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Movies Like The Drug Hunter

If you liked The Drug Hunter (1996), a action movie directed by Werner Mätzke, 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. 1Kandahar

    Kandahar (2023)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action

    After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding…

  2. 2Wake of Death

    Wake of Death (2004)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action

    Ben 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…

  3. 3Code of Silence

    Code of Silence (1985)

    ★ 6/10Also action

    A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.

  4. 4Lights Out

    Lights Out (2024)

    ★ 7.1/10Also action

    A drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just-released ex-con, pitting him against corrupt cops and hired killers now gunning for him and all those he cares about.

  5. 5Hostile Takeover

    Hostile Takeover (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action

    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.

  6. 6In the Grey

    In the Grey (2026)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action

    A covert team of elite operatives are living in the shadows. When a ruthless despot steals a billion-dollar fortune, they're sent to take it back—an impossible heist that erupts into a deadly game of strategy…

  7. 7Trouble Man

    Trouble Man (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action

    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…

  8. 8Chief of Station

    Chief of Station (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action

    After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he…

  9. 9Off the Grid

    Off the Grid (2025)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action

    After a morally-bankrupt company tries to weaponize a brilliant scientist's revolutionary technology, he goes off the grid to safeguard humanity. When the company sends a strike force to find him, they make their…

  10. 10The International

    The International (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action

    An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…

  11. 11The Marine 5: Battleground

    The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    While working as an EMT back stateside Jake Carter after responding to a distress call, finds himself caught up protecting a person of interest from a biker gang ruthlessly hunting them down.

  12. 12Gladiator Underground

    Gladiator Underground (2025)

    ★ 7.7/10Also action

    Two brothers compete in the world's deadliest underground fighting tournament, where they must decide whether to play by the rules or to cast their honor aside and team up to bring down the dark syndicate running the…

  13. 13Stowaway

    Stowaway (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also action

    A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and…

  14. 14Trigger Point

    Trigger Point (2021)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action

    Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.

  15. 15Absolution

    Absolution (2024)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action

    An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children…

  16. 16Code 8 Part II

    Code 8 Part II (2024)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action

    In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.

  17. 17Sniper: Rogue Mission

    Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action

    When a crooked federal agent is involved in a human sex trafficking ring, Sniper and CIA Rookie Brandon Beckett goes rogue, teaming up with his former allies Homeland Security Agent Zero and assassin Lady Death to…

  18. 18Monsters of Man

    Monsters of Man (2020)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action

    A robotics company vying to win a lucrative military contract team up with a corrupt CIA agent to conduct an illegal live field test. They deploy four weaponized prototype robots into a suspected drug manufacturing…

  19. 19Lion Fist

    Lion Fist (2026)

    ★ 7.2/10Also action

    Martial arts fighter Joe goes to prison for four years and takes his wife's blame for a drug bust. After his release, he learns that his son needs expensive surgery because of a life-threatening tumor. Joe's only…

  20. 20Black Site

    Black Site (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also action

    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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