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Movies: Best "standoff" Movies


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Dog Soldiers(2002)

1h 45min | Horror, Action, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 358 votes)

A squad of British soldiers on training in the lonesome Scottish wilderness find a wounded Special Forces captain and the remains of his team. As they encounter zoologist Megan, it turns out that werewolves are active in the region. They have to prepare for some action as there will be a full moon tonight...

Sniper 2(2002)

1h 37min | Action
2.7/5 (with 57 votes)

Sergeant Thomas Beckett is back - and this time he has teamed up with death row inmate B.J. Cole on a suicide mission to the Balkans. Their target: a rogue general accused of running ethnic cleansing missions. But when Becket discovers that the government is using him as a pawn in a bigger mission, the body count grows and bullets really start to fly.

The Chase(1994)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 29min | Adventure, Comedy, Action, Crime
2.9/5 (with 146 votes)

Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the only daughter of one of the richest men in the state. In a while the car chase is being broadcast live on every TV-channel.

The Horse Soldiers(1959)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 55min | Western, Adventure, War
3.6/5 (with 96 votes)

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.

VFW(2019)

1h 32min | Action, Horror
3.0/5 (with 91 votes)

A typical night for veterans at a VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a desperate teen runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. When a gang of violent punks come looking for her, the vets use every weapon at their disposal to protect the girl and themselves from an unrelenting attack.

Directed by Joe Begos - With Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Fred Williamson

Zulu Dawn(1979)

1h 57min | Adventure, Drama, History, War
3.0/5 (with 45 votes)

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Waco: The Rules of Engagement(1997)

2h 16min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 19 votes)

In one of the most tragic face-offs in the history of law enforcement, the deadly debacle at Waco pitted the Branch Davidian sect against the FBI in an all-out war. This documentary makes the most of footage and recordings to examine how the events that led to the tragedy of April 19, 1993, unfolded, and how the FBI's unrelenting approach made what was already a bad situation much worse.

Directed by William Gazecki

Day of the Stranger(2019)

1h 30min | Western, Drama, Fantasy
1.3/5 (with 1 vote)

Adapted freely from the classic novella 'The Mysterious Stranger' by Mark Twain; Day of the Stranger revives the tradition of the acid western of the 1970's. Caine Farrowood is a bounty hunter who works under the control of ruthless kingpin Loomweather. One day a bounty retrieval goes awry and Caine is left for dead. Just when he thinks his life is over he mysteriously awakens back home to the comforts of his wife Christina. Baffled and confused by how he got home Caine insists on finding answers, but before long he is enlisted in the retrieval of another bounty. This one is huge and may cost Caine not his life, but his sanity when he finds himself pitted against somebody who may very well be the fallen angel himself.

Cul de Sac: A Suburban War Story(2002)

55min | Documentary
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

In May 1995, Shawn Nelson, a 35 year-old plumber, emerged from an eighteen foot mine shaft he had dug beneath his backyard in search for gold. An ex-soldier and methamphetamine abuser, he stole a tank from a nearby National Guard armory and went on a rampage through the residential streets of his neighborhood, crushing cars and lampposts until the cops took him down.

Witness to Waco: Inside the Siege(2009)

An in-depth look into the Branch Davidians, a religious cult led by David Koresh in the late 1980s and early 1990s that ultimately met with a tragic, fiery end.

Waco: A New Revelation(1999)

4.3/5 (with 2 votes)

A documentary about the conflict in 1993 between the Branch Davidians, a religious apocalyptic group, and the FBI based on further research by the roll behind Waco: The Rules of Engagement. Interviews with new people are conducted and more evidence is presented.

Directed by Jason Van Vleet