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Movies Like Drugs Area

If you liked Drugs Area (1991), a action movie directed by Cheung Bing-Chan, 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. 1Invisible Target

    Invisible Target (2007)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action

    When the Ronin Gang robs an armored car, three cops — Chan, Fong and Wai — go on the warpath. Each has a personal interest in bringing down Ronin leader Tien: he killed Chan's fiancée, humiliated Fong and kidnapped…

  2. 2The White Storm

    The White Storm (2013)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action

    An operation in Thailand against a notorious drug lord changes the destiny of a Hong Kong Police Department narcotic team. Five years later, a drug dealing brings them together again.

  3. 3Chasing the Dragon

    Chasing the Dragon (2017)

    ★ 7/10Also action

    An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.

  4. 4Expect the Unexpected

    Expect the Unexpected (1998)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action

    Bumbling mainland crooks mess up a jewelry heist. Two cops serious Ken and jokey Sam investigate but mix up these amateurs with dangerous mainland robbers in the neighborhood.

  5. 5Code of Silence

    Code of Silence (1985)

    ★ 6/10Also action

    A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.

  6. 6Absolution

    Absolution (2024)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action

    An 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…

  7. 7The Shipment

    The Shipment (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action

    A former U.S. Navy Seal is forced to become the international criminal he once fought against when a powerful and violent drug cartel kidnaps his wife and daughter.

  8. 8Year of the Dragon

    Year of the Dragon (1985)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action

    In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized…

  9. 9Hard Boiled

    Hard Boiled (1992)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action

    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…

  10. 10Gladiator Underground

    Gladiator Underground (2025)

    ★ 7.7/10Also action

    Two brothers compete in the world's deadliest underground fighting tournament, where they must decide whether to play by the rules or to cast their honor aside and team up to bring down the dark syndicate running the…

  11. 11Special 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.

  12. 12Never Back Down: Revolt

    Never Back Down: Revolt (2021)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action

    An amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death.

  13. 13The White Storm 2: Drug Lords

    The White Storm 2: Drug Lords (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action

    A financial tycoon, once a triad member, tries to eradicate the drug market while an old accomplice aims to be Hong Kong's first drug lord.

  14. 14Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

    Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats. But it's not long before the mix of foreigners, money, and triad…

  15. 15Yes, Madam!

    Yes, Madam! (1985)

    ★ 7.2/10Also action

    Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport, with a hidden microfilm, wanted by a triad boss. Two ass-kicking women cops—one Chinese, one British—are on the case.

  16. 16Tiger Cage

    Tiger Cage (1988)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    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…

  17. 17The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell

    The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action

    An undercover cop who invade a drug cartel led by a notorious Thai drug lord. In classic heroic bloodshed fashion, the two develop a bond of brotherhood.

  18. 18City on Fire

    City on Fire (1987)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action

    Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or she will leave…

  19. 19The Marine 5: Battleground

    The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    While working as an EMT back stateside Jake Carter after responding to a distress call, finds himself caught up protecting a person of interest from a biker gang ruthlessly hunting them down.

  20. 20The 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…

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