Movies Like The Shadow's Edge

Same director Larry Yang + Jackie Chan lead; action-drama, slightly lighter tone but same creative team

Chinese-language crime-action drama; aging legend pulled back into criminal world, serious tone, adult audience

Shares Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka-fai; HK crime-action, police corruption, ensemble cast

Definitive cop-vs-professional-thieves thriller; serious tone, expert crew, detective obsession — exact genre peer

Ex-cop hunting elite diamond thieves across Europe; heist-counter structure, serious crime-thriller tone, contemporary

Expert thieves vs. determined pursuer; professional-grade heist thriller with matching genre, tone and adult audience

Veteran thief vs. law enforcement; one-last-job heist thriller, professional crew, matching crime-thriller register

Cops vs. criminal operation with trust-and-betrayal structure; contemporary action crime thriller, matching tone

Police vs. professional criminals in close-quarters thriller; action-crime, serious stakes, adult genre audience

Asian ex-cop manhunt thriller; relentless pursuit structure, dark tone, matches genre and regional sensibility

Macau-set cops-vs-gangsters action; direct setting match (Macao), HK/Macau crime genre, adult audience

Hacking/tech-enabled heist with crypto-adjacent financial crime angle; action-crime thriller, similar security-breach theme

Undercover cop fighting organized crime in high-stakes night; action-crime thriller with similar law enforcement vs. criminals structure

Expert thief crew pulling elaborate heist; contemporary action crime thriller, matching audience though Western setting

John Woo-style action thriller, manhunt structure; genre peer for action-crime fans though Western setting and different theme

Surveillance and camera-tracking angle directly mirrors hacked-camera system theme; heist under surveillance, crime-thriller

Detective with martial arts skills hunting criminals; action-crime with cop-pursuer structure, adult crime audience

Lone cop vs. gang war; martial-arts-capable police action, matching genre though dated and Western

Johnnie To's Mainland China crime-thriller; relentless police manhunt, deadly serious tone, Chinese-language genre peer

HK police thriller; elite cops hunting sophisticated criminals, Macau/HK sensibility, serious adult crime drama