Movies Like Oscar Shaw
After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the streets he once swore to protect.
Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.
As Good as Dead
Same director (R. Ellis Frazier) + same lead (Michael Jai White), ex-cop revenge/survival premise
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Same director R. Ellis Frazier, fugitive-on-the-run crime thriller with similar low-budget action style
Exit Wounds
Shares Michael Jai White & Isaiah Washington; rogue detective action-crime in same urban register
Take Back
Same lead Michael Jai White; low-budget action-thriller with ex-cop vengeance/rescue arc
Never Back Down: No Surrender
Michael Jai White-led DTV action with ex-fighter redemption arc; same budget tier and audience
Falcon Rising
Michael Jai White revenge action in same DTV niche; ex-soldier haunted by trauma seeks justice
Indemnity
Ex-first-responder falsely accused, on-the-run action-thriller; similar tone, male-protagonist revenge drive
16 Blocks
Burned-out cop redemption arc; gritty urban action-thriller with justice theme, peer audience
Fast X
Tyrese Gibson starring; action-crime with revenge/loyalty themes, overlapping fanbase
The Fate of the Furious
Tyrese Gibson starring; betrayal/redemption-driven action-crime, strong audience overlap
Officer Downe
Disgraced detective revenge thriller; DTV action with haunted-cop redemption in same genre pocket
The Seven-Ups
Elite detective hunts partner's killers; gritty NYC crime action, same investigator-vengeance DNA
They Made Me a Fugitive
Framed man escapes to exact revenge; noir crime-thriller sharing the vengeance/justice core theme
Man in the Shadow
Sheriff fights entrenched power for justice; Western-thriller with lone-lawman redemption arc
No Name on the Bullet
Western vengeance/paranoia thriller; town haunted by a killer mirrors retired-cop justice quest
Each Dawn I Die
Outlaw Western with vengeance/legend themes; tonal cousin to the Western-inflected crime revenge arc
Thick as Thieves
Late-career crime-action with weathered male leads; similar mid-budget gritty heist-crime adjacency
The Parts You Lose
Crime-thriller with moral reckoning and redemption undercurrents; slower burn, similar emotional register
The Glass Key
Noir thriller about loyalty, corruption, and street justice; tonal cousin via crime-vengeance worldview
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What is Oscar Shaw about?
Oscar Shaw is a 2026 action crime thriller directed by R. Ellis Frazier, starring Michael Jai White, Tyrese Gibson, and Isaiah Washington. The story follows a retired detective haunted by the death of his closest friend who sets out on a vengeful quest to restore justice to the streets he once protected.
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