Movies Like Above the Law
If you liked Above the Law (1988), a action and crime movie directed by Andrew Davis, 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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Exit Wounds (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeMaverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he…
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Out for Justice (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeGino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for justice.
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Training Day (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also action and crimeOn his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
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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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The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeA Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crimeFight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American…
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The Corruptor (1999)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeDanny 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…
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Gotti (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeJohn 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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The Valachi Papers (1972)
★ 6.5/10Also crimeWhen Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the sacred…
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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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Until Death (2007)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeAnthony 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.
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Red Heat (1988)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeA tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
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Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also action and crimeLiu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.
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Polar (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crimeWhen a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.
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In the Blood (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crimeWhen her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
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Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crimeThe Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father…
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Wake of Death (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also actionBen Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the…
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Close Range (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crimeA rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.
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Hard to Kill (1990)
★ 6/10Also action and crimeMason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma…
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Walking Tall (1973)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeEx-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.