Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "terrorist-cell"

1. Skyfall (2012)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench

Votes: 732,191 | Gross: $304.36M

2. The Rock (1996)

R | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A 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.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, John Spencer

Votes: 358,831 | Gross: $134.07M

3. Iron Man Three (2013)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Director: Shane Black | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle

Votes: 901,124 | Gross: $409.01M

4. American Assassin (2017)

R | 111 min | Action, Thriller

After the death of his girlfriend at the hands of terrorists, Mitch Rapp is drawn into the world of counterterrorism, mentored by tough-as-nails former U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Stan Hurley.

Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan, Taylor Kitsch

Votes: 91,322 | Gross: $36.25M

5. Patriots Day (2016)

R | 133 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible.

Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons, John Goodman

Votes: 112,927 | Gross: $31.89M

6. Trigger Point (2022– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Drama series following Lana Washington, an experienced bomb disposal officer working for the Metropolitan Police.

Stars: Vicky McClure, Eric Shango, Nabil Elouahabi, Kerry Godliman

Votes: 8,529

7. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name.

Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton

Votes: 529,246 | Gross: $209.40M

8. Captive State (2019)

PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extraterrestrial force, 'Captive State' explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.

Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Vera Farmiga

Votes: 58,180 | Gross: $5.96M

9. The Wrath of Becky (2023)

R | 84 min | Action, Horror, Thriller

Two years after escaping a violent attack, a teenage girl must defend herself against a domestic terrorist cell.

Directors: Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote | Stars: Lulu Wilson, Seann William Scott, Denise Burse, Jill Larson

Votes: 12,258

10. Body of Lies (2008)

R | 128 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani

Votes: 239,882 | Gross: $39.39M

11. Eye in the Sky (2015)

R | 102 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.

Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi

Votes: 91,665 | Gross: $18.70M

12. Snake Eyes (2021)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Snake Eyes, a tenacious loner, is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage, who teach him the ways of the ninja and provide him home. But when secrets from his past are revealed, his honor and allegiance will be tested.

Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, Haruka Abe, Takehiro Hira

Votes: 44,590

13. Unlocked (I) (2017)

R | 98 min | Action, Thriller

A CIA interrogator is lured into a ruse that puts London at risk of a biological attack.

Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Orlando Bloom, Toni Collette, John Malkovich

Votes: 38,806

14. MI-5 (2015)

R | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.

Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Kit Harington, Peter Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Wildman

Votes: 23,951

15. All the Old Knives (2022)

R | 101 min | Mystery, Thriller

Veteran CIA agent Henry is reunited in Vienna with his former colleague and lover Celia.

Director: Janus Metz | Stars: Goksin Erdemli, Kasia Madera, Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton

Votes: 28,727

16. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

TV-14 | 115 min | Animation, Action, Crime

A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.

Directors: Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Tensai Okamura, Hiroyuki Okiura, Yoshiyuki Takei | Stars: Beau Billingslea, Melissa Fahn, Nicholas Guest, Kôichi Yamadera

Votes: 53,306 | Gross: $1.00M

17. Domino (I) (2019)

R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A Copenhagen police officer seeks justice for his partner's murder by a mysterious man.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Søren Malling, Paprika Steen, Helena Kaittani

Votes: 6,660

18. 97 Minutes (2023)

93 min | Thriller

A ticking clock scenario unfolds as a hijacked 767 airplane faces imminent disaster when its fuel supply dwindles, with just 97 minutes remaining.

Director: Timo Vuorensola | Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Alec Baldwin, MyAnna Buring, Jo Martin

Votes: 8,766

19. Paradise Now (2005)

PG-13 | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

Director: Hany Abu-Assad | Stars: Kais Nashif, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal, Hamza Abu-Aiaash

Votes: 24,096 | Gross: $1.45M

20. Cleanskin (2012)

Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A British secret service agent is faced with the task of pursuing and eliminating a British-born suicide bomber and his terrorist cell.

Director: Hadi Hajaig | Stars: Sean Bean, Charlotte Rampling, Abhin Galeya, Tom Burke

Votes: 21,161

21. No Rest for the Wicked (2011)

Not Rated | 114 min | Crime, Thriller

A corrupt policeman commits a crime when drinking late at night. While his colleagues are trying to investigate his murder, he tries to clean up the evidence.

Director: Enrique Urbizu | Stars: Jose Coronado, Rodolfo Sancho, Helena Miquel, Juanjo Artero

Votes: 5,541

22. Blue Eyes (2014–2015)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Politics, extremism and violence in Sweden.

Stars: Louise Peterhoff, Sven Nordin, Karin Franz Körlof, Linnéa Lindström

Votes: 1,635

23. City of Tiny Lights (2016)

Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of religious fanaticism and political intrigue.

Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Billie Piper, James Krishna Floyd, Cush Jumbo

Votes: 2,496

24. Endgame (I) (2009)

PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, History

A story based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa.

Director: Pete Travis | Stars: William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee Miller, Mark Strong

Votes: 2,867 | Gross: $0.01M

25. Queen & Country

Action, Thriller | Announced

Special Ops agent is on the run after assassinating a powerful figure in Eastern Europe.

Director: Ridley Scott | Star: Sylvia Hoeks

26. Land of Plenty (2004)

Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, War

A drama that investigates anxiety and disillusionment in America.

Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Michelle Williams, John Diehl, Wendell Pierce, Shaun Toub

Votes: 4,121

27. Sky Riders (1976)

PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure

When an industrialist's wife and kids are kidnapped by terrorists in Greece, the woman's ex-husband comes to the rescue with a plan involving hang gliders.

Director: Douglas Hickox | Stars: James Coburn, Susannah York, Robert Culp, Charles Aznavour

Votes: 1,158

28. Made in France (2015)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Sam, a freelance journalist, investigates the growing phenomenon of disaffected youth joining extremist groups. He infiltrates a group of four young jihadis whose mission is to destabilize the city center of Paris.

Director: Nicolas Boukhrief | Stars: Malik Zidi, Dimitri Storoge, François Civil, Nassim Lyes

Votes: 2,337 | Gross: $0.01M

29. Java Heat (2013)

R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A Muslim detective teams with an American posing as a graduate student to find the man behind a series of deadly terrorist bombings in Indonesia.

Director: Conor Allyn | Stars: Kellan Lutz, Verdi Solaiman, Mickey Rourke, Ario Bayu

Votes: 4,936

30. Germany. A Winter's Tale (2018)

125 min | Drama

Becky, Maik and Tommi, a group of right-wing radical youths, aim to establish a terrorist cell in Germany. Seeking national attention, they commit a range of escalating crimes whilst facing disorientation and their appetite for murder.

Director: Jan Bonny | Stars: Thomas Schubert, Ricarda Seifried, Jean-Luc Bubert, Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Votes: 303

31. Tellus (2014)

300 min | Crime, Drama

Tellus, a Finnish environmental group led by Eevi Forsman, use increasingly radical means to "save the earth". They are pursued by Taneli Lokka, an experienced police detective who tries to save the earth in his own personal way.

Stars: Minka Kuustonen, Lauri Tilkanen, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Henrik Hammarberg

Votes: 242

32. Unveiled (2018 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 95 min | Crime, Drama, History

Geneva 2018. On a train, Isabelle spots a young woman entirely clad in Islamic attire. Her heart skips a beat: it's Anaïs, her granddaughter. Without saying a word to Anaïs, Isabelle calls Léa, Anaïs' mother, who lives in Montréal.

Director: Jacob Berger | Stars: Lola Créton, Nastassja Tanner, Marthe Keller, Cléa Eden

Votes: 141

33. 7 días de enero (1979)

124 min | Drama

After the death of Franco, the nostalgic fascist regime attempts to preserve the 1936's order.

Director: Juan Antonio Bardem | Stars: Manuel Ángel Egea, Fernando Sánchez Polack, Madeleine Robinson, Jacques François

Votes: 194

34. La Verdad: Beginnings (2012– )

Action, Crime, Drama

A wayward heroine in La Verdad resurfaces to help a desperate mayor fend off the rise of a new terrorist group, one year after the unexplained deaths of every single superhero on Earth.

Stars: Blanca Gomez, Cody Vaughan, Ian Roberts, D'Andre Lampkin

Votes: 35

35. The Disintegration (2011)

78 min | Drama

A realistic description of unemployed young Muslims who live in the french suburbs, lost generation ostracized by the racism which slowly push them to the Muslim extremism.

Director: Philippe Faucon | Stars: Rashid Debbouze, Yassine Azzouz, Ymanol Perset, Mohamed Nachit

Votes: 313

36. Resurgence (I) (2018 TV Movie)

Action

A joint military operations group goes deep undercover to fight terrorism globally.

Director: Matthew Ryan Anderson | Stars: Matthew Ryan Anderson, Edgar Bojorguez, Scott Burris, Batya Cruz

37. Crisis: New York Under Water (2009 TV Movie)

Action, Crime, Thriller

Add a Plot

Director: Tom DeSanto | Stars: Lew Knopp, Joel Lambert, Trey Alley, Nito Larioza

Votes: 20

38. Lost (2004–2010)
Episode: The Greater Good (2005)

TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

After burying one of their own, tempers flare as the castaways' suspicions of each other grow -- and an unlikely survivor vows revenge. Meanwhile, Claire and Charlie struggle to calm her newborn.

Director: David Grossman | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Emilie de Ravin, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia

Votes: 5,963

39. NCIS (2003– )
Episode: Terminal Leave (2004)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A woman Naval aviator narrowly escapes an explosion of her car on a parking lot; she was a target of terrorist activity due to her official behavior in Afghanistan. The FBI solves the crime, and the NCIS protects the family of the victim.

Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Mark Harmon, Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette

Votes: 867

40. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode: The Darkness and the Light (1997)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A mysterious assassin begins wiping out all the members of Kira's old resistance cell.

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell

Votes: 1,977

41. Touch (2012–2013)
Episode: Pilot (2012)

TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

For the third time in three weeks, Jake has run away from school and climbed atop a cell phone tower, breaking the tower's security alarms at precisely 3:18 in the afternoon each time. For ... See full summary »

Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Mazouz, Danny Glover

Votes: 1,572

42. Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace (2005– )
Episode: Sharon (2005)

58 min | Documentary, History, War

How the war in Iraq forced President Bush to court Arab allies.

Director: Daniel Edge | Stars: Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, Alistair Crooke, Mohammed Abu Hamid, Nabil Shaath

43. State of Affairs (2014–2015)
Episode: Cry Havoc (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Thriller

A high-stakes investigation puts the focus on proving a sorority girl is in fact a member of a terrorist cell. Meanwhile, Charlie faces possible betrayal, and Nick Vera inches closer to contacting Omar Fattah.

Director: Joshua Butler | Stars: Katherine Heigl, Alfre Woodard, Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand

Votes: 188

44. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Babylon (2016)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a terrorist ends up in a coma, a pair of younger FBI agents ask Mulder and Scully for help communicating with the man, resembling them when their adventure first began and reminding them of just how far they have come.

Director: Chris Carter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Lauren Ambrose

Votes: 5,591

45. Homeland (2011–2020)
Episode: The Litvinov Ruse (2015)

TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The CIA and BND make a play.

Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Claire Danes, Rupert Friend, Sebastian Koch, Miranda Otto

Votes: 2,825

46. Homeland (2011–2020)
Episode: New Normal (2015)

TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A new threat emerges.

Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Claire Danes, Rupert Friend, Sebastian Koch, Miranda Otto

Votes: 2,376

47. Homeland (2011–2020)
Episode: Our Man in Damascus (2015)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Carrie follows a lead.

Director: Seith Mann | Stars: Claire Danes, Rupert Friend, Sebastian Koch, Miranda Otto

Votes: 3,117

48. Dispatches (1987– )
Episode: ISIS and the Battle for Iraq (2017)

47 min | Documentary, News

Emmy-award winning journalist Ramita Navai reveals the other side of the war against ISIS in Iraq, looking at allegations of torture, execution and sectarian cleansing of Sunni refugees by Shia militias.

Director: Patrick Wells | Star: Ramita Navai

Votes: 7

49. Deutschland 86 (2018)
Episode: Le Cafard (2018)

TV-MA | 47 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Badly injured, Martin wakes up in the Libyan desert, where he meets Samira and Khaled, and uncovers an imminent terrorist plot. Meanwhile, Lenora arrives at an Angolan hotel.

Director: Florian Cossen | Stars: Jonas Nay, Maria Schrader, Florence Kasumba, Sylvester Groth

Votes: 245

50. The Bureau (2015–2020)
Episode: Episode #4.10 (2018)

TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Thriller

In Ukraine, Malotru arrives at the exchange location to get Marina. But on the way back, their convoy deviates from the route initially agreed upon by the DGSE, forcing him to warn Sisteron... See full summary »

Director: Eric Rochant | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Sara Giraudeau, Florence Loiret Caille, Jonathan Zaccaï

Votes: 267