
Movies that feel like The Hunt for Red October (1990)
If you loved The Hunt for Red October, the closest films we have are Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995), Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 2 (1990). All three share The Hunt for Red October's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.
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If The Hunt for Red October hit the spot, these will too

The same hand behind both of them: John McTiernan
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

John McTiernan working the same nerve twice

Both land momentum and tension at once

Kinetic action in both cases

Both lean on tension more than on thriller

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

Thriller built on tension, twice over

Both play action straight

Both know what they want from thriller

Both are action through and through
The difference: 23 years apart, and the 2010s show

The same thriller instincts

Action of the same temperament
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