20 movies like The Connection, ordered by similarity : The Departed(2006), Black and Blue(2019), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three(1974), Killerman(2019), Cohen and Tate(1988), 4Got10(2015), Mardaani(2014), Skin Traffik(2015), 21 Bridges(2019), John Wick: Chapter 2(2017), Shagird(2011), The Taking of Pelham 123(2009) ...
Action, Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Belgium
2014
135 Minutes
Jean Dujardin Gilles Lellouche Céline Sallette Mélanie Doutey Benoît Magimel Guillaume Gouix Bruno Todeschini Féodor Atkine Moussa Maaskri Pierre Lopez Eric Collado
cop mobster witness drug lord criminal chemist emotional tense suspenseful gritty ring france new york city big city 1970s fighting mafia justice extortion police corruption
A French police magistrate spends years trying to take down one of the country's most powerful drug rings.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Hong Kong
2006
152 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Matt Damon Jack Nicholson Mark Wahlberg Martin Sheen Ray Winstone Vera Farmiga Alec Baldwin James Badge Dale David O'Hara Mark Rolston
mobster criminal cop informant girlfriend wife dark intense gritty tense suspenseful frightening boston police station bar vehicle city apartment secret hideout crime mafia
An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2019
108 Minutes
Naomie Harris Tyrese Gibson Frank Grillo Mike Colter Reid Scott Beau Knapp Nafessa Williams Deneen Tyler Michael Papajohn James Moses Black Nelson Bonilla
rookie cop policewoman drug dealer murder victim corrupt cop criminal confident brooding gritty intense suspenseful frightening new orleans crime scene police station street neighborhood on the run security camera footage corrupt police
A rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
1974
104 Minutes
Walter Matthau Robert Shaw Martin Balsam Héctor Elizondo Earl Hindman James Broderick Dick O'Neill Lee Wallace Tom Pedi Beatrice Winde Jerry Stiller
criminal police officer negotiator hostage mayor cheeky chilling gritty suspenseful brash new york city subway hijacking crime city life pursuit rescue 1970s
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1988
85 Minutes
Roy Scheider Adam Baldwin Harley Cross Cooper Huckabee Suzanne Savoy Marco Perella Tom Campitelli
witness assassin mafia boss murderer father mother intense suspenseful thrilling gory brutal house criminal underworld kidnapping mafia witness protection danger trust fear adventure
When a little boy witnesses a mob hit, he is kidnapped by two professional assassins who are not what they seem.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
84 Minutes
Johnny Messner Dolph Lundgren Danny Trejo Vivica A. Fox Michael Paré Natassia Malthe John Laughlin Angell Conwell
victim murderer criminal drug lord sheriff corrupt cop thrilling tense suspenseful united states drugs crime criminals fortune greed memory loss mystery corruption discovery fall
A drug deal goes bad, leaving bodies. A sheriff shoots his deputy for the money and a wounded amnesiac shoots the sheriff and escapes with $3,000,000. DEA investigates as does the drug lord dad of the dead deputy.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
India
2014
152 Minutes
Rani Mukherji Sanjay Taneja Tahir Bhasin
young woman detective police officer trafficker child gritty gripping intense disturbing india city police station forest street police work police pursuit child exploitation sex trade quest pursuit
A story of Shivani Shivaji Roy, Crime Branch, who sets out to confront the mastermind behind a child trafficking mafia.
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 »
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, 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.
Crime, Drama, Action
India
2011
128 Minutes
Nana Patekar Mohit Ahlawat Rimi Sen Anurag Kashyap Zakir Hussain
inspector police officer wife son journalist media personality intense gripping powerful inspiring profound india city police station house corruption corrupt police fighting corruption bribery political corruption
A rookie cop questions the tactics of his superior, and attempts to track the abductors of his girlfriend.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
2009
106 Minutes
Denzel Washington John Travolta John Turturro Luis Guzman James Gandolfini Michael Rispoli Frank Wood John Benjamin Hickey Gary Basaraba Ramon Rodriguez Gbenga Akinnagbe
criminal train conductor dispatcher accomplice mayor hijacker suspenseful intense thrilling gritty new york city subway grand central station waldorf astoria hotel bridge call center hijacking negotiation hostage situation murder
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1931
99 Minutes
Peter Lorre Ellen Widmann Inge Landgut Otto Wernicke Gustaf Gründgens Theodor Loos Georg John Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
murderer cop criminal creepy dark tense thrilling germany city murder fugitives crime manhunt pursuit mystery fall 1930s
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
Drama, Action, Biography, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
2008
130 Minutes
Vincent Cassel Ludivine Sagnier Mathieu Amalric Gérard Lanvin Samuel Le Bihan Olivier Gourmet Michel Duchaussoy Myriam Boyer Anne Consigny Georges Wilson Alain Fromager
enemy death criminal suspenseful france track career love custody pursuit 1970s
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, 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
France|Belgium|USA
2014
86 Minutes
Vincent Lindon Gilles Lellouche Nadine Labaki Gilles Cohen Max Baissette de Malglaive Medi Sadoun Velibor Topic Cyril Lecomte Gilles Bellomi
cop best friend murder suspect murder victim son serb tense intense south of france redemption city france threats drunk driving crime syndicate shoot out investigation haunted by the past discovery pursuit
Franck and Simon are both good cops and partners. Simon has been troubled since he killed three in a drunk driving accident, but when Simons son witnesses a murder, and is hunted by ruthless killers, he's efficiently back.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1973
124 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Hal Holbrook David Soul Mitchell Ryan Felton Perry Robert Urich Kip Niven Tim Matheson
inspector vigilante rogue lawman police chief criminal police officer dark tense thrilling san francisco police station street vigilantism serial murders corruption police brutality investigation dirty harry mystery pursuit
San Francisco Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is on the trail of vigilante Police Officers who are not above going beyond the law to kill the city's undesirables.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
UK|USA|France
1998
118 Minutes
Robert De Niro Jean Reno Natascha McElhone Stellan Skarsgård Sean Bean Skipp Sudduth Michael Lonsdale Jan Tríska Jonathan Pryce Féodor Atkine Katarina Witt
irishwoman intelligence officer soldier russian expert mercenary gritty suspenseful brooding intense paris nice, france villa arena warehouse france irish republican army theft espionage betrayal
A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.