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Movies Like Angel's Mission

If you liked Angel's Mission (1989), a action and thriller movie directed by Phillip Ko Fai, 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. 1Paradox

    Paradox (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller

    When a Hong Kong police negotiator is informed about the sudden disappearance of his 16-year-old daughter in Thailand, he travels there to search for her whereabouts.

  2. 2The Protector

    The Protector (1985)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action

    Billy 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…

  3. 3Tiger Cage

    Tiger Cage (1988)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and thriller

    Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must prove their case quickly, and by…

  4. 4In the Line of Duty 4

    In the Line of Duty 4 (1989)

    ★ 7/10Also action and thriller

    Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the midst of…

  5. 5Special ID

    Special ID (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also action

    A career-long undercover Hong Kong cop is sent to Mainland China when his former protégé becomes the primary suspect in a murder.

  6. 6Hard Boiled

    Hard Boiled (1992)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action and thriller

    A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster…

  7. 7SPL: Kill Zone

    SPL: Kill Zone (2005)

    ★ 7/10Also action and thriller

    Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit…

  8. 8Tightrope

    Tightrope (1984)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his…

  9. 9Kiss of the Dragon

    Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action and thriller

    Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.

  10. 10Brooklyn's Finest

    Brooklyn's Finest (2010)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes…

  11. 11SPL 2: A Time for Consequences

    SPL 2: A Time for Consequences (2015)

    ★ 7/10Also action and thriller

    While undercover officer Kit is taken prisoner by the syndicate, he befriends his keeper and discovers an organ trafficking ring.

  12. 12The Corruptor

    The Corruptor (1999)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller

    Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets…

  13. 13The Rookie

    The Rookie (1990)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and thriller

    Veteran 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…

  14. 14Darc

    Darc (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and thriller

    To bring down a global human trafficking ring, an Interpol agent recruits the help of a brutal criminal with inside knowledge of the yakuza.

  15. 15Exit Wounds

    Exit Wounds (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and thriller

    Maverick 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…

  16. 16Crimes of Passion

    Crimes of Passion (1984)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a…

  17. 178MM

    8MM (1999)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller

    A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of…

  18. 18Rise of the Footsoldier

    Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and thriller

    Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.

  19. 19Election 2

    Election 2 (2006)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller

    As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.

  20. 20Naked Killer

    Naked Killer (1992)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    A young woman is trained by a professional assassin to become her partner in crime.

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