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Movies Like Muerte en el Río Grande

If you liked Muerte en el Río Grande (1982), a crime and action movie directed by Raúl de Anda Jr., 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. 16 Bullets

    6 Bullets (2012)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and crime

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

  2. 2Wire Room

    Wire Room (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also action and crime

    New recruit Justin Rosa must monitor arms-smuggling cartel member Eddie Flynn — and keep him alive at all costs. When a SWAT team descends on Flynn’s home, Rosa breaks protocol and contacts the gangster directly to…

  3. 3Empire

    Empire (2002)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and action

    Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top…

  4. 4Best of the Best 2

    Best of the Best 2 (1993)

    ★ 6/10Also action and crime

    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…

  5. 5Welcome to the Punch

    Welcome to the Punch (2013)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and adventure

    When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.

  6. 6Trap House

    Trap House (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and crime

    An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their…

  7. 7The Perfect Weapon

    The Perfect Weapon (1991)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and crime

    Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families…

  8. 8The Protector

    The Protector (1985)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and crime

    Billy 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…

  9. 9Sheroes

    Sheroes (2023)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and crime

    When four thick-as-thieves friends arrive in Thailand, they quickly find themselves in over their heads. Fighting to stay alive, they employ their unique set of skills and unleash their fierce loyalty in a…

  10. 10Mechanic: Resurrection

    Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and crime

    Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he…

  11. 11Take Back

    Take Back (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and crime

    Zara and Brian are living the perfect small town life when a mysterious stranger from Zara's secret past kidnaps their daughter and now they must race to save her life.

  12. 12Redeemer

    Redeemer (2014)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and crime

    A former hit-man for a drug cartel becomes a vigilante to pay for his sins and find redemption.

  13. 13The Enforcer

    The Enforcer (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also action and crime

    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…

  14. 14The Brides of Fu Manchu

    The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and adventure

    This time Fu Manchu and his army of henchmen are kidnaping the daughters of prominent scientists and taking them to his remote island headquarters. Instead of asking for ransom, Fu demands that the fathers help him to…

  15. 15Misdirection

    Misdirection (2026)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and crime

    A desperate couple have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The tables are…

  16. 16The Virtuoso

    The Virtuoso (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and action

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

  17. 17Double Threat

    Double Threat (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and adventure

    With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.

  18. 18Cotton Comes to Harlem

    Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and crime

    Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger…

  19. 19Red Right Hand

    Red Right Hand (2024)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and action

    Cash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and…

  20. 20Absolution

    Absolution (2024)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and crime

    An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children…

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