Movies Like L.A. Heat

If you liked L.A. Heat (1989), a action movie directed by Joseph Merhi, 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
CHiPs (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also action
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.
2
Tango & Cash (1989)
★ 6.5/10Also action
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.
3
Street Kings (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also action
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the…
4
Rapid Fire (1992)
★ 6.4/10Also action
College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
5
Detective Knight: Rogue (2022)
★ 6/10Also action
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…
6
Joshua Tree (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also action
A Los Angeles police detective tracks a fugitive who heads for the desert with a deputy sheriff as hostage.
7
Muzzle (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also action
LAPD K-9 officer Jake Rosser has just witnessed the shocking murder of his dedicated partner by a mysterious assailant. As he investigates the shooter’s identity, he uncovers a vast conspiracy that has a choke-hold on…
8
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also action
Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.
9
Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also action
LAPD officer Jake Rosser endeavors to lead a peaceful life with his family and retired K-9 officer, Socks. However, tranquility dissolves into chaos when a gang targets them in a brutal attack. Alongside his new K-9…
10
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also action
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his…
11
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…
12
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
★ 7.1/10Also action
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
13
Crown Vic (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also action
One memorable night in the life of veteran patrol officer Ray Mandel and his trainee, ambitious rookie cop Nick Holland in the LAPD's Olympic Division. With two cop killers on the loose and hunting for more targets…
14
Copshop (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also action
On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught…
15
Training Day (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also action
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
16
Lethal Weapon (1987)
★ 7.3/10Also action
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.
17
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
★ 7.1/10Also action
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
18
Magnum Force (1973)
★ 7.1/10Also action
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only…
19
Nick of Time (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also action
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
20
Dark Angel (1990)
★ 6.2/10Also action
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. While involved in an undercover operation to entrap…