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Movies Like Rules of Lies

If you liked Rules of Lies (2006), a drama and action movie directed by Robert Sedláček, 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. 1Walking Tall: Lone Justice

    Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and thriller

    In 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…

  2. 2Convict

    Convict (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action and drama

    Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the…

  3. 3Until 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.

  4. 4The Rookie

    The Rookie (1990)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and drama

    Veteran 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…

  5. 5The Dancer Upstairs

    The Dancer Upstairs (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and romance

    A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.

  6. 6Asylum

    Asylum (2005)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller

    A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.

  7. 7Time Is Up

    Time Is Up (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama

    Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.

  8. 8Rise of the Footsoldier 3

    Rise of the Footsoldier 3 (2017)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and drama

    In the late 1980s, Pat Tate journeys from peddling pills in Marbella to his time in prison, where he solidifies his power before his release to reclaim his turf.

  9. 9Blindfire

    Blindfire (2020)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and thriller

    A 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…

  10. 10Jawbone

    Jawbone (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and drama

    A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner…

  11. 11Rise of the Footsoldier

    Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and thriller

    Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.

  12. 12In the Blood

    In the Blood (2014)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and thriller

    When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

  13. 13Newness

    Newness (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.

  14. 14Unfaithful

    Unfaithful (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama

    A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.

  15. 15Undisputed II: Last Man Standing

    Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)

    ★ 7.4/10Also action and thriller

    Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka in a battle to the death. This…

  16. 16The Crew

    The Crew (2008)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and action

    Hoping to raise enough capital to finance a legitimate business and leave behind his life of crime, Liverpool underworld boss Ged Brennan sends his brother Ratter and a crew to pull a daring final heist. But when…

  17. 17Petulia

    Petulia (1968)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's…

  18. 18The Corruptor

    The Corruptor (1999)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller

    Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets…

  19. 19Stranger on the Third Floor

    Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and thriller

    Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.

  20. 20Bronson

    Bronson (2009)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and action

    A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.

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