Movies like Little Dixie (2023)
The best movies like Little Dixie (2023) are A Day to Die (2022), Sicario (2015) and Night of the Sicario (2021). If Little Dixie hooked you with its action and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedFacing El Chapo (2026)8.7/10 from 987 votes
- NewestFacing El Chapo (2026)Released 2026
A Day to Die (2022)
A disgraced parole officer is indebted to a local gang leader and forced to pull off a series of dangerous drug heists within twelve hours in order to pay the $2 million dollars he owes, rescue his kidnapped pregnant wife, and settle a score with the city's corrupt police chief, who is working with the gang leader and double-crossed him years ago.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSicario (2015)
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNight of the Sicario (2021)
Taylor is forced to hide the young daughter of a Colombian woman in witness protection who will be testifying against a powerful drug cartel in Federal Court, as ruthless sicarios aim to hunt them down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSabotage (2014)
John 'Breacher' Wharton leads an elite DEA task force that takes on the world's deadliest drug cartels. When the team successfully executes a high-stakes raid on a cartel safe house, they think their work is done – until, one-by-one, the team members mysteriously start to be eliminated. As the body count rises, everyone is a suspect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisSicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisContraband (2012)
When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mule (2018)
Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShrapnel (2023)
A former Marine and his old war buddy face off against the Mexican cartel behind the disappearance of his daughter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisAmerican Sicario (2021)
The story of the rise and fall of the first American-born drug lord in Mexico, this tale of power, money, greed and betrayal amongst rival members of the drug cartels finds American gangster Erik Vasquez scheming to become the top dog in the Mexican underworld, only to find himself making enemies out of both the powerful cartels and his own allies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisOut of Exile (2023)
Recently paroled thief Gabriel Russell tries to balance his life and mend a troubled family as an FBI agent hunts him down, along with his crew after a botched armored car robbery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSavages (2012)
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel that kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Infiltrator (2016)
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDestroyer (2018)
When Erin Bell was a young cop, she was given an undercover assignment that ended badly and destroyed her life. Years later, she must face her demons in order to make peace with her past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisPursuit (2022)
Detective Breslin crosses paths with Calloway, a ruthless hacker desperate to find his wife, who has been kidnapped by a drug cartel. When Calloway escapes police custody, Breslin joins forces with a no-nonsense female cop to reclaim his prisoner. But is Calloway’s crime-boss father somehow involved in this explosive situation?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Line (2009)
The story centers around veteran assassin Mark Shields as he tracks down, Pelon, the elusive head of the Salazar Crime Cartel. Through twists of fate, Shields ends up with a local woman, Olivia who is also fighting her own demons for the sake of her daughter. Set in the rich and atmospheric backdrop of Tijuana, Mexico, La Linea (The Line) is full of action and drama.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisHavoc (2025)
When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFacing El Chapo (2026)
Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisConfidential Informant (2023)
During a crack epidemic two narcotics agents hunting for a cop killer. Hoping for leads, Moran and Thorton pay off a junkie informant. To provide for his wife and son, Moran involves the stool pigeon in a deadly scheme. This causes the partners to come under the scrutiny of a suspicious internal affairs agent.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hard Hit (2023)
An Interpol agent hunting the head of a global crime syndicate tracks his target to Las Vegas, but when the criminal organization kills his wife and daughter, he goes above the law to get his revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Paradise Highway (2022)
A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a teenage girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like this21 Bridges (2019)
An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Town (2010)
A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCrisis (2021)
Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll Souls (2023)
A young confidential informant is sent on a dangerous undercover operation. It's a no-holds-barred look at the vulnerable foot soldiers of the War on Drugs, young criminals who are pressured to work for the police.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Departed (2006)
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisA Most Violent Year (2014)
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMob Land (2023)
A sheriff tries to keep the peace when a desperate family man violently robs a pill mill with his brother-in-law, alerting an enforcer for the New Orleans mafia.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisCopshop (2021)
On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCartel War (2012)
Led by a detective hell-bent on revenge, a team of undercover cops in Los Angeles attempt to bring down a powerful drug mob from the inside. Operating outside the law, they put everything on the line to clean up the streets and exact payback on the king pin who devastated their families. Based on the true story of Mexico's most powerful drug lord, Cartel War is an action-packed journey into an all-too-real violent underworld.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
End of Watch (2012)
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Little Dixie?
The closest matches to Little Dixie are A Day to Die (2022), Sicario (2015) and Night of the Sicario (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Little Dixie?
People who watched Little Dixie most often go on to A Day to Die (2022), Sicario (2015) and Night of the Sicario (2021).
What is the highest-rated movie like Little Dixie?
Facing El Chapo (2026), rated 8.7/10 by 987 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Little Dixie?
Facing El Chapo (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Little Dixie?
Yes: A Day to Die (2022), Sicario (2015) and Night of the Sicario (2021).
How are movies similar to Little Dixie chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Little Dixie, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.