Movies Like Retreat Through the Wet Wasteland
If you liked Retreat Through the Wet Wasteland (1973), a action and crime movie directed by Yukihiro Sawada, 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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Exit Wounds (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeMaverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he…
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Above the Law (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeNico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough…
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Sleepless (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeUndercover 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…
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Trap House (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeAn undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their…
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CHiPs (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeThe adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.
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The Protector (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also action and 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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McQ (1974)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimePolice Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.
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Running Scared (2006)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeA low-ranking thug is entrusted by his boss to dispose of a gun that killed corrupt cops, but things spiral out of control when the gun ends up in wrong hands.
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The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
★ 7/10Also crimeA 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.
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Beyond the Law (1993)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crimeDan Saxon is an undercover cop who infiltrates a biker gang to nail the scum behind a drug-smuggling operation. In order to maintain the trust of the gang's leader, he must commit ever more dangerous and heinous…
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Out for Justice (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeGino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for justice.
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Rapid Fire (1992)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crimeCollege student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
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Absolution (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeAn 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…
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One Mile: Chapter Two (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeFormer special forces operative Danny is forced back onto a remote island when a violent, secretive community takes revenge by abducting his daughter Alex, launching a relentless hunt against enemies prepared for his…
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No Man's Land (1987)
★ 6/10Also action and crimeA rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved…
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Violent Cop (1989)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and actionA detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and yakuza activities.
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2 Guns (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crimeA DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing…
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In Too Deep (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crimeDrug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop Jeffrey Cole. But as Cole takes on an…
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Thick as Thieves (2009)
★ 6/10Also action and crimeA master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
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The Rookie (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeVeteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help…