Movies like I Witness
If you like "I Witness" you are looking for rough, realistic and suspenseful movies about / with kidnapping, missing person, police corruption, murder, crimes, investigation and confined themes of Action, Crime and Drama genre shot in USA or Germany.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
I Witness (2003)
1K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery before becoming the next victim.
Style:
rough, realistic, suspenseful, bleak, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, missing person, police corruption, murder, crimes, investigation, confined, deadly, partners against crime, uncover truth, life is a bitch, danger, political corruption, fighting crime, dishonesty, law enforcement, police detective, state affairs, investigator, police brutality, husband wife relationship, evidence, special agents, politics, crime ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
mexico, latin america, somalia, tijuana mexico
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to I Witness
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and rough films with plots about crimes, law enforcement, dishonesty, murder, deadly, crime and police corruption mostly in Crime, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like I Witness: Street Kings 2: Motor City (2011), Streets of Blood (2009), Snitch'd (2003), Indian (2001), Edison (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Subscribe for new and better recommendations:
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) delivers an intense, electrifying performance in this explosive follow-up to the gritty urban crime thriller Street Kings. Liotta plays Detroit detective Marty Kingston, the leader of an undercover narcotics team, whose ...
Style:
suspenseful, twists and turns, rough, bleak, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, police investigation, police corruption, violence, crimes, partners against crime, working undercover, uncover truth, vigilantism, investigation, undercover, profanity ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
detroit, usa, michigan
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A police officer's partner has died during Hurricane Katrina, but he later discovers that his partner may have been murdered. An investigation follows, taking the officer and his new partner into the depths of the criminal underworld.
Style:
rough, bleak, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, investigation, police detective, law enforcement, undercover, crimes, chaos and mayhem, gunfight, ghetto, working undercover, police corruption, hip hop ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
175
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When the South Side Gang and the Cut Throat Mafia start a drug war at a local high school in Santa Ana, CA, detective McClure goes undercover to investigate the brutal murder of a young Latina student. The gang members are the key suspects but ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious, bleak
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, police detective, criminal heroes, gangsters, gang, juvenile delinquency, police investigation, crimes, tough law enforcer, life is a bitch, society, law enforcement ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
DCP Raksekhar Azad (Raj) is an invincible cop with a great aim. He arrests a terrorist by the name of Khan. But Khan lands in a prison cell that looks cushier than the Buckingham Palace. However, this gets Raj promoted, and he is congratulated by ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, vigilantism, frame up, partners against crime, confined, danger, deadly, dishonesty, bollywood, political corruption, idealism, tough heroes ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
india
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Movie in collections
15K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes a shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
police corruption, police brutality, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, fighting the system, uncover truth, crimes, legal, dishonesty, deadly, crime, law enforcement, conspiracy ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
boston, new orleans, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
Also search:
Movies like The International
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
Style:
suspenseful, twists and turns, tense, rough, serious ...
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, serial killer, psychopath, crimes, police investigation, mystery, investigation, deadly, dishonesty, foot chase, doctor patient relationship ...
Time:
contemporary, 2000s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two detectives investigating a gang-related find themselves targeted by both gang members and crooked cops.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, police detective, partners against crime, police investigation, partners, deadly, police corruption, law enforcement, investigation, profanity, danger, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
435
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The murder of the ex-wife of Doctor Sam Charney (Rutger Hauer) leads Detective Della Wilder (Pam Grier) to uncover a series of women's murders somehow linked to a big pharmaceutical company.
Style:
rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, heroes, psychopath, reluctant partners, crimes, who done it, law enforcement, police investigation, female detective, deadly, partners, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Movie in collections
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
An astonishing fictional account of the unending series of murders of young women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which began in 1996. Most of the victims are low-paid laborers who have been drawn to the town by the possibility of work at American-owned ...
Style:
rough, serious, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, serial killer, crimes, police investigation, fighting crime, incompetent police, dishonesty, woman in danger, police corruption, deadly, law enforcement, injustice ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
mexico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
A corporate lawyer's interest in a decade-old murder case is piqued by a new confession that could clear the convicted killer, who sits on death row.
Style:
psychological, serious, bleak, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
frame up, legal, investigation, false accusation, police investigation, testimony, lovers reunited, uncover truth, confined, fighting the system, politics, murder ...
Time:
contemporary
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Also search:
Movies similar to Elite Squad
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
LA's finest have crossed the line between Cop and Criminal...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, gang, undercover, fighting crime, crimes, crime, heist, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, master criminal, partners against crime, partners ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
3K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Three friends from Delhi go missing in a small village - Jhanjhar, in Bihar. It's 2 months and there is no clue about their disappearance. The media and students movement demand action from the authorities. It's then that the government ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious, tense
Plot:
police corruption, injustice, state affairs, police investigation, political corruption, uncover truth, partners, heroes, dishonesty, law enforcement, crimes, tough law enforcer ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
india, new delhi
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
New Orleans has the No. 1 per capita murder rating in the nation. A decade earlier the city was dubbed the "Murder Capital of the Country." Drugs and violence controlled the streets, taking a toll on the city's law enforcement, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, street gang, undercover, police corruption, track down, danger, law enforcement, deadly, partners, master criminal, dishonesty, partners against crime ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
usa, new orleans, louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A police officer searching for his missing sister in Spain uncovers a terrorist cell.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
missing person, drug dealing, confined, secret agents, police investigation, undercover, terrorism, partners against crime, race against time, life is a bitch, law enforcement, deadly ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
spain, barcelona, usa, los angeles, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
5K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two gangbangers-turned-cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, bleak
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, drug dealing, guilt, internal affairs, investigation, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, working undercover, murder, police corruption, police officer killed, black cop ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
los angeles, cuba, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Also search:
Edge of Darkness related movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
It's a quiet little town where nothing happens - until the day the bank is hit for half a million dollars of Indian casino money by a thief wearing a clowns mask.
Style:
suspenseful, stylized, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small town, criminal heroes, on the run, chase, deadly, law enforcement, police investigation, murder, femme fatale, suspicion, bank robbery, bank ...
Time:
contemporary
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A cop, a lawyer, and an assassin cross paths after the murder of a federal witness and the kidnapping of a famous pop star.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, crimes, undercover, police investigation, police corruption, hitman, police detective, partners, gangsters, heroes, law enforcement, deadly ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Steven Seagal stars in this gritty, no-holds barred action film as an elite ex-cop with a gambling problem and a mountain of debt. When a mysterious man offers to clear his debts in exchange for the assassination of the city's most notorious ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, murder, hitman, debt, redemption, introspection, crimes, danger, deadly, downfall, dishonesty, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, connecticut
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Movie in collections
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A tough undercover cop inadvertently gets involved in a dangerous heroin ring when a young defector of the drug trade leaves his five year-old sister in his care.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, police detective, crimes, law enforcement, partners against crime, hopes, deadly, confined, danger, tough heroes, nudity (full frontal - brief), graphic violence ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jeff Powers is the newest member of a very elite and very secret LAPD division. Their mission is to target important criminals and to get them to stop. Police brutality is not a known term for the division and they will stop at nothing to get the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, police corruption, vigilantism, police station, undercover, against the rules, journalism, society, investigation, partners against crime, reluctant partners, politics ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, venice beach california
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Also search:
Movies like Running Scared
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A rookie cop is assigned to the 118 Precinct in the same district where he grew up. The Precinct Captain starts receiving letters about two unsolved murders that happened many years ago in the housing projects when the rookie cop was just a kid. ...
Style:
tense, bleak, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
police corruption, police detective, haunted by the past, crimes, crime, law enforcement, murder, housing project, mental institution, husband wife relationship, apartment complex, profanity ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary, 2000s, 80s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, police, police corruption, murder, family relations, moral dilemma, dishonesty, cover up, crime, crimes, betrayal, uncover truth ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, united states, bronx new york city, manhattan new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, bleak, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, law enforcement, crimes, danger, dishonesty, rivalry, chases and races, deadly, police officer, tough heroes, foot chase, police ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
japan, new york, usa, asia, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Movie in collections
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
First-class assassin Lee Choe (Pak) has spent years working for the mob. When his handler turns on him by killing his girlfriend and framing him for the murder, Lee stops at nothing to seek revenge. He fights back with a vengeance and violently ...
Style:
serious, dark, bleak, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, criminal's revenge, criminal heroes, danger, crimes, gangsters, fighting crime, murder, dark past, violence, martial arts, betrayal ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When his loyal longtime partner, a widower, is killed in the line of duty and leaves behind three young children, Artie Lewis (Michael Keaton), a dedicated New York City cop and his wife, Rita (Rene Russo), decide to take the kids in. But the lives ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, emotional, intense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
justice, adoption, undercover, orphan, drug dealer, desperation, law enforcement, murder, family relations, partner, crimes, crime ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Also search:
Movies like Pride and Glory
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A black police officer discovers a cell of white supremacist vigilantes within his department.
Style:
disturbing, rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, racism, investigation, police, corruption, blind ambition, gang, law enforcement, mentally unstable, juvenile delinquency, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Police Inspector Paul Fein (Bronson) copes with family troubles while also dealing with the possibility of advancement to police chief. Meanwhile, his son (Joe Penny)) is investigating the murder of a banker.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, serious, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, car chase, murder, partners against crime, mystery, partners, crime, aging, law enforcement, life is a bitch, rivalry, police investigation ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Injustice begets a criminal. Kool is an artist without prospects, a black belt in karate, and in love with LaShawna, poised and college bound. One night she witnesses a stabbing and discovers the victim is a cop as he dies in her arms. She's ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough, bleak
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
frame up, racism, gangsters, police investigation, crime, crimes, life is a bitch, false accusation, social decay, murder, police corruption, gang ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
488
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A family man (Jan-Michael Vincent) and a mob witness (Leo Rossi) hunt a mob hit man (Lance Henriksen) who has mistakenly kidnapped the family man's son.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, murder, hitman, organized crime, mafia, vengeance, disorder, missing person, rescue, crimes, investigation, gangsters ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
346
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A San Francisco detective (Elliott) goes wild when he discovers his partner dead and the presumed culprit standing over him. After beating the man to death, he comes to his senses and realizes that he has to get rid of the body of the beaten man. ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, bleak
Plot:
police detective, police corruption, murder, graphic violence, investigation, life is a bitch, crime, crimes, dishonesty, law enforcement, deadly, bagpipes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Subscribe for new and better recommendations:
Related movie lists
