20 movies like Colors, ordered by similarity : End of Watch(2012), Kaala(2018), Shootout at Wadala(2013), Destroyer(2018), Shot Caller(2017), Loving Pablo(2017), Department(2012), Bade Dil Wala(1983), Thief(1981), Never Love a Stranger(1958), Northwest(2013), Break Loose(2013) ...
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1988
120 Minutes
Sean Penn Robert Duvall Maria Conchita Alonso Randy Brooks Grand L. Bush Don Cheadle Rudy Ramos Trinidad Silva Damon Wayans
police officer gang member racist criminal mexican-american raw gripping disheartening los angeles inner city interracial conflict interracial romance friendship law enforcement violence gangs transformation forbidden love sacrifice 1980s
An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
109 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Michael Peña Natalie Martinez Anna Kendrick David Harbour Frank Grillo America Ferrera Cle Sloan Jaime Fitzsimons Cody Horn
police officer partner police captain criminal wife drug dealer gritty intense thrilling moving los angeles apartment street crime scene wedding inner city law enforcement inner-city life friendship drug trade
Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.
Crime, Drama, Action
2018
162 Minutes
Huma Qureshi Rajinikanth Nana Patekar Anjali Patil Pankaj Tripathi Sakshi Agarwal Samuthirakani Sayaji Shinde Yatin Karyekar
middle-aged man middle-aged woman gangster leader neighbor ex-lover gripping emotional endearing moving thrilling india city mumbai slum house office criminal past land ownership land dispute
Action, Crime, Drama
India
2013
156 Minutes
John Abraham Anil Kapoor Kangana Ranaut Manoj Bajpayee Sonu Sood Ronit Roy Mahesh Manjrekar Tusshar Kapoor Ranjeet
criminal gangster girlfriend police officer brother gripping confident cool suspenseful thrilling mumbai, india india city house police station street police work criminals gangsters prison break
The first-ever registered encounter by the Mumbai Police, which took place on November 1, 1982. Based on a true story.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2018
123 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Toby Kebbell Tatiana Maslany Sebastian Stan Scoot McNairy Bradley Whitford Toby Huss James Jordan Beau Knapp Jade Pettyjohn Shamier Anderson
police officer gang member gang leader criminal detective brash brutal bleak gripping intense california desert restaurant police station murder revenge police work undercover operations gangs pursuit
A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2017
120 Minutes
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lake Bell Jon Bernthal Emory Cohen Jeffrey Donovan Benjamin Bratt Jessy Schram Evan Jones
stockbroker gang leader gang member husband inmate white supremacist brooding brutal dark gripping tense thrilling california chino state prison prison street city criminal underworld gang war gangs
A newly released prisoner is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.
Crime, Biography, Drama
Spain|Bulgaria
2017
128 Minutes
Javier Bardem Penélope Cruz Peter Sarsgaard Julieth Restrepo Lillian Blankenship David Valencia David Ojalvo Óscar Jaenada Ricardo Niño Pedro Calvo
pablo escobar drug lord journalist woman cia agent american police captain police officer brutal charming confident crafty engaging fiery incredible intense intricate powerful raw uneasy
A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Action, Crime, Drama
India
2012
141 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Sanjay Dutt Rana Daggubati Deepak Tijori Anjana Sukhani Vijay Raaz Nathalia Kaur Lakshmi Manchu
young man police officer police chief gangster don politician gripping thrilling intense powerful india city mumbai street police station office gangsters underworld police work going undercover
A suspended cop joins hands with inspector Mahadev Bhonsle to free the city from underworld.
Crime, Drama, Action
India
1983
180 Minutes
Pran Rishi Kapoor Tina Munim Amjad Khan Sarika Vijay Arora Aruna Irani Jagdeep Madan Puri
young man young woman dancer wealthy man emotional inspiring melodramatic gripping india city house bungalow hospital love marriage death love quest pursuit transformation
Amrit's generosity and kindness initially lands him in the bad books of a dancer; then in prison; and then as false son-in-law of a very wealthy man.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1981
122 Minutes
James Caan Tuesday Weld Willie Nelson James Belushi Robert Prosky Tom Signorelli Dennis Farina Nick Nickeas
thief girlfriend gangster criminal gripping tense chicago los angeles bar car dealership heist crime one last job dangerous assignment aspirations wretched excess quest escape 1980s
A former ace safe-cracker is trying to go straight--if he can score one last big heist for the mob.
Crime, Drama
USA
1958
91 Minutes
John Barrymore Jr. Lita Milan Robert Bray Steve McQueen Salem Ludwig R. G. Armstrong Douglas Rodgers Felice Orlandi Augusta Merighi Abe Simon Dolores Vitina
orphan friend maid love interest gangster gang members district attorney brooding dark gripping gutsy intricate melodramatic suspenseful city united states identity organized crime judaism love
Following the life of an orphan and the events that change his life and lead him into a life of crime.
Crime, Drama, Action
2013
91 Minutes
Lene Maria Christensen Roland Møller Dulfi Al-Jabouri Gustav Dyekjær Giese Oscar Dyekjær Giese Annemieke Bredahl Peppink Nicholas Westwood Kidd Sandra El-Hussein Clement Black Petersen Marina Vorobyeva Jelena Bundalovic
young man brother gang member friend brooding brutal dark disturbing gritty raw tense copenhagen inner city crime poverty ambition violence power underdog rivalry
Casper lives in one of Copenhagen's most impoverished areas and does what it takes to survive. When organized crime moves into the community, Casper digs in to resist being run out.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2013
85 Minutes
Artur Smolyaninov Irina Pegova Alexey Mantsigyn Alexander Novyn Artem Bystrov Pavel Vorontsov Vilma Kutavichute
commandant friend ex-soldier criminal intense gory brooding raw russia criminal underworld mafia friendship trust military adventure discovery rise fall revenge rescue
A candid, provocative look at the challenges and dilemmas musicians confront when trying to break into the famed LA recording industry where creative brilliance is tested by an industry consumed by raw capitalism and rampant file-sharing.
Action, Crime, Drama
UK
2015
97 Minutes
Daryl Hannah Mickey Rourke Eric Roberts Dominique Swain Michael Madsen Jeff Fahey Gary Daniels Alan Ford
hitman assassin villain criminal gang leader gang members gangster gangsters pimp brutal dark intense intricate tense city united states california los angeles crime fighting
HITMAN for hire Bradley decides to turn his back on killing for a living and drops out of society, But, when he encounters a savage pimp and a desperate woman in the London suburbs under ... See full summary »
Action, Crime, Drama
Hungary
2017
126 Minutes
Zoltán Schneider Bence Szalay Piroska Móga Viktor Klem György Gazsó Mark Ember
criminal thief robber police officer hungarian suspenseful gripping engaging hungary bank city crime violence true crime heist robbery police pursuit escape pursuit 1990s
Viszkis was one of the most famous bank robbers in Hungary. He drunk whiskey before every robbing. This is his story.
Drama, Romance
South Africa|India
2016
98 Minutes
Nicola Breytenbach Andrew Govender Leleti Khumalo Deon Lotz Terwadkar Rajiv Rolanda Marais Quentin Krog Paul Eilers Bobby Van Jaarsveld
woman indian man love interest family rival police officers major terrorist disheartening disturbing emotional gripping moving powerful south africa town hometown love forbidden love
A random act of kindness sparks a forbidden love affair between a white girl and an Indian man during the Apartheid system in South Africa.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
India
1975
164 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Saira Banu Kimi Katkar Vinod Khanna Sulakshana Pandit Deepa Sahi Shilpa Shirodkar
young man young woman friend best friend father girlfriend amusing gripping thrilling intense emotional moving india city house bungalow restaurant street friendship best friends
Two friends Ajay and Vijay gets separated from each other when they discover secrets about their past in their own ways.
Crime, Drama
UK
2019
91 Minutes
Stephen Odubola Micheal Ward Rohan Nedd Kadeem Ramsay Khali Best Junior Afolabi Salokun Karla-Simone Spence Eric Kofi Abrefa Jo Martin
friend rival gang member teenage mother love interest best friend bleak dreamy gripping intense uneasy gritty london inner city high school neighborhood street subway city life gang war
Feature adaptation of Rapman's YouTube series about two young friends who become rivals in a street war.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Wes Chatham Devon Sawa Sarah Butler Neal McDonough Lucky Johnson Chris Browning Adam Mervis Bernard Hocke Ava Bogle Eric Scott Woods Michael Jai White
best friend young man robber police officer prisoner murderer bleak brutal disturbing engaging gripping suspenseful louisiana prison baton rouge, la. cage friendship relationships prison fighting
A former NCAA champion wrestler, paroled after ten years in prison, agrees to a series of cage fights to save a friend's life and is asked to do the impossible - lose.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Gil Bellows Bitsie Tulloch Michael Eklund Faust Checho Andy Ahrens Slaine Brit Shaw Jim Dougherty Aaron Crippen Paul Haddad
criminal former friend friend thief police officer suspenseful thrilling tense city united states bank secret hideout money theft crime friendship enemies wealth gangs escape
Someone knows about the 25 million and the plane to Mexico. Someone killed the getaway pilot. As loyalty turns to suspicion and friends become enemies, 4 criminals try to find the rat and escape their past - if they can survive the night.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
Georgia
2015
110 Minutes
Sterling Knight Spencer Locke Dean Geyer Nana Kiknadze Nika Apriashvili Kote Tolordava Giorgi Tsaava Helen Nelson
tourist couple american psychopath hunter friend bleak chilling dark disturbing intense raw georgia outdoors road violence torture trauma abuse of power bad luck
Trapped standing on an armed landmine, an American tourist is forced to watch helplessly while his girlfriend is terrorized and brutally assaulted.