Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Ex-Con

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

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#1
The System

The System

2022★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ex-Con for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 figu...

#2
In the Blood

In the Blood

2014★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ex-Con for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible....

#3
Shootfighter: Fight to the Death

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death

1993★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ex-Con for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Nick and Ruben are hoodwinked into a "shootfighter" (no-holds-barred, to the death) martial arts match by the evil Mr. Lee, who has a grudge against world shootfighter champ(and te...

#4
Busting

Busting

1974★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ex-Con for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Defying orders to lay-off the case, two Los Angeles vice-squad cops go after a local mobster and use unorthodox methods to achieve results....

#5
Code 8 Part II

Code 8 Part II

2024★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ex-Con for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop....

#6
S.W.A.T.: Under Siege

S.W.A.T.: Under Siege

2017★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ex-Con for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound i...

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