Movies like 16 Blocks

16 Blocks (2006) is a action movie directed by Richard Donner. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Wanted (2008)
★ 6.5 · 7,832 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime
Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan, the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley, through intense training, to tap into dormant powers and hone his innate killing skills. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.
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2. The Pelican Brief (1993)
★ 6.6 · 1,843 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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3. 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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4. Patriots Day (2016)
★ 7.1 · 2,943 votes · Action, Crime, Drama
In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the Boston Marathon bombers before they strike again.
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5. Insomnia (2002)
★ 7.0 · 5,589 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
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6. Heart of Stone (2023)
★ 6.7 · 1,984 votes · Action, Crime, Thriller
An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable — and dangerous — weapon.
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7. Killer's Kiss (1955)
★ 6.3 · 623 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
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8. Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
★ 6.3 · 1,442 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.
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1. Wanted (2008)

★ 6.5 · 7,832 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime

Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan, the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley, through intense training, to tap into dormant powers and hone his innate killing skills. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.

Movies like Wanted →

4. Patriots Day (2016)

★ 7.1 · 2,943 votes · Action, Crime, Drama

In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the Boston Marathon bombers before they strike again.

Movies like Patriots Day →

7. Killer's Kiss (1955)

★ 6.3 · 623 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama

Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.

Movies like Killer's Kiss →

8. Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

★ 6.3 · 1,442 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller

Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.

Movies like Roman J. Israel, Esq. →

1. Wanted (2008)

2. The Pelican Brief (1993)

3. The Godfather Part II (1974)

4. Patriots Day (2016)

5. Insomnia (2002)

6. Heart of Stone (2023)

7. Killer's Kiss (1955)

8. Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

Related lists

1. Wanted (2008)

2. The Pelican Brief (1993)

3. The Godfather Part II (1974)

4. Patriots Day (2016)

5. Insomnia (2002)

6. Heart of Stone (2023)

7. Killer's Kiss (1955)

8. Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

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