Tough guy movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant tough guy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, suspenseful, action thriller, surprise ending, suspense and action adventure films and TV shows about / with tough guy, chase, violence, shootout, gunfight, murder, death, fight, pistol and shot in the chest plots mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, China, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as tough guy: Safe (2012), The Transporter (2002), Nobody (2021), Reacher (2022), Den of Thieves (2018), The Equalizer (2014), Knight and Day (2010), The Punisher (2004), Jason Bourne (2016), Mechanic: Resurrection (2016).
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117K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, action packed, fast paced ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, organized crime, chase, gunfight, lone hero, protector, ex military, on the run, mafia, tough heroes, revenge, tough guy ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, iran, brooklyn new york city, north america
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of ...
Style:
serious, exciting, stylized, sexy, action packed ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
car chase, chase, one man army, tough guy, lone hero, martial arts, transportation, tough heroes, fight scenes, escapades, car, smuggling ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
france, nice france, europe, saint tropez, riviera ...
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320K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, China
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark ...
Style:
brutal, suspense, action thriller, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
one man army, tough guy, martial arts, retribution, secret identity, home invasion, revenge, one against many, twists and turns, secret organization, vigilante, vengeance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
america, usa, pentagon
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203K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Plot unknown
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, anime ...
Plot:
one man army, corruption, murder, agent, ex military, police officer, tough guy, muscleman, police, male protagonist, false accusation, false accusation of murder ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, police brutality, tough guy, strip club, shootout, armored truck, police, criminal, investigation, fbi, divorce ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles, california, london
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416K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ...
Style:
serious, suspense, exciting, brutal, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, corruption, hitman, assassin, one man army, gunfight, organized crime, justice, lone hero, brutality, tough heroes ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, moscow russia, usa, massachusetts
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately ...
Style:
romantic, exciting, entertaining, action comedy, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, boys' night, date night ...
Plot:
spy, secret agent, chase, cia, espionage, couples, on the run, chases and races, undercover, secret service, assassin, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
boston, austria, spain, kansas, andalusia ...
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170K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, stylized, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, vigilante, lone hero, vigilantism, violence, superhero, tough guy, one man army, comic hero, mafia, tough heroes ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, year 2003
Place:
florida, puerto rico, virginia, miami
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241K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Spain, Japan, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, intense, action adventure ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing
Plot:
spy, cia, espionage, black ops, chase, hitman, rogue agent, assassin, betrayal, assassination, revenge, lone hero ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, reykjavik iceland, berlin germany, rome italy, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Bulgaria, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like ...
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, lone hero, chase, assassin, tough guy, murder, killer, assassination, criminal's revenge, mercenary, martial arts, fight scenes ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, usa, cambodia, bangkok thailand, southeast asia ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, ...
Style:
action packed, futuristic, exciting, stylized, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
alien, space, dystopia, lone hero, outer space, bounty hunter, tough guy, space and aliens, space opera, distant planet, one man army, one against many ...
Time:
future, year 2004, near future, 2000s
Place:
space western
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363K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher ...
Style:
detective, serious, exciting, suspenseful, clever ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
investigation, sniper, loner, hitman, vigilantism, assassin, murder, tough guy, ex military, lone hero, one man army, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, usa, iraq, seattle, pennsylvania ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Style:
intense, suspenseful, realistic, tense, factual ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
cia, war, terrorism, rescue mission, mercenary, swat team, military, navy seal, courage, gunfight, commando, combat ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, year 2016, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
libya, middle east, africa, pentagon, langley virginia ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.
Style:
exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ghetto, gang, parkour, fight, undercover cop, tough guy, bomb, betrayal, urban ghetto, crime boss, heroes ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2004, 2000s, 2010s ...
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.
Style:
intense, exciting, action adventure, action packed, saga ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
vigilante, chase, assassination, fight, hitman, military, tough girl, tough guy, corruption, lone hero, military police, female soldier ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
new orleans, alabama, afghanistan, washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Plot under wraps
Style:
futuristic, exciting, action adventure, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
star wars, outer space, space travel, space opera, bounty hunter, space and aliens, warrior, one man army, loner, alien civilization, gunslinger, tough guy ...
Time:
90s, future
Place:
space western
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143K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, humorous, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
treasure hunt, jungle, treasure, buddy, lone hero, chase, bounty hunter, fight, gold, tough guy, tough heroes, respect ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
brazil, latin america, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A career criminal (Gibson) nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
Style:
intense, clever, brutal, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, prison escape, lone hero, prison gang, criminal heroes, vengeance, gunfight, mafia, tough guy, gangster, corruption, prison life ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america, usa, san diego california, tijuana mexico
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386K
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A drug lord tries to sell off his highly profitable empire.
Style:
dark comedy, stylized, realistic, neo noir, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, marijuana, gang, crime boss, money, british, criminal underworld, tough guy, criminal, swearing, gang war ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, united kingdom
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The brutal hunt for the pure bloods continues as the ultimate vampire hunter, Blade, battles to defeat the House of Chthon, an ancient evil sect of vampires that is growing stronger everyday. Led by the vampire overlord Marcus, their objective is to ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, scary, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vampire, tough guy, supernatural, chase, vampire hunter, superhero, heroes, good versus evil, supernatural ability, vengeance, bodyguard, undercover ...
Time:
70s, 2000s
Place:
detroit
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, including Vlad's son, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, scary, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, dracula, medieval, legends and myths, immortality, monster, mythology, immortal, vampirism, transformation, demon ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, medieval times, 15th century, year 2000 ...
Place:
transylvania, romania, london, ottoman empire
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert, heavy weapons specialist, demolitionist, and a loose-cannon sniper. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church ...
Style:
exciting, bloody, brutal, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
gunfight, martial arts, tough guy, mercenary, sniper, chase, machismo, assassin, showdown, military, fistfight, shootout ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
latin america, new orleans, somalia, fictional island
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
Style:
stylized, entertaining, grindhouse, absurd, surreal ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
tough guy, revenge, violence, one man army, assassin, hitman, lone hero, gangster, gunfight, nudity, mixed martial arts, stripper ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A retired special forces officer is trapped in a never-ending time loop on the day of his death.
Style:
ambiguous ending, intense, funny, futuristic, offbeat ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
time loop, repeated event, one against many, tough guy, time travel, time traveler, dying repeatedly, trapped, martial arts, hitman, end of the world, brutality ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york
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734K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, China
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Style:
stylized, exciting, neo noir, breathtaking, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
hitman, vengeance, revenge, one man army, vigilante, assassin, gunfight, shooting, lone hero, tough guy, killer, dog ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 60s, 21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city, north america
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85K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Style:
exciting, detective, funny, neo noir, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, adult
Plot:
prison, buddy cop, reluctant partners, cop, tough cop, violence, revenge, buddy, police investigation, law enforcement, tough guy, partner ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
san francisco, usa, bay area
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China, France, Norway, UK
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfil his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against ...
Style:
action adventure, fast, action drama, action packed, political thriller ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
spy, terrorist, hand to hand combat, agent, plutonium, espionage, violence, tough guy, female spy, rogue agent, mission impossible, cia ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
kashmir, london, ireland, rome italy, france ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, clever, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, boys' night ...
Plot:
secret agent, spy, espionage, secret service, secret organization, undercover, mentor, british, tough guy, chase, undercover agent, murder ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, year 1997, 21st century
Place:
england, london, britain, kentucky, united kingdom ...
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124K
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church's walled cities. When the Priest's niece is ...
Style:
dark fantasy, scary, exciting, suspenseful, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, apocalypse, post apocalypse, clergy, dystopia, distopia, danger, good versus evil, monster, vampire hunter, master warrior ...
Time:
future, year 2011, 2010s, year 2000
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Russia, India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When a CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, intellectual, serious, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, manly
Plot:
spy, cia, conspiracy, amnesia, espionage, on the run, hitman, revenge, assassin, secret agent, tough heroes, dark past ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
russia, europe, berlin germany, manhattan new york city, moscow russia ...
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