Movies Like The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)

The Groundstar Conspiracy is a 1972 action, mystery, thriller film from Lamont Johnson with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Quiet Earth and Eraser.

Action Mystery Thriller

The Quiet Earth

1985

After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.

6.6

MagicScore

Eraser

1996

A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.

6.1

MagicScore

Conspiracy Theory

1997

A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.

6.6

MagicScore

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985

John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.

6.7

MagicScore

Spooks: The Greater Good

2015

During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a deadly conspiracy.

6.0

MagicScore

Hardwired

2009

After a tragic accident Luke Gibson is left with critical injuries and complete amnesia. A new technological breakthrough from the Hexx Corporation - a Psi-Comp Implant that's hardwired into Luke's brain - saves his life, but Luke soon finds out that this new technology comes with a price and that the Hexx Corporation harbors sinister plans for the new device.

5.1

MagicScore

Where Eagles Dare

1968

World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.

7.5

MagicScore

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

2009

From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.

5.8

MagicScore

The Box

2009

Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.

5.6

MagicScore

#10

Marathon Man

1976

A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

7.2

MagicScore

#11

The X-Files

1998

Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

Blue Ice

1992

An ex-British spy (Michael Caine) helps a U.S. diplomat's wife (Sean Young) and blows the lid off a deadly government cover-up.

5.0

MagicScore

#13

V for Vendetta

2006

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

7.9

MagicScore

#14

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.

5.6

MagicScore

#15

Z

1969

Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader is killed in an apparent accident. When a prosecutor smells a cover-up, witnesses get targeted. A thinly veiled dramatization of the assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis and its aftermath, “Z” captures the outrage at the US-backed junta that ruled Greece at the time of its release.

7.8

MagicScore

#16

JFK

1991

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

7.6

MagicScore

#17

Banshee Chapter

2013

On the trail of a missing friend who had been experimenting with mind-altering drugs, a young journalist - aided by a rogue counter-culture writer, finds herself drawn into the dangerous world of top-secret government chemical research and the mystery of a disturbing radio signal of unknown origin.

5.6

MagicScore

#18

Monolith

1993

Two cops investigating the murder of a young boy become involved in a very secret project involving alien life. Needless to say, the authorities don't want them to stick their noses into this

4.4

MagicScore

#19

Rendition

2007

When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside the US.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

White House Down

2013

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Groundstar Conspiracy?

The top films similar to The Groundstar Conspiracy by MovieMagicScore are The Quiet Earth (6.6), Eraser (6.1), Conspiracy Theory (6.6). Each shares action/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Groundstar Conspiracy worth watching?

The Groundstar Conspiracy holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 20 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Groundstar Conspiracy?

The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972) is a action, mystery, thriller film directed by Lamont Johnson, starring George Peppard, Michael Sarrazin, Christine Belford.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Groundstar Conspiracy?

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About movies like The Groundstar Conspiracy

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