Movies Like Las novias del traficante

If you liked Las novias del traficante (1999), a action movie directed by Román Hernández, 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
Wanted Man (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also action
Follows a police officer who must retrieve an eyewitness and escort her after a cartel shooting leaves several DEA agents dead, but then he must decide who to trust when they discover that the attack was executed by…
2
Facing El Chapo (2026)
★ 8.8/10Also action
Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.
3
Mexicali (2026)
★ 7.7/10Also action
A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.
4
Border Hunters (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also action
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…
5
The Enforcer (2022)
★ 7/10Also action
A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…
6
Point Blank (2019)
★ 6/10Also action
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.
7
El Polaquito (2003)
★ 6.8/10Also action
At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also working for the Mafia controlling child…
8
One Mile: Chapter Two (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action
Former special forces operative Danny is forced back onto a remote island when a violent, secretive community takes revenge by abducting his daughter Alex, launching a relentless hunt against enemies prepared for his…
9
The System (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also action
When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
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Redeemer (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also action
A former hit-man for a drug cartel becomes a vigilante to pay for his sins and find redemption.
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7 Boxes (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also action
It’s Friday night in Asunción and the temperature is 40ºC. Víctor, a 17-year-old wheelbarrow-boy, dreams of becoming famous and covets a cell phone in Mercado 4. He is offered the chance to deliver seven boxes with…
12
Code 8 Part II (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also action
In 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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Seized (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action
Hiding out with his son Taylor on the Mexican coast, Nero hopes to put his violent Special Forces career behind him. But after Nero’s home is attacked and Taylor is abducted, the mysterious Mzamo orders Nero to…
14
Hunting Season (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also action
When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.
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The Protector (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also action
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is…
16
Gladiator Underground (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also action
Two brothers compete in the world's deadliest underground fighting tournament, where they must decide whether to play by the rules or to cast their honor aside and team up to bring down the dark syndicate running the…
17
Hunting Grounds (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also action
Desperate to find refuge for her children, Chloe Marvino runs away from her Mafia tied husband, and finds shelter in a cabin with a recluse drifter named Jake. But as her husband's henchmen draw closer to her, it turns…
18
Sky High (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also action
A commentary on Spanish society dressed as a thriller about the misadventures of a gang of young petty criminals after the real estate crash.
19
The Marine 5: Battleground (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also action
While working as an EMT back stateside Jake Carter after responding to a distress call, finds himself caught up protecting a person of interest from a biker gang ruthlessly hunting them down.
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The 355 (2022)
★ 6/10Also action
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.