Movies like Night of the Juggler (1980)
The best movies like Night of the Juggler (1980) are Kill Me Again (1989), Lady Beware (1987) and The Hot Spot (1990). If Night of the Juggler 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 ratedDirty Harry (1971)7.5/10 from 2,912 votes
- NewestWhite Sands (1992)Released 1992
Kill Me Again (1989)
After Faye and her psychotic boyfriend, Vince, successfully rob a mob courier, Faye decides to abscond with the loot. She heads to Reno, where she hires feckless private investigator Jack Andrews to help fake her death. He pulls the scheme off and sets up Faye with a new identity, only to have her skip out on him without paying. Jack follows her to Vegas and learns he's not the only one after her. Vince has discovered that she's still alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLady Beware (1987)
A department store window dresser starts being stalked by a married man who’s obsessed with her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
The Hot Spot (1990)
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack Widow (1987)
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like this52 Pick-Up (1986)
Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers confront him with a videotape of him with his young mistress and demand $100,000. Fearing that the story will hurt his wife's political campaign if he goes to the police, Harry pretends that he will pay the men, but does not follow through.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlphabet City (1984)
A New York City drug dealer decides to get out of the business, but has to flee from mobsters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Impulse (1990)
A Los Angeles vice cop, caught between her undercover role as a sex worker and her personal relationships, is thrown into a web of murder and deceit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Cosmo Vittelli, the proprietor of a sleazy, low-rent Hollywood cabaret, has a real affection for the women who strip in his peepshows and the staff who keep up his dingy establishment. He also has a major gambling problem that has gotten him in trouble before. When Cosmo loses big-time at an underground casino run by mobster Mort, he isn't able to pay up. Mort then offers Cosmo the chance to pay back his debt by knocking off a pesky, Mafia-protected bookie.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTo Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Offence (1973)
A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like this8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisNo Mercy (1986)
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisAngel (1984)
Molly Stewart, a teen at the top of her class who survives by working nights as a prostitute on Hollywood Blvd, finds her world beginning to fall apart when a depraved, necrophiliac serial killer begins targeting LA’s streetwalkers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNight Moves (1975)
Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case - a former Hollywood actress wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGotham (1988)
A New York private eye searches for a socialite who supposedly drowned 10 years before.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
The Driver (1978)
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBody Heat (1981)
During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMasquerade (1988)
A recently orphaned heiress meets a young racing yacht captain on Long Island. He shows interest in her and, being heiress to $200,000,000, love may not be the reason.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMona Lisa (1986)
George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. That's when George's troubles just start.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThief (1981)
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNighthawks (1981)
When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDefiance (1980)
Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman and though he tries to avoid the gang and his neighbors, it does not work. Soon he is battling the Souls and not only changing their attitudes, but the attitudes of his previously intimidated neighbors as well.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Vice Squad (1982)
An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDirty Harry (1971)
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Getaway (1972)
A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe January Man (1989)
Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBad Influence (1990)
Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCohen and Tate (1989)
A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older professional becomes increasingly irritated with his partner Tate, a brutish killer, when their prisoner uses unnatural guile and resourcefulness to play them off against each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSudden Impact (1983)
When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhite Sands (1992)
A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Night of the Juggler?
The closest matches to Night of the Juggler are Kill Me Again (1989), Lady Beware (1987) and The Hot Spot (1990). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Night of the Juggler?
People who watched Night of the Juggler most often go on to Kill Me Again (1989), Lady Beware (1987) and The Hot Spot (1990).
What is the highest-rated movie like Night of the Juggler?
Dirty Harry (1971), rated 7.5/10 by 2,912 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Night of the Juggler?
White Sands (1992) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Night of the Juggler?
Yes: Kill Me Again (1989), Lady Beware (1987) and The Hot Spot (1990).
How are movies similar to Night of the Juggler chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Night of the Juggler, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.