Movies Like Believer

If you liked Believer (2018), a crime and action movie directed by Lee Hae-young, 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
Pulp Fiction (1994)
★ 8.5/10Also thriller and crime
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip…
2
Cold Pursuit (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and action
The quiet family life of Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver, is upended after his son's murder. Nels begins a vengeful hunt for Viking, the drug lord he holds responsible for the killing, eliminating Viking's associates…
3
Believer 2 (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and action
A determined detective continues his search for the truth behind Asia's largest drug organization and its elusive boss he has unfinished business with.
4
Rapid Fire (1992)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thriller
College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
5
Deep Cover (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller
Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom…
6
The 51st State (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and action
An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.
7
The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also action and crime
Detective Ma Seok-do changes his affiliation from the Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, in order to eradicate Japanese gangsters who enter Korea to commit heinous crimes.
8
Scarface (1983)
★ 8.2/10Also action and crime
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes…
9
Layer Cake (2004)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and crime
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
10
The Get Out (2026)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller
A nightclub owner is on the verge of leaving his dangerous past behind for retirement with his girlfriend. When masked gunmen rob him and he finds himself squeezed by ruthless cartels, a mysterious newcomer arrives…
11
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.
12
Code 8 (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crime
In Lincoln City, some inhabitants have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Connor, a construction worker with powers, involves…
13
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and thriller
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
14
Triple Frontier (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller
Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord.
15
Shaft (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crime
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s…
16
The Rip (2026)
★ 7.1/10Also action and thriller
Trust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone — and everything — into question.
17
The Infiltrator (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and thriller
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
18
Coffy (1973)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her…
19
The Baker (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crime
A quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never knew existed, and he is forced back…
20
The Beast (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and action
Two rival detectives with different methods try to solve the murder of a missing girl after discovering her mutilated body in the tidelands of Incheon.