Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Overkill

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

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#1
Black Rain

Black Rain

1989★ 6.6

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

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. Howeve...

#2
Showdown in Little Tokyo

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Overkill for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-Ame...

#3
The Yakuza

The Yakuza

1974★ 7.1

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

When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate....

#4
Detective Knight: Rogue

Detective Knight: Rogue

2022★ 6.0

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

As Los Angeles prepares for Halloween, mask-wearing armed robbers critically wound detective James Knight’s partner in a shootout following a heist. With Knight in hot pursuit, the...

#5
The Outsider

The Outsider

2018★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Overkill for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka....

#6
10 to Midnight

10 to Midnight

1983★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Overkill for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Warren Stacy, an office equipment repairman, begins murdering women after they reject his advances. To minimize the evidence, Stacy always kills while naked, wearing nothing but gl...

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