Movies Like The Boys Next Door

If you liked The Boys Next Door (1986), a crime and drama movie directed by Penelope Spheeris, 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
10 to Midnight (1983)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama
Warren Stacy, an office equipment repairman, begins murdering women after they reject his advances. To minimize the evidence, Stacy always kills while naked, wearing nothing but gloves, and further evades the law with…
2
Shot Caller (2017)
★ 7/10Also crime and drama
A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
3
Silent Night (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crime
A tormented father witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang's crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life's mission and embarks on a…
4
Nobody 2 (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and crime
Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime…
5
The Little Things (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and crime
Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes…
6
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and crime
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
7
Lethal Weapon (1987)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and crime
A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.
8
Double Impact (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and crime
Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex…
9
180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime
When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
10
One False Move (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and drama
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from…
11
Murder by Contract (1958)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller and crime
Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.
12
Detective Knight: Rogue (2022)
★ 6/10Also crime and thriller
As Los Angeles prepares for Halloween, mask-wearing armed robbers critically wound detective James Knight’s partner in a shootout following a heist. With Knight in hot pursuit, the bandits flee L.A. for New York, where…
13
Drive (2011)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and thriller
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…
14
Righteous Kill (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and thriller
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the…
15
Sudden Impact (1983)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crime
When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.
16
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with a deadly Chinese crime lord trying to get his brother out of prison.
17
Colombiana (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and crime
After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante…
18
Jolt (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and crime
A bouncer with an anger management problem goes on a furious and resentful rampage after the murder of a friend.
19
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and thriller
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled…
20
Bound by Honor (1993)
★ 8.2/10Also crime and drama
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known…