Movies Like The Specialists

If you liked The Specialists (1985), a adventure and crime movie directed by Patrice Leconte, 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
Taxi (1998)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and adventure
In Marseilles a skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector…
2
Taxi 2 (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and crime
A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.
3
Brute Force (1947)
★ 7.3/10Also crime
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's…
4
Traitor (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also crime
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.
5
The Great Escape (1963)
★ 7.9/10Also adventure
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war…
6
Breathless (1960)
★ 7.5/10Also crime
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
7
The Darkest Minds (2018)
★ 7/10Also adventure
After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the…
8
The Call of the Wild (1972)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure
John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles…
9
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also adventure
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
10
Cave Rescue (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure
When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time…
11
A Gang Story (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
After growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins. Most of all, he has remained friends with Serge Suttel, with whom he first…
12
We're No Angels (1955)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store that gives supplies on credit. They initially…
13
Happiness for Beginners (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure
At a crossroads after her divorce, a schoolteacher ventures toward a fresh start in life — and love — when she signs up for a grueling group hiking trip.
14
Ronin (1998)
★ 7/10Also crime
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny…
15
The Way Back (2010)
★ 7/10Also adventure
A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.
16
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure
Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.
17
The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure
D'Artagnan, on a quest to rescue the abducted Constance, runs into the mysterious Milady de Winter again. The tension between the Catholics and the Protestants finally escalates, as the king declares war — forcing the…
18
Romancing the Stone (1984)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom…
19
Monster Summer (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure
When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.
20
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure
Crime is on the run as the newly formed Justice League keeps Metropolis safe and this makes evil genius Lex Luthor very unhappy. Together with Black Manta, Sinestro and a gang of ruthless recruits, Lex builds his own…