Best Die Hard 3/Speed/Phone Booth Type Films & Shows
While many of these films and TV shows are Die Hard inspired, I am primarily listing cat-and-mouse type films that follow the style/themes/material/suspense of these hit action films.
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- DirectorJeffrey NachmanoffStarsDon CheadleGuy PearceArchie PanjabiWhen straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn.
- DirectorKari SkoglandStarsTanya AllenHart BochnerFulvio CecereLiberty, the wife of a gun manufacturer, is held hostage at a hot dog stand by a sniper seeking revenge.
- DirectorDominic SenaStarsJohn TravoltaHugh JackmanHalle BerryA covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell led by Gabriel Shear wants the money to help finance their war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away. Gabriel brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson to help him.
- DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsHarrison FordBrad PittMargaret ColinA police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an I.R.A. terrorist in hiding.
- DirectorMark PellingtonStarsJeff BridgesTim RobbinsJoan CusackA man begins to suspect his neighbors are not what they appear to be and their secrets could be deadly.
- DirectorStuart BairdStarsKurt RussellHalle BerrySteven SeagalWhen terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.
- DirectorRoger ChristianStarsSam ElliottCharles Martin SmithKelly BensonA mysterious bomber is planting explosive devices in Seattle, Washington. Since their quality takes too big a toll amongst Seattle Police bomb experts, John Pierce, former head of the Bomb Squad, reluctantly takes the job that will take him to face his worst nightmare.
- DirectorGregor JordanStarsSamuel L. JacksonCarrie-Anne MossMichael SheenFollows a black-ops interrogator and an F.B.I. agent who try to press a suspect terrorist into divulging the location of three nuclear weapons set to detonate in the U.S.
- DirectorAmariah OlsonObin OlsonStarsVing RhamesLuke GossMischa BartonWhen the daughter of veteran 911 call center operator Pamela (Mischa Barton), and her estranged husband Jeremy (Luke Goss), a Senior Police Officer, is kidnapped and held hostage, they are left desperate, with no choice but to follow the kidnapper's rules: send messages through dispatch for all police and fire units to scatter to remote locations throughout the city where they are met with chaos. Not knowing who or why, the one thing they do know is if they fail to discreetly collaborate with one another - they will be solely responsible for facilitating the biggest crime in the city's history. Now they must race against the clock to make the choice of their lives - save the city - or save their daughter.
- DirectorDavid KoeppStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittMichael ShannonDania RamirezIn Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsDenzel WashingtonEthan HawkeScott GlennA rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.
- DirectorClark JohnsonStarsSamuel L. JacksonColin FarrellMichelle RodriguezAn imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody, and only the L.A.P.D.'s Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.
- DirectorDavid AyerStarsKeanu ReevesForest WhitakerHugh LaurieAn undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonChris PineRosario DawsonWith an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.
- StarsRob LoweKristin DavisEsai MoralesA train filled with atomic devices threatens to destroy the city of Denver. John Serger (an NTSB agent) has to prevent this from happening
- DirectorRoel ReinéStarsRandy OrtonTom StevensBrian MarkinsonA man's kidnapped paramedic Nick's wife, forcing him on phone to play a "game of death" with 12 rounds, directing Nick to different locations.
- DirectorScott MannStarsRobert De NiroJeffrey Dean MorganDave BautistaA father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.
- DirectorPaul AntierStarsJudge ReinholdPenelope Ann MillerTimothy BusfieldA man in Seattle explodes. The bomb squad investigates, leading Lt. Tom to Gillian, a surgeon, who's implanting a pacemaker that explodes. Tom and Gillian chase her other pacemaker patients before they explode plus try to find the culprit.
- DirectorJonathan FreedmanStarsRandall BatinkoffElizabeth BerkleyStan ShawA former FBI agent must stop a madman from setting off a bomb.
- DirectorHugh JohnsonStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Skeet UlrichPeter FirthA new biological chemical weapon that explodes up to temperatures over fifty degrees Fahrenheit, falls into the hands of two men who try to make sure that it doesn't get stolen by a terrorist.
- 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.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsBruce WillisYasiin BeyDavid MorseAn aging alcoholic cop is assigned the task of escorting a witness from police custody to a courthouse 16 blocks away. There are, however, chaotic forces at work that prevent them from making it in one piece.
- DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsTom CruiseMichelle MonaghanVing RhamesIMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancée in response.
- StarsRichard Dean AndersonDaphne ZunigaJane LeevesA man infected with a deadly virus boards Quantum Airlines flight 66 in Frankfurt, Germany. The US government must stop the plane before it lands at JFK International Airport.
- DirectorEric HeissererStarsPaul WalkerGenesis RodriguezNancy NaveA father struggles to keep his infant daughter alive in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
- DirectorKeoni WaxmanStarsYûki AmamiLori PettyJason LondonAn FBI agent works with a Tokyo policewoman in Seattle to stop a criminal obsessed with a student.
- DirectorTom TykwerStarsFranka PotenteMoritz BleibtreuHerbert KnaupAfter a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
- DirectorBenny BoomStarsGabriel MachtRobert PatrickCarly PopeDetroit PD borrows an LA SWAT leader as instructor for 2 weeks training of their SWAT team. After a real SWAT action, a madman with special skills, obsessed with revenge, is released on bail.
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsTom SizemoreDennis HopperSteven SeagalAfter a San Francisco detective's partner is murdered by Northern Irish terrorists, the officer joins the bomb squad in order to bring them to justice.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsAnil KapoorAjay DevgnMohanlalTo avenge his past, Aakash Rana plants a bomb in a train endangering the lives of 500 passengers.
- DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsLiam NeesonJulianne MooreScoot McNairyAn air marshal springs into action during a transatlantic flight after receiving a series of text messages demanding $150 million into an off-shore account, or someone will die every 20 minutes.
- DirectorDavid R. EllisStarsKim BasingerChris EvansJason StathamA young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. The catch? The woman claims to have been kidnapped, and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.
- DirectorBruce MalmuthGary NelsonStarsSylvester StalloneRutger HauerBilly Dee WilliamsWhen one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.
- 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.
- DirectorSteve WangStarsMark DacascosKadeem HardisonJohn Pyper-FergusonA prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.
- DirectorBabak NajafiStarsGerard ButlerAaron EckhartMorgan FreemanIn London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning is caught up in a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsChris PineKevin CostnerKeira KnightleyJack Ryan, as a young covert C.I.A. analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
- CreatorPeter M. LenkovAlex KurtzmanLeonard FreemanStarsAlex O'LoughlinScott CaanTaylor WilyWhen Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu to find his father's killer, the Governor offers him the chance to run his own task force: Five-0.
- CreatorEthan ReiffCyrus VorisStarsMichael EalyOded FehrHenri LubattiAn American undercover FBI agent is assigned to infiltrate a terrorist sleeper cell that is planning an attack in Los Angeles.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonClive OwenJodie FosterA police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.
- DirectorNeeraj PandeyStarsAnupam KherNaseeruddin ShahVeerendra SaxenaA retiring police officer reminisces about the most astounding day of his career. About a case that was never filed but continues to haunt him in his memories - the case of a man and a Wednesday.
- DirectorChandran RutnamStarsBen KingsleyBen CrossPatrick RutnamA terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.
- DirectorNeeraj PandeyStarsAkshay KumarDanny DenzongpaRana DaggubatiAn elite counter-intelligence unit learns of a plot, masterminded by a maniacal madman. With the clock ticking, it's up to them to track the terrorists' international tentacles and prevent them from striking at the heart of India.
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsJamie FoxxDavid MorseRobert PastorelliAn ex-con is used by police to lure a criminal out of hiding.
- DirectorBenny ChanStarsLouis KooBarbie HsuNick CheungA man receives a distressing phone call from a woman who has been kidnapped.
- StarsHassan JohnsonRick ZahnLeila SbitaniTwo FBI agents race against the clock to stop a bomb from destroying New York City.
- DirectorMimi LederStarsGeorge ClooneyNicole KidmanMarcel IuresA US Army colonel and a civilian woman supervising him must track down stolen Russian nuclear weapons before they're used by terrorists.
- DirectorRodrigo CortésStarsRyan ReynoldsJosé Luis García-PérezRobert PatersonPaul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
- DirectorMichael GreenspanStarsAdrien BrodyCaroline DhavernasRyan RobbinsA man wakes in a car wreck at the bottom of a ravine and must overcome incredible odds to survive.
- DirectorMani ShankarStarsSanjay DuttIrrfan KhanKangana RanautHidden with a mysterious agenda, a sniper holds a businessman hostage in a closed phone booth, where he is ordered to obey the sniper or he will be killed.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsHalle BerryEvie ThompsonAbigail BreslinWhen a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life.
- DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsLiam NeesonVera FarmigaPatrick WilsonAn insurance salesman/ex-cop is caught up in a life-threatening conspiracy during his daily commute home.
- DirectorEugenio MiraStarsElijah WoodJohn CusackKerry BishéA pianist with stage fright endures a performance under the eyes of a mysterious sniper, who will shoot and kill him if a wrong note is played.
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsJohnny DeppChristopher WalkenCourtney ChaseAn unimpressive, everyday man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.
- DirectorWoon-hak BaekStarsSeok-hun KimBae DoonaPark Sang-minThis is a touching action epic about an all-out war between a subway terrorist who holds a city hostage and the detective who risks his life to save everyone. It's the heart-wrenching story of love and sacrifice that grows in a desperate situation, and the humanity of people trying to save others in the face of extreme danger at breath-taking speeds and on a huge scale.
- DirectorLee TamahoriStarsMorgan FreemanMichael WincottMonica PotterWhen a senator's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner.
- DirectorWych KaosayanandaStarsAntonio BanderasLucy LiuTalisa SotoTasked with destroying each other, an FBI agent and a rogue DIA agent soon discover that a much bigger enemy is at work.
- 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.
- DirectorJames LemmoStarsTerence KnoxDavid WarnerIsabella HofmannA terrorist (Warner) and an FBI agent (Knox) fight out a personal feud with one another.
- DirectorDavid HueyStarsOlivier GrunerRebecca FerrattiGerald OkamuraIn Los Angeles, a special police force must stop terrorists with nuclear capabilities.
- DirectorJames McTeigueStarsMilla JovovichPierce BrosnanDylan McDermottA Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York City, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.
- DirectorEdward ZwickStarsDenzel WashingtonBruce WillisAnnette BeningThe secret U.S. abduction of a suspected terrorist leads to a wave of terrorist attacks in New York City, which leads to the declaration of martial-law.
- 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.This is more similar to Speed 2.
- DirectorColin BuddsStarsCasper Van DienDanielle CormackChristopher StolleryA security operative battles hijackers on a cruise ship.This is more similar to Speed 2.
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsGerard ButlerAaron EckhartMorgan FreemanSecret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.
- CreatorAnn DonahueCarol MendelsohnAnthony E. ZuikerStarsDavid CarusoEmily ProcterAdam RodriguezAn elite unit, led by an ex-homicide cop, which is linked to the Miami-Dade Police Department, uses all possible resources and skills at their disposal to solve complex crimes in cross-cultural Miami.
- CreatorAnn DonahueCarol MendelsohnAnthony E. ZuikerStarsGary SiniseCarmine GiovinazzoHill HarperForensic scientists and investigators of the New York City Police Department unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths.
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsStephen CollinsKaren SillasEmmett ShoemakerA wealthy man races against time to save his kidnapped son whose abductor left him with a bomb set to detonate.
- DirectorPhilippe GagnonStarsAlaina HuffmanBarry FlatmanDamon RunyanA young man takes a bus full of kids hostage in a desperate attempt to receive ransom money from an insurance company save that denied his very sick mother's claim.
- DirectorNorma BaileyStarsTom Everett ScottNatasha HenstridgeRena SoferMany people are left dead when a man known only as "The Digger" opens fire in a train station. A hand written letter is the only clue.
- DirectorBrad TurnerStarsLouis Gossett Jr.Jonathan SilvermanTobias MehlerTwo very unlikely postal inspectors are assigned to find the person who planted a deadly mail bomb.
- DirectorBrad TurnerStarsLouis Gossett Jr.Jonathan SilvermanMichael MadsenPostal inspectors (Louis Gossett, Jr. and Jonathan Silverman) investigate a con man (Michael Madsen) who uses the identities of others to falsify credit card purchases. Stealing credit card offers from mail boxes, he obtains cards in others' names, makes many purchases until the card is maxed out, but is always careful to pay minimum balances. According to the story, it is possible for individuals such as this to run many credit cards at a time without being caught.
- DirectorDavid S. Cass Sr.StarsBurt ReynoldsCharles DurningBruce DernLogan McQueen is an ex-cop serving a prison term for a bust that had gone awry. During his stint, he learns of a death row inmate that claims he can predict the details of the next violent act of a serial bomber. Once released from prison, Logan tries to find the identity of the bomber and stop him. His best course of action is agreeing to the inmate's request of a reunion with his estranged daughter before he is executed.
- DirectorJack SholderStarsJudge ReinholdNina SiemaszkoBrian HooksThree persons find themselves in a trap inside rushing car when its brakes stop working.
- DirectorStephen SommersStarsBrendan FraserRachel WeiszJohn HannahThe mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.
- DirectorHenri-Georges ClouzotStarsYves MontandCharles VanelPeter van EyckIn a decrepit South American village, four men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsRoy ScheiderBruno CremerFrancisco RabalFour unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.
- CreatorDanny BilsonPaul De MeoStarsRichard BurgiGarett MaggartBruce A. YoungIn the jungles of Peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with Jim, helping him develop these senses.
- 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.
- DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsWalter MatthauBruce DernLouis Gossett Jr.In San Francisco, California, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side.
- CreatorRobert CochranJoel SurnowStarsKiefer SutherlandYvonne StrahovskiTate DonovanFour years after Jack Bauer went on the run, the CIA agents in London manage to capture Bauer; one of their agents called Kate Morgan suspects he is up to something, and President Heller's condition is sparking worries with his staff.
- CreatorRobert CochranManny CotoEvan KatzStarsCorey HawkinsMiranda OttoAnna DiopA military hero who returns to the U.S. with a whole lot of trouble following him back. With nowhere else to turn, the man asks CTU to help him save his life while also stopping one of the largest-scale terror attacks on American soil.
- DirectorDavid R. EllisStarsSamuel L. JacksonJulianna MarguliesNathan PhillipsAn FBI agent takes on a plane full of deadly venomous snakes, deliberately released to kill a witness being flown from Honolulu to Los Angeles to testify against a mob boss.
- DirectorJohn LuessenhopStarsChris BrownHayden ChristensenMatt DillonA group of bank robbers find their multi-million dollar plan interrupted by a hard-boiled detective.
- DirectorNeil JonesStarsMartin KempDani DyerDonna AirA black ops sniper is blackmailed by a psychotic international terrorist into killing 6 unrelated people in 6 hours... but there is more to the victims than meets the eye.
- DirectorJohn StockwellStarsNic NemethGlenn JacobsKatharine IsabelleWhen a madman kidnaps a young boy and rigs him with explosives, Ray defies his captain and takes matter into his own hands. Now he must beat the clock and save the innocent child.
- DirectorStephen ReynoldsStarsAdam CopelandJulia BensonC.J. Perry BarnyashevAn FBI agent (Copeland) shoots, but not fatally wounds a dissident gunman. His interrogation reveals many pieces to a plot which threatens the city.
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsNicolas CageJanuary JonesGuy PearceAfter his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a 'favor' from him in return.
- DirectorPierre MorelStarsLiam NeesonMaggie GraceFamke JanssenA retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
- DirectorOlivier MegatonStarsLiam NeesonFamke JanssenMaggie GraceIn Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
- DirectorOlivier MegatonStarsLiam NeesonForest WhitakerMaggie GraceAccused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed, Bryan Mills goes on the run and brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name.
- DirectorDavid TwohyStarsVin DieselKarl UrbanKatee SackhoffLeft for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick's past.
- DirectorJun'ya SatôStarsKen TakakuraShin'ichi ChibaKei YamamotoCriminals plant a bomb on a high-speed train. It will explode when the train slows down, unless a ransom is paid.
- DirectorAndrey KonchalovskiyStarsJon VoightEric RobertsRebecca De MornayTwo escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a speeding train with no brakes and nobody driving.
- CreatorAlex GansaHoward GordonStarsClaire DanesMandy PatinkinDamian LewisA bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.
- CreatorDonald P. BellisarioDon McGillStarsDavid McCallumSean MurrayMark HarmonFollows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
- DirectorConor AllynStarsKellan LutzVerdi SolaimanMickey RourkeA Muslim detective teams with an American posing as a graduate student to find the man behind a series of deadly terrorist bombings in Indonesia.
- DirectorYossi WeinStarsBryan GenesseBentley MitchumMichael Anthony RosasA runaway train barrels through the Mexican countryside, hijacked by escaped prisoners, and it's only a matter of time before they begin to execute the passengers. Enter Ryan, a special agent with one gun and a whole bag of tricks.
- DirectorJalal MerhiStarsChristina CoxJosh BarkerBryan GenesseTwo rival gangs battle for territory.