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10 Best Movies Like To Be No. 1

If you loved To Be No. 1, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Beast Cops

Beast Cops

1998★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to To Be No. 1 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Tung is a street cop in Hong Kong who's friends with a Triad named Fai. Fai hires a hit man to murder a business rival; the hit goes wrong and Fai, implicated in the incident, goes...

#2
PTU

PTU

2003★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to To Be No. 1 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Follows a police tactical unit during one dangerous night on the streets of Hong Kong as they try to recover a cop's stolen gun. Things turn deadly when they run into a web of gang...

#3
As Tears Go By

As Tears Go By

1988★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to To Be No. 1 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly....

#4
The Protector

The Protector

1985★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to To Be No. 1 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man'...

#5
Made in Hong Kong

Made in Hong Kong

1997★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to To Be No. 1 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Hong Kong 1997, where young people dream of love and death, suicide and murder. Moon is a cynical young debt collector, smitten by Ping, a young woman dying of kidney disease. A su...

#6
Yes, Madam!

Yes, Madam!

1985★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to To Be No. 1 for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport, with a hidden microfilm, wanted by a triad boss. Two ass-kicking women cops—one Chinese, one...

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