prison.
- DirectorAndrew StevensStarsMichael DudikoffFrederic ForrestReiner SchöneNuclear submarine USS Ulysses rescues supposed victims of a boat disaster, who turn out to be terrorists intent on capturing nuclear weapons aboard the sub. Only a former SEAL can save the day by sliding aboard while the sub is underwater.On submarine.
- DirectorFrédéric ForestierStarsDolph LundgrenMichael SarrazinMontel WilliamsWhen a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.In army base.
- DirectorJan de BontStarsSandra BullockJason PatricWillem DafoeA computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker.On a boat.
- DirectorRodney McDonaldStarsGary BuseyBilly Dee WilliamsBilly WarlockIn this undersea thriller, a United States chemist is captured by terrorists. But a rescue attempt by an elite group of Navy Seals goes wrong when they are captured. Now they must wage a silent war beneath the waves.On a submarine.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsMichael DudikoffPaul WinfieldRichard NortonRick Harding is a former Marines officer, now working in the FBI as a chemical weapons designer. While packing up for the night, a group of armed soldiers led by wanted criminal Carlos Gruber, break into the FBI research lab.On a plane.
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsPeter WellerDennis HopperTia CarrereA just-paroled ex-cop and his soon-to-be-ex-wife wander into a Las Vegas casino, become suspects in a robbery, and take a gamble with their lives.In casino.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsRay LiottaLauren HollyBrendan GleesonAfter a shootout on a flight transporting prisoners, a flight attendant must outwit a smooth-talking serial killer and land the plane herself.On a plane.
- DirectorJohn BradshawStarsJeff FaheyKim CoatesCarrie-Anne MossBad guys are poisoning drinking water, and there is only one man who can stop them, Jeff Fahey.In water treatment plant.
- DirectorBruce LawStarsJulian CheungTheresa LeeKenya SawadaLoosely based on the Tokyo Nerve Gas Bombings, a terrorist cult plan the destruction of Hong Kong by deadly Sarin Gas if their leader is not released. One Hong Kong Cop and a seconded Japanese officer are all that stands in the Terrorist groups way.In TV station and school.
- DirectorWai-Lun LamStarsWenzhuo ZhaoShu QiAndrew LinA patriotic Chinese cop is reposted to fictional East European country Lavernia as punishment for ignoring orders during a plane hijack operation. There he encounters his ex-girlfriend, who fled to Lavernia after Tiananmen Square. Their paths soon tangle with the charismatic but evil leader of the Japanese cult Aum Shinryuu.On a plane.
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsMichael DudikoffJames HoranAlexander KeithWhen an elite Russian Nuclear Submarine carrying a doomsday weapon is hijacked, a submarine demolitions expert and the USS Springfield are deployed to obliterate the terrorists' plan, and the sub, in a frantic race against time.On a submarine.
- DirectorRick JacobsonStarsMichael DudikoffRichard NortonMichael CavanaughA top secret stealth fighter is stolen. Only Navy Test Pilot Vince Connors can recover the plane and bring it back in one piece. Battling terrorists, and flying with deadly nerve gas, he has to evade his mentor, now the enemy's top pilot.In terrorist base.
- DirectorJerry P. JacobsStarsDorian HarewoodRay WiseRoy ScheiderFive prisoners on train to prison. Brakes fail, train speeds to LA. One prisoner uncouples cars to save passengers, others hunt him to stop escape.On a train.
- DirectorRichard HowardStarsKiefer SutherlandRobert Sean LeonardBruce McGillA disgraced former air traffic controller is called back into service when the airport's traffic control system malfunctions.On a airport.
- DirectorMikael SalomonStarsMorgan FreemanChristian SlaterRandy QuaidThe partner and nephew of an armored-truck driver tries to prevent three million dollars from being taken by a gang during a catastrophic flooding caused by a severe storm.In small town during flood.
- DirectorSean McNamaraStarsLoni AndersonHulk HoganJim VarneyThe three unstoppable Ninja brothers fight to save their hero (Hulk Hogan) and Mega Mountain Amusement Park from the vicious kid-hating Medusa (Loni Anderson).At theme park.
- DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsSamuel L. JacksonKevin SpaceyDavid MorseIn a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.In a building.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsNicolas CageGary SiniseJohn HeardA shady police detective finds himself in the middle of a murder conspiracy at an important boxing match in an Atlantic City casino.At boxing match.
- DirectorDean SemlerStarsHowie LongScott GlennWilliam ForsytheFirefighter Jesse Graves has to save ornithologist Jennifer and other people caught in a forest fire, which was set up by the lawyer of convicted killer Earl Shaye, who escaped from the prison with several of his inmates posing as firefighters to recover thirty-seven million dollars in stashed loot.In forest.
- DirectorJulian GrantStarsSteve GuttenbergKim CoatesTorri HigginsonAn elite squad of government agents executes a daring mid-air raid to retrieve the world's deadliest biological weapon, SEREX. With disaster imminent, they confront the killer, only to find that it's one of their own.On a plane.
- DirectorMatt Earl BeesleyStarsMickey RourkeDanny TrejoFrederic ForrestConvicted corporate criminal Howard engineers a prison break as he and a number of fellow inmates are being transferred to a new facility. The escapees storm a shopping mall and take a group of shoppers hostage (after killing many more of them) before making their demands. Only Rudy, a former mercenary and brother of one of the fugitives, can take out the criminals before more of the hostages die.In shopping mall.
- DirectorRobert LeeStarsJack ScaliaDouglas ArthursIngrid TorranceJack Gracy, a former security guard at the American Embassy in Russia, has shown up uninvited to a party at the embassy in the former Soviet Republic of Bazrhikistan, where his estranged girlfriend is working. As the two are talking upstairs, a group of terrorists disguised as caterers burst in and take all the guests downstairs hostage. The terrorists are threatening to launch nuclear missles at America if their demands are not met, but they haven't planned on Jack being their to spoil the party.At an american embassy.
- DirectorStephen SommersStarsTreat WilliamsFamke JanssenAnthony HealdA group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who had already invaded the ship.On a boat.
- DirectorBarbet SchroederStarsMichael KeatonAndy GarciaBrian CoxFrank Conner is an honest police officer who desperately needs to save his son's life. However, after losing all hope, he finds out that a criminal Peter McCabe in jail is his only savior.In hospital.
- DirectorPhillip J. RothStarsOlivier GrunerAlicia CoppolaKen OlandtA cop framed for murder is the only one not in cryosleep when a team of thieves boards the armored treasury spaceship he's on to steal its load - 40 billion universal dollars - and then ram the ship into a comet to cover their tracks.On a spaceship.
- DirectorKevin TenneyStarsCorey HaimAmi DolenzLaraine NewmanA college student and his friends try to thwart a deranged war veteran's plan to poison the city's water supply.In power plant.
- DirectorRodney McDonaldStarsDaniel BaldwinFrank ZagarinoTeri Ann LinnRussian border war with Tajikistan leads to nuclear blackmail of the United States. Luckily, the United States has superior weapons.On a space station.
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsDylan WalshIce-TErika EleniakThis is the story of a modern day pirate mad man and his crew of 8, searching for fortune on a cruise ship but a small group of passengers fight back.On a boat.
- DirectorMario AzzopardiStarsJaclyn SmithBruce BoxleitnerHannes JaenickeAn NTSB investigator (Jaclyn Smith) and her boyfriend (Bruce Boxleitner), who works for the FAA, investigate a series of similar and suspicious plane crashes that seem to be affecting only one airline.At an airport.
- DirectorDavid Warry-SmithStarsEric RobertsJürgen ProchnowVenus TerzoTerrorists seize a building with intent to blow it up. However, one of the men trapped in the building is an ex-treasury agent, who just happens to be there with his wife and children in a tour group. Having to fight the terrorists and fires that breakout in the high rise...In tall building.
- DirectorWorth KeeterStarsJeff FaheyErnie HudsonBeth ToussaintA prestigious senator and the passengers on board a train are kidnapped by a milita group.On a train.
- DirectorAnthony HickoxStarsDolph LundgrenMystro ClarkJon PennellA renegade general (Robert Miano) plots to bomb Washington using a new top secret jet called the Storm Catcher. The only trouble is only one man (Dolph Lundgren) is capable of flying it.In house.
- DirectorRobert TinnellStarsElisha CuthbertBronwen BoothJoe MantegnaAfter lightening strikes Flight 109, the only chance for survival is a young girl.
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsIce-TCostas MandylorErika EleniakIce-T stars as a naval pilot that fakes his own death, and later ends up employed by a Latin American arms dealer. He steals a stealth fighter from a U.S.A.F. base in the Phillippines, and uses the stealth fighter to target certain military installations around the world. A naval reserve officer is recruited to infiltrate his plans, and succeeds.In a base.
- DirectorDavid MackayStarsCraig ShefferTom BerengerJennifer BealsA passenger of a hijacked airliner who happens to be an airplane engineer works to deactivate a chemical weapons bomb after the hijackers kill the pilot and threaten to kill all the passengers on the plane.On a plane.
- DirectorGustavo Graef MarinoStarsPeter WellerDaryl HannahTom BerengerTerrorists take over the US embassy in Bucharest, executing one hostage every hour until a war criminal is released. Plus - 2 specialists are there trying to disarming a secret nuclear bomb.At an embassy.
- DirectorDamian LeeJim WynorskiStarsDolph LundgrenMeilani PaulAleksandr KuznetsovCaptain Matt Hendricks and Dr. Linda Christian are locked in a submarine with Russian terrorists that threaten to launch a chemical virus on US territory.On a submarine.
- DirectorDavid GiancolaStarsSean AstinBruce CampbellStacy KeachAt the the Killington ski resort something has gone awry. Evil terrorists led by the sinister Greig have taken the resort hostage with a stolen nuclear device. It's up to Ski Patrol bum Matt Foster to save the day - and his fiancé.At ski resort.
- DirectorSetsurô WakamatsuStarsYûji OdaNanako MatsushimaKôichi SatôA group of terrorists has taken hold of the largest dam in Japan. They also capture the workers as hostages, and demanded JPY$5 billion from the government with a 24 hour deadline in exchange for the lives of the hostages. To make things more complicated, there was a snowstorm and no one can get in or out near the area. Fortunately, the terrorists did not capture Togashi, the dam controller, and he is the only person who can rescue those hostages from the terrorists...On a dam.
- DirectorJohn BradshawStarsKim CoatesDaniel BaldwinPenelope Ann MillerA scientist and a dishonest agent work toward different ends as a mysterious virus afflicts passengers on a flight to Hawaii.On a plane.
- DirectorArmand MastroianniStarsJack WagnerChristine EliseJames SikkingA pilot must safely land a 747 on which deadly nerve gas has been planted.On a plane.
- DirectorJohn EyresStarsJay HarringtonRavil IsyanovDavid BeecroftDuring the Cuban Missle Crisis, a Russian sub is sunk while en route to Havana. As the sub goes down, the hold is breached and barrels full of some mysterious substance tumble out. Years later, an American nuclear submarine is transporting a captured terrorist to the States. The terrorist's henchmen, however, are planning to hijack the sub and rescue their leader. Meanwhile, a large, unidentified creature is approaching the sub at high speed...On a submarine.
- DirectorRodney McDonaldStarsJames RussoIce-TMichael HarrisWhen a deranged criminal is caught, he is then being transported by plane, along with some other criminals. Through a stroke of luck he is able to subdue the Federal agents assigned to bring him, free the other criminals, and take over the plane. He then threatens to crash the plane into a populated area unless his demands are met. The FBI agent who captured him then decides to get on the plane while in flight to do something. He does but things don't go as planned, and the criminal continues his plan to crash the plane unless the agent can do something, the military is going to shoot the plane down.On a plane.
- DirectorJean PellerinStarsRob LoweLarisa MillerHarry Van GorkumA car ferry carrying a valuable artifact is sunk by a group of international thieves.On a ship.