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Movies Like Hard On The Trail

If you liked Hard On The Trail (2006), a movie directed by Michael Zen and Jim Steel, 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. 1Magnum Force

    Magnum Force (1973)

    ★ 7.1/10

    "Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only…

  2. 2Internal Affairs

    Internal Affairs (1990)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to…

  3. 38MM

    8MM (1999)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of…

  4. 4Cruising

    Cruising (1980)

    ★ 6.6/10

    When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the gay S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.

  5. 5Cop

    Cop (1988)

    ★ 6.4/10

    An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.

  6. 6I.D.

    I.D. (1995)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to route out their leaders. For one of the four, the line between 'job' and 'yob' becomes more unclear as time passes . . .

  7. 7Spun

    Spun (2003)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Over the course of three days, Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks – including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook – but all…

  8. 8King Cobra

    King Cobra (2016)

    ★ 5.8/10

    It’s 2006, YouTube is in its infancy, and internet porn is still behind a paywall. Taking the stage name Brent Corrigan, a fresh-faced, wannabe adult video performer is molded into a star by Stephen, a closeted gay…

  9. 9Filth

    Filth (2013)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.

  10. 10Out for Justice

    Out for Justice (1991)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Gino 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.

  11. 11Above the Law

    Above the Law (1988)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough…

  12. 12Rise of the Footsoldier

    Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Carlton 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.

  13. 13Auto Focus

    Auto Focus (2002)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters…

  14. 14South Central

    South Central (1992)

    ★ 6.7/10

    During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to…

  15. 15The Rookie

    The Rookie (1990)

    ★ 5.9/10

    Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help…

  16. 16The Krays

    The Krays (1990)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Reggie follows his brother's lead. The two…

  17. 17Jesse Stone: Sea Change

    Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)

    ★ 7/10

    Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, and he fears he's relapsing into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse begins working on the unsolved murder of a bank teller shot during…

  18. 18Original Sin

    Original Sin (2001)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

  19. 19Death Wish II

    Death Wish II (1982)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.

  20. 20Bad Lieutenant

    Bad Lieutenant (1992)

    ★ 7/10

    While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.

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