Movies Like Panic High School

If you liked Panic High School (1976), a action movie directed by Gakuryu Ishii, 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
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also action
All Might and Deku accept an invitation to go abroad to a floating and mobile manmade city, called 'I-Island', where they research quirks as well as hero supplemental items at the special 'I-Expo' convention that is…
2
Class of 1984 (1982)
★ 6.4/10Also action
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and…
3
Free Fire (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also action
Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.
4
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also action
After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.
5
Sniper: The Last Stand (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also action
To stop an arms dealer from unleashing a deadly superweapon, Ace sniper Brandon Beckett and Agent Zero are deployed to Costa Verde to lead a group of elite soldiers against an unrelenting militia. Taking an untested…
6
Tag (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also action
As the sole survivor of a horrendous and rather mysterious accident, teenage Mitsuko's day is off to a bad start. An unstoppable force of nature, a doomed field trip, and a strange case of amnesia easily coexist in a…
7
Kill Shot (2023)
★ 8/10Also action
Posing as hunters, a group of terrorists are in search of $100 million that was stolen and lost in a plane crash en route from Afghanistan.
8
The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also action
When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute…
9
Bullet Train Explosion (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also action
When panic erupts on a Tokyo-bound bullet train that will explode if it slows below 100 kph, authorities race against time to save everyone on board.
10
Crows Zero II (2009)
★ 7.2/10Also action
Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood…
11
Run Hide Fight (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also action
A 17-year-old girl uses her wits, survival skills, and compassion to fight for her life, and those of her fellow classmates, against a group of live-streaming school shooters.
12
Crows Zero (2007)
★ 7.1/10Also action
The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. An ex-graduate yakuza is sent to kill the son of a criminal group, but he can't make himself do it as he reminds him of his youth.
13
Toy Soldiers (1991)
★ 6.5/10Also action
After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their…
14
Tuff Turf (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also action
The new guy in a Los Angeles high school, Morgan, does some singing and fights hotshot Nick over disco dancer Frankie.
15
Detective Knight: Rogue (2022)
★ 6/10Also action
As Los Angeles prepares for Halloween, mask-wearing armed robbers critically wound detective James Knight’s partner in a shootout following a heist. With Knight in hot pursuit, the bandits flee L.A. for New York, where…
16
The Organization (1971)
★ 6.3/10Also action
After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for…
17
Showdown (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also action
Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose brother was killed by a…
18
National Security (2003)
★ 6/10Also action
Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated…
19
Heat (1995)
★ 7.9/10Also action
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the…
20
Born to Race (2011)
★ 7/10Also action
Danny Krueger is a rebellious young street racer on a collision course with trouble. After an accident at an illegal race, he's sent to a small town to live with his estranged father, a washed up NASCAR racer. When…