Movies Like Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story
If you liked Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story (2011), a action and drama movie directed by Gary dela Cruz and Tikoy Aguiluz, 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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The Protector (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeBilly 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…
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Rapid Fire (1992)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crimeCollege student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
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No Man's Land (1987)
★ 6/10Also action and dramaA rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved…
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El padrino: The Latin Godfather (2004)
★ 7.2/10Also action and crimeIn the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son, Kilo, yearns to follow in his footsteps. Kilo resolves to learn how to prosper…
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Run (1991)
★ 6/10Also action and dramaWhen 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.
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The International (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crimeAn interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…
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The Perfect Weapon (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also action and dramaJeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families…
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Gotti (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and dramaJohn Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the most well-known mafia boss in America. Life is good, but suspicion…
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Empire (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and actionBig time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top…
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State Property (2002)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and actionA Philadelphia gang member becomes a drug kingpin and starts a feud with vicious rivals in his quest for the American Dream.
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Metro Manila (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaLooking for a brighter future in metropolitan Manila, Oscar Ramirez and his family leave their miserable life in the rice terraces of Banaue, in the northern Philippines. In the sweltering capital, where all kind of…
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The Virtuoso (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and actionDanger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
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Al Capone (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeIn this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder…
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The Double (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also action and dramaThe mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the…
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The Enforcer (2022)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeA 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…
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Thick as Thieves (2009)
★ 6/10Also action and crimeA master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
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One Night in Bangkok (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeA hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is committing brutal murders at each stop…
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Each Dawn I Die (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and dramaA corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
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The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeAustralian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector…
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Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeArthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he…