If You Liked Shaft, Watch These Next
Finished Shaft (2019) 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 Shaft, most of them are action, crime, comedy.
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20 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
1.Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday(2022)
6.8ActionComedyCrimeAlso action and comedy
The Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father figure.
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2.Cotton Comes to Harlem(1970)
6.2ActionComedyCrimeAlso action and comedy
Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson look into O'Malley's scam, they learn that the cash is being smuggled inside…
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3.Lethal Weapon 3(1992)
6.7ActionThrillerCrimeAlso action and crime
Riggs and Murtaugh pursue a former officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.
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4.Transporter 3(2008)
6.2ActionThrillerCrimeAlso action and crime
Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous…
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6.Who Is Cletis Tout?(2001)
5.9ActionComedyCrimeAlso action and comedy
With a hitman’s gun aimed at him, Finch tells the story of how he broke out of jail, fell in love, and took the identity of a man wanted by the Mafia.
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7.Sheroes(2023)
5.8ActionComedyCrimeAlso action and comedy
When four thick-as-thieves friends arrive in Thailand, they quickly find themselves in over their heads. Fighting to stay alive, they employ their unique set of skills and unleash their fierce loyalty in a heart-pumping battle for survival.
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8.Wire Room(2022)
6.1ActionCrimeAlso action and crime
New recruit Justin Rosa must monitor arms-smuggling cartel member Eddie Flynn — and keep him alive at all costs. When a SWAT team descends on Flynn’s home, Rosa breaks protocol and contacts the gangster directly to save his life. As gunmen break into the Wire Room and chaos erupts, Mueller and Rosa make a final,…
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9.Mechanic: Resurrection(2016)
6.1ActionCrimeThrillerAlso action and crime
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.
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10.Debt Collectors(2020)
6.2ActionComedyCrimeAlso action and comedy
A pair of debt collectors are thrust into an explosively dangerous situation, chasing down various lowlifes while also evading a vengeful kingpin.
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11.Bulletproof(1996)
5.8ComedyCrimeActionAlso comedy and crime
An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Frank Coltan. But the only problem is that Keats is a cop, his real name is Jack Carter, and he is working undercover with the LAPD to bust Moses and Colton at a sting…
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12.The Black Book(2023)
6.7ActionMysteryThrillerAlso action and mystery
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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13.The Pickup(2025)
6.4ActionComedyCrimeAlso action and comedy
A routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when mismatched armored truck drivers Russell and Travis are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by savvy mastermind Zoe.
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14.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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16.One Mile: Chapter Two(2026)
6.6ActionCrimeAlso action and crime
Former special forces operative Danny is forced back onto a remote island when a violent, secretive community takes revenge by abducting his daughter Alex, launching a relentless hunt against enemies prepared for his every move.
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17.The Pope of Greenwich Village(1984)
6.4ActionComedyCrimeAlso action and comedy
Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150,000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.
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18.Bulletproof 2(2020)
6.3ComedyActionCrimeAlso comedy and action
Special Agent Jack Carter reluctantly assumes the identity of criminal Archie Moses to take down a powerful South African crime family. But when the real Moses is put in danger, he and Carter must work together to foil the scheme for good.
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19.Fight or Flight(2025)
6.3ActionComedyThrillerAlso action and comedy
A mercenary takes on the job of tracking down a target on a plane but must protect that target when they're surrounded by people trying to kill both of them.
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20.Desert Dawn(2025)
6.4ActionCrimeMysteryAlso action and crime
A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his begrudging deputy get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.
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