20 movies like Red Heat, ordered by similarity : Bad Boys for Life(2020), Sicario: Day of the Soldado(2018), Angel Town(1990), John Wick(2014), Jackie Chan's Police Story 2(1988), Brick Mansions(2014), Die Hard(1988), Redemption(2013), The Foreigner(2017), Rajput(1982), Line of Duty(2019), Harrigan(2013) ...
Action
USA
1988
103 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger James Belushi Peter Boyle Ed O'Ross Laurence Fishburne Gina Gershon Richard Bright Oleg Vidov
detective police officer intense frenetic quirky gritty chicago soviet union street arnold schwarzenegger drug cartel revenge saving the day growth film revenge 20th century
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA|Mexico
2018
122 Minutes
Benicio Del Toro Josh Brolin Isabela Moner Jeffrey Donovan Catherine Keener Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Matthew Modine Shea Whigham Elijah Rodriguez Howard Ferguson Jr. David Castañeda
attorney father hostage drug enforcement agent drug trafficker fbi agent brash gutsy gripping gritty unrestrained mexican-american border mexico office house car truck drug cartel drug trade revenge
The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.
Action
USA
1990
101 Minutes
Olivier Gruner Theresa Saldana Frank Aragon Peter Kwong Gregory Cruz Fabian Alomar Lupe Amador Nick Angotti
foreign exchange student foreigner frenchman widow boy gang leader gang member gang members martial artist martial arts student cool engaging gripping intense tense los angeles home university rental house rented room
Tenant helps landlord fight off local street gang.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|UK|China
2014
101 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Michael Nyqvist Alfie Allen Willem Dafoe Dean Winters Adrianne Palicki Omer Barnea Toby Leonard Moore Bridget Moynahan John Alberto Leguizamo Ian McShane
assassin wife mobster thug puppy fat person brooding dark intense thrilling suspenseful sad house car club office street apartment retirement murder
An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him.
Action
1988
90 Minutes
Jackie Chan Maggie Cheung Bill Tung Lam Kwok-Hung Charles Chao Yuen Chor Mars Benny Lai Kwan Shan Isabella Wong Chu Kau
crime boss detective cop girlfriend police officer thrilling heartwarming hong kong shopping mall revenge evil plot saving the day kidnapping dysfunction film revenge rescue love rivalry 1980s
Villains kidnap a Hong Kong policeman's (Jackie Chan) girlfriend (Maggie Cheung) as he investigates a bombing/extortion scheme.
Action, Crime, Drama
France|Canada|USA|Spain
2014
90 Minutes
Paul Walker David Belle RZA Goûchy Boy Catalina Denis Carlo Rota Robert Maillet Ayisha Issa Bradshaw Anderson
criminal undercover cop killer ex-convict father police officer bleak brutal chilling thrilling intense gritty detroit house police station car street warehouse dystopia crime
An undercover Detroit cop navigates a dangerous neighborhood that's surrounded by a containment wall with the help of an ex-con in order to bring down a crime lord and his plot to devastate the entire city.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1988
131 Minutes
Bruce Willis Alan Rickman Bonnie Bedelia Reginald VelJohnson Alexander Godunov Paul Gleason William Atherton Hart Bochner
police officer hostage terrorist rival wealthy man thrilling gritty suspenseful intense office los angeles car elevator christmas party skyscraper robbery party christmas showdown explosion
An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA
2013
100 Minutes
Jason Statham Agata Buzek Vicky McClure Benedict Wong Victoria Bewick David Bradley Siobhan Hewlett Lee Asquith-Coe Senem Temiz Ian Pirie
soldier ex-soldier homeless person fighter british man girl dead person nun romantic interest love interest criminal crime boss dark gripping gritty gutsy intense shocking suspenseful tense
A damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|China|USA|India
2017
114 Minutes
Jackie Chan Pierce Brosnan Ray Fearon Orla Brady Tao Liu Charlie Murphy David Pearse Rufus Jones Niall McNamee Rory Fleck-Byrne Stephen Hogan
businessman teen girl terrorist government official daughter shocking fiery gripping engaging thrilling suspenseful london street office car house big city murder grief terrorism
A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.
Drama, Action
India
1982
210 Minutes
Dharmendra Rajesh Khanna Hema Malini Vinod Khanna Ranjeeta Tina Munim
maharajah son police officers father powerful tense intense gripping india house bungalow mansion estate marriage kidnapping abduction love revenge revenge love
Unable to handle the taking of his kingdom by an Indian Government decree, the Maharaja kills himself. His son, Jaipal, takes over as the Maharaja, turns rebel, and refuses to hand over his... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA
2019
99 Minutes
Dina Meyer Giancarlo Esposito Aaron Eckhart Ben McKenzie Courtney Eaton Jessica Lu David Moretti Nickola Shreli Betsy Landin
police chief police officer daughter kidnapped child journalist brash confident frenetic gripping gutsy intense spirited thrilling city united states kidnapping redemption revenge unlikely allies pursuit
A disgraced cop finds himself in a race against time to find a kidnap victim whose abductor he accidentally killed.
Action, Crime, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Ian Whyte Stephen Tompkinson Amy Manson Craig Conway Maurice Roeves Gillian Kearney Darren Morfitt Ronnie Fox Bill Fellows Mark Stobbart John Bowler
police sergeant gang leader single mother child detective chief inspector police chief bleak brooding dark gritty intense tense newcastle, england revenge british life working class crime prevention crimefighting police work mystery
Amongst the desperation and fear growing in a crime-ridden estate in northern England, one man becomes involved in. saving what little decency and community life exists. It's the winter of ... See full summary »
Action, Sports & Fitness, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Alain Moussi Jean-Claude Van Damme Christopher Lambert Mike Tyson Sara Malakul Lane Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Sam Medina Steven Swadling Miles Strommen Maxime Savaria Jessica Jann
martial artist bodybuilder mentor fighter prisoner martial arts master thrilling wild confident intense brutal gritty prison thailand yard training area martial arts fighting freedom confinement
Right after winning a fight in Las Vegas, Kurt Sloane is sedated and taken to a prison in Bangkok, where he's forced to fight a 6'10" giant for freedom and $1M - but this will require some intense training.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
UK
2011
88 Minutes
John Boyega Jodie Whittaker Alex Esmail Leeon Jones Simon Howard Luke Treadaway Nick Frost Jumayn Hunter Franz Drameh
teenager teen girl teen boy gang member nurse creature bleak brutal intense suspenseful shocking thrilling street car apartment london united kingdom horror street gang meteorite
A teen gang in South London defend their block from an alien invasion.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Italy|Hong Kong|Canada
2017
122 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Common Laurence Fishburne Riccardo Scamarcio Ruby Rose Lance Reddick Peter Stormare Bridget Moynahan Franco Nero John Alberto Leguizamo Ian McShane
assassin widower dog enemy crime boss murderer soldier guard criminal thrilling tense suspenseful engaging gripping intense united states italy art museum city catacombs
After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
Crime, Drama, Action
2004
171 Minutes
Kay Kay Menon Aditya Shrivatsava Pavan Malhotra Dibyendu Bhattacharya Kishore Kadam Gajraj Rao Zakir Hussain Pankaj Jha Vijay Maurya
police officer terrorist witness investigator prisoner police chief brutal dense fascinating gritty mumbai, india stock exchange street bus office restaurant terrorism torture investigation conspiracy
In March 1993, Islamic militants execute a series of devastating bomb blasts that rocks Mumbai, India, and kills more than 300 people.
Sci-Fi, Action, Horror
USA|Australia
2018
95 Minutes
Logan Marshall-Green Betty Gabriel Harrison Gilbertson Christopher Kirby Benedict Hardie Melanie Vallejo Richard Cawthorne Clayton Jacobson Sachin Joab Michael M. Foster Linda Cropper
mugger paraplegic wife murderer doctor artificial intelligence brutal dark amusing gory gripping unrestrained parking lot hospital room laboratory house office car superhuman abilities revenge
Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant.
Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2019
97 Minutes
Rafael Amaya Carolina Guerra Octavio Pizano Ricardo Antonio Chavira Roger Cross Cody Kasch Eddie Martinez Ivo Canelas
drug lord lover drug smuggler intense thrilling tense caribbean dominican republic drug cartel revenge love metamorphosis love revenge 2010s
Narco Soldiers is a timely, action-packed crime thriller that explores the resurgence of the Caribbean drug routes and one couple's violent, Bonnie and Clyde-style rise to power.
Action, Sports & Fitness
USA
2004
137 Minutes
Uma Thurman David Carradine Michael Madsen Daryl Hannah Gordon Liu Michael Parks Perla Haney-Jardine Helen Kim Claire Smithies Clark Middleton Laura Cayouette
bride assassin martial arts master brother daughter woman brutal suspenseful frenetic wedding car mexico small town trailer china revenge unfinished business murder madman training
The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
China|USA
2016
113 Minutes
Tom Cruise Cobie Smulders Aldis Hodge Danika Yarosh Patrick Heusinger Holt McCallany Robert Knepper Austin Hébert Madalyn Horcher Robert Catrini Judd Lormand
investigator army major soldier politician police officer corrupt cop brooding emotional intense diner pentagon prison street car office arrest conspiracy espionage search fighting
Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name while on the run as a fugitive from the law.