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Movies Like Murder in Paradise

If you liked Murder in Paradise (1990), a action and thriller movie directed by Fred Walton, 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. 1Hello

    Hello (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and tv movie

    An emotionally unavailable flight attendant meets a potential love interest and later finds out that her "perfect guy" has ulterior motives. As the clock ticks down on New Year's Eve, she must fight to keep her…

  2. 2The 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…

  3. 3The Virtuoso

    The Virtuoso (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and action

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

  4. 4One 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…

  5. 5Black 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…

  6. 6Hostile Takeover

    Hostile Takeover (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action and thriller

    Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.

  7. 7Hierarchy

    Hierarchy (2025)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    In an undisclosed area of Texas after two adoptive brothers become entangled in criminal activity, forced to evade law enforcement and the greedy Russian mafia.

  8. 8Chief 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…

  9. 9Shade

    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…

  10. 10Run

    Run (1991)

    ★ 6/10Also action and thriller

    When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

  11. 11Red Right Hand

    Red Right Hand (2024)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and thriller

    Cash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and…

  12. 12The 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.

  13. 13Hellhound

    Hellhound (2024)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller

    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…

  14. 14Desert Dawn

    Desert Dawn (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller

    A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his begrudging deputy get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.

  15. 15The Island

    The Island (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller

    When his brother is killed, LAPD officer Mark leaves the city to return to the island he grew up on. Seeking answers and ultimately vengeance, he soon finds himself in a bloody battle with the corrupt tycoon who's…

  16. 16Border 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…

  17. 17Indemnity

    Indemnity (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and thriller

    An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.

  18. 18Best 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…

  19. 19Point 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.

  20. 20Until 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.

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