Top 20 movies like Defenders of the Law

Defenders of the Law

A gang of racketeers, with the aid of a high-ranking city official has control of a big-city, and the police plant an undercover cop to gather evidence against the hoodlums - except the police keep telling the wrong person what they are up to.

Defenders of the Law is of 1 hour(s) and 4 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Larry Darmour Productions, Standard Photoplay Company. It was released on 1931-05-23. It has the tagline: "Defenders of the Law" is one of the greatest gangsters pictures of the year!

Genres: ActionAdventureCrimeDramaRomance

1. We're Only Human

We're Only Human

A cop, who plays by his own rules, brings down a notorious gangster.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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2. Drug Lordz

Drug Lordz

Oakland mobster Salvador Castro , newly released from prison, wastes no time in getting back into the Bay Area drug-running game. He encounters new, ruthless competition from San Francisco thug Darryl and a pair of inept detectives, compelling Salvador and his crew to haul out the big guns.

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3. Se7en

Se7en

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

It has an average vote of 8.373 on TMDB.

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4. Dogville

Dogville

A mysterious woman named Grace hides in a small mountain town from criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth their effort, so Grace works hard under the employ of various townspeople to win their favor. Tensions flare, however, and Grace's status as a helpless outsider provokes vicious contempt and abuse from the citizens of Dogville.

It has an average vote of 7.772 on TMDB.

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5. Frenzy

Frenzy

After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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6. THX 1138

THX 1138

People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.

It has an average vote of 6.451 on TMDB.

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7. Hate

Hate

A look inside the Hate Crimes Unit of the NYPD

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8. Lost Highway

Lost Highway

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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9. Ask the Dust

Ask the Dust

Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.

It has an average vote of 5.376 on TMDB.

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10. No Good Deed

No Good Deed

While doing a friend a favour and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery. The screenplay by Christopher Cannan and Steve Barancik is based on the short story "The House in Turk Street" by Dashiell Hammett.

It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.

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11. Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce

When a naive policeman falls in love with a prostitute, he doesn’t want her seeing other men and creates an alter ego who’s to be her only customer.

It has an average vote of 7.429 on TMDB.

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12. Z (Z)

Z

Amidst a heated political climate, the opposition leader is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. When a magistrate finds evidence of a government cover-up, witnesses start to get targeted. A thinly-fictionalized account of the events surrounding the assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963, Z captures the outrage about the military junta that ruled Greece at the time.

It has an average vote of 7.881 on TMDB.

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13. Wallander 01 - Before The Frost (Innan Frosten)

Wallander 01 - Before The Frost

A fanatical sect is suspected to be behind some horrific violent crimes in Ystad. Henning Mankell's sharp-eyed commissioner receives assistance from her daughter Linda, a newly-graduated police officer, and criminal inspector Stefan Lindman. The first of 32 films with Krister Henriksson as the popular commissioner Kurt Wallander.

It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

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14. Saving Grace

Saving Grace

Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial straits when she inherits massive debts her late husband had been accruing for years. Faced with losing her house, she decides to use her talent for horticulture and hatches a plan to grow potent marijuana which can be sold at an astronomical price, thus solving her financial crisis.

It has an average vote of 6.534 on TMDB.

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15. Double Dragon

Double Dragon

Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers' half and have a complete medallion so he can gain absolute power.

It has an average vote of 4.455 on TMDB.

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16. The Price of the American Dream II

The Price of the American Dream II

Following in the footsteps of the first film, "The Price of the American Dream II" continues the story of Laura Munoz who has grown considerably older and is now a single mother with four children after the death of her husband Chendo. As a result, Laura moves her family from Los Angeles, California to Albuquerque, New Mexico in hopes of gaining a better life for herself and for her children Manny, Alexendra, Daniel, and Carlos. However, life proves to be just as hard in a new state when Manny and Alex begin hanging out with the wrong crowd including the fact that Carlos is now constantly getting in trouble at school and Daniel is even trapped in the middle of it. It seems the price of the American dream has only risen higher since Laura first found it.

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17. Wild 7: Biker Knights (ワイルド7)

Wild 7: Biker Knights

An elite police crime fighting team is formed using convicted criminals. Using their first hand knowledge of the criminal mindset, the Wild 7 are first sent after a gang of Bank robbers. Then in Wild Biker Knights they are sent after a huge crime syndicate that has many high powered government officials in its deep pockets.

It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.

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18. Strange Days

Strange Days

Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience the emotions and past experiences of others. While they typically contain tawdry incidents, Nero is shocked when he receives one showing a murder.

It has an average vote of 7.009 on TMDB.

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19. To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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20. Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.

It has an average vote of 7.36 on TMDB.

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