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Movies Like Vigilante

If you liked Vigilante (2017), a drama and thriller movie directed by Yu Irie, 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. 1Little Boy Blue

    Little Boy Blue (1998)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The…

  2. 2The Etruscan Smile

    The Etruscan Smile (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory sees his life transformed…

  3. 3180

    180 (2026)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and drama

    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.

  4. 4Still Walking

    Still Walking (2008)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama

    A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.

  5. 5Hellion

    Hellion (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and drama

    When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father must finally take responsibility for…

  6. 6Ken Park

    Ken Park (2003)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    Teen skater Ken Park (nicknamed Krap Nek; his name spelled and pronounced backward) kills himself at a Visalia skate park; his death bookends the lives of four other young people who knew him: Shawn, the most…

  7. 7Silent Night

    Silent Night (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and drama

    A tormented father witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang's crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life's mission and embarks on a…

  8. 8Bunraku

    Bunraku (2010)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and drama

    In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.

  9. 9The Crossing Guard

    The Crossing Guard (1995)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, swears to kill the man responsible for her death.

  10. 10Embattled

    Embattled (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

  11. 11Boyhood

    Boyhood (2014)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his…

  12. 12The Whisper Man

    The Whisper Man (2026)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and thriller

    When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.

  13. 13The Glass Castle

    The Glass Castle (2017)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind…

  14. 14The Son

    The Son (2022)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.

  15. 15A Good Woman Is Hard to Find

    A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and drama

    The recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local…

  16. 16Run

    Run (1991)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    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.

  17. 17One & Two

    One & Two (2015)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and drama

    In an isolated farmhouse, located in the middle of nowhere and surrounded by a mysterious wooden wall, Zac and Eva, two siblings gifted with extraordinary abilities, endure every day the wrath of their strict father…

  18. 18The Good Neighbor

    The Good Neighbor (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama

    A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…

  19. 19Eye for an Eye

    Eye for an Eye (1996)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and drama

    It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Robert Doob, the monster who raped and murdered her 17-year-old…

  20. 20Violent Ends

    Violent Ends (2025)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama

    A man raised in a violent crime family struggles to build an honest life with his fiancée but is dragged back into the criminal world after his cousin’s armed robbery leaves an innocent person caught in the crossfire.

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