Movies Like Tangiers
If you liked Tangiers (1982), a action and adventure movie directed by Michael E. Briant, 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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Civic Duty (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also action and adventureAn American accountant bombarded with cable news and the media's obsession with terrorist plots in the post 9-11 world, receives a jolt when an unattached Islamic graduate student moves in next door.
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Absolution (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeAn 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…
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Trap House (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeAn undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their…
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The Double (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crimeThe mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the…
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The Virtuoso (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crimeDanger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
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16 Blocks (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventureAn aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
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S.W.A.T.: Under Siege (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeWhen a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of…
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The Enforcer (2022)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeA noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…
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Sheroes (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crimeWhen four thick-as-thieves friends arrive in Thailand, they quickly find themselves in over their heads. Fighting to stay alive, they employ their unique set of skills and unleash their fierce loyalty in a…
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The Dancer Upstairs (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and thrillerA police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.
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Gotcha! (1985)
★ 6/10Also action and thrillerA student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
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Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeArthur 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…
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The System (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also action and crimeWhen a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
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Misdirection (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeA desperate couple have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The tables are…
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Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and actionMaster car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
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The Rookie (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeVeteran 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…
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Sahara (1983)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventureIntent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara…
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Hellhound (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crimeReady to leave his profession behind, Loreno, an assassin, lends help to an old friend, Cetan, and taking one last job in Thailand seeking out a local kingpin. A lapse in judgment means Loreno crosses paths with old…
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6 Bullets (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and actionAn ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
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War (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crimeFBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a…