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10 Best Movies Like Hard Boiled

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

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#1
In the Line of Duty 4

In the Line of Duty 4

1989★ 7.0

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

Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to ...

#2
Tiger on the Beat

Tiger on the Beat

1988★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Boiled for fans of Action & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A seasoned cop and his rookie partner are a pair of mismatched partners in this Hong Kong action-comedy in the style of 'Lethal Weapon'. The wacky twosome are up in arms as they tr...

#3
The Protector

The Protector

1985★ 6.0

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

Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man'...

#4
Paradox

Paradox

2017★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Boiled for fans of Action & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When a Hong Kong police negotiator is informed about the sudden disappearance of his 16-year-old daughter in Thailand, he travels there to search for her whereabouts....

#5
Dog Bite Dog

Dog Bite Dog

2006★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Boiled for fans of Action & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A young Cambodian man who has been trained to fight for money in his country is hired to kill someone in Hong Kong. He performs the hit and then flees from Hong Kong police, who ar...

#6
Tiger Cage

Tiger Cage

1988★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hard Boiled for fans of Action & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must ...

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