Movies Like In the Name of the Law

If you liked In the Name of the Law (1986), a crime and thriller movie directed by Kjell Sundvall, 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
Cop (1988)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and thriller
An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
2
Q & A (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime
A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him.
3
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
★ 6.7/10Also crime
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
4
The Postcard Killings (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
After suffering a personal tragedy, and desperate for justice, Jacob Kanon, a veteran New York City police detective, embarks on the search for a twisted killer who is leaving a bloody trail of elaborate murders across…
5
Copycat (1995)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and crime
An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.
6
Twilight (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and thriller
A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
7
Blitz (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
8
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller and crime
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work…
9
In Too Deep (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and crime
Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop Jeffrey Cole. But as Cole takes on an…
10
Death Sentence (2007)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and thriller
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no…
11
Red Right Hand (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller
Cash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and…
12
Filth (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.
13
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and thriller
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
14
Inside Man (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller
Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.
15
Barron's Cove (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and thriller
When his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the…
16
Run (1991)
★ 6/10Also thriller and crime
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
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crime
Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase…
18
Man on the Roof (1976)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and crime
When an inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by Detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of misconduct and possibly revenge.
19
The System (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and thriller
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.
20
In Cold Light (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime
Fresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.