Movies like SPL 2: A Time for Consequences (2015)
The best movies like SPL 2: A Time for Consequences (2015) are Flash Point (2007), SPL: Kill Zone (2005) and Ong-Bak (2003). If SPL 2: A Time for Consequences 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 ratedInfernal Affairs (2002)7.8/10 from 1,971 votes
- NewestTwilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)Released 2024
- Same seriesFlash Point (2007)SPL
Flash Point (2007)
Detective Sergeant Ma Jun, known for dispensing his own brand of justice during arrests, teams up with an undercover cop, Wilson, to try and bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before mainland China's takeover of Hong Kong. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. A showdown is inevitable!
Why it matches: Same series: SPL · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSPL: Kill Zone (2005)
Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit, replacing Chan who wants an early retirement.
Why it matches: Same series: SPL · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOng-Bak (2003)
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Bodyguard (2016)
Wu-Lin is the successor of an ancient, once powerful Chinese clan, the "Iron Feet." After the death of his master, Wu-Lin leaves his rural village for the City of Stone-Cold looking for his fellow apprentice Jiang Li. Along the way, he becomes the bodyguard of Fei-Fei, the daughter of Jia-Shan Li, the richest family in the city, and quickly gets drawn into a mob war in order to protect her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKung Fu Jungle (2014)
A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInfernal Affairs (2002)
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBadges of Fury (2013)
When a series of eerie murders erupts across Hong Kong, grizzled veteran Huang and his reckless younger partner Wang, are assigned to track down the killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisSkin Trade (2014)
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Raid (2012)
Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Starring Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Protector (2005)
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Protector 2 (2013)
Kham finds himself in trouble when he is accused of killing a trader. While on the run from the trader's nieces who are martial artists, Kham meets a friend who warns him of a terrorist plot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOng Bak 3 (2010)
Tien is captured and almost beaten to death before he is saved and brought back to the Kana Khone villagers. There he is taught meditation and how to deal with his Karma, but very soon his arch rival returns challenging Tien for a final duel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDynamite Warrior (2006)
The story is set in 1890s Siam. Siang is a young Muay Thai warrior and rocketry expert who steals back water buffalo taken from poor Isan farmers by unscrupulous cattle raiders. He is searching for a man with a tattoo who killed his parents.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisExtraordinary Mission (2017)
An undercover police officer attempts to take down a drug trafficking syndicate from the inside.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOnce Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)
A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. Remake of The Boxer From Shantung.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDragon Tiger Gate (2006)
Three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMerantau (2009)
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOng Bak 2 (2008)
Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho — a murdered nobleman — is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRaging Phoenix (2009)
A young girl joins hands with a group of kung-fu masters to stop a notorious gang from abducting young women. However, the mission is compromised after they fail to locate the gang's hideout.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNinja (2009)
A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNew Police Story (2004)
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Raid 2 (2014)
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTwilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)
In 1980s Hong Kong, troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun, a mainland refugee, struggles to survive in the Kowloon Walled City by joining underground fights. Betrayed by crime boss Mr. Big while trying to buy a fake ID, he steals drugs from him and seeks refuge in the Walled City, where he encounters Cyclone, a compassionate yet authoritative crime lord.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIp Man: Kung Fu Master (2019)
Ip Man’s promising career as a Policeman is ruined after he is framed for murder and targeted by a mob boss’s daughter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaster Of The Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying (2016)
A quiet physician from southern China masters martial arts to protect his son and stop a corrupt governor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & action
Jailbreak (2017)
What started as a simple escort mission will soon turn to chaos as the prisoners of Koh Kla take over the prison grounds. A special task force gets trapped in the prison will have to fight their way out for survival, to protect a key witness.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisSo Close (2002)
A conflict of interest between two high-kicking assassin sisters is complicated as they're pursued by the criminals who hired them and an equally high-kicking female cop.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisParadox (2017)
When a Hong Kong police negotiator is informed about the sudden disappearance of his 16-year-old daughter in Thailand, he travels there to search for her whereabouts.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTiger Cage (1988)
Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must prove their case quickly, and by unconventional means, after they are framed for murder and drug-trafficking themselves. Dodging bullets from cops and criminals alike, the race is on to clear their names, protect their loved ones, and bring their corrupt colleagues to justice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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 & crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like SPL 2: A Time for Consequences?
The closest matches to SPL 2: A Time for Consequences are Flash Point (2007), SPL: Kill Zone (2005) and Ong-Bak (2003). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after SPL 2: A Time for Consequences?
People who watched SPL 2: A Time for Consequences most often go on to Ong-Bak (2003), The Bodyguard (2016) and Kung Fu Jungle (2014).
What is the highest-rated movie like SPL 2: A Time for Consequences?
Infernal Affairs (2002), rated 7.8/10 by 1,971 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like SPL 2: A Time for Consequences?
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Is SPL 2: A Time for Consequences part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to SPL, which includes Flash Point (2007) and SPL: Kill Zone (2005).
How are movies similar to SPL 2: A Time for Consequences chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside SPL 2: A Time for Consequences, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.