Movies Like Once Upon a Time in Odesa
If you liked Once Upon a Time in Odesa (2016), a action and crime movie directed by Vladek Zankovsky, 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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Wire Room (2022)
★ 6/10Also action and crimeNew 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…
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The Enforcer (2022)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeA 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…
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Trap House (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeAn 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…
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The Hero (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeAn alumni of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service who is settled in Europe gets a call from his father who was considered dead and he sets on a mission to find him with the help of his first love.
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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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16 Blocks (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crimeAn aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
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Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeHarlem'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…
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Absolution (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeAn 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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Fast Charlie (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crimeWhen his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.
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2 Guns (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crimeA DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing…
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The Double (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crimeThe mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the…
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Beast (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also actionA recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.
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Sheroes (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crimeWhen 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…
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One Mile: Chapter Two (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeFormer 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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S.W.A.T.: Under Siege (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeWhen a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of…
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Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeArthur 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…
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The International (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crimeAn 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…
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The Rookie (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeVeteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help…
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The System (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also action and crimeWhen 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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Weekend in Taipei (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also actionA former DEA agent and a former undercover operative revisit their romance during a fateful weekend in Taipei, unaware of the dangerous consequences of their past.