20 best movies like Vantage Point (2008)

List of the best movies like Vantage Point (2008): Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, St. Ives, Whiteout, The November Man, Waist Deep, Surviving the Game, Déjà Vu, The Corruptor, Into the Blue 2: The Reef, Above the Law.

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Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryIndia
Duration01:03

In war torn Calcutta during the 1940's, Byomkesh Bakshy, fresh out of college, pits himself against an evil genius who is out to destroy the world.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

A dabbler-in-crime and his assistant hire an ex-police reporter to recover some stolen papers.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Canada, France, Turkey
Duration01:41

    The only U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, Carrie Stetko will soon leave the harsh environment behind for good – in three days, the sun will set and the Amundsen-Scott Research Station will shut down for the long winter. When a body is discovered out on the open ice, Carrie's investigation into the continent's first homicide plunges her deep into a mystery that may cost her her own life.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:48

      An ex- CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.

      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: 6.2
      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: 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: 6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:50

      Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

      When they're hired to recover the lost treasure of Columbus, married scuba divers Sebastian (Chris Carmack) and Dani (Laura Vandervoort) think they've hit the jackpot. But as they get closer to the fortune, the couple begins to suspect their employers have their own agenda. Hitting upon the real plan, the two come to the chilling realization that they may be expendable and that there's much more than riches at stake.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:39

      Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough bone-crushing.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      Los Angeles homicide detective Jerry Beck searches for the murderer who killed a police officer on Christmas Eve. The investigation takes Beck inside the violent world of hate groups and white supremacists, who are hatching a deadly plot to attack even more innocent people. Beck must also confront his own personal demons, including his growing problem with alcohol, if he wants to track down and stop the violent neo-Nazis before it is too late.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      This intense action-thriller unfolds in real time as two embattled souls fight for their lives. Gary Oldman stars as a vicious crime boss out to kill Nick, the lone witness set to testify against him. He hires a mysterious female motorcycle courier to unknowingly deliver a poison-gas bomb to slay Nick, but after she rescues Nick from certain death, the duo must confront an army of ruthless hired killers in order to survive the night.

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

      Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

      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: 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: 6.3
        Genreaction, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France, China, Canada
        Duration01:55

        A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

        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: 6.5
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, Germany
        Duration01:38

        A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.

        Markimdb: 8.1
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryIndia

        A retired police commissioner recounts the most memorable case of his career, wherein he was informed about a bomb scare in Mumbai.

        Markimdb: 7.9
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, Mexico, Spain, Malta
        Duration00:29

        Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas, she looks to become the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.

        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: 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: 5.4
        Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:31

        Wifes and children of the Mormon Orville Beecham become victims of a massacre in his own house. The police believes the crime had a religious motive. Orville doesn't give any comment on the case, is taken into protective custody. Journalist Smith persuades him to help him in the investigation - and finds out about economic motives for the murder.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, Germany
        Duration01:53

        When a mafia accountant is taken hostage on his beat, a police officer – wracked by guilt from a prior stint as a negotiator – must negotiate the standoff, even as his own family is held captive by the mob.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime, detective
        CountryAustralia, USA
        Duration02:28

        A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:47

        A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis' partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit.

        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: 6.8
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:56

        Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, has a job teaching school and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal, top-secret agent.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, Germany, Sweden
        Duration01:55

        In Stockholm, Sweden, hacker Lisbeth Salander is hired by Frans Balder, a computer engineer, to retrieve a program that he believes it is too dangerous to exist.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:36

        An elite hitman returns to erase his past only to find that somebody has messed with his future.

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

        The story of military hero Eric Carter’s return to the U.S. and the trouble that follows him back – compelling him to ask CTU for help in saving his life, and stopping what potentially could be one of the largest-scale terror attacks on American soil.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:01

        Blown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after Dove leaves the force his partner is killed by a bomb that Dove thinks might have been made by someone he knows.

        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: 5.9
        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: 6.2
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration01:32

        During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon after, his protégé is tasked with finding out what happened as an impending attack on London looms, and eventually uncovers a deadly conspiracy.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryFrance
        Duration01:48

        French secret agent Joss Baumont is sent to kill the president Njala of an African country. However, a counter-order is given before he can execute his mission and he is abandoned in the hands of foreign authorities. He escapes and seeks revenge by pursuing what was his original mission.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:57

        A Texan with a secret past searches Europe with his son after the KGB kidnaps his wife.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan
        Duration02:04

        Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, the perfectionist Jackal proves an elusive target for the men charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI boss and a former IRA terrorist.

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