Movies Like Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
If you liked Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974), a action and crime movie directed by Sam Peckinpah, 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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The Way of the Gun (2000)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crimeTwo criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
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Desperado (1995)
★ 6.9/10Also action and crimeEl Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his…
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The Marksman (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also action and dramaJim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim becomes the boy’s…
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The Evil That Men Do (1984)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crimeA former assassin (Charles Bronson) comes out of retirement to avenge the brutal murder of his friend at the hands of a sadistic torturer (Joseph Maher) employed by an oppressive foreign dictatorship.
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The Gauntlet (1977)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and actionPhoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties—and incriminating…
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High Ground (2025)
★ 6/10Also crime and actionWhen a mysterious prisoner lands in jail, a border town sheriff faces the wrath of a brutal cartel.
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Man on Fire (2004)
★ 7.5/10Also action and dramaJaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will…
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Touch of Evil (1958)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and dramaA border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.
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The American (2010)
★ 6/10Also crime and dramaDispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.
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Sexy Beast (2001)
★ 7/10Also crime and dramaEx-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading…
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Colombiana (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also action and crimeAfter witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante…
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Misdirection (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeA desperate couple have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The tables are…
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Foxy Brown (1974)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crimeA voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.
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Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and dramaIn the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow, and together they start a violent crime spree throughout the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
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Sicario (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also action and crimeAn idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
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A Man Apart (2003)
★ 6.2/10Also action and dramaWhen Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier…
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Blood for Dust (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeReckless Ricky makes serious money dealing illegal weapons throughout the tri-state area and loves to flaunt it. Traveling salesman Cliff, covers the same territory Ricky runs guns through. Desperate to find some…
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El Gringo (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and actionA man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000—and a bloody past—finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras.
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Domino (2005)
★ 5.9/10Also action and dramaThe story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.
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Dead Man Down (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeIn New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.