Movies Like The Air I Breathe

If you liked The Air I Breathe (2007), a drama and thriller movie directed by Jieho Lee, 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
The Killing (1956)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and thriller
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George…
2
Miller's Crossing (1990)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and thriller
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
3
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and thriller
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to…
4
Collision (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller and crime
Over the course of one fateful day, a corrupt businessman and his socialite wife race to save their daughter from a notorious crime lord.
5
The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
★ 7/10Also drama and crime
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
6
Gangster No. 1 (2000)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and thriller
An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately…
7
Diablo (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and crime
Ex-con Kris Chaney seizes the daughter of a Colombian gangster to fulfill a noble promise to the young girl's mother. When her father enlists both the criminal underworld and a psychotic killer to exact his revenge…
8
Casino (1995)
★ 8/10Also crime and drama
In Las Vegas, two best friends-a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
9
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crime
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
10
Criminal Activities (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime
Four young men make a risky investment together that gets them into trouble with the mob.
11
Sleepless (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and thriller
Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs, who has a lot of enemies, is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal…
12
Menace II Society (1993)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and crime
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
13
Maximum Risk (1996)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller and crime
Alain Moreau's investigation into the death of his identical twin brother leads him from the beauty of the south of France to the mean streets of New York City and into the arms of his brother's beautiful girlfriend…
14
Dragged Across Concrete (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller
Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options…
15
Killing Them Softly (2012)
★ 6/10Also crime and thriller
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
16
A Bronx Tale (1993)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and crime
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction…
17
Avengement (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and thriller
While on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold blooded killer.
18
End of Watch (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and drama
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.
19
Crank: High Voltage (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crime
Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
20
Thief (1981)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and thriller
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids…