20 movies like American Dragons, ordered by similarity : John Wick: Chapter 2(2017), The Other Guys(2010), John Wick(2014), The Last Fight(1983), John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum(2019), Beverly Hills Cop III(1994), Lethal Weapon 4(1998), Bad Boys II(2003), China Strike Force(2000), Beverly Hills Cop(1984), The Corruptor(1999), Bad Boys for Life(2020) ...
Action
Canada|USA
1997
96 Minutes
Dean Choe Lorena Gale Michael Biehn Byron Mann Joong-Hoon Park Don Stark Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Benjamin Ratner
detective mobster partner gang member assassin gritty thrilling spirited korea new york city police station office street culture clash murder investigation gang war organized crime justice partnership rivalry
Murders in Seoul, Korea and in America pair two cops from each of the countries together to solve the crimes. The investigation leads to a gang war between the Mafia and the Yakuza, but one... See full summary »
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, 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.
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
USA
1983
86 Minutes
Willie Colón Ruben Blades Fred Williamson Joe Spinell Darlanne Fluegel Don King Sal Carollo Nick Corello Tony Sirico Nereida Mercado Izzy Sanabria
boxer promoter girlfriend thug gangster private detective rousing suspenseful dark boxing ring new york city times square street police station murder crime investigation debt boxing gambling
Singer-turned-boxer Andy 'Kid' Clave (Ruben Blades) signs a contract with a shady promoter Joaquin Vargas (Willie Colon). But Clave turns against Vargas when the promoter's thugs kill Clave's girlfriend when he thinks about backing out of the contract. While seeking a way to get revenge against Vargas, Clave learns that he has a blood clot in his head. But nothing will deter him from getting his ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2019
131 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Halle Berry Ian McShane Laurence Fishburne Mark Dacascos Asia Kate Dillon Lance Reddick Tobias Segal Anjelica Huston Saïd Taghmaoui Jerome Flynn
assassin hitman goon love interest partner thrilling intense gripping confident cool unrestrained new york city apartment street grand central station times square bounty assassination attempt on the run fight to the death
John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassins' guild, and with a $14 million price tag on his head, he is the target of hit men and women everywhere.
Action, Comedy
USA
1994
105 Minutes
Eddie Murphy Judge Reinhold Héctor Elizondo Timothy Carhart Stephen McHattie Theresa Randle John Saxon Alan Young Bronson Pinchot Al Green Tracy Lindsey
police officer police detective police chief kingpin counterfeiter partner amusing thrilling theme park beverly hills, calif. detroit counterfeit money organized crime revenge investigation pursuit revenge 1990s
Axel Foley, while investigating a car theft ring, comes across something much bigger than that: the same men who killed his boss are running a counterfeit money ring out of a theme park in Los Angeles.
Action
USA
1998
127 Minutes
Mel Gibson Danny Glover Joe Pesci Rene Russo Chris Rock Jet Li Steve Kahan Kim Chan Darlene Love Traci Wolfe Eddy Ko
police detective partner daughter girlfriend private detective mobster engaging gripping thrilling confident ship chinatown house car freeway los angeles family organized crime marriage counterfeit money
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto American soil.
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.
Action
Hong Kong
2000
92 Minutes
Aaron Kwok Coolio Mark Dacascos Lee-Hom Wang Ruby Lin Paul Chiang Lau Siu-Ming Ken Lo Jennifer Lin
drug smuggler police detective mobster sheriff daughter police officer brash gritty spirited thrilling shanghai freeway construction site drug house abandoned building police station drug trafficking cocaine trade extortion murder
Assassination at a charity event in Shanghai has 2 cops follow and fighting the assassin or follow a cute, Japanese woman pick-pocketing the victim. Drugs are involved. Chases with motorcycles, race-cars and helicopter follow.
Action, Comedy
USA
1984
105 Minutes
Eddie Murphy Judge Reinhold John Ashton Lisa Eilbacher Ronny Cox Steven Berkoff James Russo Jonathan Banks Stephen Elliott Paul Reiser
cop friend lieutenant businessman victim police officer thrilling amusing cool witty detroit beverly hills, calif. police station art gallery beverly hills big city murder investigation culture clash race relations
A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
Action
USA
1999
110 Minutes
Chow Yun-Fat Mark Wahlberg Ric Young Jon Kit Lee Elizabeth Lindsey Byron Mann Andrew Pang Paul Ben-Victor Brian Cox Kim Chan Bill MacDonald
police officer gangster martial artist rookie dark brutal tense thrilling chinatown new york city street police station car market bribery gangs corruption investigation turf war partnership
With the aid from a New York City policeman, a top immigrant cop tries to stop drug-trafficking and corruption by immigrant Chinese Triads, but things get complicated when the Triads try to bribe the policeman.
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.
Crime, Drama, Action
France
2004
105 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Gérard Depardieu André Dussollier Roschdy Zem Valeria Golino Daniel Duval Catherine Marchal Francis Renaud Guy Lecluyse Alain Figlarz Vincent Moscato
police officer partner boss criminal gangster suspenseful emotional intense paris police station france street car apartment promotion robbery investigation sabotage competition crime
2 cops are promised by the retiring chief of the Paris police that the one, getting the violent gang robbing armored trucks, will get his job. The 2 will do whatever it takes to get the promotion, even if it means breaking the law.
Action, Crime, Adventure, Drama
Canada
2011
86 Minutes
Rutger Hauer Gregory Smith Molly Dunsworth Brian Downey Nick Bateman Pasha Ebrahimi Robb Wells Brian Jamieson
homeless person prostitute robber gangsters santa claus pedophile gory dark shocking profound disturbing brutal city street dark room outdoors alley bordello street fighting justice
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
Action
Canada
2019
82 Minutes
Madison Iseman Jenny Raven Paloma Kwiatkowski Atticus Mitchell Munro Chambers Carson MacCormac Jake Sim Jordana Blake Evan Marsh
african-american teenager gang leader gang member enemy raw brutal gory suspenseful thrilling intense city street gang war alternate reality no adults riots survival rescue revenge rivalry
In an alternate 1995, a mysterious disease has wiped out all of the adults. In this new age, two gangs are pitted against each other in a brutal war for territory, resources and survival.
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.
Action
USA
1988
99 Minutes
Steven Seagal Pam Grier Henry Silva Sharon Stone Ron Dean Daniel Faraldo Thalmus Rasulala Miguel Nino
police officer cia agent partner villain wife drug dealer engaging gritty thrilling chicago police station on the run big city cia investigation corruption showdown conspiracy drug trafficking revenge
A former Special Operations Vietnam vet works as a Chicago cop, and uncovers C.I.A. wrongdoing.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK
2018
112 Minutes
Scott Adkins Ray Stevenson Ashley Greene David Paymer Michael Jai White Ray Park Amy Johnston Nick Moran
assassin hit man hit woman girlfriend amusing brutal campy confident fiery intense melodramatic spirited thrilling unrestrained city pub town united kingdom murder murderous rampage
Mike is a tough hitman, who makes his hits look like accidents or suicide. He's in a gang of hitmen, each with his own style. When his loved ex is killed, Mike looks for those responsible.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2018
121 Minutes
Denzel Washington Pedro Pascal Ashton Sanders Bill Pullman Melissa Leo Jonathan Scarfe Orson Bean Tamara Hickey Abigail Marlowe Sakina Jaffrey
vigilante best friend colleague assassin thug intense thrilling suspenseful brutal train boston istanbul street house park murder revenge assassination attempt justice revenge
Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
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.