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Movies Like The Red Panther

If you liked The Red Panther (1983), a horror and thriller movie directed by Kong Lung, 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. 1Frank and Penelope

    Frank and Penelope (2022)

    ★ 7.3/10Also thriller and horror

    A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…

  2. 2The Virtuoso

    The Virtuoso (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime

    Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.

  3. 3The Untold Story

    The Untold Story (1993)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crime

    Macau cops begin to suspect a man running a pork buns restaurant of murder, after tracing the origin of a case full of chopped up human remains that washed ashore, which leads them to him.

  4. 4Hostile Takeover

    Hostile Takeover (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and thriller

    Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.

  5. 5Cleaner

    Cleaner (2007)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and thriller

    Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may…

  6. 6LaRoy, Texas

    LaRoy, Texas (2024)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime and comedy

    Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.

  7. 7God Is a Bullet

    God Is a Bullet (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crime

    Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the…

  8. 8All the Devils Are Here

    All the Devils Are Here (2025)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller

    After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.

  9. 9The Seven-Ups

    The Seven-Ups (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crime

    A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

  10. 10Red Right Hand

    Red Right Hand (2024)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller

    Cash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and…

  11. 11Awake

    Awake (2007)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crime

    While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make…

  12. 12The Killer

    The Killer (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crime

    Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by criminal colleagues and a determined police detective.

  13. 13Maniac

    Maniac (1963)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and horror

    When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

  14. 14Ca$h

    Ca$h (2010)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and thriller

    A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a…

  15. 15Striking Distance

    Striking Distance (1993)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and thriller

    Demoted Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy works river patrol while a serial killer targets women from his past, forcing him to conduct an unauthorized investigation to prove his innocence and expose a dirty cop.

  16. 16A Witness Out of the Blue

    A Witness Out of the Blue (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime and thriller

    In this classic whodunit, a police detective must rely on the only witness - a parrot, to catch the killer of an armed robber.

  17. 17Wardriver

    Wardriver (2026)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller and crime

    He’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.

  18. 18Containment

    Containment (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and horror

    Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?

  19. 19Once a Thief

    Once a Thief (1991)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and thriller

    Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.

  20. 20Copycat

    Copycat (1995)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and crime

    An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

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