Movies Like Defense Play
If you liked Defense Play (1988), a action and thriller movie directed by Monte Markham, 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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Chief of Station (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thrillerAfter 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…
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Fast Track: No Limits (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also action and thrillerFour young thrill-seekers race cars on the streets of Germany.
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Trouble Man (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also actionJaxen, 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…
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No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thrillerWhen hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
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Gotcha! (1985)
★ 6/10Also action and thrillerA student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
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Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and actionMaster car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
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Gemini Man (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thrillerHenry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict…
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Eradication (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerWhen an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and…
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Killers (2010)
★ 6/10Also action and thrillerWhen an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is, until he learns that someone from his past has put a contract out on…
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Airborne (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also actionGood-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to…
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2073 (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerInspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and…
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6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerAn adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he…
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Gladiator Underground (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also actionTwo 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…
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The Family Plan 2 (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also actionNow that Dan's assassin days are behind him, all he wants for Christmas is quality time with his kids. But when he learns his daughter has her own plans, he books a family trip to London—putting them all in the…
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Dirt (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also actionIn search of a lifeline for his struggling off road racing team, a man takes on a young car thief looking for a second chance, but as their worlds collide, they must struggle to forge a successful alliance.
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The Paper Tigers (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also actionThree middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
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My Spy (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also actionA hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
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Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thrillerAfter retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
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Birth of the Dragon (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also actionSet against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.
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Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thrillerTwo couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.