Movies Like Sons of the Neon Night
If you liked Sons of the Neon Night (2025), a action and crime movie directed by Juno Mak, 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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Chasing the Dragon (2017)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeAn illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.
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The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeAn undercover cop who invade a drug cartel led by a notorious Thai drug lord. In classic heroic bloodshed fashion, the two develop a bond of brotherhood.
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Shock Wave 2 (2020)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeAfter 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…
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Dog Bite Dog (2006)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeA young Cambodian man who has been trained to fight for money in his country is hired to kill someone in Hong Kong. He performs the hit and then flees from Hong Kong police, who are wrestling with internal problems of…
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Legendary Assassin (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crimeAn assassin who is fresh from his latest kill becomes stranded in an island, when he inadvertently befriends a female police officer. As the night progresses, the unspoken truth honored by the two sides of the law is…
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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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In the Line of Duty 4 (1989)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeTwo detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the midst of…
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The White Storm 2: Drug Lords (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thrillerA financial tycoon, once a triad member, tries to eradicate the drug market while an old accomplice aims to be Hong Kong's first drug lord.
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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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Year of the Dragon (1985)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crimeIn New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized…
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Three (2016)
★ 6/10Also action and crimeRealising that he will be defeated in no time during a police showdown, a thug shoots himself to force the cops to cease fire and take him to the hospital. In the hospital, he claims human rights to refuse immediate…
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Hellhound (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crimeReady 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…
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Vengeance (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeA French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for…
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Misdirection (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeA 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…
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Overheard 2 (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crimeManson Law, a celebrated stockbroker in Hong Kong, is injured in a car accident. The police, led by Inspector Jack Ho, discovers a military surveillance device in the car wreck. Meanwhile, the wiretapper Joe Szema is…
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The Virtuoso (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crimeDanger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
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The Longest Nite (1998)
★ 6.9/10Also action and crimeA corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. However, he meets a suspicious bald man named Tony, who keeps following him around and disrupting his personal business.
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Young and Dangerous 2 (1996)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crimeChicken is back in exile. Hung Hing, a triad, is trying to ally with Chicken's new group, the Taiwanese triad San Luen. A contest is on in Hong Kong. The winner will head the Causeway Bay branch.
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Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crimeCarlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.
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Full Contact (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crimeIn an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays Jeff. Jeff plots the ultimate revenge on Judge and his followers and it…