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Movies that feel likeSpeed (1994)

Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.

If you loved Speed, the closest films we have are True Lies (1994), Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) and The Hunt for Red October (1990). All three share Speed's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Warriors (1979).

πŸ… 95% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.3 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Jan de Bontkinetictense
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True Lies
1994 Β· dir. James Cameron
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.3action Β· thrillerRent or buy

A relentless race against a ticking terrorist plot with no time to breathe

The difference: A spy's double-life comedy angle, not a single vehicle's life-or-death countdown

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

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Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 Β· dir. John McTiernan
πŸ… 60%β˜… 7.6action Β· thrillerHulu

A city-wide bomb countdown forcing improvised, on-the-fly heroics

The difference: A riddle-solving scavenger hunt, not a single trapped vehicle

New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.

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The Hunt for Red October
1990 Β· dir. John McTiernan
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.5action Β· thriller

High-stakes tension where one wrong move ends everyone aboard

The difference: A slow-burn submarine standoff, not a nonstop street-level chase

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!

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Air Force One
1997 Β· dir. Wolfgang Petersen
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.5action Β· thriller

A hijacked vehicle turned into a life-or-death negotiation in real time

The difference: A presidential hostage crisis, not a bus rigged to explode below 50 mph

When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.

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The Warriors
1979 Β· dir. Walter Hill
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.5action Β· thrillerNetflix

A group racing across a hostile city with everyone seemingly against them

The difference: A gang-turf survival trek, not a bomb-rigged vehicle under a deadline

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.

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Unstoppable
2010 Β· dir. Tony Scott
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6.8action Β· thriller

A runaway vehicle threatening disaster unless someone can stop it in time

The difference: A freight-train rescue built on momentum, not a rigged explosive threat

When a massive, unmanned locomotive roars out of control, the threat is more ominous than just a derailment. The train is laden with toxic chemicals, and an accident would decimate human life and cause an environmental disaster. The only hope of bringing the train to a safe stop is in the hands of veteran engineer Frank Barnes, and young conductor Will Colson, who must risk their lives to save those in the runaway's path. Inspired by true events.

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Thunderbolt
1995 Β· dir. Gordon Chan
β˜… 6.3action Β· thriller

White-knuckle car chases pushed past any reasonable speed limit

The difference: A street-racing revenge plot, not a rigged bomb forcing the pace

In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic, Chan Foh To, has to defeat a super-criminal street racer.

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Safe House
2012 Β· dir. Daniel Espinosa
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.7action Β· thrillerNetflixStarz

Both land momentum and tension at once

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

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The Bourne Legacy
2012 Β· dir. Tony Gilroy
πŸ… 56%β˜… 6.6action Β· thrillerNetflixStarz

Both lean on momentum more than on action

New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.

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Escape Plan
2013 Β· dir. Mikael HΓ₯fstrΓΆm
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.7action Β· thrillerPrime VideoStarz

Tense thriller, and it commits to that

Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.

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Homefront
2013 Β· dir. Gary Fleder
πŸ… 42%β˜… 6.5action Β· thrillerNetflix

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Phil Broker, a retired DEA agent, leads a quiet life with his daughter Maddy, until a school bullying incident draws them into a conflict with Morgan β€œGator” Bodine, a local crime boss.

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No Escape
2015 Β· dir. John Erick Dowdle
πŸ… 46%β˜… 6.8thriller Β· actionPrime Video

Tense thriller in both cases

The difference: 21 years apart, and the 2010s show

In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed.

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