20 best movies like The Highwaymen (2019)

List of the best movies like The Highwaymen (2019): Public Enemies, The Iceman, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Imperium, Kill 'em All, Black Mass, Heist, The Old Man & the Gun, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Changeling.

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Markimdb: 7
Genredrama, crime, biography, history
CountryUSA, Japan
Duration02:20

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, western, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:09

Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime, military, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:15

Nate Foster, a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical white supremacy terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy. Inspired by real events.

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: 6.9
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:09

    The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:30

    A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:33

    The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:17

    In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:21

    Christine Collins is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum.

    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: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, documentary, crime, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:39

    It’s 1994: a 13-year-old boy disappears from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three and a half years later, he is found alive, thousands of miles away, in Spain. Disoriented and quivering with fear, he divulges his shocking story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not what it seems. Sure, he has the same tattoos, but he looks decidedly different, and he now speaks with a strange accent. Why doesn't the family seem to notice these glaring inconsistencies? It's only when an investigator starts asking questions that this astounding true story takes an even stranger turn.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, drama, crime, biography, sport
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, China, Cambodia, USA, Germany
    Duration02:05

    The true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer incarcerated in Thailand's most notorious prison. Thrown into a world of drugs and violence, he finds his best chance to escape is to fight his way out in Muay Thai tournaments.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
    Duration02:07

    Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    After witnessing a miracle, a young Latina woman experiences strange things as a police detective searches for the truth behind his partner's death.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Puerto Rico

    FBI informant Jim Hoffman lures troubled automobile magnate John DeLorean to an undercover sting for cocaine trafficking.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    Over the course of one feverish day, a harried narcotics detective and his reluctant partner frantically track down a recently released convict who knows a secret from the past.

    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: 6.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:21

    Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    One memorable night in the life of veteran patrol officer Ray Mandel and his trainee, ambitious rookie cop Nick Holland in the LAPD's Olympic Division. With two cop killers on the loose and hunting for more targets, Mandel and Holland must contend with a city about to boil over, as well as Jack VanZandt, an unhinged rogue cop out for payback running wild in their patrol zone.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
    Duration02:20

    A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
    CountryUSA, Sweden
    Duration02:21

    Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
    CountryPoland
    Duration02:08

    Poland, 1970. Firmly determined to fight against Soviet tyranny and prevent the destruction of the world, the high-ranking officer of the Polish army Ryszard Kukliński makes a serious decision that will put his life, his family and the fate of an entire nation at risk.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, biography, history
    CountryUSA, Mexico

    Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life, for guidance. In reading from the book, Ashley not only finds purpose in her own life, but helps Brian find a more peaceful resolution to a harrowing situation.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrethriller, drama, western, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:21

    Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:42

    An ambitious lawyer finds himself caught in a power struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive and his firm’s senior partner. When the case takes a deadly turn, he must race to uncover the truth before he loses everything.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:13

    A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:34

      A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.

      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: 5.9
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:00

      Massachusetts, 1892. An unmarried woman of 32 and a social outcast, Lizzie lives a claustrophobic life under her father's cold and domineering control. When Bridget Sullivan, a young maid, comes to work for the family, Lizzie finds a sympathetic, kindred spirit, and a secret intimacy soon blossoms into a wicked plan.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, film noir, biography
      CountryUSA

      The life of American public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryIndia
      Duration02:08

      'Wazir' is a tale of two unlikely friends, a wheelchair-bound chess grandmaster and a brave ATS officer. Brought together by grief and a strange twist of fate, the two men decide to help each other win the biggest games of their lives. But there's a mysterious, dangerous opponent lurking in the shadows, who is all set to checkmate them.

      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: 6.8
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
      CountryUSA, Italy, United Kingdom, China
      Duration02:08

      The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.

      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: 7.5
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:35

      Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:24

      In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery.

      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.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Dr. Jacob Hood is a brilliant biophysicist and special science advisor to the government who investigates scientific crises and oddities. His crusade is to protect the substance of science against those who would abuse and misuse scientific discoveries for their own gain.

      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: 3
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA

        Inspired by actual events, a group of 12 year old girls face a night of horror when the compulsive addiction of an online social media game turns a moment of cyber bullying into a night of insanity.

        Markimdb: 3.5
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:33

        Nationally acclaimed evangelist John Luther is the last obstacle in the way of sweeping religious reform in the States. When a U.S. Senator and Luther's own supporters abduct and frame him in the murder of an innocent teenage girl, an unprecedented era of persecution is unleashed. Out on personal recognizance, Luther escapes police surveillance in search of the truth. And suddenly, a once-normal life is targeted by a team of ex-military operatives who wage a relentless campaign to eliminate the incriminating evidence. As evangelist turned fugitive, Luther vows to expose anyone involved with or profiting from the girl's murder; a mission that brings him face-to-face with the coming storm of persecution that will threaten the entire Christian community in America.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, film noir
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:22

        After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:08

        Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his, former Sheriff, partner.

        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: 7.3
          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, military, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Luxembourg, China
          Duration01:37

          The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

          Los Angeles Police Department detective Russell Poole has spent years trying to solve his biggest case -- the murders of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur -- but after two decades, the investigation remains open. Jack Jackson, a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies.

          Markimdb: 5.5
          Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration03:11

          The series follows Detective Carter, a radical LAPD detective, and Detective Lee, a by-the-book detective from Hong Kong, as they are forced into forming an unlikely partnership

          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: 7
            Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration00:15

            Sexy New York detective and single mother Harlee Santos fell in with a tight-knit group of dirty cops, taking bribes and protection money that she uses to provide the best life for her honest, talented daughter. But when she's trapped by the FBI and forced to inform on her own "brothers," she'll have to walk the fine line between love, loyalty, honor and betrayal, and try to keep it together for her daughter's future.




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