Movies like Above the Law
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Above the Law (1988)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Seagal is Nico Toscani, 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 bone-crushing.
Style:
suspense, exciting, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, cult classic, detective, heroic, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, conspiracy, aikido, undercover, heroic bloodshed, corruption, drug dealing, vengeance, drug lord, police, vietnam war, kung fu, lone hero, sword fight, sadist, telephone call, tough cop, police brutality, assassination plot, rogue agent, hired killer, cop, law enforcement, dishonesty, chases and races ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
chicago, vietnam, usa, las vegas, illinois, japan, asia ...
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Most similar movies to Above the Law
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, rough, serious and realistic films with plots about murder, blood splatter, gun, violence, death, blood and pistol mostly in Thriller, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Above the Law: Out for Justice (1991), Hard to Kill (1990), White Sands (1992), Dark Angel (1990), McQ (1974). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Gino Felino (Steven Seagal) is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his Partner was someone's mistake, because he's now Out For Justice.
Style:
detective, neo noir, suspense, cult classic, bloody ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, martial arts, psychopath, gangster, aikido, hitman, organized crime, mafia, car chase, serial killer, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 80s
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mason 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. His son ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
hospital, revenge, vigilante, martial arts, vengeance, violence, hitman, one man army, coma, conspiracy, mixed martial arts, police corruption ...
Time:
year 1990, year 1983, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, chicago, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, harsh, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
who done it, murder, undercover, desert, fbi, mistaken identity, working undercover, hidden identity, money, death, existentialism, corruption ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
new mexico, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner ...
Style:
detective, suspense, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug lord, reluctant partners, heroin, police investigation, buddy cop, killing spree, evil alien, humanoid alien, tough cop, investigation, good versus evil, space and aliens ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
houston texas, austin texas, texas
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.
Style:
serious, suspense, exciting, captivating, detective ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
car chase, murder, police detective, police corruption, fighting crime, uncover truth, rivalry, law enforcement, investigation, tough cop, twists and turns, beach ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state
Similarity:
100%
138K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, USA, Malaysia
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover ...
Style:
brutal, bloody, grindhouse, breathtaking, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, violence, fight, organized crime, fistfight, brutality, mafia, warrior, gangster, gunfight, police, violent ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
indonesia, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious Jamaican drug ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, gangster, vigilante, lone hero, murder, vengeance, jamaican, violence, hand to hand combat, drug lord, voodoo ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
jamaica, usa, chicago, colombia, latin america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Maverick 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 discovers a group of detectives ...
Style:
stylized, black comedy, detective, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
aikido, police corruption, chase, undercover, bodyguard, martial arts, conspiracy, hand to hand combat, police investigation, violent, secret service, justice ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
detroit, usa
Similarity:
100%
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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:
independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
swat team, reluctant partners, vigilante, vigilantism, secret organization, crooked cop, nypd, revenge, gang, revolt, buddy cop, die hard ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s
Place:
south america, los angeles, usa, venice beach california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, reluctant partners, aikido, police investigation, murder, brutality, violence, hitman, buddy cop, justice, buddy, conspiracy ...
Time:
20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate in some murders of prisoners and jailors. When in jail, Lois, using his outstandings martial arts is able to save his life and make himself respected in that violent world. At ...
Style:
exciting, rough, suspenseful, action packed, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
prison, martial arts, undercover, investigation, serial killer, surveillance, brutality, murder, prison guard, prison riot, computer cracker, deception ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
69K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In "Sabotage", Arnold Schwarzenegger leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done - until, ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, stylized, intense, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, drug cartel, police investigation, violent, death of friend, characters murdered one by one, profanity, crime scene, revenge, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, danger ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
mexico, atlanta georgia, south america, georgia, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
Style:
suspense, serious, exciting, cult classic, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, vigilante, revenge, chase, vigilantism, vengeance, working undercover, danger, partner, fighting crime, chases and races, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, california, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three renegade cops team up to take on the corrupt chief of police and a crime lords hatchet-man.
Style:
suspense, independent film, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
computer cracker, monster, renegade, gangster, police detective, undercover, prostitute, chase, cop, partner, police corruption, against the odds ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Romania
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Brazil is a contract killer, willing to take any job if the price is right. Flint left the assassin game when a ruthless drug dealer’s brutal attack left his wife in a coma. When a contract is put out on the same coldblooded drug dealer, both ...
Style:
exciting, rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vengeance, hitman, kickboxing, assassin, sniper, gang rape, fight, assassination, chases and races, tough heroes, martial arts, tough guy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bucharest, ukraine, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After saving Casey, a daughter of his friend, from hired assassins, Jack Devlin is hit with a strange phobia - fear of white color. But when his other friend, who works as a bodyguard for a supermodel, is wounded, Jack decides to step in for him. ...
Style:
suspense, fast, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
scarecrow, hired killer, hitman, professional killer, tough heroes, terrorism, manhunt, witness, gangster, chase, assassination attempt, one man army ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Chinese gangster in Los Angeles escapes on the eve of his deportation to Hong Kong. A martial-arts master detective and his ragtag team get caught up in the action as they track down this ruthless killer.
Style:
suspense, independent film, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, chinese mafia, triad, cop, gangster, gang, vengeance, tough heroes, heroes, rivalry, chases and races, missing person ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, hong kong, usa, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Number One with a Bullet is a 1987 American police detective film directed by Jack Smight. A pair of detectives is assigned to investigate a murder, and discover a trail of corruption and criminal activity that leads right back to their own police ...
Style:
grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
buddy cop, cannon, undercover, investigation, murder, friendship, chases and races, dishonesty, reluctant partners, partners against crime, buddies, law enforcement ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Vengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
Style:
black comedy, neo noir, psychotronic, action comedy, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, businessman, murder of a nude woman, violence, nudity, black, chase, frame up, police investigation, police, death, brutality ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, detroit
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Buster McHenry (Sutherland) is as an undercover agent for the police. His mission involves him in a robbery. Buster gets shot but Hank Storm (Phillips), an Indian, helps Buster. Since Hank wants a spear in the possession of the criminals that Buster ...
Style:
suspense, serious, retro, detective, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
gangster, buddy cop, revenge, car chase, police corruption, vengeance, reluctant partners, murder of an innocent person, telepathy, native american reservation, cold blooded murder, showdown ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
philadelphia, canada, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Billy 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 kidnapped. The Federal authorities ...
Style:
perverse, retro, crime drama, action adventure, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, buddy cop, crime boss, hand to hand combat, kidnapping, rescue, shootout, blood, two man army, drug lord, violence, hostage ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
hong kong, new york, asia, usa, china ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against – after being held up at a local convenience store – threatens him.
Style:
suspense, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
revenge, female warrior, firefighter, vigilante, brutality, murder, vigilantism, vengeance, law enforcement, police detective, secret service, gangster ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, california, los angeles, usa, phoenix arizona ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Bulgaria, Germany, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Van Damme plays a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin, and everyone dislikes him. Because of an accident he is put into a coma, and comes out of it a better person. He wakes up wanting to put things right.
Style:
rough, serious, suspense, action packed, cult classic ...
Plot:
painful sex, murder of a nude woman, vengeance, addiction, life is a bitch, police, brutality, violence, heroin addict, betrayal, chase, revenge ...
Time:
year 2007, year 2006, 2000s
Place:
new orleans
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A tough police detective escapes from custody handcuffed to a foul-mouthed car thief after being framed for the murder of his ex-wife. He must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.
Style:
neo noir, tricky, suspenseful, detective, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, mafia, chase, police investigation, vengeance, frame up, stalking, vigilantism, juvenile delinquent, female serial killer, false accusation, femme fatale ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s, 1930s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
41K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a ...
Style:
intense, rough, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
vigilante, fbi, one man army, mafia, small town, vengeance, gangster, tough heroes, revenge, heroes, law enforcement, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985, year 1986
Place:
chicago, usa, north carolina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, intense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick, teens
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, gangster, mob boss, squad, tough law enforcer, undercover cop, partners against crime, law enforcement, revenge, corruption, violent ...
Time:
1940s, year 2013, 2010s, 20th century, year 1949 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, israel, usa
Similarity:
100%
17K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, tough guy, child in peril, martial arts, danger, tough heroes, daring rescue, missing child, organized crime, father son relationship, police detective, murder ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to ...
Style:
tense, brutal, suspenseful, political thriller, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, violence, uncover truth, father daughter relationship, vigilantism, fighting the system, investigation, corruption, riddles and clues, political corruption, conspiracy ...
Time:
2000s, year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A businessman on a trip to Tokyo ends up in the middle of a centuries old feud between a criminal Ninja cult and a Samurai when he witnesses a assassination performed by the Ninja-cult leader.
Style:
exciting, suspense, intense, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ninja, violence, sword duel, samurai, assassin, sword fight, murder, brutality, vigilante, vengeance, master warrior, hitman ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
81K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a ...
Style:
suspenseful, detective, suspense, intense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
car chase, police, ford mustang, organized crime, murder, chase, police detective, hitman, police procedural, street racing, tough cop, hospital ...
Time:
year 1968, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, chicago, illinois ...
Similarity:
100%
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