Movies like Backyard
If Backyard's mix of mexico, police corruption and prostitution stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Backyard's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Training Day
2001 · Directed by Antoine Fuqua · 122 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: police corruption · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (2000s)
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
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Cleveland Abduction
2015 · Directed by Alex Kalymnios · 88 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: true crime · Also crime and drama
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
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Kiss of the Dragon
2001 · Directed by Chris Nahon · 98 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: police corruption · Also crime and thriller · From the same decade (2000s)
Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.
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Taken
2008 · Directed by Pierre Morel · 94 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: prostitution, sex trafficking · From the same decade (2000s)
Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. After reluctantly agreeing with his ex-wife to let Kim go to Paris on vacation with a friend, his worst nightmare comes…
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The Way of the Gun
2000 · Directed by Christopher McQuarrie · 119 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: mexico · Also crime and drama · From the same decade (2000s)
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
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Scarface
1983 · Directed by Brian De Palma · 170 min8.2
Why you'll like itAlso crime and drama
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami.