Movies Like Samaritan
If you liked Samaritan (2022), a science fiction and crime movie directed by Julius Avery, 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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Code 8 Part II (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and actionIn a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.
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Code 8 (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and actionIn 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…
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The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also action and crimeAs Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight.
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Silent Rage (1982)
★ 6.1/10Also action and science fictionA mentally ill man in a small Texas town goes on a killing rampage and is fatally wounded by police. When doctors use an experimental serum to bring him back to life, the killer develops superhuman strength and the…
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Cobra (1986)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeA tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far reaching plans.
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Out for Justice (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeGino 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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Demolition Man (1993)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and actionIn 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak…
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Kick-Ass (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also action and crimeDave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
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Escape from New York (1981)
★ 7/10Also action and science fictionIn a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to…
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Death Wish 3 (1985)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeArchitect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
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Transfusion (2023)
★ 6/10Also crime and actionRyan Logan, a former Special Forces operative, is battling to cope with life after the loss of his wife. He is thrusted into the criminal underworld to keep his only son from being taken from him.
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iBoy (2017)
★ 6/10Also action and science fictionAfter an accident, Tom wakes from a coma to discover that fragments of his smart phone have been embedded in his head, and worse, that returning to normal teenage life is impossible because he has developed a strange…
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Unleashed (2005)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeRaised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the…
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Injustice (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction and actionWhen Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of freedom-fighting heroes. But when superheroes go to war, can the world survive?
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Equilibrium (2002)
★ 7.1/10Also action and science fictionIn a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
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Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
★ 5.9/10Also action and science fictionLuc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can…
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Code of Silence (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeA Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
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A Clockwork Orange (1971)
★ 8.2/10Also science fiction and crimeIn a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to…
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Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crimeAfter Kick-Ass' insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, he joins a patrol led by the Colonel Stars and Stripes. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist — reborn as The…
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (2013)
★ 8.1/10Also action and science fictionBatman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing fifty-five-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl, but does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?