Movies Like Checkered Flag or Crash

If you liked Checkered Flag or Crash (1977), a adventure and action movie directed by Alan Gibson, 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.

1
Double Threat (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventure
With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.
2
Hatari! (1962)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and comedy
A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses.
3
Airborne (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventure
Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to…
4
Wild Hogs (2007)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
Restless and ready for an adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue when they cross paths with an intimidating band of New Mexico…
5
Nothing to Lose (1997)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and action
Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary…
6
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventure
Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.
7
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventure
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
8
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
★ 5.8/10Also action and adventure
Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he's pushed into…
9
Jungle Cruise (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and adventure
Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will…
10
Riddle of Fire (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and comedy
Three mischievous children embark on a woodland odyssey when their mother sends them on an errand.
11
The Rundown (2003)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and action
When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman…
12
Trouble Man (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also action and comedy
Jaxen, a former cop turned Atlanta PI, is hired to find missing R&B star Jahari. His investigation uncovers her disappearance is connected to a larger conspiracy, forcing him to question those around him and his own…
13
The Family Plan (2023)
★ 7.2/10Also action and comedy
Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting family on a road…
14
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
★ 7/10Also action and adventure
A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.
15
Hostile Takeover (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also action and comedy
Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
16
Daylight (1996)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventure
A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and…
17
Grind (2003)
★ 6/10Also action and comedy
Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.
18
A View to a Kill (1985)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and action
A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find…
19
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
★ 6.4/10Also action and adventure
Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags…
20
Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and action
If one man changes his path, will he be able to change his destiny...or will he only delay the inevitable? Ryu and Ken are two traditional warriors who find themselves isolated in some corner of Japan to carry out…