Movies like A Violent Prosecutor (2016)
The best movies like A Violent Prosecutor (2016) are Project Wolf Hunting (2022), The King (2017) and The Divine Move (2014). If A Violent Prosecutor hooked you with its crime and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedEXIT (2019)7.6/10 from 330 votes
- NewestI, the Executioner (2024)Released 2024
- In KoreanProject Wolf Hunting (2022)Also in Korean
Project Wolf Hunting (2022)
While under heavily armed guard, the dangerous convicts aboard a cargo ship unite in a coordinated escape attempt that soon escalates into a bloody, all-out riot. But as the fugitives continue their brutal campaign of terror, they soon discover that not even the most vicious among them is safe from the horror they unknowingly unleashed from the darkness below deck.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe King (2017)
A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Divine Move (2014)
A professional GO player gathers a team to help him carry out his revenge against the man who killed his brother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMidnight Runners (2017)
Two apathetic police academy recruits who become best buddies through the tough training together witness a woman being abducted right before their very eyes. As they were taught in the academy, they quickly report the incident to the police, but the police are in no hurry to jump on the case. So the duo decide to take the matter into their own hands and rescue the woman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCold Eyes (2013)
Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the veteran leader of the unit, and tries to track down James who is the cold-hearted leader of an armed criminal organization.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisVeteran (2015)
When an old collaborator gets severely injured, a veteran policeman tries to figure out the way to bring to justice the ultimately suspected aggressor, a spoiled young executive, heir to a mega corporation, who believes he is above the law.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHwayi: A Monster Boy (2013)
After being kidnapped as a small child and raised by the five men who abducted him, a teenage boy is now forced to join their life in crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGoing by the Book (2007)
The chief of Sampo City Police Office, Seung-u, organizes a simulation of a bank robbery, but a by-the-book cop gets too caught up in the role playing in which the simulation doesn't go the way he had anticipated.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSilmido (2003)
On 31 January 1968, 31 North Korean commandos infiltrated South Korea in a failed mission to assassinate President Park Chung-hee. In revenge, the South Korean military assembled a team of 31 criminals on the island of Silmido to kill Kim Il-sung for a suicide mission to redeem their honor, but was cancelled, leaving them frustrated. It is loosely based on a military uprising in the 1970s.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisExtreme Job (2019)
A drug squad attempts to take down a criminal organization and they must go undercover to do so, so they begin working at a chicken restaurant, that becomes famous for its delicious chicken. Due to the unexpected popularity, the detectives find themselves in a situation they never expected.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMarrying the Mafia (2002)
An up-and-coming lawyer wakes up next to a beautiful woman with mafia connections, but neither remembers how they got there. That's a problem.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Public Enemy (2002)
A notorious dirty cop makes an honest attempt to catch a serial killer who even murdered his own parents.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNew Trial (2017)
A taxi driver is found dead, and Hyun-woo, the only witness, charged with a murder and serves 10 years in prison. While offering pro bono services, a lawyer Junyoung meets Hyun-woo, and they begin their journey to prove his innocence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI, the Executioner (2024)
The veteran detective Seo Do-cheol and his team at Major Crimes, relentless in their pursuit of criminals, join forces with rookie cop Park Sun-woo to track down a serial killer who has plunged the nation into turmoil.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTazza: The High Rollers (2006)
Go-ni tries his best to worship Pyung Gyung-jang as his teacher, and promises to stop gambling after winning his money back. But people's desires are endless.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLuck-Key (2016)
A reverse comedy that tells the story of a perfectionist assassin who falls and hits his head in a sauna, giving him amnesia. When a down-and-out actor switches locker keys with him, they switch lives until the hit-man, who soon becomes an action hero on TV, starts to remember things.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Prison (2017)
An imprisoned ex-police inspector discovers that the entire penitentiary is controlled by an inmate running a crime syndicate and becomes part of the crime empire.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Merciless (2017)
Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in prison. When they try to take over the organization after their release, their ulterior motives start to emerge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNo Mercy for the Rude (2006)
A mute hit-man vows to kill only the rude, and save up enough money for tongue surgery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDerailed (2016)
When two men find their lives derailed, they meet challenges that force them to face a fierce battle to protect their loved ones.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDark Figure of Crime (2018)
A serial killer is caught for his seventh murder. A cop tries to solve the first six cases with the killer's help, but starts to suspect that he has ulterior motives. Based on a true story.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEXIT (2019)
At his mother's 70th birthday party, Yong-nam runs into Eui-joo, who rejected him in college. When the city is engulfed in toxic gas from a terrorist attack, the two must find a way to escape using all the techniques they learned in their college rock climbing club.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Show Must Go On (2007)
A middle-aged gangster's lifetime of mistakes catch up with him as his personal and professional life is destroyed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Grand Heist (2012)
Ice suddenly becomes a more valuable commodity during the Joseon Dynasty and a gang of eleven professionals are assigned to protect the market situation from irresponsible people.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & action
Justice High (2020)
Today is righteous Chae-young’s first day of her transferred school after beaten a bully to nothing. Despite the dad’s warning, she saves her classmate Jong-gu from bullies again. Fascinated by her, Jong-gu asks how to be strong like her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & comedy
The Thieves (2012)
A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Negotiation (2018)
An ace crisis negotiator attempts to figure out the real motivation of a man who has kidnapped two people and crack his calm demeanour.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Unjust (2010)
An honest cop has to compromise with his principles when he is told to find a scapegoat for a high-profile serial killer case in exchange for a big promotion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaster (2016)
Korea’s biggest network marketing scam reveals a far greater network of corruption and conspiracy lurking underneath.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSunflower (2006)
Tae-sik gets out of a prison after spending 10 years for killing a man and wishes nothing but an ordinary life. A local lady welcomes him into her household like a son and he gets a second chance in life. His former gang tries to destroy his new home in order to build a night club but he won’t let them destroy his new family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like A Violent Prosecutor?
The closest matches to A Violent Prosecutor are Project Wolf Hunting (2022), The King (2017) and The Divine Move (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after A Violent Prosecutor?
People who watched A Violent Prosecutor most often go on to Project Wolf Hunting (2022), The King (2017) and The Divine Move (2014).
What is the highest-rated movie like A Violent Prosecutor?
EXIT (2019), rated 7.6/10 by 330 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like A Violent Prosecutor?
I, the Executioner (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like A Violent Prosecutor?
Yes: Project Wolf Hunting (2022), The King (2017) and The Divine Move (2014).
How are movies similar to A Violent Prosecutor chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside A Violent Prosecutor, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.