Movies Like Vigilante

If you liked Vigilante (1983), a crime and action movie directed by William Lustig, 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
Ms .45 (1981)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and thriller
After being attacked and raped twice in one day, a timid, mute seamstress becomes a violent agent of revenge for wronged women.
2
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller
Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his former partner is murdered.
3
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and action
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.
4
Shaft (2000)
★ 6/10Also action and crime
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial…
5
Dead Man Down (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and action
In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.
6
Fresh (1994)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and thriller
Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.
7
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.
8
Death Wish II (1982)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crime
Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.
9
Death Wish (1974)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and action
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
10
Shaft (1971)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and thriller
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
11
10 to Midnight (1983)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller
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…
12
Sleepers (1996)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and thriller
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
13
Cobra (1986)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crime
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.
14
Wake Up (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and action
A group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore as it closes. But their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security…
15
We Own the Night (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and thriller
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.
16
Colombiana (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thriller
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…
17
Strange Darling (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and thriller
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
18
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.
19
Cape Fear (1991)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and thriller
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape…
20
Boy Wonder (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crime
A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night. But what is a…