Movies like Rogue City (2020)
The best movies like Rogue City (2020) are The Stronghold (2021), Lost Bullet (2020) and Burn Out (2018). If Rogue City hooked you with its crime and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedPolisse (2011)7.7/10 from 1,338 votes
- NewestNothing to Lose (2026)Released 2026
- In FrenchThe Stronghold (2021)Also in French
The Stronghold (2021)
Tired of the small-time grind, three Marseille cops get a chance to bust a major drug network. But lines blur when a key informant makes a big ask.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLost Bullet (2020)
A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBurn Out (2018)
Tony, a promising young motorcycle racer, is forced to do perilous drug runs to save the mother of his child from a dangerous mobster.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLost Bullet 2 (2022)
Having cleared his name, genius mechanic Lino has only one goal in mind: getting revenge on the corrupt cops who killed his brother and his mentor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLast Bullet (2025)
Car genius Lino returns to conclude his vendetta against Areski and the corrupt commander who ruined their lives in this turbo-charged trilogy finale.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPoint Blank (2010)
Samuel Pierret is a nurse who saves the wrong guy – a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's pregnant wife hostage to force him to spring their boss from the hospital. A race through the subways and streets of Paris ensues, and the body count rises. Can Samuel evade the cops and the criminal underground and deliver his beloved to safety?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like this36th Precinct (2004)
In Paris, two cops are competing for the vacant job of chief of police, in the middle of the search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the French police before creating this story, taken in part from real events of the 1980s.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRestless (2022)
After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious witness.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEarth and Blood (2020)
A sawmill owner and his teenage daughter become tangled in a deadly feud when a drug dealer stashes stolen cocaine on their remote property.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lookout (2012)
When police is about to apprehend a famous gang of bank robbers, an elite sniper opens fire from a roof, thus facilitating the flee of his accomplices. However, one of them is seriously injured, which compromises the plans of the thieves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisParadise Beach (2019)
A team of former robbers arrived at Paradise: Phuket, southern Thailand. Now traders, they are happy days. Until the day when the devil arrives: Mehdi, sentenced to 15 years in prison during the robbery, comes to recover his share of the cake.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDiamond 13 (2009)
A cop goes up against his lifelong friend, who has become one of the city's biggest drug traffickers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Crew (2016)
One of the members of a gang of thieves commits a serious mistake that force them to work for a ruthless gang of drug dealers, endangering the future of the team, their lives and those of their families.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Connection (2014)
Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city's underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan Zampa. Fearless, determined and willing to go the distance, Pierre plunges into an underworld world of insane danger and ruthless criminals.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIn His Shadow (2023)
After the death of their father, two half-brothers find themselves on opposite sides of an escalating conflict with tragic consequences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisColt 45 (2014)
Vincent Miles, a gunsmith and shooting instructor at the National Police, is an expert in combat shooting who stubbornly refuses to join a field brigade, a choice which his colleagues do not understand. When he meets Milo Cardena, a mysterious and skilled cop, his life changes in such way that he cannot ignore his true nature anymore.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisCarbone (2017)
In danger of losing his business, Anthony Roca, an ordinary man, develops a scam that will become the heist of the century. Overtaken by the crime, he will have to deal with betrayal, murder and settling.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmsterdam Vice (2019)
A mild-mannered police detective freshly stationed in tumultuous 1980 Amsterdam enters a race against time when he encounters a violent plot against the Dutch royal family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Tell No One (2006)
A man receives a mysterious email appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIn the Shadow of Iris (2016)
The sudden disappearance of a wealthy banker's wife cracks open a dizzying world of secret fetishes, desperate acts and elaborate deceptions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats, making him France's most notorious criminal while simultaneously feeding his desire for media attention and public adoration, Mesrine becomes increasingly paranoid and isolated, leading to a dramatic confrontation with the law that ultimately seals his fate as the nation's most infamous public enemy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGTMAX (2024)
When a notorious gang of bikers recruits her brother for a heist, a former motocross champion must face her deepest fears to keep her family safe.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPolisse (2011)
Paris, France. Fred and his colleagues, members of the BPM, the Police Child Protection Unit, dedicated to pursuing all sorts of offenses committed against the weakest, must endure the scrutiny of Melissa, a photographer commissioned to graphically document the daily routine of the team.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHunting with Tigers (2024)
Malik, a young Parisian hustler, discovers that his stepfather Serge, a famous bank robber, has been arrested along with his accomplices. During the trial, Iris, one of the accused's lawyers, Chérif, requests Malik to accept a dangerous heist in exchange for Serge and her client's liberty. Malik must convince and reunite Chérif's former partners to accomplish this high-risk stickup.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMea Culpa (2014)
Franck and Simon are both good cops. They work as partners. But their lives take a tailspin when Simon, driving drunk, causes a tragic car wreck. A few years later, out of the police, he is forced to take matters into his own hands when his family is in danger.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAthena (2022)
Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNothing to Lose (2026)
She gave everything to become a mother, so when her young son falls ill, Jada will stop at nothing to find a donor and save him — no matter the cost.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPerfect Nanny (2019)
When Myriam, the mother of two young children, decides, despite the reluctance of her husband to resume her activity in a law firm, the couple is looking for a nanny. After a severe casting, they hire Louise, who quickly conquers the affection of children and gradually occupies a central place in the home. Gradually the trap of mutual dependence will close, until the tragedy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAKA (2023)
A steely special ops agent finds his morality put to the test when he infiltrates a crime syndicate and unexpectedly bonds with the boss' young son.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Rogue City?
The closest matches to Rogue City are The Stronghold (2021), Lost Bullet (2020) and Burn Out (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Rogue City?
People who watched Rogue City most often go on to The Stronghold (2021), Lost Bullet (2020) and Burn Out (2018).
What is the highest-rated movie like Rogue City?
Polisse (2011), rated 7.7/10 by 1,338 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Rogue City?
Nothing to Lose (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like Rogue City?
Yes: The Stronghold (2021), Lost Bullet (2020) and Burn Out (2018).
How are movies similar to Rogue City chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Rogue City, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.