Movies Like Killing Cars

If you liked Killing Cars (1986), a thriller and action movie directed by Michael Verhoeven, 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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Wardriver (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller
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.
2
Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and action
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
3
The Commuter (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thriller
A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.
4
The Transporter (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thriller
Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in…
5
Don't. Get. Out! (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
Taking his kids to school with the car, Berlin real estate developer Karl gets a call from a blackmailer: If he doesn’t pay up, the car will blow up. A deadly race against time begins.
6
The International (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…
7
Shade (2003)
★ 6.2/10Also action and thriller
Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game…
8
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thriller
When 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.
9
Exit Protocol (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller
An assassin whose specialty is killing other assassins trying to get out of the business decides to try to get out himself and must then team up with his former mark to escape the hired killers now gunning for them both.
10
Drive (2011)
★ 7.6/10Also thriller
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When…
11
Joshua Tree (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also action
A Los Angeles police detective tracks a fugitive who heads for the desert with a deputy sheriff as hostage.
12
Joy Ride (2001)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller
Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychotic killer.
13
Seeking Justice (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also action and thriller
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.
14
Death Proof (2007)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle…
15
Gunslingers (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller
When the most wanted man in America surfaces in a small Kentucky town, his violent history -- and a blood-thirsty mob seeking vengeance and a king’s ransom -- soon follow. As brothers face off against one another and…
16
Furious 7 (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also action and thriller
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.
17
The Virtuoso (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and action
Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
18
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
★ 7.7/10Also action
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in…
19
Deception (2008)
★ 6/10Also thriller
As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's…
20
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he…