Movies like Walid
If Walid's mix of martial arts, kidnapping and human trafficking stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Walid's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Sound of Freedom
2023 · Directed by Alejandro Monteverde · 131 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping, human trafficking, child kidnapping · Also action and drama · From the same decade (2020s)
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
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John Q
2002 · Directed by Nick Cassavetes · 116 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also drama and thriller
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it.
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The Yakuza
1974 · Directed by Sydney Pollack · 112 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also drama and thriller
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
2013 · Directed by Isaac Florentine · 95 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts · Also action and thriller
Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence.
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Ransom
1996 · Directed by Ron Howard · 121 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: child kidnapping · Also action and thriller
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
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Alpha Dog
2006 · Directed by Nick Cassavetes · 122 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also drama and thriller
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way.
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Close Range
2015 · Directed by Isaac Florentine · 80 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also action and 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.