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10 Best Movies Like Shakedown

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

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#1
Hard to Kill

Hard to Kill

1990★ 6.0

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

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 wh...

#2
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

2019★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakedown for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

With a magical new invention that promised to revolutionize blood testing, Elizabeth Holmes became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, heralded as the next Steve Jobs. Then...

#3
The New York Ripper

The New York Ripper

1982★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shakedown for fans of Crime & Thriller & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city...

#4
Dragnet

Dragnet

1987★ 6.0

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

LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday -- the equally straight-laced nephew of the famous police sergeant of the same name -- is paired up with a young, freewheeling detective named Pep Streebeck. A...

#5
McBain

McBain

1991★ 4.3

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

Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the Presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes to New York to find McBain, a l...

#6
Lash of the Penitentes

Lash of the Penitentes

1936★ 5.5

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

Fact and fiction collide in this exploitation flick that employs documentary footage depicting the bizarre self-flagellation rituals of the fanatical Catholic sect known as the Pen...