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10 Best Movies Like Defiant

If you loved Defiant, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Defenders of Riga

Defenders of Riga

2007★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Defiant for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The film dramatizes November 11, 1919- a crucial date in the battle for Latvian independence. A year after the end of the official hostilities of WWI, a renegade German general and...

#2
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Defiant for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....

#3
War

War

2005★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Defiant for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Poor Boyz Productions declares "War" with this ski world in a battle to produce the best ski film for the 2005 season....

#4
The Saragossa Manuscript

The Saragossa Manuscript

1966★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Defiant for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather....

#5
Confessions of a Lady Cop

Confessions of a Lady Cop

1976★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Defiant for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Gianna Amicucci works in the house of the head of her hometown police force and enters the academy with a kickback from him. She is a beautiful woman (she generously sheds clothes ...

#6
Infernal Affairs II

Infernal Affairs II

2003★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Defiant for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the first film....