20 movies like Elite Squad, ordered by similarity : Infernal Affairs(2002), The Sicilian Clan(1969), Triple 9(2016), Talaash: The Hunt Begins(2003), Dillinger(1973), Killerman(2019), The Whisky Robber(2017), Billa 2(2012), Run All Night(2015), Run Lola Run(1998), Gloria(1980), High Season for Spies(1966) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Brazil|USA|Argentina
2007
114 Minutes
Wagner Moura André Ramiro Caio Junqueira Milhem Cortaz Fernanda Machado Maria Ribeiro Fábio Lago Fernanda de Freitas Marcelo Valle André Mauro Paulo Hamilton
successor captain boss engaging rio de janeiro slum dangerous job new recruits gangs pursuit 1990s
In 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Hong Kong
2002
100 Minutes
Tony Leung Andrew Lau Wai-Keung Andy Lau Anthony Wong Eric Tsang Chapman To Ka Tung Lam Ng Ting-yip Wan Chi Keung Sammi Cheng Kelly Chen
undercover cop mole crime boss police chief love interest gangster melodramatic thrilling hong kong police station street political corruption organized crime gangs betrayal regret espionage rivalry pursuit forbidden love
A story between a mole in the police department and an undercover cop. Their objectives are the same: to find out who is the mole, and who is the cop.
Crime, Drama
France|Italy
1969
120 Minutes
Alain Delon Jean Gabin Lino Ventura Irina Demick Amedeo Nazzari Sydney Chaplin Elisa Cegani Karen Blanguernon Marc Porel Yves Lefebvre Philippe Baronnet
gangster prisoner police officer murderer thief mafia boss engaging brutal thrilling suspenseful intense italy sicily prison diamond heist gangs gangsters adventure escape pursuit
A young, ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
115 Minutes
Casey Affleck Chiwetel Ejiofor Anthony Mackie Aaron Paul Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Norman Reedus Teresa Palmer Michael Kenneth Williams Gal Gadot Woody Harrelson Kate Winslet
robber gangster crooked cop partner wife child brooding emotional intense atlanta police station office bank car apartment robbery corrupt police gangsters inside job honor
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Drama, Action, Musical, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
India
2003
180 Minutes
Rakhee Akshay Kumar Kareena Kapoor Pooja Batra Kabir Bedi Raj Babbar Suresh Oberoi Shakti Kapoor Gulshan Grover
brother sister kidnapper gangsters indian crime boss emotional suspenseful thrilling confident passionate india kidnapping sibling relationship danger fight to the death bravery adventure rescue pursuit
-The Hunt Begins- For them it was revenge. For him it was a challenge. A timeless ride on a ferocious mission.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1973
107 Minutes
Warren Oates Ben Johnson Michelle Phillips Cloris Leachman Harry Dean Stanton Geoffrey Lewis John P. Ryan Richard Dreyfuss Steve Kanaly John Martino Roy Jenson
gangster woman fbi agent crime boss tense shocking spirited house chicago bank bar prison john dillinger bank heist law enforcement gangsters crime fame rise transformation
John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.
Drama, Crime, Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2019
112 Minutes
Liam Hemsworth Emory Cohen Diane Guerrero Nickola Shreli Suraj Sharma Mike Moh Zlatko Buric James William Ballard Julia Vasi John Cenatiempo Stivi Paskoski
thief money lender accident victim gang member crooked cop enemy engaging suspenseful thrilling brutal gripping emotional new york new york city street memory loss memory gangs danger fighting
Two NYC money launderers make a quick drug deal. Things go wrong, as dirty cops are involved. One of the friends gets amnesia during their escape with the drugs and money.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
India
2012
129 Minutes
Ajith Kumar Parvathy Omanakuttan Prabhu Rahman Sudhanshu Pandey Bruna Abdullah Vidyut Jamwal Yog Japee Sarath Mandava Manoj K. Jayan Ilavarasu
refugee don crime boss friend mob boss gangster brutal brash bleak cool confident unrestrained refugee camp club beach mansion resort india refugees corruption
Small-time diamond smuggler David befriends Goa-based gangster Abbasi. But when David begins to build inroads with an international gangster, Abbasi is not happy. Soon the two turn into bitter rivals.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
114 Minutes
Liam Neeson Ed Harris Joel Kinnaman Common Boyd Holbrook Genesis Rodriguez Vincent D'Onofrio Bruce McGill Lois Smith Patricia Kalember Beau Knapp
hit man mob boss police detective estranged son friend mobster brooding dark intense restaurant police station car street bar bedroom assassination mobsters estrangement danger protection
Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Germany
1998
81 Minutes
Franka Potente Moritz Bleibtreu Herbert Knaup Armin Rohde Joachim Król Nina Petri Heino Ferch Ludger Pistor
girlfriend criminal crime boss mobster banker father creative unrestrained suspenseful berlin bank street apartment subway race against time crime gangsters robbery adventure pursuit
After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
Crime, Drama
USA
1980
121 Minutes
Gena Rowlands John Adames Buck Henry Julie Carmen Lupe Garnica Jessica Castillo Tom Noonan Ronald Maccone
woman retiree female gangster gangster young boy victim engaging thrilling suspenseful intense shocking emotional united states new york city gangsters fear past crimes crime syndicate crime witness adventure
When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.
Crime, Comedy, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain|Portugal|West Germany
1966
89 Minutes
Antonio Vilar Letícia Román Peter Van Eyck Américo Coimbra Mikaela Artur Semedo Klausjürgen Wussow Corny Collins Ricardo Rubinstein José Cardoso Ricardo Valle
professor inventor kidnapper gangster agent secret agent engaging gripping suspenseful thrilling intense lisbon, portugal kidnapping secret secret formula fighting dangerous mission adventure rivalry pursuit
A scientist discovers the formula of a particular resistant steel, and a spy ring from an enemy power sets after him to obtain it.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2016
128 Minutes
Ben Affleck Anna Kendrick J.K. Simmons Jon Bernthal Jeffrey Tambor Cynthia Addai-Robinson John Lithgow Jean Smart Andy Umberger Alison Wright Jason Davis
savant accountant agent undercover agent client boss brooding emotional intense thrilling office white house car apartment restaurant bar mathematics accounting undercover operations danger
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities, and the body count starts to rise.
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
India
1994
177 Minutes
Naseeruddin Shah Akshay Kumar Sunil Shetty Raveena Tandon Gulshan Grover Sadashiv Amrapurkar
gangster gangsters drug lord corrupt police officer police commissioner blind man thrilling tense suspenseful engaging passionate india house police station prison street good vs. evil gang war hired killers attempted rape
A journalist comes to the aid of a murderer with a life sentence when she makes an appeal in court and although he is given his freedom, they soon discover that there is a grim reason behind his release.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Mexico
2012
96 Minutes
Mel Gibson Daniel Giménez Cacho Jesús Ochoa Roberto Sosa Dolores Heredia Kevin Hernandez Peter Stormare Dean Norris Bob Gunton Scott Cohen Patrick Bauchau
bank robber american mexican border patrol officer gangster young boy engaging gripping moving amusing playful brutal mexico prison robbery bank robbery relationships gangsters organ harvesting fear
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2013
110 Minutes
Josh Brolin Ryan Gosling Nick Nolte Robert Patrick Michael Peña Giovanni Ribisi Anthony Mackie Emma Stone Sean Penn John Aylward Josh Pence
police officer gangster politician goon mob boss lover fiery tense gripping brutal los angeles police station street crime scene big city home law enforcement organized crime historical events justice
It's 1949 Los Angeles, the city is run by gangsters and a malicious mobster, Mickey Cohen. Determined to end the corruption, John O'Mara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city.
Crime, Drama
UK
2004
105 Minutes
Daniel Craig Colm Meaney Kenneth Cranham George Harris Jamie Foreman Michael Gambon Tamer Hassan Ben Whishaw Burn Gorman Sally Hawkins Sienna Miller
drug dealer gangster crime boss gang member girlfriend gritty intricate london hideout office restaurant kidnapping drug trafficking gangs deception pursuit escape 2000s
A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA|France
1993
116 Minutes
Christian Slater Patricia Arquette Dennis Hopper Val Kilmer Gary Oldman Brad Pitt Christopher Walken Bronson Pinchot Michael Rapaport Saul Rubinek Chris Penn
prostitute pimp gangster dark gritty suspenseful hollywood, calif. motel michigan death drugs robbery romance chase road trip pursuit revenge love 1990s
In Detroit, a lonely pop culture geek marries a call girl, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood. Meanwhile, the owners of the cocaine, the Mob, track them down in an attempt to reclaim it.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
85 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Alan Ladd Veronica Lake Bonita Granville Richard Denning Joseph Calleia William Bendix Frances Gifford Donald MacBride Margaret Hayes Moroni Olsen
political boss government official adviser daughter brother gangster dark suspenseful engaging tense office mansion cabin hospital countryside apartment murder corruption blackmail loyalty
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.