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Movies Like The Highway Killer

If you liked The Highway Killer (1986), a action and thriller movie directed by Alfredo Gurrola, 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. 17 Boxes

    7 Boxes (2012)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller

    It’s Friday night in Asunción and the temperature is 40ºC. Víctor, a 17-year-old wheelbarrow-boy, dreams of becoming famous and covets a cell phone in Mercado 4. He is offered the chance to deliver seven boxes with…

  2. 2Chief of Station

    Chief of Station (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller

    After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he…

  3. 3Point Blank

    Point Blank (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.

  4. 4Dangerous

    Dangerous (2021)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    A 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…

  5. 5Border Hunters

    Border Hunters (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller

    After his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/military background goes south of the…

  6. 6King of Killers

    King of Killers (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller

    Garan is a part of a group of international hitmen who are contracted to take out the most dangerous killer in the world, only to find out that they're the ones being hunted.

  7. 7The Hit List

    The Hit List (2011)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    A disgruntled man creates a hit list with a stranger during a drunken night out and must then race to try to save those he marked for extermination as the bodies begin to pile up and all fingers point to him.

  8. 8Zip Wire

    Zip Wire (2026)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action and thriller

    When her ground-breaking pharmaceutical discovery is stolen and partner murdered, researcher Amy must face her fear of heights to escape nefarious attackers, with the only path to salvation being a treacherous aerial…

  9. 9Hunting Grounds

    Hunting Grounds (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action and thriller

    Desperate to find refuge for her children, Chloe Marvino runs away from her Mafia tied husband, and finds shelter in a cabin with a recluse drifter named Jake. But as her husband's henchmen draw closer to her, it turns…

  10. 10Lights Out

    Lights Out (2024)

    ★ 7.1/10Also action and thriller

    A drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just-released ex-con, pitting him against corrupt cops and hired killers now gunning for him and all those he cares about.

  11. 11Hounds of War

    Hounds of War (2024)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and thriller

    After a mission goes wrong, only one of a group of mercenaries is left alive to avenge his fallen brothers.

  12. 12The Best Man

    The Best Man (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller

    Mercenaries 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.

  13. 13Section 8

    Section 8 (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller

    After avenging the murder of his family, a former soldier is sprung from prison and recruited by a shadowy government agency.

  14. 14One Ranger

    One Ranger (2023)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and thriller

    A Texas Ranger is recruited by British Intelligence to track down a dangerous terrorist and stop him from attacking London.

  15. 15Off the Grid

    Off the Grid (2025)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action and thriller

    After a morally-bankrupt company tries to weaponize a brilliant scientist's revolutionary technology, he goes off the grid to safeguard humanity. When the company sends a strike force to find him, they make their…

  16. 16Exit Protocol

    Exit Protocol (2025)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller

    An assassin whose specialty is killing other assassins trying to get out of the business decides to try to get out himself and must then team up with his former mark to escape the hired killers now gunning for them both.

  17. 17Sayen: Desert Road

    Sayen: Desert Road (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and thriller

    Sayen follows a lead to the picturesque desolation of the Atacama Desert. There, she reluctantly teams up with a young Atacameño girl, Quimal, looking to clear her father’s name and save her town from becoming an arid…

  18. 18The 355

    The 355 (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.

  19. 19Apocalypse Z: New World

    Apocalypse Z: New World (2026)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and thriller

    The Canary Islands have become Europe’s last refuge following the outbreak of the TSJ virus. When a special mission sets out for the mainland in search of vital supplies, Roberto joins the team with questionable…

  20. 20The Commuter

    The Commuter (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and thriller

    A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

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