Movies Like Explosive City

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

The Mission

1999·1h 24m·★ 7.5·Johnnie To

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Triad Wars

2008·1h 52m·★ 5.7·Dennis Law Sau-Yiu

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Motorway

2012·1h 29m·★ 5.9·Cheang Pou-Soi

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SPL: Kill Zone

2005·1h 33m·★ 6.9·Wilson Yip

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Young and Dangerous

1996·1h 39m·★ 7.0·Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

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Young and Dangerous 3

1996·1h 38m·★ 6.6·Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

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Crank

2006·1h 28m·★ 6.9·Brian Taylor

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The Jackal

1997·2h 4m·★ 6.4·Michael Caton-Jones

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The Getaway

1994·1h 55m·★ 5.9·Roger Donaldson

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Bangkok Dangerous

2000·1h 45m·★ 6.5·Oxide Pang Chun

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The Piano Player

2002·1h 31m·★ 4.3·Jean-Pierre Roux

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Contract Killer

1998·1h 43m·★ 6.1·Stephen Tung Wai

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The Day of the Jackal

1973·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Fred Zinnemann

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Road to Perdition

2002·1h 57m·★ 7.6·Sam Mendes

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Eastern Promises

2007·1h 40m·★ 7.6·David Cronenberg

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

1999·1h 57m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

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Legacy of Rage

1986·1h 27m·★ 6.0·Ronny Yu

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The Enforcer

2022·1h 31m·★ 5.4·Richard Hughes

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Layer Cake

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Matthew Vaughn

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How Good Is Explosive City?

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