The Rock (1996)

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller

What to watch after The Rock

• 13 Hours (2016) — Same subject: mercenary
• Face/Off (1997) — Same feel: aggressive, tense
• Con Air (1997) — Same subject: war veteran, shootout
• Red Rock West (1993)
• The Island (2005) — Michael Bay directed both
• Armageddon (1998) — Michael Bay directed both