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Movies Like Action Movie

If you liked Action Movie (2020), a drama and action movie directed by Joseph Dutra, 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. 1The Enforcer

    The Enforcer (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also action and drama

    A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…

  2. 2Hostile Takeover

    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.

  3. 3Silverton Siege

    Silverton Siege (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and drama

    After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story.

  4. 4Welcome to Sudden Death

    Welcome to Sudden Death (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and drama

    Jesse Freeman is a former special forces officer and explosives expert now working a regular job as a security guard in a state-of-the-art basketball arena. Trouble erupts when a tech-savvy cadre of terrorists kidnap…

  5. 5Fast Charlie

    Fast Charlie (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and drama

    When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.

  6. 6Secret Society of Second-Born Royals

    Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and comedy

    A rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.

  7. 7Code 3

    Code 3 (2025)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and action

    A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

  8. 8Mexicali

    Mexicali (2026)

    ★ 7.7/10Also action and drama

    A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.

  9. 9El padrino: The Latin Godfather

    El padrino: The Latin Godfather (2004)

    ★ 7.2/10Also action and drama

    In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son, Kilo, yearns to follow in his footsteps. Kilo resolves to learn how to prosper…

  10. 10Dirt

    Dirt (2018)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and action

    In search of a lifeline for his struggling off road racing team, a man takes on a young car thief looking for a second chance, but as their worlds collide, they must struggle to forge a successful alliance.

  11. 1140 Acres

    40 Acres (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and drama

    Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they…

  12. 12Gotcha!

    Gotcha! (1985)

    ★ 6/10Also action and comedy

    A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.

  13. 13The Perfect Weapon

    The Perfect Weapon (1991)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and drama

    Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families…

  14. 14SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and action

    An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the…

  15. 15Convict

    Convict (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action and drama

    Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the…

  16. 16How to Rob a Bank

    How to Rob a Bank (2007)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and comedy

    Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.

  17. 17One Night in Bangkok

    One Night in Bangkok (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and drama

    A hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is committing brutal murders at each stop…

  18. 18The Double

    The Double (2011)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and drama

    The mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the…

  19. 19Defendor

    Defendor (2009)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and action

    A crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn't belong in, but is committed to…

  20. 20Black Site

    Black Site (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also action and drama

    A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching…

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