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10 Best Movies Like War on Drug

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

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#1
The Protector

The Protector

1985★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to War on Drug for fans of Action & 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'...

#2
State Property

State Property

2002★ 6.4

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

A Philadelphia gang member becomes a drug kingpin and starts a feud with vicious rivals in his quest for the American Dream....

#3
Trap House

Trap House

2025★ 6.5

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

An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbin...

#4
Empire

Empire

2002★ 6.1

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

Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this wil...

#5
Wire Room

Wire Room

2022★ 6.1

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

New recruit Justin Rosa must monitor arms-smuggling cartel member Eddie Flynn — and keep him alive at all costs. When a SWAT team descends on Flynn’s home, Rosa breaks protocol and...

#6
Caught in Time

Caught in Time

2020★ 6.5

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

Based on real life events from the 1990s, a ruthless gang manages to pull off several high risk – high reward heists, meticulously planned out and executed over nearly a decade. Wh...

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