Movies like Dirty Harry
If Dirty Harry's mix of sniper, police and ambush stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Dirty Harry's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Magnum Force
1973 · Directed by Ted Post · 124 min7.1
Why you'll like itWith Clint Eastwood · Shares: san francisco, california, investigation, revolver · Also crime and action · From the same decade (1970s)
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands.
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Nightcrawler
2014 · Directed by Dan Gilroy · 118 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: psychopath, serial killer, neo-noir · Also crime and thriller
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
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Assault on Precinct 13
1976 · Directed by John Carpenter · 91 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: police, ambush, psychopath · Also thriller and action · From the same decade (1970s)
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
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Bullitt
1968 · Directed by Peter Yates · 113 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: police, chase, san francisco, california · Also action and crime
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police…
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21 Bridges
2019 · Directed by Brian Kirk · 100 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: detective, neo-noir, intense · Also crime and action
An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
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Jack Reacher
2012 · Directed by Christopher McQuarrie · 130 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: sniper, detective, investigation · Also crime and thriller
One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody.
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Kiss the Girls
1997 · Directed by Gary Fleder · 115 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: kidnapping, detective, investigation · Also thriller and crime
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to…
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Nighthawks
1981 · Directed by Bruce Malmuth · 99 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: police, chase, serial killer · Also action and crime
When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.
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Se7en
1995 · Directed by David Fincher · 127 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: police, psychopath, detective · Also crime and thriller
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the…
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Street Kings
2008 · Directed by David Ayer · 109 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: police, neo-noir · 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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Smokin' Aces
2006 · Directed by Joe Carnahan · 109 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: sniper, police · Also action and crime
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.
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Havoc
2025 · Directed by Gareth Evans · 107 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: detective, aggressive · Also action and crime
When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.