Movies like The Matador
The Matador (2005) is a action movie directed by Richard Shepard. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Smokin' Aces (2006)
★ 6.5 · 1,916 votes · Action, Comedy, Crime
When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.
Movies like Smokin' Aces →
2. Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
★ 6.6 · 2,724 votes · Action, Comedy, Crime
The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid. As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman.
Movies like Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard →
3. The Killer's Game (2024)
★ 6.4 · 606 votes · Action, Comedy, Thriller
When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend, he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it's too late.
Movies like The Killer's Game →
4. Accident Man (2018)
★ 6.3 · 626 votes · Action, Crime, Thriller
Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
Movies like Accident Man →
5. Desperado (1995)
★ 6.9 · 3,282 votes · Thriller, Action, Crime
El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.
Movies like Desperado →
6. Suicide Kings (1997)
★ 6.6 · 343 votes · Action, Comedy, Crime
Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.
Movies like Suicide Kings →
7. Run All Night (2015)
★ 6.4 · 3,069 votes · Action, Crime, Thriller
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.
Movies like Run All Night →
8. After Hours (1985)
★ 7.5 · 1,855 votes · Comedy, Thriller, Drama
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.
Movies like After Hours →
9. The Enforcer (2022)
★ 7.0 · 532 votes · Action, Crime, Drama
A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.
Movies like The Enforcer →