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Movies that feel likeOperation Red Sea (2018)

A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization.

If you loved Operation Red Sea, the closest films we have are Badland Hunters (2024), Red Cliff II (2009) and Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007). All three share Operation Red Sea's kinetic and bleak feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Shadow (2018).

πŸ… 80% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Dante Lam Chiu-yinkinetictensebleakepic
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Badland Hunters
2024 Β· dir. Heo Myeong-haeng
πŸ… 67%β˜… 6action Β· adventure Β· thrillerNetflix

The same mix in both: momentum, then tension

After a deadly earthquake turns Seoul into a lawless badland, a fearless huntsman springs into action to rescue a teenager abducted by a mad doctor.

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Red Cliff II
2009 Β· dir. John Woo
β˜… 7.5action Β· history Β· war

Bleak and epic in the same breath

The difference: Trades the tension of Operation Red Sea for an angle of its own

The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?

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Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
2007 Β· dir. Sergei Bodrov
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.2history Β· war Β· action

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans harder into history than Operation Red Sea does

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.

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Eastern Condors
1987 Β· dir. Sammo Hung
β˜… 7.1action Β· adventure Β· war

War with a pulse of bleakness, in both cases

The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.

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Shadow
2018 Β· dir. Zhang Yimou
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7action Β· warPrime Video

Thriller built on momentum, twice over

In a kingdom ruled by a young and unpredictable king, the military commander has a secret weapon: a shadow, a look-alike who can fool both his enemies and the King himself. Now he must use this weapon in an intricate plan that will lead his people to victory in a war that the King does not want.

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Sisu
2022 Β· dir. Jalmari Helander
πŸ… 94%β˜… 6.9action Β· war Β· thrillerRent or buy

Both lean on tension more than on adventure

When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, German soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.

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Black Crab
2022 Β· dir. Adam Berg
πŸ… 53%β˜… 5.7action Β· thrillerNetflix

Tense action in both cases

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

To end an apocalyptic war and save her daughter, a reluctant soldier embarks on a desperate mission to cross a frozen sea carrying a top-secret cargo.

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Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021 Β· dir. Stefano Sollima
πŸ… 45%β˜… 5.8action Β· thriller Β· warPrime Video

Both lean on bleakness more than on thriller

An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.

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12 Strong
2018 Β· dir. Nicolai Fuglsig
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.6war Β· action Β· history

War built on scale, twice over

A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.

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Rambo III
1988 Β· dir. Peter MacDonald
πŸ… 39%β˜… 5.8action Β· adventure Β· thriller

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when Trautman is captured.

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Midway
2019 Β· dir. Roland Emmerich
πŸ… 42%β˜… 6.7war Β· history Β· drama

One thread runs through both: historical fiction

The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.

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T-34
2018 Β· dir. Alexey Sidorov
β˜… 6.8drama Β· history Β· warPrime Video

Both keep coming back to the same thing: tank battle

In 1944, a courageous group of Russian soldiers managed to escape from German captivity in a half-destroyed legendary T-34 tank. Those were the times of unforgettable bravery, fierce fighting, unbreakable love, and legendary miracles.

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