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In the center of the storyline of the crime drama “John Wick” is a hired killer who one day decides to retire. He really manages to live peacefully, enjoying the pleasant company of his beloved dog and trips in his adored car. So he would have continued to live if it had not occurred to a random thief to rob Wick’s house, kill the dog and steal the car.
Now the former ruthless killer leaves his intentions to live in peace. He is obsessed with the desire for revenge. Properly armed, he goes in search of a robber who can no longer escape retribution.
If you like these kind of crime thrillers, then our list of films similar to the exciting picture “John Wick” will be to your taste.
10 Night Runaway (2015)
Experienced hitman Jimmy Conlon, known in criminal circles as the Gravedigger, has seen better days. An old friend of the head of the mafia clan, Sean Maguire, is overtaken by the sins of the past and the persistent policeman who has been chasing Jimmy all these thirty years. And, it seems, the only joy for him is alcohol.
But when his son Mike, with whom he has not communicated for a very long time, becomes the target of bandits, Jimmy has to make a choice between the criminal world and his loved ones, whom he lost far in the past.
He decides to go on the run with Mike, because the only way to make amends with his son is to save him from the fate that, as he is sure, is destined for him …
“Night Runaway” – A fast-paced movie with a gripping storyline.
9. Shoot ’em (2007)
Smith, the hero of the picture “Shoot ’em”, lives, keeping his not difficult memories of the experience and shunning people. And it is he who will have to save a pregnant woman from a gang of cruel bandits, taking birth and eliminating scoundrels at the same time.
But, despite his efforts, the woman is killed, and he is left alone with a newborn baby in his arms. As a babysitter, he finds a familiar elite prostitute serving perverts.
Trying to save a tiny baby who, for some unthinkable reason, they want to kill, the heroes become embroiled in a government conspiracy. Now their lives are hanging by a thread…
8. Crimson Mint (2018)
When the government spits on the murder of her loved ones, the heroine of the film “Crimson Mint” decides to carry out lynching: rid the city of criminals and corrupt officials of the law in order to avenge his loved ones. After all, revenge is a dish that should be served cold, almost like mint ice cream – the favorite dish of her murdered daughter …
7. Kill Bill (2003)
The Black Mamba was one of the best in the Killing Vipers squad. In addition, Bill, the head of this criminal community, loved her. But everything changed when she realized she was pregnant. For the sake of the child, she decides to break with the past and hide from her lover.
Some time later, Bill finds her in a small town. She lives an ordinary life: her new friends and fiancé have no idea about her past life. At a rehearsal for the wedding of his former lover, Bill decides to brutally avenge her betrayal.
He kills the guests and the groom in front of her eyes, and then his accomplices beat the pregnant bride. Cold-blooded killers were sure that their victim was dead.
Four years later, the Black Mamba woke up after a long coma. A woman remembers everything that happened to her and now she will take revenge on everyone, and most importantly, she will want Kill Bill…
6. Payment (1999)
A gangster named Porter is engaged in robbery and robbery. Experienced in criminal cases, he made a big mistake by taking the wrong accomplices with him to a new business.
Together with his wife and new partner, Porter steals a car with money owned by Asians. And everything could have gone like clockwork, but the new partner told Porter’s wife that her missus was not faithful to her. After these words, she puts all the bullets into her husband and leaves them on the side of the road.
Porter miraculously manages to stay alive. Now he wants only one thing – to find this couple and make them pay for what they have done … Pay will be sweet.
5. Mechanic (2010)
Arthur Bishop is a cold-blooded assassin of the highest class. Professionals of his level in the criminal environment are called “mechanics” – they work so technically and quickly.
Bishop can eliminate anyone without question. However, this time the killer faces a difficult task – he needs to eliminate his best friend, Harry Macken, who betrayed very big people. Despite pangs of conscience, Arthur kills Harry, while very lamenting what happened. At the funeral, he meets a friend’s son, Steve.
Soon, Steve, not realizing that it was Bishop who killed his father, reveals the secret to Arthur, and says that he would also like to become like “mechanics”. An experienced killer begins to instruct his student, but one day the son of the man he killed finds out the whole truth…
4. Desperate (1995)
The talented musician lived carefree, reveling in his virtuoso guitar playing. Once he crossed the path of a well-known mafioso named Bucho in those parts, and the latter decides to punish his offender. In a terrible shootout, the musician’s beloved dies, and he himself is seriously wounded in the arm.
Having lost his beloved, the hero of the film decides to take revenge on Bucho at all costs, and begins a deadly hunt for the bloodthirsty mafia. In order to find the killer, he meets with his old friend and begins to implement the plan.
Very soon “desperate” will meet the spectacular beauty Carolina, who in the past also suffered from the insidious Bucho and now she wants to contribute to the plan of retribution for this mafia.
Now everyone who decides to get in the way of this dashing couple will pay for their sins…
3. The Great Equalizer (2014)
The main character of the picture “The Great Equalizer” – a retired special forces officer who no longer wants to bear the hardships of military life. He is going to start a peaceful quiet life.
However, fate decrees otherwise. One day, the hero becomes an involuntary witness to the brutal beating of a prostitute, whom he, of course, decides to protect. This noble act turns his life into a real nightmare.
He is being hunted by Russian bandits and local corrupt policemen. Now he will have to remember all his fighting skills and prove to the scoundrels that good things happen with fists…
2. Hostage (2007)
Bryan Mills is a retired US intelligence agent. After parting with his wife, the only daughter became the meaning of his life. Kim decides to go with a friend to Paris, where she is taken hostage by a group of unknown people.
Horrified, Brian hurriedly flies to Europe and begins his investigation. He is informed that he has only 96 hours left to find and rescue pawn shopotherwise he will never see her again…
1. Jack Reacher (2012)
With his characteristic composure and professionalism, the sniper shoots at several civilians. It remains unclear to everyone what exactly prompted this man to kill innocent people in broad daylight.
Among the suspects is a certain James Bahr. In his house, law enforcement officers manage to find weapons and cartridges similar to those that were removed from the bodies of those killed.
This man is now facing the death penalty. He does not testify without trying to justify himself. He only writes on a piece of paper to be found Jack Reacher. But how do you find this Reacher? After all, he has no credit cards, no mobile phone, no driver’s license. The Invisible Man, no less…