20 best movies like Face/Off (1997)

List of the best movies like Face/Off (1997): Criminal, Mercury Rising, The Gunman, S.W.A.T.: Under Siege, Grindhouse, Surviving the Game, White Sands, Kill 'em All, Den of Thieves, Patriots Day.

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Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Bulgaria
Duration02:27

Bill Pope is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous ex-convict Jericho Stewart. When he wakes up with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and eliminate him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:51

Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Spain, United Kingdom, France
Duration02:24

Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie, a woman he once loved, who is now married to an oily businessman with dealings in Africa.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
CountryUSA

When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to recover the prisoner known as “The Scorpion” for the tattoo blazed across his back. When Travis discovers that his prisoner is a Secret Ops double agent planted within the cartel, it’s up to him and his expert S.W.A.T. team to keep “The Scorpion” and his billion dollar secrets safe.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration03:11

    Two full-length feature horror movies written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez put together as a two-film feature. Including fake movie trailers in between both movies.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    Mason is a man down on his luck with nothing to lose when he's approached to lead a group of wealthy hunters on an expedition in the Pacific Northwest. But things get really twisted when Mason discovers the group isn't after wild animals -- they're after him.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:05

    After a massive shootout, a mysterious stranger (Van Damme) arrives at a local hospital on the brink of death. Then, a foreign gang brazenly comes to the hospital to hunt him down. His nurse, the sole surviving witness to the follow-up shootout, must face an FBI interrogation that unlocks a plot of international intrigue and revenge. With enough twists and turns, KILL'EM ALL will keep you guessing until the final bullet is fired.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:32

    A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, history
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong
    Duration02:46

    An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA

    Colonel Robert Sikes is on a mission to rid his city of crime. As a stealthy, one-man assault team, he will take on street gangs, mobsters, and politicians with extreme prejudice until his mission is complete. His former protégé, William Porter, teams up with the local police department to bring his former commander to justice and prevent him from further vigilantism.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA

    Brian Barnes (Johnny Messner) wakes up in the desert wounded and with no memory and no idea why he's surrounded by eight bodies, a van with four million in cash and a van full of cocaine. Brian is pursued by not only notorious drug lord Danny Perez (Danny Trejo) who desperately want his money back, and DEA Agent Rooker (Dolph Lundgren), but also a by the corrupt Sheriff Olson (Michael Pare) who will stop at nothing to get his hand on the new found fortune. On the run, Brian discovers the more he remembers the less he wants to know about who he really is.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, France
    Duration01:51

    With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale, Finnick, and Peeta – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games.

    Markimdb: 3.7
    Genrehorror, action, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    The story follows a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA

    Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New York, where his mind will be replaced with that of a terminally ill billionaire.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:27

      A man is released from prison to help American and Chinese authorities pursue a mysterious cyber criminal. The dangerous search leads them from Chicago to Hong Kong.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration03:10

      A slightly unhinged former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he's partnered with a veteran detective trying to keep maintain a low stress level in his life.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:35

      After a violent encounter, Roy finds Rocky and sees something in her eyes that prompts a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he flees to Galveston, an action as ill-advised as it is inescapable.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:35

      A courier for a local crime lord must deliver a mysterious package while being chased by a horde of unusual gangsters.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryJapan, USA
      Duration01:45

      While racing to a boxing match, Frank, Mike, John and Rey get more than they bargained for. A wrong turn lands them directly in the path of Fallon, a vicious, wise-cracking drug lord. After accidentally witnessing Fallon murder a disloyal henchman, the four become his unwilling prey in a savage game of cat & mouse as they are mercilessly stalked through the urban jungle in this taut suspense drama

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:57

      Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.

      Markimdb: 3.7
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:03

      A mall security guard -- and former federal agent -- crosses paths with a drug kingpin's enforcer after he saves a woman from danger.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
      CountryCanada, USA

      Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:36

      Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured The Terror and was called Hero by the people of L.A. Now Simon has escaped and has started killing women again, and O'Brien is the only man who can stop him.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      In the wilderness of British Columbia, two hunters are tracked and viciously murdered by Aaron Hallum. Former Special Operations instructor, L.T. Bonham is approached and asked to apprehend Hallum, his former student, who has 'gone rogue' after suffering severe battle stress from his time in Kosovo.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:08

      Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, China
      Duration02:33

      Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.

      Markimdb: 3.7
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration02:25

      Jonathan Ecks, an FBI agent, realizes that he must join with his lifelong enemy, Agent Sever, a rogue DIA agent with whom he is in mortal combat, in order to defeat a common enemy. That enemy has developed a "micro-device" that can be injected into victims in order to kill them at will.

      Markimdb: 4
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:21

      A limo ride turns hellish as several kidnappers set their sights on the young people inside.

      Markimdb: 3.8
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryCanada, USA

      A troubled detective travels to Memphis in order to track down a pair of serial killers.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration01:58

        Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:54

        Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:06

        Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryCanada, USA
        Duration01:14

        A former mob enforcer who is released from prison after serving 22 years for a crime he didn't commit sets out on a path for revenge against the people who wronged him.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

        Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in danger - himself, his son, his best friend, his nurse - but most of all those who arranged for his death

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA, Mexico, Canada
        Duration02:06

        When a kid accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled female scientist can prevent the end of the human race.

        Markimdb: 4
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        Earth as we know it is gone. A virus has destroyed the planet and rendered all its women infertile, all but one. An elite team of soldiers are tasked with bringing the woman to safety on the newly habitable Earth Two. But when they are forced underground they find themselves fighting for survival from an bloodthirsty creature in a maze of ever shrinking tunnels. As the team's ranks start to dwindle, the tunnels shrink and the ammunition run out, the crawl for survival becomes more and more desperate.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:41

        By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and American society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.

        Markimdb: 5.9
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
        Duration01:38

        The mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the crime. Having spent his career chasing Cassius, Shepherdson is convinced his nemesis is long dead, but is pushed to take on the case by his former supervisor, Tom Highland. Geary, who wrote his Master's thesis on Shepherdson's pursuit of the Soviet killer, is certain that Cassius has resurfaced.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, Belgium, Luxembourg, China, Germany
        Duration02:25

        Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a large-scale conspiracy.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:39

        In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:41

        In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless are worshiped by the public.

        Markimdb: 4.2
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, detective
        CountryCanada

        When five friends vacation at a remote lake house, they expect nothing less then a good time, unaware that Earth is under attack by an alien invasion and mass-abductions.

        Markimdb: 3.6
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:47

        Sean Haggerty only has an hour to deliver his illegal cargo. An hour to reassure a drug cartel, a hitman, and the DEA that nothing is wrong. An hour to make sure his wife survives. And he must do it all from the cockpit of his Cessna.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:40

        When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring.

        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: 4.1
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
          CountryCanada
          Duration01:29

          A pair of criminals try to track down the kids who witnessed them commit a murder in the woods.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration02:35

          Los Angeles, June 21st, 2028. While the streets are being torn apart by riots, the Nurse, who runs a clandestine hospital for criminals in the penthouse of the Artemis, a closed old hotel, has a rough night dealing with troublemaker clients: thieves, assassins, someone from the past and the one who owns the place and the whole city.




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