Movies Like Messenger of Death

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

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

1987·1h 39m·★ 5.5·J. Lee Thompson

2 shared crewDir. J. Lee ThompsonDP: Gideon Porath

10 to Midnight

1983·1h 42m·★ 6.3·J. Lee Thompson

Both star Charles Bronson & Gene DavisDir. J. Lee ThompsonCrime & Thriller

A Bittersweet Life

2005·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Kim Jee-woon

TMDB recommendsAction & Crime

A Better Tomorrow

1986·1h 35m·★ 7.4·John Woo

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Manhunter

1986·2h·★ 7.2·Michael Mann

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Eagle Has Landed

1976·2h 15m·★ 6.9·John Sturges

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The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Evil That Men Do

1984·1h 30m·★ 5.9·J. Lee Thompson

Action & Crime & ThrillerStarring Charles BronsonDir. J. Lee Thompson

Fast X

2023·2h 22m·★ 5.7·Louis Leterrier

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2022·1h 37m·★ 4.4·Dallas Jackson

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Death Sentence

2007·1h 45m·★ 6.7·James Wan

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Kill 'em All 2

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War

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Run All Night

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God Is a Bullet

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How Good Is Messenger of Death?

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