Captain Phillips (
2013) | IMDb:
7.8
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Starring:
Tom Hanks
,
Barkhad Abdi
,
Barkhad Abdirahman
,
Faysal Ahmed
,
Mahat M. Ali
,
Michael Chernus
Contagion (
2011) | IMDb:
6.8
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
Starring:
Marion Cotillard
,
Matt Damon
,
Laurence Fishburne
,
Jude Law
,
Kate Winslet
,
Jennifer Ehle
Body of Lies (
2008) | IMDb:
7
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio
,
Russell Crowe
,
Mark Strong
,
Ali Suliman
,
Simon McBurney
,
Michael Gaston
Sahara (
2005) | IMDb:
6
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.
Starring:
Matthew McConaughey
,
Penélope Cruz
,
Steve Zahn
,
William H. Macy
,
Lennie James
,
Lambert Wilson
Black Hawk Down (
2001) | IMDb:
7.7
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.