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Movies Like Wild City

If you liked Wild City (2015), a thriller and action movie directed by Ringo Lam Ling-tung, 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. 1The Virtuoso

    The Virtuoso (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime

    Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.

  2. 2One Night in Bangkok

    One Night in Bangkok (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and thriller

    A hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is committing brutal murders at each stop…

  3. 3Young and Dangerous 3

    Young and Dangerous 3 (1996)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and action

    This time taking on the rival Tung Sing triad, who is attempting to usurp Hung Hing influence in Hong Kong by having Tung Sing member Crow frame Ho Nam for the murder of Hung Hing Chairman Chiang Tin Sang. On the plus…

  4. 46 Bullets

    6 Bullets (2012)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and action

    An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.

  5. 5Tiger Cage II

    Tiger Cage II (1990)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action and crime

    An ex-cop and divorce lawyer team up with a gangster to clear their names after getting involved in a dirty money scheme led by a vicious money launderer, who plans to expand his business and wipe out anyone who stands…

  6. 6The International

    The International (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller

    An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…

  7. 7Time and Tide

    Time and Tide (2000)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action and thriller

    A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their…

  8. 8Shade

    Shade (2003)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and thriller

    Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game…

  9. 9Overdrive

    Overdrive (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and action

    Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

  10. 10The Seven-Ups

    The Seven-Ups (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crime

    A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

  11. 11Hellhound

    Hellhound (2024)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action and crime

    Ready to leave his profession behind, Loreno, an assassin, lends help to an old friend, Cetan, and taking one last job in Thailand seeking out a local kingpin. A lapse in judgment means Loreno crosses paths with old…

  12. 12Until Death

    Until Death (2007)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and thriller

    Anthony 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.

  13. 13Best of the Best 2

    Best of the Best 2 (1993)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his…

  14. 14Frank and Penelope

    Frank and Penelope (2022)

    ★ 7.3/10Also thriller and crime

    A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…

  15. 15Black Site

    Black Site (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching…

  16. 16Return to a Better Tomorrow

    Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and thriller

    An adventure that delves into the dark caverns of the underworld and tells the tale of three chivalrous gangsters who attempt to escape the powerful clutch of their gang leader.

  17. 17Blood Ties

    Blood Ties (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crime

    Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

  18. 18Shock Wave 2

    Shock Wave 2 (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also action and 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…

  19. 19Iron Angels

    Iron Angels (1987)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and thriller

    Yeung’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…

  20. 20The Killer

    The Killer (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller

    Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by criminal colleagues and a determined police detective.

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