Movies like The Guard: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Guard (2011) — a action, comedy and thriller film directed by John Michael McDonagh — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Guard most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like prostitute, drug smuggling and blackmail. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Tango & Cash 1989★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Crime, Comedy, Thriller
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Money Talks 1997★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gringo 2018★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Action, Crime
An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.
Stream in India on Zee5, Movie Sphere+
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The Shepherd: Border Patrol 2008★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Crime, Thriller
A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Traffik 2018★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller, Action
A couple off for a romantic weekend in the mountains are accosted by a biker gang. Alone in the mountains, Brea and John must defend themselves against the gang, who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Big Nothing 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Close Range 2015★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Crime, Thriller
A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The 51st State 2001★ 6.1
Shares: Thriller, Action, Comedy, Crime
An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of deceit.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bulletproof 1996★ 5.8
Shares: Comedy, Crime, Action
An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Frank Coltan. But the only problem is that Keats is a cop, his real name is Jack Carter, and he is working undercover with the LAPD to bust Moses and Colton at a sting operation the LAPD has set up.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Year of the Dragon 1985★ 6.8
Shares: Action, Crime, Thriller
In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows increasingly willing to violate police protocol, resorting to progressively violent measures -- even as his concerned wife, Connie, and his superiors beg him to consider the consequences of his actions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blood for Dust 2024★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Crime, Thriller
Reckless Ricky makes serious money dealing illegal weapons throughout the tri-state area and loves to flaunt it. Traveling salesman Cliff, covers the same territory Ricky runs guns through. Desperate to find some financial relief for his struggling family, Cliff agrees to partner with Ricky, to commit cross-state drug and gun deliveries for a mid-level American cartel boss John. When a simple exchange turns into a bloodbath after Ricky kills everyone in a territory grab, the pair find themselves in a pressure cooker situation where unlikely drug dealer Cliff must fight as hard as he can to stay alive.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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Trap House 2025★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Crime, Thriller
An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and top-secret intel to do it.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Wire Room 2022★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Crime
New recruit Justin Rosa must monitor arms-smuggling cartel member Eddie Flynn — and keep him alive at all costs. When a SWAT team descends on Flynn’s home, Rosa breaks protocol and contacts the gangster directly to save his life. As gunmen break into the Wire Room and chaos erupts, Mueller and Rosa make a final, desperate stand against the corrupt agents and officials who seek to destroy evidence and kill them both.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rise of the Footsoldier 2007★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Crime, Thriller
Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Heat 2013★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Comedy, Crime
Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Greedy People 2024★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Crime
The eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, leading to a series of increasingly bad decisions which upend the once-peaceful community.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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Misdirection 2026★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Crime, Thriller
A desperate couple have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The tables are turned and the hunters become the hunted.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Black Lotus 2023★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Crime, Thriller
An ex-special forces operative wages a one man war through the streets of Amsterdam to rescue his friend's daughter from the local crime syndicate.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel, Lionsgate Play Amazon Channel
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Bad Boys 1995★ 6.8
Shares: Action, Comedy, Crime
Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Wheelman 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Crime, Thriller
A getaway driver for a bank robbery realizes he has been double crossed and races to find out who betrayed him.
Stream in India on Netflix