Movies Like Headline Hunters
If you liked Headline Hunters (1955), a action and adventure movie directed by William Witney, 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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Supercross (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventureFaced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.
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Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeAfter retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
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Double Threat (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventureWith ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.
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Dick Tracy (1990)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and crimeThe comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
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Airborne (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventureGood-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to…
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Sahara (1983)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventureIntent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara…
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See Spot Run (2001)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeA drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible…
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Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also action and adventureA rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.
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Indemnity (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeAn ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.
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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also action and adventureCrime is on the run as the newly formed Justice League keeps Metropolis safe and this makes evil genius Lex Luthor very unhappy. Together with Black Manta, Sinestro and a gang of ruthless recruits, Lex builds his own…
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Any Which Way You Can (1980)
★ 5.8/10Also action and adventurePhilo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he's pushed into…
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The Warriors Gate (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also action and adventureAfter a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king. Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the…
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The Blue Lamp (1950)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and actionP.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also…
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Deadbeat at Dawn (1988)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crimeGoose leaves the gang life behind after pleas from his girlfriend. But it isn't long before he's pulled back into the world of violence.
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Hellfighters (1968)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventureThe adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.
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Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventureWhen an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.
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Batman (1943)
★ 6.2/10Also action and adventureJapanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo, which turns American scientists into pliable zombies. The great crime-fighters Batman and…
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Futureworld (1976)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventureTwo years after the Westworld tragedy in the Delos amusement park, the corporate owners have reopened the park following over $1 billion in safety and other improvements. For publicity purposes, reporters Chuck…
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Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventureDisaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep…
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Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also action and adventureIn a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.