20 movies like Alex Cross, ordered by similarity : 21 Bridges(2019), Blitz(2011), John Wick(2014), Run All Night(2015), Death Sentence(2007), Vendetta(2013), The Equalizer 2(2018), Zero Tolerance(2015), A Conspiracy of Faith(2016), May God Save Us(2015), Destroyer(2018), A Walk Among the Tombstones(2014) ...
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|France
2012
101 Minutes
Tyler Perry Matthew Fox Ed Burns Rachel Nichols Jean Reno Cicely Tyson Carmen Ejogo Giancarlo Esposito John C. McGinley Stephanie Jacobsen Werner Daehn
detective psychologist best friend police detective serial killer grandmother brooding thrilling washington, d.c. police station household serial murders investigation personal vendetta psychology pursuit revenge 2010s
A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
UK|France|USA
2011
93 Minutes
Jason Statham Paddy Considine Aidan Gillen Luke Evans David Morrissey Richard Riddell Chris Wilson Zawe Ashton
cop colleague serial killer police detective police officer thrilling cool intense suspenseful london police station street city apartment hunting serial murders police work murderous rampage bravery perseverance
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
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.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action
USA
2007
110 Minutes
Kevin Bacon Garrett Hedlund Kelly Preston Aisha Tyler John Goodman Yorgo Constantine Matt O'Leary Leigh Whannell Stuart Lafferty Jordan Garrett Hector Atreyu Ruiz
husband wife son brother killer detective melodramatic gritty tense thrilling emotional powerful household gas station hockey rink courtroom law office law firm crime murder
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK
2013
106 Minutes
Danny Dyer Roxanne McKee Vincent Regan Bruce Payne Simona Roman Ricci Harnett Josef Altin
son special agent police officer criminal murderer enemy thrilling tense gripping brooding brutal london city england big city revenge vendetta death crime violence
Special ops interrogation officer Jimmy Vickers tracks down a gang who slaughtered his parents. With police closing in & his old unit on his trail, he has to to evade capture long enough to complete his gruesome crusade.
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?
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.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Denmark|Germany|Sweden|Norway
2016
119 Minutes
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Fares Fares Johanne Louise Schmidt Søren Pilmark Jakob Oftebro Pål Sverre Hagen Lotte Andersen Signe Anastassia Mannov Laura Bro Divya Das Amanda Collin
detective investigator murder suspect murder victim criminal thrilling gripping suspenseful shocking boarding school crime scene police station denmark crime investigation murder cold case serial murders discovery mystery
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain
2015
127 Minutes
Antonio de la Torre Roberto Álamo Javier Pereira Luis Zahera Raúl Prieto Mónica López Alfonso Bassave
serial killer pope religious person detective investigator government official engaging thrilling suspenseful intense dark madrid spain police station street crime scene big city investigation murder mysterious deaths
Inspectors Velarde and Alfaro must find what appears to be a serial killer. This hunt against the clock will make them realize something they'd never thought about: neither one of them is that different from the killer.
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, Action
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Liam Neeson Dan Stevens David Harbour Boyd Holbrook Maurice Compte Adam David Thompson Astro Sebastian Roche Mark Consuelos Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Laura Birn
detective client drug trafficker murder victim murderer friend brooding confident intense gripping new york city office crime scene car bar apartment detective work murder morality work-life balance
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
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.
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
149 Minutes
Ben Affleck Rosamund Pike Neil Patrick Harris Tyler Perry Kim Dickens Patrick Fugit Carrie Coon David Clennon Lisa Banes Missi Pyle Emily Ratajkowski
writer wife suspect police officer journalist police detective brooding dark intense bleak thrilling disheartening carthage house street police station car office disappearance illusions
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1992
118 Minutes
Mel Gibson Danny Glover Joe Pesci Rene Russo Stuart Wilson Steve Kahan Darlene Love Traci Wolfe Damon Hines Ebonie Smith
police detective wife informant beautiful woman arms dealer son engaging suspenseful los angeles police station household warehouse boat investigation arms syndicate friendship corruption weapons romance quest
Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue a former LAPD officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2015
123 Minutes
Varun Dhawan Nawazuddin Siddiqui Huma Qureshi Yami Gautam Divya Dutta Vinay Pathak Radhika Apte
mother son father partner wife robber brash confident dark emotional gritty intense india house car apartment police station vengeance tragic death bank robbery
An innocent man turns brutal when his family gets killed in a bank robbery and one of the perpetrators escapes. 15 years later, he begins his deadly game of vengeance.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
UK|USA|China
2017
105 Minutes
Matt Damon Julianne Moore Oscar Isaac Glenn Fleshler Alex Hassell Marah Fairclough Megan Ferguson Noah Jupe Michael D. Cohen Jack Conley Diane Dehn
father son aunt mysterious man detective loan shark disturbing brooding intense shocking amusing suspenseful suburbia house office family home suburb murder debt revenge
As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family.
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
1989
113 Minutes
Mel Gibson Danny Glover Joe Pesci Joss Ackland Derrick O'Connor Patsy Kensit Darlene Love Traci Wolfe Steve Kahan Mark Rolston Jenette Goldstein
witness police officer detective diplomat thrilling engaging hotel police station los angeles south africa smuggling racism violence martial arts drug trafficking murder pursuit rivalry 1980s
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.