Movies Like Sex for Sale
If you liked Sex for Sale (1993), a action and crime movie directed by Chiang Yang, 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.
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The Protector (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeBilly Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is…
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SPL: Kill Zone (2005)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeChan, 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…
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Paradox (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crimeWhen a Hong Kong police negotiator is informed about the sudden disappearance of his 16-year-old daughter in Thailand, he travels there to search for her whereabouts.
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Tiger Cage (1988)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeSomething fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must prove their case quickly, and by…
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Wake of Death (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also actionBen Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the…
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Election 2 (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also crimeAs election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.
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Hard Boiled (1992)
★ 7.5/10Also action and crimeA cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster…
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In the Line of Duty 4 (1989)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeTwo 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…
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Motorway (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeTwo police pursuit drivers, a hothead rookie and his long-suffering, almost-retired mentor, face off against an escape car driver from the latter's past.
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Dog Bite Dog (2006)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeA young Cambodian man who has been trained to fight for money in his country is hired to kill someone in Hong Kong. He performs the hit and then flees from Hong Kong police, who are wrestling with internal problems of…
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The Corruptor (1999)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeDanny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets…
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In the Blood (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crimeWhen her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
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Iron Angels (1987)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeYeung’s poppy fields are torched by a law enforcement task force, she retaliates by ordering police officials assassinated. The Angels break into Yeung’s corporate offices, eventually tracing her headquarters. After…
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Golden Job (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeA group of former mercenaries reunite to plan an epic heist: boosting a truck full of medicine held by a foreign intelligence agency to supply a refugee camp in need. But when they find the truck is actually filled…
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Vengeance (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeA French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for…
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Al Capone (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeIn this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder…
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Legacy of Rage (1986)
★ 7.2/10Also action and crimeA man is framed for murder by his drug-dealing best friend who covets his girlfriend, leading to eight years in jail and a vow of revenge upon release.
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Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also action and crimeLiu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.
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Full Contact (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crimeIn an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays Jeff. Jeff plots the ultimate revenge on Judge and his followers and it…
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Until Death (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeAnthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wants to put things right.