20 movies like The Counselor, ordered by similarity : Sicario: Day of the Soldado(2018), Sicario(2015), Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara(2013), Criminal Activities(2015), Carlito's Way(1993), Vincent N Roxxy(2016), Let the Corpses Tan(2017), Bad Times at the El Royale(2018), Zulu(2013), Hell or High Water(2016), The Loner(2016), Udta Punjab(2016) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2013
117 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Penélope Cruz Cameron Diaz Javier Bardem Brad Pitt Bruno Ganz Rosie Perez Sam Spruell Toby Kebbell Edgar Ramírez Ruben Blades
lawyer lover drug dealer fiancé nightclub owner gritty uneasy hedonistic mexico amsterdam hotel texas border drug smuggling cocaine trade bad behavior drug trade wretched excess revenge rivalry
A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA|Mexico
2018
122 Minutes
Benicio Del Toro Josh Brolin Isabela Moner Jeffrey Donovan Catherine Keener Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Matthew Modine Shea Whigham Elijah Rodriguez Howard Ferguson Jr. David Castañeda
attorney father hostage drug enforcement agent drug trafficker fbi agent brash gutsy gripping gritty unrestrained mexican-american border mexico office house car truck drug cartel drug trade revenge
The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Mexico|Hong Kong
2015
121 Minutes
Emily Blunt Benicio Del Toro Josh Brolin Victor Garber Jon Bernthal Daniel Kaluuya Jeffrey Donovan Raoul Trujillo Julio Cesar Cedillo Bernardo Saracino
fbi agent government official hit man drug czar police officer mexican brooding emotional intense bleak thrilling mexican-american border car warehouse street drug house hotel drugs assassination surveillance
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2013
158 Minutes
gangster lover murderer rival victim criminal bleak chilling disturbing engaging intense shocking india city hospital crime scene love power rivalry plot
After killing his mentor, a gangster comes into power to rule over Mumbai. In the process he falls for an aspiring actress, nevertheless he finds that his protege has fallen for her too which leads to enmity between them.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
94 Minutes
Michael Carmen Pitt Dan Stevens Christopher Abbott Rob Brown Edi Gathegi Jackie Earle Haley John Travolta Travis Aaron Wade
friend rival crime boss ringleader brutal chilling dark frightening gritty suspenseful thrilling united states debt crime abduction kidnapping rivalry adventure escape sacrifice
Four young men make a risky investment together that puts them in trouble with the mob.
Crime, Drama
USA
1993
144 Minutes
Al Pacino Sean Penn Penelope Ann Miller Luis Guzman John Alberto Leguizamo Ingrid Rogers James Rebhorn Joseph Siravo Viggo Mortensen Richard Foronjy Jorge Porcel
ex-convict lawyer friend dancer girlfriend gangster tense gritty emotional new york city nightclub courtroom big city criminal underworld crime shady dealings drugs gangsters murder ex-convicts
A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2016
110 Minutes
Emile Hirsch Zoë Kravitz Zoey Deutch Emory Cohen Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi Beau Knapp Jason Mitchell Jeff Gum Kim Collins Joey Bicicchi
rebel loner troubled woman drug dealer brother brooding gritty intense uneasy city trailer park rural community bar river car drug trade violence running away going home escape
A small town loner and a rebellious punk rocker unexpectedly fall in love as they are forced on the run and soon discover violence follows them everywhere.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France|Belgium
2017
92 Minutes
Elina Lowensohn Bruno Forzani Stéphane Ferrara Bernie Bonvoisin Michelangelo Marchese Marc Barbé Hervé Sogne Pierre Nisse Marine Sainsily
gang member woman guest cop bleak hedonistic intense gritty raw shocking hideout abandoned town heist hedonism battle escape discovery pursuit rivalry wretched excess
A grizzled thug and his gang head to an island retreat with a haul of 250 kilograms of gold bullion to lay low; however, a bohemian writer, his muse, and a pair of gendarmes further complicate things, as allegiances are put to the test.
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
141 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Cynthia Erivo Jon Hamm Dakota Johnson Cailee Spaeny Lewis Pullman Chris Hemsworth Nick Offerman
stranger singer cleric salesman sister manager thrilling sultry gory unrestrained uneasy dark hotel hotel room living room california nevada lake tahoe rivalry mysterious strangers
Early 1970s. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.
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, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action, Western
USA
2016
97 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Chris Pine Ben Foster Gil Birmingham Marin Ireland Katy Mixon Dale Dickey Kevin Rankin
divorce brother son ex-convict banker texas ranger brooding raw intense texas house bank casino car office brother relationship foreclosure desperation search family
A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
2016
103 Minutes
Reza Sixo Safai Helena Mattsson Parviz Sayyad Julian Sands Dominic Rains Laura Harring Nikolai Kinski Nikohl Boosheri David Diaan Gregory Kasyan
mobster real estate agent poker player soldier brooding intense gripping gritty los angeles club apartment street car poker iran--iraq war secrets drug addiction drug trade escape fall
In the Persian and Russian underworld of Los Angeles, an Iranian gangster must hunt down stolen drugs after being wrongly accused of stealing from his former boss.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2016
146 Minutes
Shahid Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Alia Bhatt Diljit Dosanjh Satish Kaushik
indian drug addict drug dealer investigator young man musician amusing bleak brash suspenseful gripping thrilling india pakistan drug addiction drug trade investigation political activism politics fight for justice
A story that revolves around drug abuse in the affluent north Indian State of Punjab and how the youth there have succumbed to it en-masse resulting in a socio-economic decline.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Italy|France
2015
130 Minutes
Pierfrancesco Favino Elio Germano Claudio Amendola Alessandro Borghi Greta Scarano Giulia Gorietti Antonello Fassari Jean-Hugues Anglade Alessandro Bernardini Michele Bevilacqua Nazzareno Bomba
gangster mafia boss politician prostitute corrupt businessman dead person suspenseful thrilling brooding profound spectacular rome corruption abuse of power sex murder drugs prostitution rescue rivalry
A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2018
128 Minutes
Viola Davis Colin Farrell Michelle Rodriguez Elizabeth Debicki Cynthia Erivo Brian Tyree Henry Daniel Kaluuya Jacki Weaver Robert Duvall Liam Neeson Garret Dillahunt
police officer widow thief driver crime boss thug emotional tense thrilling uneasy gripping gutsy chicago house shooting gallery funeral warehouse gym heist loss
Four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
Romance, Crime, Drama
2014
93 Minutes
Jessica Sula Lucien Laviscount Naomi Ryan Lauren Johns Tosin Cole Ntonga Mwanza Danielle Vitalis Savannah Gordon-Liburd Modupe Adeyeye
teen girl gang leader gang member teen boy bully bleak brutal dark emotional gripping powerful tense uneasy london united kingdom school street gangs revenge passion
Layla, a 15-year-old living in Brixton, becomes involved with a gang and must set up a boy to be killed.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Ireland|UK|Hong Kong|Hungary|USA
2018
96 Minutes
Margot Robbie Simon Pegg Dexter Fletcher Mike Myers Max Irons Katarina Cas Nick Moran Les Loveday Jourdan Dunn Matthew Lewis Thomas Turgoose
femme fatale assassin teacher janitor waitress mastermind cool confident sultry intricate thrilling suspenseful strip club hotel club diner backstage stage revenge double life
A film noir taking place in a train terminal at night. Add 2 male assassins, female assassin, waitress, teacher, janitor and crime boss. Add revenge. Who says mystery is a lost art?
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Canada|United Arab Emirates|USA
2017
117 Minutes
Denzel Washington Colin Farrell Carmen Ejogo Lynda Gravátt Amanda Warren Hugo Armstrong Sam Gilroy Tony Plana DeRon Horton Amari Cheatom Vince Cefalu
lawyer defendant defense attorney civil rights leader victim law partner gripping crafty tense hedonistic intricate thrilling new york city jail courtroom law office apartment law firm law activism
Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Germany|Norway
2011
158 Minutes
Daniel Craig Rooney Mara Christopher Plummer Stellan Skarsgård Steven Berkoff Robin Wright Yorik van Wageningen Joely Richardson Geraldine James Goran Visnjic Donald Sumpter
reporter industrialist investigator executive lawyer hacker gripping brutal suspenseful island subway apartment sweden family home london investigation murder family secrets unlikely allies missing persons
A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
Crime, Drama
USA
2002
97 Minutes
Wood Harris Mekhi Phifer Kevin Carroll Esai Morales Chi McBride Cameron "Cam'ron" Giles Remo Green Cynthia Martells Elise Neal Regina Hall
drug lord drug dealer ex-convict friend rival thug gritty intense brutal harlem, n.y. street basketball court hospital drug trade crime ring violence loyalty murder gangs rise
A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Italy|France
2018
102 Minutes
Marcello Fonte Edoardo Pesce Nunzia Schiano Adamo Dionisi Francesco Acquaroli Alida Baldari Calabria Gianluca Gobbi Laura Pizzirani Giancarlo Porcacchia Aniello Arena
drug dealer boxer bully dark gritty gripping frenetic disturbing bleak suburb italy intimidation power struggle dog grooming violence underdog rise revenge 2010s
A timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neighborhood.