Movies Like El Centenario

If you liked El Centenario (2007), a action movie directed by Alonso O. Lara, 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
Wanted Man (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also action
Follows a police officer who must retrieve an eyewitness and escort her after a cartel shooting leaves several DEA agents dead, but then he must decide who to trust when they discover that the attack was executed by…
2
Mexicali (2026)
★ 7.8/10Also action
A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.
3
The Enforcer (2022)
★ 7/10Also action
A 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…
4
The System (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also action
When 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.
5
Compadres (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also action
A disgruntled Mexican cop is forced to work with a teenage hacker to hunt down the criminals who killed his wife, and dismantle their operation.
6
El padrino: The Latin Godfather (2004)
★ 7.2/10Also action
In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son, Kilo, yearns to follow in his footsteps. Kilo resolves to learn how to prosper…
7
Stowaway (2022)
★ 6/10Also action
A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and…
8
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…
9
Seized (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action
Hiding out with his son Taylor on the Mexican coast, Nero hopes to put his violent Special Forces career behind him. But after Nero’s home is attacked and Taylor is abducted, the mysterious Mzamo orders Nero to…
10
The Black Book (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also action
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
11
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.
12
Misdirection (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also action
A 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…
13
Facing El Chapo (2026)
★ 8.8/10Also action
Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.
14
Hunting Season (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also action
When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.
15
Border Hunters (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also action
After his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/military background goes south of the…
16
Airborne (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also action
Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to…
17
Embattled (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
18
Trap House (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also action
An 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…
19
Beckman (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also action
A contract killer, becomes the reverend of a LA church, until a cult leader and his minions kidnap his daughter. Blinded by vengeance, he cuts a bloody path across the city. The only thing that can stop him is his…
20
Redeemer (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also action
A former hit-man for a drug cartel becomes a vigilante to pay for his sins and find redemption.