If You Liked Dirty Harry, Watch These Next
Finished Dirty Harry (1971) 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 Dirty Harry, most of them are action, crime, thriller.
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20 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
1.Bullitt(1968)
7.2ActionCrimeThrillerAlso action and crime
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a…
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2.Assault on Precinct 13(1976)
7.3ThrillerActionCrimeAlso thriller and action
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
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3.The Dead Pool(1988)
6.3ActionCrimeDramaAlso action and crime
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of prominent figures. By the time Harry learns that the murders are part of a sick game to predict such deaths, it may be too late.
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4.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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5.Freebie and the Bean(1974)
6.1ActionComedyCrimeAlso action and crime
Two San Francisco detectives want to bring down a local hijacking boss. But they'll have to get to him before a hitman does.
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6.21 Bridges(2019)
6.8CrimeActionDramaAlso crime and action
An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.
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7.Copshop(2021)
6.3ThrillerCrimeActionAlso thriller and crime
On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs.
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8.Magnum Force(1973)
7.1DramaCrimeActionAlso crime and action
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
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9.Death Warrant(1990)
6.3ActionCrimeThrillerAlso action and crime
Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding martial arts skills, is able to save his life and make himself respected in this violent world.
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11.Hard to Kill(1990)
6.0ActionDramaCrimeAlso action and crime
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in…
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12.Nick of Time(1995)
6.2ThrillerCrimeActionAlso thriller and crime
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
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13.Nighthawks(1981)
6.4ActionCrimeThrillerAlso action and crime
When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.
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14.My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done(2010)
6.1CrimeDramaThrillerAlso crime and thriller
Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.
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15.To Live and Die in L.A.(1985)
7.1CrimeThrillerActionAlso crime and thriller
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
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16.Nightcrawler(2014)
7.7CrimeDramaThrillerAlso crime and thriller
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
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17.Street Kings(2008)
6.7ActionCrimeDramaAlso action and crime
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties…
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19.Blood Work(2002)
6.2ThrillerCrimeActionAlso thriller and crime
Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
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