If You Liked Nighthawks, Watch These Next
Finished Nighthawks (1981) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Nighthawks, most of them are action, crime, thriller.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Righteous Kill(2008)
5.9CrimeThrillerMysteryAlso crime and thriller
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
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3.The Virtuoso(2021)
5.9ThrillerCrimeActionAlso thriller and crime
Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
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4.The Black Book(2023)
6.7ActionMysteryThrillerAlso action and thriller
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
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5.War(2007)
6.4ActionCrimeThrillerAlso action and crime
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a violent clash of rival gangs. Will the truth come out before it's too late? And when the dust settles,…
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6.Maniac Cop 2(1990)
6.0ActionHorrorMysteryAlso action and thriller
Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.
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7.The Enforcer(2022)
7.0ActionCrimeDramaAlso action and crime
A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.
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9.Run All Night(2015)
6.4ActionCrimeThrillerAlso action and crime
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between…
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10.The System(2022)
7.3ActionCrimeThrillerAlso action and crime
When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
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11.Hellhound(2024)
6.8ActionCrimeThrillerAlso action and crime
Ready to leave his profession behind, Loreno, an assassin, lends help to an old friend, Cetan, and taking one last job in Thailand seeking out a local kingpin. A lapse in judgment means Loreno crosses paths with old colleague Paul.
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12.Cleaner(2007)
6.1CrimeThrillerMysteryAlso crime and thriller
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may have unknowingly erased crucial evidence, entangling himself in a dirty criminal cover-up.
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13.A Working Man(2025)
6.7ActionCrimeThrillerAlso action and crime
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.
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14.Code of Silence(1985)
5.9ActionCrimeDramaAlso action and crime
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
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15.Sexy Beast(2001)
7.0CrimeThrillerDramaAlso crime and thriller
Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job.
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16.Maniac Cop(1988)
6.1ActionHorrorMysteryAlso action and crime
A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.
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17.Hostile Takeover(2025)
6.9ActionComedyThrillerAlso action and thriller
Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
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18.Black Lotus(2023)
6.5ActionCrimeMysteryAlso action and crime
An ex-special forces operative wages a one man war through the streets of Amsterdam to rescue his friend's daughter from the local crime syndicate.
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19.The Double(2011)
5.8ActionDramaCrimeAlso action and crime
The mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the crime. Having spent his career chasing Cassius, Shepherdson is convinced his nemesis is long dead, but…
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20.Black Site(2022)
6.0ActionThrillerCrimeAlso action and thriller
A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching and dire consequences.
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