Movies Like The Samaritan
If you liked The Samaritan (2012), a thriller movie directed by David Weaver, 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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Wasteman (2026)
★ 7.3/10Also thrillerTaylor's hopes for a fresh start post-parole are jeopardised by cellmate Dee's arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests their bond, forcing Taylor to choose between protecting Dee and his own…
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Homefront (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerPhil Broker, a retired DEA agent, leads a quiet life with his daughter Maddy, until a school bullying incident draws them into a conflict with Morgan “Gator” Bodine, a local crime boss.
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The Limey (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerThe Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find…
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Braven (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerA logger defends his family from a group of dangerous drug runners.
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Bad Boys (1983)
★ 7/10Also thrillerMick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile…
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Sleepers (1996)
★ 7.6/10Also thrillerTwo gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
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Cape Fear (1991)
★ 7.3/10Also thrillerSam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape…
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Snitch (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerConstruction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence…
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Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerCarlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.
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Vigilante (1983)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerNew York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, he goes…
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Waist Deep (2006)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerAn ex-convict gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.
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Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerA sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
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King of New York (1990)
★ 6.8/10Also thrillerA former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on…
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5lbs of Pressure (2024)
★ 6/10Also thrillerFresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking for revenge. Mike, is trying to…
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Dark Places (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerA woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day.
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
★ 8.5/10Also thrillerA burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip…
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A Score to Settle (2019)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerA former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him.
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At Close Range (1986)
★ 6.8/10Also thrillerBrad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports…
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Damage (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerAn ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.
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The Usual Suspects (1995)
★ 8.2/10Also thrillerThe lone survivor of an explosive heist gone wrong recounts for interrogators the events that began with five disparate criminals assembled for a police lineup - with alleged criminal mastermind Keyser Soze at the…