20 best movies like Leaves of Grass (2009)

List of the best movies like Leaves of Grass (2009): A Man Apart, Villains, End of Watch, Dom Hemingway, Thursday, Another 48 Hrs., No Mercy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Secret in Their Eyes, Running with the Devil.

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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: 6.2
Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA

When their car breaks down, a couple on the run headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead is a dark secret, and a sweet-as-pie pair of homeowners who will do anything to keep it from getting out.

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: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:34

    After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.

    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: 5.9
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the "Ice Man". Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Sweden, Norway
    Duration02:33

    This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, as he investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Spain, South Korea
    Duration02:32

    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.

    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: 6.9
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    Charlie, 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 Charlie plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    Ma Barker and her sons rob banks, shoot people and wind up at the top of the FBI's Most Wanted list in the 1930s.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:59

    The sordid lives of an addict, an ex-con, and a luchador collide when an organ harvesting caper goes very, very wrong.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountrySpain, France, Sweden, Argentina
    Duration01:38

    Hoping to earn his mother's respect, a young hustler-turned-businessman tries to open a brothel with his two useless buddies.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Six years after the events of The X-Files series finale, former FBI agent Doctor Dana Scully is now a staff physician at Our Lady of Sorrows, a Catholic hospital, and treating a boy named Christian who has Sandhoff disease, a terminal brain condition. FBI agent Drummy arrives to ask Scully’s help in locating Fox Mulder, the fugitive former head of the X-Files division, and says they will call off its manhunt for him if he will help investigate the disappearances of several women, including young FBI agent Monica Banan. Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

    Before Sam Axe teamed up with Michael and Fiona, he was Commander Axe, U.S. Navy SEAL. The Fall of Sam Axe tells the story of how Sam went from respected Naval Commander to the man of mystery we've come to know on Burn Notice. On what will turn out to be Sam's last military mission, he is sent to the jungles of Colombia to investigate claims of a vicious terrorist organization known only as the "Espada Ardiente" (Flaming Sword). His mission: to determine whether U.S. military aid is necessary to deal with the threat. But when he arrives, things are more complicated than he'd imagined. He receives word that the rebels have targeted a small civilian clinic deep in the jungle. Sam must now save the clinic's doctors and patients from certain death. However, nothing is as it seems and the Espada Ardiente may not be the biggest threat Sam Axe faces.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    A group of Chicago mob ruthless enforcers are sent to Kansas City to settle things with the owner of a slaughterhouse who has taken money that is not his to keep.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:28

    On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:52

    After saving Casey, a daughter of his friend, from hired assassins, Jack Devlin is hit with a strange phobia - fear of white color. But when his other friend, who works as a bodyguard for a supermodel, is wounded, Jack decides to step in for him. Now he must confront his fear and the assassin, who seems to be well aware of Jack's problem.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom
    Duration01:28

    A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the accidental death of one of his cronies.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryFrance, Canada

    Grieving after the death of her young son Joseph, novelist Betty Fisher enters a dark depression. Hoping to bring her out of it, her mother Margot arranges to kidnap another child, Jose, to replace the son Betty lost. Although she knows it's wrong, Betty accepts Jose as her new son. Meanwhile, Jose's mother Carole is looking for her son with the help of her boyfriend Francois and some of his criminal cohorts.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:41

    A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:40

    Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

    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: 5.8
      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA, Japan
      Duration01:55

      Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich "business"-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he's for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, France
      Duration01:41

        After Washington DC detective Alex Cross is told that a family member has been murdered, he vows to track down the killer. He soon discovers that she was not his first victim and that things are not what they seem.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrethriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:23

        A Jewel thief named Frank Stone is a very deeply disturbed, anti social, milquetoast who finds no joy or humor in anything - until he awakens from a deep coma.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrethriller, comedy, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:41

        In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, Japan
        Duration01:44

        Rita Rizzoli is a narcotics cop with a plethora of disguises. When a drug shipment is hijacked, the thieves don't know that the drug is unusually pure and packs of 'Fatal Beauty' begin turning up next to too many dead bodies. Mike works for the original owner of the drugs and tries to tell himself that since he does not handle the drugs, he is 'clean'. Mike becomes Rita's constant companion.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:27

        Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but needs money to help out his ill father. The situation becomes more complicated when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister, Valerie, drawing another player into the game.

        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: 5.4
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:31

        A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. Although the two men clash, they gradually become effective partners as they uncover a conspiracy linked to the killings, which also involves terrorism and organized crime.

        Markimdb: 4.6
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration01:30

        A family man who turns out to be a retired mob enforcer must travel across the country to find his daughter who has gone missing.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:24

        A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:06

        When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, Romania
        Duration01:43

        While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:21

        A darkly comic swamp noir story of two best friends set in the late 1980s. Based on the novels by Joe R. Lansdale, the series follows Hap Collins, an East Texas white boy with a weakness for Southern women, and Leonard Pine, a gay, black Vietnam vet with a hot temper.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:41

        Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?

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