20 best movies like El Infierno (2010)

List of the best movies like El Infierno (2010): New Jack City, Texas Rangers, Shinjuku Incident, Awara Paagal Deewana, A Most Violent Year, Across 110th Street, Last Rites, Code of Silence, Waist Deep, Wrong Turn at Tahoe.

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Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, western
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration01:10

Ten years after the Civil War has ended, the Governor of Texas asks Leander McNelly to form a company of Rangers to help uphold the law along the Mexican border. With a few veterans of the war, most of the recruits are young men who have little or no experience with guns or policing crime.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryHong Kong
Duration01:59

Steelhead is a Chinese laborer who comes to Japan hoping for a better life. Unable to find honest work and bullied into the shadows with his fellow Chinese illegal immigrants, he soon finds himself ascending as the boss of a black market mob. After providing a deadly service to a powerful Yakuza crime boss, Steelhead’s rise to mafia power spirals rapidly out of control as he’s given reign over the dangerous and lucrative Shinjuku district.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
CountryIndia

Awara Paagal Deewana ((Hindi: आवारा पागल दीवाना), English: Wayward, Crazy, Insane) is a 2002 Bollywood action comedy directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film's music was composed by Anu Malik, and the lyrics by Sameer. Reduced to a henpecked husband, his dream of making it big and being independent in the USA, Dr. Anmol Acharya is, in short, disillusioned and sad. He is not alone, he has his father-in-law, Manilal in the same leaky boat with him. Then this family has a new neighbor, namely Gulu Gulab Khatri. They find out that he a crime lord from India, and has a price-tag of two crore rupees on his head. Anmol and Manilal's wife want their respective husbands to go to India and arrange to hand-over Khatri, so they can collect the dough. Anmol and Manilal do go to India, but things don't go well as planned, and the hapless duo end up as hostages by Chota Chatri and Yeda Anna, who have orders to kill Khatri, and anyone else who gets in their way.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
Duration02:05

A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on a the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:42

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?

Markimdb: 5.1
Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration01:43

After witnessing her lover being murdered by his jealous wife, Angela seeks refuge in a church where she encounters a young priest named Michael, who gives her sanctuary. But the killing was not a simple act of passion, as the victim had ties to organized crime, and, surprisingly, so does Michael, whose father is a powerful don. When the priest finds himself falling in love with Angela, his religious vows and family ties are both severely tested.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

An ex-convict (Tyrese) gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA

A small-time crime boss kills a drug dealer without realizing that the drug dealer works for the biggest crime boss in the country.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryMexico
Duration01:53

The story of a young woman clinging on to her dream to become a beauty contest queen in a Mexico dominated by organized crime.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:17

Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the top of the Harlem drug world. Of course, unfaithful employees and/or rivals conspire to bring about Ace's fall.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genreaction, comedy, drama, western
CountryUSA
Duration02:45

    With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, comedy, crime
    CountryFrance, United Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:51

    The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, comedy, crime
    CountryRepublic of Ireland
    Duration01:36

    Two policemen must join forces to take on an international drug- smuggling gang - one, an unorthodox Irish policeman and the other, a straitlaced FBI agent. Sergeant Gerry Boyle is an eccentric small-town cop with a confrontational and crass personality and a subversive sense of humor. A longtime policeman in County Galway, Boyle is a maverick with his own moral code. He has seen enough of the world to know there isn't much to it and has had plenty of time to think about it. When a fellow police officer disappears and Boyle's small town becomes key to a large drug trafficking investigation, he is forced to at least feign interest when dealing with the humorless FBI agent Wendell Everett assigned to the case.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrecomedy, crime, detective
    CountryMexico

    Mexico, 1949. The fable of a janitor turned Mayor on a little town lost in the Mexican desert, who gradually realizes how far his new acquainted power and corruption can get him.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

    A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life from town to town, switching identities, but cannot seem to elude Milo, the chief killer out to get her.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:56

    An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, drama, adventure, western
    CountryFrance, Italy, Mexico, USA
    Duration01:45

    Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. The village is deserted, with its cowardly residents hiding in the hills from Indians, who regularly attack the village and steal all their supplies. When Father John is murdered, the villagers mistakenly think the outlaw is the priest. Alastray at first tells them he is not a priest, but they don't believe it, and an apparent miracle seems to prove they are correct. Eventually, he assists them in regaining their confidence and defending themselves.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, western, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates in a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and the ranger, and involving the woman they both love.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    A murderous thug shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:49

    When Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when all Vetter can focus on is revenge.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    Egocentric bandit Salvatore Guiliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Czech Republic, Thailand
    Duration01:36

    When carrying out a hit, assassin Joe (Cage) always makes use of the knowledge of the local population. On arriving in Bangkok, Joe meets street kid Kong and he becomes his primary aide. But when Kong is nearly killed, he asks Joe to train him up in the deadly arts and unwittingly becomes a target of a band of killers.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryJapan

    Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryMexico, USA

    The story centers around veteran assassin Mark Shields as he tracks down, Pelon, the elusive head of the Salazar Crime Cartel. Through twists of fate, Shields ends up with a local woman, Olivia who is also fighting her own demons for the sake of her daughter. Set in the rich and atmospheric backdrop of Tijuana, Mexico, La Linea (The Line) is full of action and drama.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryIndonesia, France, USA
    Duration02:30

    After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryIndia

    A bloody power struggle erupts between three brothers who are vying to take over the family business following the death of their father.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration02:02

    After a drug-op gone bad, Joey Gazelle is put in charge of disposing the gun that shot a dirty cop. But things goes wrong for Joey after the neighbor kid stole the gun and used it to shoot his abusive father. Now Joey has to find the kid and the gun before the police and the mob find them first.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Colombia
    Duration01:08

    A leader of a drug cartel sends his two toughest henchmen to investigate why a shipment was botched.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:53

      Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, drama, crime
      CountryColombia, USA

      The real life story of Andres Lopez Lopez aka "Frecita" during his years involved with the Colombian Cartel aka "Cartel Norte del Valle"

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, western, crime
      CountryMexico, USA
      Duration01:52

      An American bartender and his prostitute girlfriend go on a road trip through the Mexican underworld to collect a $1 million bounty on the head of a dead gigolo.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, western, crime, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genreaction, drama, crime
      CountryUSA

      The story of America's most famous mobsters and their rise to power. Examine Al Capone's ascension through the eyes of his second in command, “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:27

      Casey has given up drug dealing for a suburban idyll in Houston, a job as an architect and a new wife. They are even planning to adopt a child. But Casey's past arrives on the doorstep in the shape of Nick, an old business partner. And all hell breaks loose!

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:49

        Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
        CountryMexico, Argentina, Spain

        A real-time dark comedy about a science geek who tangles with a clutch of Russian gangsters after he delivers them the wrong computer disk.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, western
        CountryUSA

        A mysterious stranger rolls into town on a unique motorcycle. All he carries is the bible and a desire for justice. Past vengeance collides as Ryder rights an injustice from his past and liberates the small town from a malicious oppressor.

        Markimdb: 8.3
        Genredrama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:50

        After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

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