Movies Like Cuchillo
If you liked Cuchillo (2022), a drama and thriller movie directed by Daniel La Riva, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Violent Ends (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and dramaA man raised in a violent crime family struggles to build an honest life with his fiancée but is dragged back into the criminal world after his cousin’s armed robbery leaves an innocent person caught in the crossfire.
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Undercurrent (1946)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and thrillerAfter a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael…
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Blood Ties (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and dramaTwo brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.
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180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and dramaWhen an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
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The Valachi Papers (1972)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaWhen Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred…
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Bring Them Down (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and thrillerWhen the ongoing rivalry between farmers Michael and Jack suddenly escalates, it triggers a chain of events that take increasingly violent and devastating turns, leaving both families permanently altered.
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House of Strangers (1949)
★ 7/10Also drama and thrillerRuthless Italian-American banker Gino Monetti is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business…
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Little Boy Blue (1998)
★ 6/10Also drama and thrillerLiving in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The…
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Each Dawn I Die (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and thrillerA corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
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The House on Carroll Street (1988)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and thrillerA reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house…
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Belly (1998)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaTommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking…
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The Devil You Know (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and dramaOnce-incarcerated Marcus Cowans is trying to turn over a new leaf with the support of his loving family. Upon discovering that one of his brothers may have been involved in a horrific crime, Marcus grapples with the…
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Inside Man (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and dramaBased on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.
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Wake of Death (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerBen Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the…
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The Good Neighbor (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and dramaA nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…
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Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and dramaIn the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…
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Run (1991)
★ 6/10Also thriller and dramaWhen a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.
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State of Grace (1990)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and thrillerHell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.
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Barron's Cove (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and dramaWhen his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the…
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Staring at Strangers (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and thrillerCarpenter Sergio runs away and hides in a closet after his boss fired him. When the closet arrives at its buyer's house, he decides to stay there, hiding in his new home living with an unknown family.