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Movies Like The Man from Montevideo

If you liked The Man from Montevideo (2007), a movie directed by Sandy Johnson, 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. 1Collateral

    Collateral (2004)

    ★ 7.3/10

    Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

  2. 2Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

  3. 3The Bone Collector

    The Bone Collector (1999)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves…

  4. 4The Courier

    The Courier (2019)

    ★ 6/10

    Ezekiel Mannings, a vicious crime boss, is out to kill Nick, the lone witness set to testify against him. He hires a mysterious female motorcycle courier to unknowingly deliver a poison-gas bomb to slay Nick, but after…

  5. 5Drive

    Drive (2011)

    ★ 7.6/10

    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…

  6. 6Taxi Driver

    Taxi Driver (1976)

    ★ 8.1/10

    Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.

  7. 7Goodbye Solo

    Goodbye Solo (2009)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.

  8. 8All or Nothing

    All or Nothing (2002)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.

  9. 9Changing Lanes

    Changing Lanes (2002)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will…

  10. 10Stuck

    Stuck (2007)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A young woman commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim.

  11. 11One Night in Bangkok

    One Night in Bangkok (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is committing brutal murders at each stop…

  12. 12The Constant Gardener

    The Constant Gardener (2005)

    ★ 7/10

    Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting…

  13. 13Night on Earth

    Night on Earth (1991)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

  14. 14L.A. Confidential

    L.A. Confidential (1997)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

  15. 15Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training…

  16. 16Someone to Watch Over Me

    Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Claire Gregory, an upper class New York personality, witnesses a murder in a luxurious nightclub. Detective Mike Keegan, recently promoted, is assigned to protect her.

  17. 17No Way Out

    No Way Out (1987)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell, and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the…

  18. 18Roman J. Israel, Esq.

    Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon…

  19. 19Faster

    Faster (2010)

    ★ 6.4/10

    After 10 years in prison, Driver is now a free man with a single focus - hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother.

  20. 20The Maltese Falcon

    The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    ★ 7.7/10

    A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

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