Movies Like Bullet in the Head

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

1989·1h 58m·★ 5.9·Tsui Hark

Themes: saigon, vietnam, vietnam warFans also likedAction & Crime & Thriller

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987·2h 1m·★ 7.3·Barry Levinson

Themes: saigon, vietnam, vietnam warTMDB recommends

Heaven & Earth

1993·2h 20m·★ 6.8·Oliver Stone

Themes: saigon, vietnam, vietnam warFans also liked

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: vietnam, vietnam warTMDB recommends

First Blood

1982·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Ted Kotcheff

Themes: vietnam, vietnam warAction & Thriller & War

Vengeance

2009·1h 48m·★ 6.6·Johnnie To

Fans also likedAction & Crime & ThrillerStarring Simon Yam

'71

2014·1h 39m·★ 7.2·Yann Demange

TMDB recommendsThriller & Action & War

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

1965·1h 23m·★ 6.6·Russ Meyer

TMDB recommendsCrime & Action & Thriller

Full Metal Jacket

1987·1h 57m·★ 8.2·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: vietnam, vietnam war

Platoon

1986·2h·★ 8.1·Oliver Stone

TMDB recommendsWar & Action

Hard Boiled

1992·2h 6m·★ 7.7·John Woo

Action & Thriller & CrimeStarring Tony Leung Chiu-waiDir. John Woo

Beverly Hills Cop

1984·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Martin Brest

TMDB recommendsCrime & Action

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Niels Mueller

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

What to Do in Case of Fire?

2001·1h 41m·★ 6.8·Gregor Schnitzler

TMDB recommendsThriller & Action

A Better Tomorrow

1986·1h 35m·★ 7.4·John Woo

Starring Waise Lee Chi-HungDir. John WooAction & Crime

Shock Wave 2

2020·2h·★ 6.5·Herman Yau

Fans also likedAction & Crime & Thriller

The System

2022·1h 37m·★ 4.3·Dallas Jackson

Fans also likedAction & Crime & Thriller

Chasing the Dragon

2017·2h 8m·★ 6.7·Wong Jing

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The Enforcer

1995·1h 44m·★ 6.5·Corey Yuen

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Kill 'em All 2

2024·1h 25m·★ 4.1·Valeri Milev

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How Good Is Bullet in the Head?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.

Where to Watch Bullet in the Head

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