20 movies like Drug War, ordered by similarity : Hammer(2019), The Captive City(1952), Raees(2017), Betrayed(2018), Skin Traffik(2015), All Things to All Men(2012), Gloria(1980), Infernal Affairs(2002), Shaft(1971), Outlaw(2007), End of Watch(2012), Zulu(2013) ...
Crime, Drama, Action
China|Hong Kong
2012
105 Minutes
Louis Koo Honglei Sun Yi Huang Li Jing Michelle Ye Eddie Cheung Wallace Chung Tao Guo Ka Tung Lam
drug dealer detective drug lord engaging thrilling hong kong mafia crime the police sacrifice
A drug cartel boss who is arrested in a raid is coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2019
82 Minutes
Will Patton Mark O'Brien Dayle Mcleod Lara Jean Chorostecki Ben Cotton Connor Price Curtis Caravaggio Vickie Papavs Jason Weinberg Deidre Gillard-Rowlings Stephen Lush
father estranged son drug dealer criminal family ex-convict engaging dense gripping thrilling crime scene city crime relationships unintended consequences mystery sacrifice rescue 2010s
Crime, Drama
USA|UK
1952
91 Minutes
John Forsythe Joan Camden Harold J. Kennedy Ray Teal Marjorie Crossland Victor Sutherland Hal K. Dawson Geraldine Hall Martin Milner Gladys Hurlbut Ian Wolfe
editor mobster crime boss senator private investigator engaging thrilling inspiring rousing senate newsroom crime ring mafia police corruption political activism journalism sacrifice underdog revenge 1950s
During the 1700s, pirate Captain Vallo seizes a British warship and gets involved in various money-making schemes involving Caribbean rebels led by El Libre, British envoy Baron Jose Gruda, and a beautiful courtesan named Consuelo.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2017
155 Minutes
crime boss gangster smuggler police officer rival religious person brooding fascinating powerful shocking suspenseful thrilling house india police station jail illegal activity alcohol prohibition crime
A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.
Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2018
98 Minutes
John Savage Billy Wirth Richard Tyson Blanca Blanco T.J. Storm Yan Birch Harley Wallen Jimmie Chiappelli
mayor russian mobster daughter detective brutal confident creative disturbing engaging fiery gripping intense spirited united states detroit crime crime prevention crime ring abduction gangs
The mayor of Detroit ends his business with the Russian mob when young women are abducted and turn up drugged and dead. The best detectives (2 women) are put on the case. The Russians abduct the mayor's adult daughter as well for leverage.
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 »
Crime, Drama
UK
2012
84 Minutes
Toby Stephens Rufus Sewell Gabriel Byrne Gil Darnell Leo Gregory Pierre Mascolo Terence Maynard Elsa Pataky Julian Sands MC Harvey Junior Quartey
thief crime boss criminal father son drug dealer detective thrilling gripping suspenseful london city united kingdom crime father/son relationship detective work robbery violence betrayal car chase
A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss.
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.
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
USA
1971
100 Minutes
Richard Roundtree Moses Gunn Christopher St. John Charles Cioffi Gwenn Mitchell Lawrence Pressman Victor Arnold Sherri Brewer
detective crime boss daughter gangster cop cool hedonistic thrilling harlem, n.y. new york city mafia kidnapping crime mystery mystery pursuit rise 1970s
Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Action, Crime, Drama
2007
105 Minutes
Sean Bean Danny Dyer Rupert Friend Sean Harris Lennie James Bob Hoskins Evelyn Duah
veteran lawyer wife crime boss thug police detective thrilling shocking incredible airport courtroom pub police station criminal underworld vigilantism crime masculinity justice self-defense teamwork
A former British paratrooper (Sean Bean) and his gang of vigilantes dish out justice to those who buck the system.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France|South Africa
2013
110 Minutes
Orlando Bloom Forest Whitaker Conrad Kemp Inge Beckmann Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots Regardt van den Bergh Randall Majiet Patrick Lyster Joelle Kayembe
murderer murder victim eunuch detective drug dealer south african man bleak brutal dark thrilling intense suspenseful south africa cape town, south africa beach murder drugs apartheid crime detective work
Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.
Crime, Drama
USA
1985
101 Minutes
Chuck Norris Henry Silva Bert Remsen Mike Genovese Nathan Davis Ralph Foody Dennis Farina
sergeant drug lord detective mafia boss police chief criminal thrilling gritty unrestrained chicago bar street police station hideout undercover operations drug trafficking police work technology police corruption integrity
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take down an irresponsible cop.
Crime, Drama
Italy
1970
115 Minutes
Gian Maria Volonte Florinda Bolkan Salvo Randone Gianni Santuccio Arturo Dominici Orazio Orlando Sergio Tramonti
police detective mistress police officer murderer victim colleague dark gutsy engaging crime scene italy police station corruption crime police work investigation law enforcement murder wretched excess mystery
A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
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, Crime, Drama
USA
1971
104 Minutes
Gene Hackman Fernando Rey Roy Scheider Tony Lo Bianco Marcel Bozzuffi Frédéric de Pasquale Bill Hickman Ann Rebbot Harold Gary Arlene Farber Eddie Egan
detective cop drug dealer drug smuggler engaging tense suspenseful new york city brooklyn, n.y. car showdown crime dangerous assignment drugs quest pursuit mystery 1970s
A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1922
93 Minutes
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Aud Egede Nissen Gertrude Welcker Alfred Abel Bernhard Goetzke Paul Richter
criminal hypnotist gambler police detective businessman murderer dark intricate suspenseful thrilling nightclub city berlin police station asylum germany crime mind control psychiatry business
Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2008
80 Minutes
police officer crime boss criminal brutal tense suspenseful thrilling new orleans united states crime murder saving the town crime prevention crime ring law enforcement fall quest 2000s
New Orleans has the No. 1 per capita murder rating in the nation. A decade earlier the city was dubbed the "Murder Capital of the Country." Drugs and violence controlled the streets, taking... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1972
96 Minutes
Ron O'Neal Carl Lee Sheila Frazier Julius Harris Charles McGregor Nate Adams Polly Niles Yvonne Delaine
drug dealer junkie partner police detective sexy woman campy gritty engaging new york city ghetto drug trafficking retirement organized crime martial arts corruption race relations rivalry revenge escape 1970s
The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire.
Crime, Drama
Italy
2008
137 Minutes
Salvatore Abruzzese Simone Sacchettino Salvatore Ruocco Vincenzo Fabricino Vincenzo Altamura Italo Renda Gianfelice Imparato Maria Nazionale Salvatore Striano Salvatore Cantalupo Ciro Petrone
teen boy tailor crime boss government official courier engaging powerful intricate naples, italy slum factory beach apartment building campania, italy crime syndicate corruption drug trade weapons mafia rivalry
Scampia Vele is the corbusian architecture which has become a stronghold for Mafia of Naples, Italy.