20 movies like Hero and the Terror, ordered by similarity : John Wick: Chapter 2(2017), Skin Traffik(2015), 21 Bridges(2019), Angel Town(1990), The Hessen Affair(2009), Cold Hell(2017), Minority Report(2002), Call of Heroes(2016), End of Watch(2012), The Italian Job(1969), Maze Runner: The Death Cure(2018), Operator(2015) ...
Action
USA
1988
96 Minutes
Chuck Norris Brynn Thayer Jack O'Halloran Steve James Jeffrey Kramer Ron O'Neal Murphy Dunne Heather Blodgett
criminal police officer hero serial killer tense suspenseful thrilling united states los angeles fighting investigation crime fighting evil serial murders escape mystery pursuit 20th century
Danny was lucky 3 years ago at the arrest of Terror, a serial killer of young women. Danny's about to be dad, when Terror escapes prison and is back killing. Will Danny get lucky this time?
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.
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 »
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
China|USA
2019
99 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Sienna Miller J.K. Simmons Stephan James Taylor Kitsch Keith David Alexander Siddig Louis Cancelmi Victoria Cartagena Gary Carr Morocco Omari
police officer criminal detective murderer family member murder suspect cool confident thrilling suspenseful intense intricate new york city subway apartment crime scene police station car murder manhunt
An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
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
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?
Mystery & Thriller, Action
2017
92 Minutes
Violetta Schurawlow Tobias Moretti Robert Palfrader Sammy Sheik Friedrich von Thun Murathan Muslu Nursel Köse Ercan Kesal Verena Altenberger Susanne Gschwendtner Edis König
taxi driver young woman turkish woman killer murder victim investigator engaging thrilling bleak suspenseful intense emotional taxi vienna street murder danger suspicion fear murder case
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2002
144 Minutes
Tom Cruise Colin Farrell Samantha Morton Max von Sydow Lois Smith Peter Stormare Tim Blake Nelson Steve Harris Kathryn Morris Mike Binder Daniel London
police officer criminal murderer drug dealer druggie wife thrilling suspenseful intense washington, d.c. crime precognition murder deception quest mystery 2050s
In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.
Action
2016
120 Minutes
Louis Koo Ching Wan Lau Eddie Peng Philip Keung Shuying Jiang Sammo Kam-Bo Hung Kai Chi Liu Ting Yip Ng Jing Wu Yu Xing
militia member teacher student refugee governor murderer bleak brutal suspenseful gripping emotional thrilling china war militia murder fight for justice fighting heroism escape
The soldiers from a village seek vengeance after a warlord kills innocent people while they are away.
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.
Comedy, Action
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Michael Caine Noel Coward Benny Hill Margaret Blye Tony Beckley Raf Vallone Rossano Brazzi Irene Handl John Le Mesurier Fred Emney John Clive
ex-convict criminal thief mafia boss thrilling suspenseful intricate engaging italy car road car chase cars traffic jam robbery crime crime spree criminals escape quest
Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2018
142 Minutes
Dylan O'Brien Thomas Brodie-Sangster Kaya Scodelario Giancarlo Esposito Rosa Salazar Aidan Gillen Walton Goggins Ki Hong Lee Barry Pepper Will Poulter Patricia Clarkson
friend leader officer monster young man young woman brooding dark intense thrilling suspenseful bleak field desert city maze camp train escape survival
Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as "The Flare".
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
USA
2015
88 Minutes
Luke Goss Obin Olson Mischa Barton Ving Rhames Michael Paré Maurice Chevalier Julie Guevara Walter Hendrix III Tony Demil
kidnapped child kidnapper operator estranged wife husband police officer police officers tense suspenseful thrilling city united states call center kidnapping ransom emergencies saving the day saving the town 911 calls crime
When the daughter of veteran 911 call center operator Pamela (Mischa Barton), and her estranged husband Jeremy (Luke Goss), a Senior Police Officer, is kidnapped and held hostage, they are ... See full summary »
Action
USA
1993
87 Minutes
Christopher McDonald Alyssa Milano Judd Nelson Zia Harris Tabby Hansen Jay Acovone Dey Young Lee de Broux Harrison Page Clifton Powell Cole Stevens
police officer drug dealer son girlfriend businessman father suspenseful thrilling gripping los angeles nightclub docks crime scene police station murder police work vengeance frame-up father/son relationship investigation
Irish cop Mick Flannery battles a drug dealer who has corrupted his son.
Action
USA
1982
105 Minutes
Chuck Norris Ron Silver Steven Keats Toni Kalem William Finley Brian Libby Stephen Furst Stephanie Dunnam Joyce Ingle
sheriff murderer killer doctor sister thrilling tense suspenseful medical building small town texas murder killing spree medical mystery monsters mystery search science fiction pursuit 1980s
A sheriff tries to stop the killing spree of a silent maniacal murderer who, as the result of secret genetic experimentation by an unethical scientist, has the ability to self-heal.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
France|Belgium
2018
82 Minutes
Jean-Claude Van Damme Sveva Alviti Sami Bouajila Sam Louwyck Kaaris Kevin Janssens Alice Verset Dimitri Thivaios Laurent D'Elia Cécilia Ngô
bodyguard bouncer daughter strip-club owner police detective stripper thrilling engaging suspenseful gripping brutal intense nightclub strip club investigation undercover operations working undercover father/daughter relationship fighting danger
A nightclub bouncer in his fifties who's taken punches, literally and figuratively, struggles to raise his 8-year-old daughter.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Thailand
2015
89 Minutes
Dustin Nguyen Scott Adkins Sahajak Boonthanakit Gary Daniels Way Prinya Kane Kosugi Ammy Chanicha Natalie Lorence Yuhkoh Matsuguchi
young girl dead person daughter murderer colleague police officer engaging emotional melodramatic thrilling gripping suspenseful thailand bangkok murder murder investigation investigation personal vendetta grief fighting
Johnny and Peter, former paramilitary operatives, search Bangkok - leaving carnage in their wake - to find the men who killed Johnny's daughter, Angel.
Action
USA
1990
90 Minutes
Jean-Claude Van Damme Robert Guillaume Cynthia Gibb George Dickerson Art LaFleur Patrick Kilpatrick Joshua John Miller Hank Stone Jack Bannon Abdul Salaam El Razzac Conrad Dunn
canadian police officer undercover agent prison guard prisoner criminal tense suspenseful frightening gripping jail prison united states detective investigation truth criminal justice system criminals martial arts prison
In a violent and corrupt prison, decorated cop Louis Burke must infiltrate the jail to find answers to a number of inside murders. What he finds is a struggle of life and death tied in to his own past.
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.
Action
2015
100 Minutes
Lambert Wilson Guillaume Gouix Franck Gastambide François Arnaud Laurent Lucas Gabrielle Lazure Pierre Lebeau Hedi Rian Virginie Ledoyen
gang members hostage child young woman gang leader bleak brash brutal chilling confident dark frenetic frightening gripping intense melodramatic shocking suspenseful tense thrilling
After a bank job goes wrong, three desperate criminals take a young woman and a father and child hostage.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1973
124 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Hal Holbrook David Soul Mitchell Ryan Felton Perry Robert Urich Kip Niven Tim Matheson
inspector vigilante rogue lawman police chief criminal police officer dark tense thrilling san francisco police station street vigilantism serial murders corruption police brutality investigation dirty harry mystery pursuit
San Francisco Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is on the trail of vigilante Police Officers who are not above going beyond the law to kill the city's undesirables.