Movies like Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
The best movies like Good Guys Wear Black (1978) are An Eye for an Eye (1981), The Octagon (1980) and Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990). If Good Guys Wear Black hooked you with its action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLone Wolf McQuade (1983)6.5/10 from 448 votes
- NewestWalker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005)Released 2005
An Eye for an Eye (1981)
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Octagon (1980)
Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ninja clan. When Scott finds out that his ruthless arch-nemesis, McCarn , is involved with the stealthy and dangerous criminals, he is eager to settle old scores. Soon Scott is facing off against McCarn and the entire ninja horde in an effort to take them all down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisDelta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)
When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the Delta Force is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisBreaker! Breaker! (1977)
Truck driver searches for his brother, who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisLone Wolf McQuade (1983)
The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates in a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and the ranger, and involving the woman they both love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilent Rage (1982)
A mentally ill man in a small Texas town goes on a killing rampage and is fatally wounded by police. When doctors use an experimental serum to bring him back to life, the killer develops superhuman strength and the town sheriff must pursue him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLogan's War: Bound by Honor (1998)
Chuck Norris stars as martial arts extraordinaire Jake Fallon, who, after the death of his brother and sister-in-law, adopts (and trains) his orphaned nephew. Logan (Eddie Cibrian, TV's Invasion). After fifteen years of careful instruction, Logan is determined to avenge his parents Death... And, he'll need Uncle Jake's help to do it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisBraddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
When Colonel James Braddock is told that his Asian wife and 12-year-old son are still alive in Communist Vietnam, he mounts a one-man assault to free them. Armed with the latest high-tech firepower, Braddock fights his way into the heart of the country and ends up battling his way out with several dozen abused Amerasian children in tow! Struggling to keep them alive while outmaneuvering a sadistic Vietnamese officer, Braddock ignites the jungle in a blazing cross-country race for freedom.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisKickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po and his managers resort to drastic measures to goad Kurt's brother into the ring for a rematch.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisForced Vengeance (1982)
A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe President's Man (2000)
To many, Joshua McCord is a charismatic Asian studies professor. To the President of the United States, he's America's greatest secret weapon; a covert operative charged with only the most sensitive and dangerous missions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Delta Force (1986)
A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMissing in Action (1984)
American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hitman (1991)
After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man. He works to gain the reputation and trust needed in order to be accepted by the burgeoning Seattle-area criminal underworld, but it is all done in order to take it down from within.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisDeath Force (1978)
James Iglehart is Doug Russell, an American who steals a shipment of gold in the Philippines with two Vietnam War buddies, who cut his throat and throw him overboard. Russell washes ashore an island inhabited by two Japanese soldiers stranded there since World War II. They nurse him back to health and he is taught martial arts and the art of the samurai. Back in the States, his treacherous pals, Marelli and Maghee, use their loot and viciousness to muscle their way into Los Angels mafia turf.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he's pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisFirewalker (1986)
A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last Hunter (1980)
During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped beind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Code of Silence (1985)
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisAmerican Ninja (1985)
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in the Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlind Fury (1989)
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMissing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Force of One (1979)
Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcotics agents are killed by an assailant using the martial arts.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisIron Eagle (1986)
When Doug's father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no one seems able to get him out. Doug finds Chappy, an Air Force Colonel who is intrigued by the idea of sending in two fighters piloted by himself and Doug to rescue Doug's father after bombing the MiG base.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe President's Man: A Line in the Sand (2002)
A counterterrorism specialist is assigned by the President to track down a terrorist who is suspected of planning to set off a nuclear device in the U.S.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Top Dog (1995)
With his cop companion shot and killed by terrorists, Reno The Dog pairs up with tough cop Jake in thwarting the criminal organization.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisWalker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005)
Walker investigates a murder connected with a missing government weapon. In addition, he tries to track down a teen on the run from a crime syndicate.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack Samurai (1976)
When the daughter of the royal family is held hostage, an agent for "D.R.A.G.O.N." will stop at nothing to destroy the evil organisation which abducted her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisWalking Tall (2004)
A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Good Guys Wear Black?
The closest matches to Good Guys Wear Black are An Eye for an Eye (1981), The Octagon (1980) and Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Good Guys Wear Black?
People who watched Good Guys Wear Black most often go on to An Eye for an Eye (1981), The Octagon (1980) and Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990).
What is the highest-rated movie like Good Guys Wear Black?
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983), rated 6.5/10 by 448 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Good Guys Wear Black?
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Good Guys Wear Black?
Yes: An Eye for an Eye (1981), The Octagon (1980) and Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990).
How are movies similar to Good Guys Wear Black chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Good Guys Wear Black, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.