Movies like Death Wish
Death Wish (1974) is a crime movie directed by Michael Winner. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
★ 6.9 · 11,049 votes · Action, Crime
Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.
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2. Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
★ 7.4 · 5,898 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
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3. The Equalizer (2014)
★ 7.3 · 10,286 votes · Thriller, Action, Crime
McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.
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4. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
★ 6.8 · 19,233 votes · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A teenage Peter Parker grapples with both high school and amazing super-human crises as his alter-ego Spider-Man.
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5. Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
★ 7.3 · 6,891 votes · Action, Thriller
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.
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6. The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026)
★ 8.3 · 2,334 votes · Action, Drama, Crime
As Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight.
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7. The Departed (2006)
★ 8.2 · 16,774 votes · Drama, Thriller, Crime
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
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8. Batman (1989)
★ 7.2 · 8,867 votes · Fantasy, Action, Crime
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman known as 'The Joker' seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale.
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9. Taxi Driver (1976)
★ 8.1 · 13,891 votes · Crime, Drama
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.
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10. The Fifth Element (1997)
★ 7.6 · 12,248 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
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11. Walking Tall (2004)
★ 6.3 · 1,751 votes · Adventure, Drama, Action
A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
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12. Léon: The Professional (1994)
★ 8.3 · 16,656 votes · Crime, Drama, Action
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
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13. The Godfather Part II (1974)
★ 8.6 · 14,465 votes · Drama, Crime
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
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14. Hard Target (1993)
★ 6.5 · 1,403 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
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15. The Crow (1994)
★ 7.5 · 4,710 votes · Fantasy, Action, Thriller
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.
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16. The Mask of Zorro (1998)
★ 6.6 · 4,477 votes · Action, Adventure
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.
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17. The Dark Knight (2008)
★ 8.5 · 36,970 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
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18. Unknown (2011)
★ 6.7 · 4,321 votes · Action, Mystery, Thriller
A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.
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19. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
★ 7.3 · 8,477 votes · Action, Drama, Thriller
A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
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20. Collateral (2004)
★ 7.2 · 6,564 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
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