Movies Like Simple Justice

If you liked Simple Justice (1989), a crime movie directed by Deborah Del Prete, 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
Death Wish 3 (1985)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
2
Death Wish II (1982)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.
3
Magnum Force (1973)
★ 7.1/10Also crime
"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…
4
Batman: Year One (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also crime
A wealthy playboy named Bruce Wayne and a Chicago cop named Jim Gordon both return to Gotham City where their lives unexpectedly intersect.
5
Death Wish (1974)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
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.
6
Coffy (1973)
★ 6.6/10Also crime
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her…
7
The Equalizer (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also crime
McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand…
8
Citizen Vigilante (2026)
★ 6.5/10Also crime
A man takes justice into his own hands, hunting down criminals. His vigilante crusade makes him a social media star but puts him at odds with the local police chief.
9
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.
10
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
★ 7.8/10Also crime
One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code.
11
Belly (1998)
★ 6.3/10Also crime
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…
12
Harry Brown (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
13
Vigilante (1983)
★ 6.1/10Also crime
New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, he goes…
14
Death Wish (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
15
A Working Man (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also crime
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to…
16
The Substitute (1996)
★ 7/10Also crime
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon…
17
Hard to Kill (1990)
★ 6/10Also crime
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma…
18
The Brotherhood of Justice (1986)
★ 6/10Also crime
High-school students start a vigilante group in their neighbourhood but, as their power increases, they become more abusive and dangerous.
19
Shadows and Fog (1991)
★ 6.7/10Also crime
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
20
Vendetta (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also crime
When his daughter is murdered, William Duncan takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a quest for retribution. After killing the street thug responsible for her death, he finds himself in the middle of a war…