Movies like Hardcore

Hardcore (1979) is a crime movie directed by Paul Schrader. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. 8MM (1999)
★ 6.5 · 2,403 votes · Thriller, Crime, Mystery
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
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2. Strange Days (1995)
★ 7.0 · 1,632 votes · Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. With the help of bodyguard Mace, he starts to investigate and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of murder, blackmail and intrigue.
Movies like Strange Days →
3. Cold in July (2014)
★ 6.5 · 853 votes · Drama, Thriller
While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father rolls into town, hell-bent on revenge.
Movies like Cold in July →
4. Prisoners (2013)
★ 8.1 · 13,629 votes · Drama, Thriller, Crime
After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise.
Movies like Prisoners →
5. Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
★ 6.4 · 1,480 votes · Thriller, Mystery, Crime
A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
Movies like Secret in Their Eyes →
6. Body Double (1984)
★ 6.7 · 972 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous woman dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers—with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.
Movies like Body Double →
7. The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
★ 7.2 · 3,807 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.
Movies like The Lincoln Lawyer →
8. Woman of the Hour (2024)
★ 6.4 · 1,121 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in '70s LA when they're cast on an episode of "The Dating Game."
Movies like Woman of the Hour →
9. The Limey (1999)
★ 6.5 · 518 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.
Movies like The Limey →
10. Shaft (1971)
★ 6.4 · 443 votes · Crime, Thriller, Drama
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Movies like Shaft →
11. Blue Velvet (1986)
★ 7.6 · 3,993 votes · Mystery, Thriller, Crime
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Movies like Blue Velvet →
12. Klute (1971)
★ 6.8 · 546 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
Movies like Klute →

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Movies like Hardcore

Hardcore (1979) is a crime movie directed by Paul Schrader. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. 8MM (1999)
★ 6.5 · 2,403 votes · Thriller, Crime, Mystery
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
Movies like 8MM →
2. Strange Days (1995)
★ 7.0 · 1,632 votes · Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. With the help of bodyguard Mace, he starts to investigate and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of murder, blackmail and intrigue.
Movies like Strange Days →
3. Cold in July (2014)
★ 6.5 · 853 votes · Drama, Thriller
While investigating noises in his house one balmy Texas night in 1989, Richard Dane puts a bullet in the brain of a low-life burglar. Although he’s hailed as a small-town hero, Dane soon finds himself fearing for his family’s safety when Freddy’s ex-con father rolls into town, hell-bent on revenge.
Movies like Cold in July →
4. Prisoners (2013)
★ 8.1 · 13,629 votes · Drama, Thriller, Crime
After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise.
Movies like Prisoners →
5. Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
★ 6.4 · 1,480 votes · Thriller, Mystery, Crime
A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
Movies like Secret in Their Eyes →
6. Body Double (1984)
★ 6.7 · 972 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous woman dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers—with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.
Movies like Body Double →
7. The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
★ 7.2 · 3,807 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.
Movies like The Lincoln Lawyer →
8. Woman of the Hour (2024)
★ 6.4 · 1,121 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in '70s LA when they're cast on an episode of "The Dating Game."
Movies like Woman of the Hour →
9. The Limey (1999)
★ 6.5 · 518 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.
Movies like The Limey →
10. Shaft (1971)
★ 6.4 · 443 votes · Crime, Thriller, Drama
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Movies like Shaft →
11. Blue Velvet (1986)
★ 7.6 · 3,993 votes · Mystery, Thriller, Crime
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Movies like Blue Velvet →
12. Klute (1971)
★ 6.8 · 546 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
Movies like Klute →

1. 8MM (1999)

2. Strange Days (1995)

3. Cold in July (2014)

4. Prisoners (2013)

5. Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

6. Body Double (1984)

7. The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

8. Woman of the Hour (2024)

9. The Limey (1999)

10. Shaft (1971)

11. Blue Velvet (1986)

12. Klute (1971)

Related lists

1. 8MM (1999)

2. Strange Days (1995)

3. Cold in July (2014)

4. Prisoners (2013)

5. Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

6. Body Double (1984)

7. The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

8. Woman of the Hour (2024)

9. The Limey (1999)

10. Shaft (1971)

11. Blue Velvet (1986)

12. Klute (1971)

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