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Movies Like Edge of Darkness

If you liked Edge of Darkness (1988), a drama and crime movie directed by Fung Hak-on, 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. 1Special ID

    Special ID (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and crime

    A career-long undercover Hong Kong cop is sent to Mainland China when his former protégé becomes the primary suspect in a murder.

  2. 2Infernal Affairs

    Infernal Affairs (2002)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama and crime

    Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and…

  3. 3Shock Wave 2

    Shock Wave 2 (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also crime

    After suffering life changing injuries in the line of duty, bomb disposal officer Fung turns his back on the police. But when a devastating series of bombings sweep Hong Kong, the police suspect their former ally may…

  4. 4Trivisa

    Trivisa (2016)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and crime

    Three notorious gangsters who have never crossed paths find themselves in the same restaurant at the same time, and their fates are changed forever.

  5. 5True Believer

    True Believer (1989)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama

    Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet…

  6. 6Inside Man

    Inside Man (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama

    Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.

  7. 7Prison on Fire

    Prison on Fire (1987)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and drama

    A veteran inmate takes a newcomer under his wing as the pair confront both other violent inmates and the prison's corrupt wardens.

  8. 8The Goldfinger

    The Goldfinger (2023)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and drama

    In 1970s Hong Kong, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was formed to bring down the corruption syndicate led by British government officials. One of its top investigators is Senior Investigator Lau…

  9. 9Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

    Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and drama

    Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats. But it's not long before the mix of foreigners, money, and triad…

  10. 10In the Line of Duty 4

    In the Line of Duty 4 (1989)

    ★ 7/10Also crime

    Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the midst of…

  11. 11PTU

    PTU (2003)

    ★ 7/10Also crime

    Follows a police tactical unit during one dangerous night on the streets of Hong Kong as they try to recover a cop's stolen gun. Things turn deadly when they run into a web of gangland crimes.

  12. 12Siberian Education

    Siberian Education (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and crime

    The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against…

  13. 13SPL: Kill Zone

    SPL: Kill Zone (2005)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and drama

    Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit…

  14. 14The Mission

    The Mission (1999)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama

    Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection.

  15. 15Belly

    Belly (1998)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime and drama

    Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking…

  16. 16Panic

    Panic (2000)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama

    Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful…

  17. 17Run

    Run (1991)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and crime

    When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

  18. 18Island of Fire

    Island of Fire (1991)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama

    Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.

  19. 19The Unforgivable

    The Unforgivable (2021)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and crime

    A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

  20. 20The Enforcer

    The Enforcer (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and drama

    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…

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