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Movies like Silent Trigger (1996)

The best movies like Silent Trigger (1996) are Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007), The Rookie (1990) and Until Death (2007). If Silent Trigger hooked you with its drama and action, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007)

    In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the agents are executed. However, Kate is only wounded, and her boyfriend Nick believes there is a traitor in the agency and takes her to his ranch to protect her life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

  2. The Rookie (1990)

    Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama

  3. Until Death (2007)

    Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wants to put things right.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

  4. Blindfire (2020)

    A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repercussions, he must track down the person responsible while examining his own accountability and the ingrained racism which brought him to this point.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

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  5. Convict (2014)

    Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama

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  6. In the Blood (2014)

    When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

  7. Rampage: Capital Punishment (2014)

    A man takes over a TV station and holds a number of hostages as a political platform to awaken humanity, instead of money.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

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  8. Night Train (2023)

    Mother Holly McCord is driven to extremes to save the life of her young son. Even if it means hauling black market drugs in her souped-up truck, with the Feds in hot pursuit. With two bounties on her head and her son’s life on the line, Holly climbs behind the wheel of “Night Train,” ready to outrun, out gun, and outlast them all.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

  9. Dark Angel (1990)

    Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. While involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner is killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

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  10. Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

    Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

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  11. Wake of Death (2004)

    Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triad.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

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  12. Stone (1974)

    After one of its members witnesses a political assassination, an outlaw motorbike gang becomes the target of a string of murders, prompting a cop to join their ranks to determine who is responsible.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

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  13. Polar (2019)

    When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & drama

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  14. Death Race: Inferno (2013)

    Carl Lucas / Frankenstein has won four of his races and needs to win one more to win his freedom. Before his final race, Lucas and his team, car and all, are transferred to another prison where they will compete in a Death Race in the desert. Also, at the same time, Ceaser runs into a marketer who wants to franchise the Death Race program.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

  15. Shadow Master (2022)

    After being slain by a group of criminals, a man is reborn with animal-like superpowers and makes it his mission to right the wrongs of his city.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

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  16. American Yakuza (1993)

    When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia lead by Dino Campanela and Nick rescues and saves the life of Shuji Sawamoto, who is the representative of Yakuza interests in America. Shuji hires Nick to work for Yakuza and becomes his godfather in the family after his oath to join Yakuza. However, Nick is a lonely FBI undercover agent assigned to penetrate the criminal organization. When the FBI discovers that Campanela is organizing a massive attack to destroy the Yakuza, Nick's boss Littman calls off the operation to leave the dirty work to the Italian Mafia. But the connection of Nick with Shuji and his goddaughter Yuko forces him to help his Japanese family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

  17. Dear Mr. Gacy (2010)

    A chronicle of the interaction between college student Jason Moss and the object of his obsession, serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller

  18. Exit Wounds (2001)

    Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives secretly operating a drug ring, Boyd joins forces with an unlikely ally -- gangster Latrell Walker -- to bring down the rotten cops.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

  19. Malone (1987)

    Erstwhile C.I.A. assassin Richard Malone hopes for a tranquil retirement in the placid Pacific Northwest, but what he gets is a rumble with a right-wing extremist plotting a secret revolution.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

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  20. Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)

    Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Silent Trigger?

The closest matches to Silent Trigger are Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007), The Rookie (1990) and Until Death (2007). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Silent Trigger?

Start with Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007), the closest match to Silent Trigger.

What is the highest-rated movie like Silent Trigger?

Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013), rated 6.8/10 by 465 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Silent Trigger?

Night Train (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Silent Trigger?

Yes: Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007), The Rookie (1990) and Until Death (2007).

How are movies similar to Silent Trigger chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Silent Trigger, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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