20 best movies like Who's the Man? (1993)

List of the best movies like Who's the Man? (1993): Rush Hour, The Cowboy Way, The Corruptor, Harlem Nights, Sneakers, Fatal Beauty, The Glimmer Man, Top Dog, Suicide Kings, Rising Sun.

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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: 5.9
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, western, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:42

Two championship rodeo partners travel to New York to find their missing friend, Nacho Salazar who went missing there.

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: 6
Genrecomedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.

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: 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: 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: 4.1
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:33

With his cop companion shot and killed by terrorists, Reno The Dog pairs up with tough cop Jake in thwarting the criminal organization.

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: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:04

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Conner and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Conner has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

A fearless cop is taking on a ruthless crimelord. He knew the risks. He just didn't know how far he would have to go.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:31

Gino Felino (Steven Seagal) is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his Partner was someone's mistake, because he's now Out For Justice.

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: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    Billy Hoyle and Sidney Deane are an unlikely pair of basketball hustlers. They team up to con their way across the courts of Los Angeles, playing a game that's fast dangerous - and funny.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, music, sport
    CountryUSA

    A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.

    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: 5.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:01

      Based on true events, The Wannabe, a story about Thomas, a man obsessed with Mafia culture during the 1990s in New York City. When Thomas’s failed attempts to fix the trial of infamous mobster John Gotti gets him rejected by the people he idolizes most, he sets off on a drug infused crime spree with his girlfriend and longtime mob groupie, Rose, by brazenly robbing the local Mafia hangouts.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an investment firm, for advice, before turning to the mob for help laundering the money. While Joey makes plans to leave the country, however, a detective is following his ever-warmer trail in order to recover the cash.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:01

      Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:58

      Skillfully framed by an unknown enemy for the murder of a priest, wanted vigilante MacManus brothers Murphy and Connor must come out of hiding on a sheep farm in Ireland to fight for justice in Boston.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA

      When a stunt man dies in Miami, his uncle, a New York mob boss, sends a hit man to tail the stunt coordinator, whom the boss wants dead. The hit man, Eric O'Bryne, gets close to his mark's daughter, and through her he asks her dad to teach him to do stunts. While waiting for the word to kill this mentor, Eric discovers the joy of stunt work and of being part of a family. Meanwhile, several people are looking for the dead man's briefcase of money and a cloth bag of illegal drugs that he stole from an undercover FBI agent now desperate to get the borrowed drugs back to the bureau. The stunt coordinator says that 'we dance in the shadows of death.' Can Eric step out into the sun?

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:52

      Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:59

      A law firm brings in its 'fixer' to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:30

      Four tuxedo clad men showing up at a penitentiary to meet a friend who has just been released after three years in prison and is going straight from the jail to marry his girlfriend. En route to the wedding, one of the men asks to stop by a bank to pick up some cash. As it turns out, he is a wanted bank robber who uses Shakespeare passages during his robberies and thus has become known as "Hamlet". Soon all five men are caught up in the bank and involved in the robbery as they end up in a hostage situation. The hostage negotiator shows up who turns out to be Hamlet's father.

      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: 5.8
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:30

      Set in the 1980s, Dom is a teenager who finds himself drawn into the charismatic world of football 'casuals,influenced by the firm's top boy, Bex. Accepted by the gang for his fast mouth and sense of humor, Dom soon becomes one the boys. But as Bex and his gang clash with rival firms across the country and the violence spirals out of control, Dom realizes he wants out - until he learns it's not that easy to simply walk away.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:35

      Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared criminals in the south of England, maintaining the hold on their empire with fear and violence until their untimely death.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

      Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.

      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: 5.7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA

      A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police information about a drive-by shooting they committed. Marvin's son, former NFL star John who created the Rebels, returns to Gary to be with his father and, with a little help from his friends, to destroy the Rebels his way.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      A working girl from New Jersey looks for love with a fast-lane Manhattan salesman from Queens.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to work with him on a new and difficult case. The new partner is Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning-fast deductions. But he keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      A dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.

      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: 7.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryTurkey

      In the absence of Behzat Ç., a superintendent named Himmet gets replaced as the president of the murder Bureau. When the murder of minister of Interior makes a big impact, Himmet decides to take advantage of it and he makes his team help the fight against terrorism bureau.

      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: 4.3
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      A young detective goes undercover at an elite private school to destroy an international stolen car ring.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      Wellman Santee (Dolph Lundgren) a former race car driver, whose livelihood is transporting exotic stolen super cars, is involved, with his partner Eddie, in shoot out, resulting in the deaths of his friend and a highway cop. Santee is framed for the cop's murder and jailed in a maximum security prison. A few months later, Santee breaks out after narrowly escaping an attempt on his life. He reaches a local diner where he steals a car, abducts the owner, Rita and flees, completely unaware that his hostage is a deputy sheriff. A massive manhunt ensues, spearheaded by Lt. Severance a tough, obessive cop. Santee leads the detective and his men on a dramatic high speed chase, from the desert wilderness to the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Santee's out to clear his name and when it comes to getting even, he's taking revenge into overdrive.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      When a bag filled with money goes missing from a casino, the Hitman (Chris O'Donnell) must retrieve it. While he tracks the stash down, the bag changes hands numerous times, finding its way to the Drifter (Jeremy Davies) and the Waitress (Rachael Leigh Cook), among others. As the bag's journey continues, more characters, including the Cop (Michael Rapaport) and the Sheriff (Keith David), get drawn into the winding crime tale, and the search becomes increasingly desperate.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      Boomer (Wiper) is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death of Carlos (Carmen Argenziano), his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned with the brutal and inhumane nature of his job. Consequently, he decides to hand in his resignation to the Chicago Police Department and return to his home town of Joliet, where his fiancé, Kelly (Natasha Henstridge), awaits.While en route back to Joliet, however, Boomer makes a grievous error in judgment when he stops for, and assists, an unfortunate motorist whose vehicle appears to have broken down; the naive ex-cop is swiftly attacked and rendered unconscious. Boomer awakes to find that his car and wallet have been stolen, and that he has become involved in a dangerous game of mistaken identity.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:43

      Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.

      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: 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: 7.9
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking, can't write his second novel, and carouses too much with his magazine editor. Rather than face reality, Jonathan turns instead to his fantasies — moonlighting as a private detective — because he wants to be a hero and a man of action.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:20

      An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryGermany, USA
      Duration02:02

      A recently released ex-con gets involved in a fake kidnapping scheme that turns very real.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved with the leaders sister.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrethriller, comedy, drama
      CountryChina

      INSEPARABLE is a genre-bending dramedy with a psychological suspense overtone. Selected as Wall Street Journal's "Top 10 Asian Films To Watch for in 2011" and an Official Selection of 16th Busan Film Festival, Inseparable tells the tale of a troubled engineer, Li (Daniel Wu) who faces pressure at work and problems at home with his moody wife (Gong Beibi). American expat Chuck (Kevin Spacey), rescues Li from the brink of despair and becomes an unlikely mentor. Co-starring Peter Stormare and Yan Ni.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:54

      A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case, eventually returning to solitude in the desert.




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