Movies Like Tough and Deadly

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

The Business

2005·1h 36m·★ 6.6·Nick Love

TMDB recommendsDrama & Action & Thriller

Back in Action

1994·1h 33m·★ 5.5·Steve DiMarco

Both star Billy Blanks & Roddy PiperAction & Drama & Thriller

JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Mission: Impossible

1996·1h 51m·★ 7.2·Brian De Palma

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

Mission: Impossible III

2006·2h 6m·★ 6.9·J.J. Abrams

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

Apartment Zero

1989·2h 4m·★ 6.8·Martin Donovan

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

Live and Let Die

1973·2h 1m·★ 6.7·Guy Hamilton

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

Syriana

2005·2h 8m·★ 6.8·Stephen Gaghan

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Rendition

2007·2h·★ 6.8·Gavin Hood

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Mission: Impossible II

2000·2h 3m·★ 6.1·John Woo

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

Pilgrim

2000·1h 37m·★ 5.5·Harley Cokeliss

TMDB recommendsThriller & Action

Contraband

2012·1h 49m·★ 6.4·Baltasar Kormákur

Fans also likedThriller & Action & Drama

Run

1991·1h 31m·★ 6.2·Geoff Burrowes

Fans also likedAction & Thriller & Drama

Road of No Return

2009·1h 34m·★ 4.3·Parviz Saghizadeh

Fans also likedAction & Drama & Thriller

Seeking Justice

2011·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Roger Donaldson

Fans also likedAction & Drama & Thriller

Apocalypse Now

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

TMDB recommends

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

TMDB recommends

American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.8·Ridley Scott

TMDB recommends

Beverly Hills Cop

1984·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Martin Brest

TMDB recommends

Hostile Takeover

2025·1h 29m·★ 4.6·Michael Hamilton-Wright

Fans also likedAction & Thriller

How Good Is Tough and Deadly?

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