Movies like Quick
If Quick's mix of california, assassin and corruption stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Quick's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Dirty Harry
1971 · Directed by Don Siegel · 102 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: police, chase, kidnapping · Also action and crime
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.
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Breakdown
1997 · Directed by Jonathan Mostow · 93 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: california, chase, kidnapping · Also crime and action · From the same decade (1990s)
On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a…
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Suicide Kings
1997 · Directed by Peter O'Fallon · 106 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping, hostage, betrayal · Also action and crime · From the same decade (1990s)
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.
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Heat
1995 · Directed by Michael Mann · 170 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: chase, betrayal · Also crime and action · From the same decade (1990s)
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest.
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Street Kings
2008 · Directed by David Ayer · 109 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: corruption, police · Also action and crime
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the…
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Dragged Across Concrete
2019 · Directed by S. Craig Zahler · 159 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: corruption, hostage · Also crime and action
Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour.
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The Killing
1956 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 85 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: corruption, femme fatale
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married.
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The Gauntlet
1977 · Directed by Clint Eastwood · 109 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: chase · Also action and crime
Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties—and incriminating…
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Close Range
2015 · Directed by Isaac Florentine · 80 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also action and crime
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.
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The Way of the Gun
2000 · Directed by Christopher McQuarrie · 119 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping · Also action and crime
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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Cleveland Abduction
2015 · Directed by Alex Kalymnios · 88 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping
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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A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014 · Directed by Scott Frank · 114 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: mafia
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.