20 movies like The Protector, ordered by similarity : The Other Guys(2010), Project A(1983), The Sum of All Fears(2002), Black Rain(1989), Police Story(1985), The Punisher(1990), Mad Max(1979), Bad Boys II(2003), Atomic Blonde(2017), Bad Boys for Life(2020), For Your Eyes Only(1981), Highlander(1986) ...
Action
Hong Kong|USA
1985
95 Minutes
Jackie Chan Danny Aiello Roy Chiao Victor Arnold Kim Bass Richard Clarke Ronan O'Casey Bill Wallace
lawman partner drug lord thrilling new york city hong kong warfare weapons jackie chan pursuit 1980s
Two New York City cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko.
Action, Comedy
USA
2010
107 Minutes
Will Ferrell Mark Wahlberg Eva Mendes Michael Keaton Steve Coogan Ray Stevenson Samuel L. Jackson Dwayne Johnson Rob Riggle Natalie Zea Damon Wayans Jr.
detective cop partner doctor capitalist hysterical thrilling new york city police station street police work crime respect partnership mismatched duo investigation rise adventure pursuit 2010s
Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops, whom they idolize, only things don't quite go as planned.
Action
Hong Kong
1983
100 Minutes
Jackie Chan Sammo Hung Hark-Sun Lau Mars Dick Wei Isabella Wong Biao Yuen Po Tai
naval officer police chief thief gang leader corrupt cop cheeky thrilling amusing hong kong sea boat naval warfare pirates friendship hong kong society schemes adventure pursuit 19th century
Fighting against pirates at the turn of the 20th century, the Hong Kong navy are failing miserably. It's up to Sergeant Lung (Jackie Chan) to take matters into his own hands.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany|Canada
2002
118 Minutes
Ben Affleck Morgan Freeman James Cromwell Liev Schreiber Bridget Moynahan Alan Bates Ciarán Hinds Philip Baker Hall Ron Rifkin Bruce McGill Colm Feore
cia agent president scientist partner secret agent cia analyst thrilling suspenseful gripping intense washington, d.c. baltimore white house government building cia office big city espionage war terrorism nuclear attack
CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's President by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1989
125 Minutes
Michael Douglas Andy Garcia Ken Takakura Kate Capshaw Yusaku Matsuda Shigeru Kohyama John Spencer Guts Ishimatsu Yuya Uchida Tomisaburô Wakayama Miyuki Ono
police officer partner gangster guide bartender thrilling cool intense new york city osaka, japan culture clash yakuza murder gangs rivalry revenge pursuit 1980s
Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.
Action
Hong Kong
1985
89 Minutes
Jackie Chan Brigitte Lin Maggie Cheung Bill Tung Ken Tong Yuen Chor Charlie Cho Hark-On Fung
narcotics officer crime boss master thrilling hong kong underground jackie chan hunting fighting pursuit
A virtuous Hong Kong Police Officer must clear his good name when the drug lord he is after frames him for the murder of a dirty cop.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Australia|USA
1990
92 Minutes
Dolph Lundgren Louis Gossett Jr. Jeroen Krabbé Bryan Marshall Nancy Everhard Barry Otto Brian Rooney Todd Boyce Zoska Aleece
superhero vigilante ex-cop mafioso partner yakuza member brooding dark thrilling brutal sewer car street new york city murder vengeance vigilantism turf war mafia faking death
When Frank Castle's family is murdered by criminals, he wages war on crime as a vigilante assassin known only as The Punisher.
Action, Adventure
Australia
1979
93 Minutes
Mel Gibson Joanne Samuel Hugh Keays-Byrne Steve Bisley Roger Ward Vincent Gil Tim Burns Geoff Parry Paul Johnstone John Ley Jonathan Hardy
rogue lawman biker wife partner brutal thrilling spectacular somber australia highway apocalypse vengeance law enforcement societal decay violence car chase revenge transformation pursuit future
In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
Comedy, Action
USA
2003
146 Minutes
Martin Lawrence Will Smith Jordi Mollá Gabrielle Union Peter Stormare Theresa Randle Joe Pantoliano Michael Shannon Jon Seda Yul Vazquez Jason Manuel Olazabal
police detective police chief drug lord drug enforcement agent sister partner brash outlandish spectacular thrilling amusing miami freeway police station crime scene naval base funeral home gang war investigation drugs
Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstasy into Florida from a Cuban drug cartel.
Gay & Lesbian, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany|Sweden|Hungary
2017
115 Minutes
Charlize Theron James McAvoy Eddie Marsan John Goodman Toby Jones James Faulkner Roland Møller Sofia Boutella Bill Skarsgård Sam Hargrave Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
spy partner secret agent police officer double agent cool dark intense spectacular sultry suspenseful berlin city government building espionage gunfight secret mission sex appeal discovery pursuit
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Comedy, Action
USA|Mexico
2020
124 Minutes
Will Smith Bilall Fallah Martin Lawrence Vanessa Hudgens Jacob Scipio Alexander Ludwig Kate del Castillo Joe Pantoliano Charles Melton Paola Núñez Nicky Jam
wife son drug lord detective partner bad guy cheeky amusing intense passionate hilarious miami mexico city crime scene street car revenge vengeance killing spree
Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city.
Action
UK
1981
127 Minutes
Roger Moore Carole Bouquet Topol Lynn-Holly Johnson Julian Glover Jill Bennett Cassandra Harris Desmond Llewelyn Lois Maxwell Walter Gotell
secret agent beautiful woman villain commander thrilling suspenseful greece italy england ocean nuclear weapons world superpowers rescue destruction pursuit rescue 1980s
James Bond is assigned to find a missing British vessel, equipped with a weapons encryption device and prevent it from falling into enemy hands.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
UK
1986
111 Minutes
Christopher Lambert Sean Connery Roxanne Hart Clancy Brown Beatie Edney Alan North Jon Polito Sheila Gish Hugh Quarshie Christopher Malcolm
immortal warrior forensic expert police detective highlander friend spectacular thrilling intense parking garage new york city laboratory police station street scotland battle family feud afterlife magic murder case
An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
Action
UK|USA|West Germany
1983
137 Minutes
Sean Connery Klaus Maria Brandauer Barbara Carrera Max von Sydow Kim Basinger Bernie Casey Alec McCowen Edward Fox
james bond terrorist pilot sister cool thrilling england north africa secret headquarters nice, france espionage nuclear weapons ransom aging quest revenge pursuit 1980s
A S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated.
Action, Adventure, Comedy
USA|Japan
2019
138 Minutes
Dwayne Johnson Jason Statham Idris Elba Vanessa Kirby Helen Mirren Eiza González Eddie Marsan Eliana Su'a Cliff Curtis Lori Pelenise Tuisano John Tui
lawman anarchist rogue agent sister enemy cool confident frenetic intricate rousing skyscraper car city street london rivalry genetic modification anarchy biological warfare saving the world
Lawman Luke Hobbs (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) and outcast Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.
Action, Sports & Fitness
Japan
1974
86 Minutes
Sonny Chiba Etsuko Shihomi Hiroshi Kondô Bin Amatsu Hiroshi Miyauchi
martial artist undercover cop drug lord sister partner master brutal frenetic thrilling outlandish hong kong bridge school lair dojo kidnapping martial arts police bust drug trade organized crime
This time Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese... See full summary »
Action, Comedy
USA
2013
117 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Melissa McCarthy Demián Bichir Marlon Wayans Michael Rapaport Jane Curtin Spoken Reasons Dan Bakkedahl Taran Killam Michael McDonald Thomas F. Wilson
fbi agent detective woman partner drug lord brother amusing spirited powerful city fbi headquarters warehouse bar police station hospital unlikely friendship investigation female bonding crime ring friendship
An uptight FBI Special Agent is paired with a foul-mouthed Boston cop to take down a ruthless drug lord.
Action
Germany|USA
2000
98 Minutes
Samuel L. Jackson Vanessa Williams Jeffrey Wright Christian Bale Busta Rhymes Dan Hedaya Toni Collette Richard Roundtree Ruben Santiago-Hudson Josef Sommer Lynne Thigpen
john shaft cop drug lord witness rich kid nephew intense thrilling amusing new york city police station courtroom apartment small town city apartment corruption law and order murder racism assassination
New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.
Action
Italy|Hong Kong
1975
108 Minutes
Bud Spencer Al Lettieri Enzo Cannavale Renato Scarpa Francesco De Rosa Robert Webber Dominic Barto Nancy Sit
police captain sidekick triad drug lord snitch investigator witty lighthearted thrilling amusing madcap hilarious hong kong police station street italy on the run italian neighborhood investigation extortion
In the Far-East, Italian police inspector Rizzo and American mobster Frank Barella co-operate in finding clues about the identity of a dirty cop in Rizzo's narcotics department.
Action, Drama
New Zealand
2015
86 Minutes
Dominic Purcell Peter Feeney Owen Black Siobhan Marshall Greg Johnson Daniel Cleary Serena Cotton Rachel Nash
man shipwreck survivor survivor friend explorer sailor engaging emotional melodramatic thrilling gripping suspenseful sea boat ocean home danger shipwreck sinking ship survival
In 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from Picton, New Zealand, bound for Tonga with four crew. After a freak wave capsized the yacht, they drifted for 119 days before landing on Great Barrier Island.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2009
113 Minutes
Billy Zane Lyne Renée Michael Bowen Guido De Craene John B. Lowe Mike O'Brien Rudolph Segers
officer colonel lieutenant gangster love interest romantic interest princess american officer thief criminal tense suspenseful thrilling striking intricate frankfurt, germany castle london new york robbery
A poet who starts a health-conscious food stand finds support from his friends, as well as a potential love match with one of his customers. But will unexpected complications jeopardize his dreams of a hot dog-free future?