Movies like The Matador: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Matador (2005) — a action, comedy and crime film directed by Richard Shepard — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Matador most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like mexico city, mexico, hitman and midlife crisis. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Who Is Cletis Tout? 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Comedy, Crime
With a hitman’s gun aimed at him, Finch tells the story of how he broke out of jail, fell in love, and took the identity of a man wanted by the Mafia.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Fast Charlie 2023★ 6.3
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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His Kind of Woman 1951★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Comedy, Thriller
Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Suicide Kings 1997★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Carlo, 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 Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Smokin' Aces 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Killer's Game 2024★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Comedy, Thriller
When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend, he must fend off an army of assassin colleagues and win back the love of his life before it's too late.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 2021★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid. As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Accident Man 2018★ 6.3
Shares: Action, Crime, Thriller, Comedy
Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Rookie 1990★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Desperado 1995★ 6.9
Shares: Thriller, Action, Crime
El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.
Stream in India on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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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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Criminal 2004★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Comedy, Thriller
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mikey and Nicky 1976★ 6.9
Shares: Crime, Drama
Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Run All Night 2015★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Crime, Thriller
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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After Hours 1985★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy, Thriller, Drama
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Enforcer 2022★ 7.0
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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One Night at McCool's 2001★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Crime
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a tussle with her criminal boyfriend, who she then shoots dead, later persuading Randy to take the rap for her. But this isn't the end of it, as both Randy's cousin Carl and the detective assigned to the murder case also fall for Jewel's charms and find themselves caught up in the ensuing events. It seems that any man who meets Jewel falls instantly in love with her, and she's going to use this fully to her own advantage, leaving a trail of havoc in her wake. It also seems that she is going to get away with it - that is, until Randy decides to hire a hitman...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer 2025★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Comedy
A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Stretch 2014★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Comedy, Thriller
A hard-luck limo driver struggling to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie takes on a job with a crazed passenger whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bad Influence 1990★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller, Crime
Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now