Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Above the Law

If you loved Above the Law, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
McQ

McQ

1974★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Above the Law for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs....

#2
Rapid Fire

Rapid Fire

1992★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Above the Law for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin....

#3
Out for Justice

Out for Justice

1991★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Above the Law for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Gino Felino is an NYPD detective from Brooklyn who knows everyone and everything in his neighborhood. Killing his partner was someone's big mistake... because he's now out for just...

#4
Code of Silence

Code of Silence

1985★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Above the Law for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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....

#5
Mile 22

Mile 22

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Above the Law for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An elite group of American operatives, aided by a top-secret tactical command team, must transport an asset who holds life-threatening information to an extraction point 22 miles a...

#6
The Substitute

The Substitute

1996★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Above the Law for fans of Action & Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute...

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