Movies Like A History of Violence
If you liked A History of Violence (2005), a drama and thriller movie directed by David Cronenberg, 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.
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The Boondock Saints (1999)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and crimeTired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As…
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Payback (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and crimeWith friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless…
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Death Wish (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and thrillerA mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
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Mr. Brooks (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and thrillerA psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
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Avengement (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and thrillerWhile on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold blooded killer.
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The Departed (2006)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and thrillerTo take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a…
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State of Grace (1990)
★ 7/10Also drama and crimeHell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.
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The Dead Pool (1988)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaDirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of prominent figures. By the time Harry learns that the murders are part of a sick…
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Out for Justice (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaGino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for justice.
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Hard Target (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and crimeWhen a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
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Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller and crimeIn Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the…
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Reservoir Dogs (1992)
★ 8.1/10Also crime and thrillerA botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr…
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Kill the Irishman (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and thrillerOver the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, Kill the Irishman chronicles Greene's…
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Blindfire (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and dramaA police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repercussions, he must track down the…
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Cleveland Abduction (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaA single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and thrillerFight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American…
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Until Death (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crimeAnthony 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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Harry Brown (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller and crimeAn elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
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The Rookie (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and dramaVeteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help…
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Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaA peaceful ex-ninja's life shatters when his son's kidnapping forces him back into violence amid an American-Japanese criminal drug war.