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Movies Like Underground Wife

If you liked Underground Wife (1982), a thriller and action movie directed by Hsu Yu-Lung, 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 thriller and action

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

  2. 2The Virtuoso

    The Virtuoso (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime

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

  3. 3The Killer

    The Killer (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller

    Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by criminal colleagues and a determined police detective.

  4. 4The International

    The International (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller

    An 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…

  5. 5Awake

    Awake (2007)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crime

    While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make…

  6. 6Black Site

    Black Site (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching…

  7. 7One Night in Bangkok

    One Night in Bangkok (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and thriller

    A hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is committing brutal murders at each stop…

  8. 8Moscow Mission

    Moscow Mission (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and action

    Tough Chinese detectives go on a mission to Moscow to hunt down ruthless robbers who have been plaguing the trans-Siberian railway with violence and chaos.

  9. 9Overdrive

    Overdrive (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and action

    Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

  10. 10180

    180 (2026)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime

    When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.

  11. 11Inside Man

    Inside Man (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller

    Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.

  12. 12Best of the Best 2

    Best of the Best 2 (1993)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    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…

  13. 13Only the River Flows

    Only the River Flows (2023)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and crime

    Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders in a rural Chinese town. As pressure mounts from his superiors, a hasty arrest is made, but while his colleagues celebrate, several…

  14. 14Until Death

    Until Death (2007)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and thriller

    Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wants to put things right.

  15. 15The System

    The System (2022)

    ★ 7.3/10Also action and crime

    When 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.

  16. 16Blood Ties

    Blood Ties (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crime

    Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

  17. 17SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and thriller

    An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the…

  18. 18Shade

    Shade (2003)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and thriller

    Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game…

  19. 19Dragon

    Dragon (2011)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action and thriller

    A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master.

  20. 20Hellhound

    Hellhound (2024)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action and crime

    Ready 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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