Movies Like Gangsters in the Ocean
If you liked Gangsters in the Ocean (1992), a action movie directed by Stepan Puchinyan, 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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Dangerous (2021)
★ 6/10Also actionA reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. Soon after his arrival, the island falls under siege from a deadly gang of mercenaries, and when he discovers their role in his brother’s…
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The Marine 3: Homefront (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also actionA Marine must do whatever it takes to save his kidnapped sister and stop a terrorist attack masterminded by a radical militia group.
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Stowaway (2022)
★ 6/10Also actionA tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and…
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Only the Strong (1993)
★ 6.9/10Also actionFormer Green Beret Louis Stevens returns to his hometown of Miami after completing military service in Brazil, only to learn that his old high school has become a haven for gangs and drug dealers. After Stevens uses…
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One Mile: Chapter Two (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also actionFormer special forces operative Danny is forced back onto a remote island when a violent, secretive community takes revenge by abducting his daughter Alex, launching a relentless hunt against enemies prepared for his…
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The System (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also actionWhen a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
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Hounds of War (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also actionAfter a mission goes wrong, only one of a group of mercenaries is left alive to avenge his fallen brothers.
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44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also actionAfter a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
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The Shipment (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also actionA former U.S. Navy Seal is forced to become the international criminal he once fought against when a powerful and violent drug cartel kidnaps his wife and daughter.
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Into the Deep (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also actionDivers searching for sunken treasure witness the murder of drug dealers by modern-day pirates, but a killer great white is determined not to let any of them escape its waters.
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Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
★ 7/10Also actionA chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
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Falcon Rising (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also actionChapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.
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Beast (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also actionMMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal…
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The Island (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also actionWhen his brother is killed, LAPD officer Mark leaves the city to return to the island he grew up on. Seeking answers and ultimately vengeance, he soon finds himself in a bloody battle with the corrupt tycoon who's…
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The Best Man (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also actionMercenaries seize control of a remote resort hotel during a wedding and it's up to the best man, the groom and their drunken best friend to stop the terrorists and save the hostages.
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The Conquest of Siberia (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also actionIvan Demarin, a young officer of Peter the First’s new guards, follows the Tsar’s order and goes to the frontier town of Tobolsk, deep in the Siberian forest. There Ivan falls in love for the first time and he and his…
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Icefall (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also actionA young Indigenous game warden arrests an infamous poacher only to discover that the poacher knows the location of a plane carrying millions of dollars that has crashed in a frozen lake. When a group of criminals and…
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Vendetta (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also actionWhen 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…
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The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also actionWhile working as an EMT back stateside Jake Carter after responding to a distress call, finds himself caught up protecting a person of interest from a biker gang ruthlessly hunting them down.
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In the Blood (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also actionWhen her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.