Movies Like Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law
If you liked Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law (1998), a comedy and crime movie directed by Santiago Segura, 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 Protector (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeBilly Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is…
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Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeCarlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
★ 8.5/10Also crime and comedyA burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip…
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The Replacement Killers (1998)
★ 6.3/10Also crimeHired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's…
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68 Kill (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crimeChip's problem is that he can't say no to beautiful women. This weakness gets him into a world of trouble when he agrees to help his girlfriend steal $68,000.
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Redeemer (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeA former hit-man for a drug cartel becomes a vigilante to pay for his sins and find redemption.
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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also crimeFight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American…
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The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeA Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
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Until Death (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeAnthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wants to put things right.
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Red Heat (1988)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeA tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
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In the Blood (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also crimeWhen her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
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Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and crimeHarlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger…
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The Boondock Saints (1999)
★ 7.2/10Also crimeTired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As…
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Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and crimeAn American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his…
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American Yakuza (1993)
★ 5.8/10Also crimeWhen Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia…
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Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also crimeLiu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.
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Accident Man (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and comedyMike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
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The 51st State (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and crimeAn American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.
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Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and crimeThe Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father…
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Money Train (1995)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crimeWhen a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brother—a fellow cop—tries to protect him.