Movies like La Quemazon (2012)
The best movies like La Quemazon (2012) are Hierarchy (2025), Facing El Chapo (2026) and Fast Charlie (2023). If La Quemazon 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 ratedFacing El Chapo (2026)8.7/10 from 987 votes
- NewestFacing El Chapo (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishFacing El Chapo (2026)Also in Spanish
Hierarchy (2025)
In an undisclosed area of Texas after two adoptive brothers become entangled in criminal activity, forced to evade law enforcement and the greedy Russian mafia.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFacing El Chapo (2026)
Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & action
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisFast Charlie (2023)
When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRay Donovan: The Movie (2022)
A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that made Ray who he is today finally come to light, the Donovans find themselves drawn back to Boston to face the past. Each of them struggles to overcome their violent upbringing, but destiny dies hard, and only their fierce love for each other keeps them in the fight.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack Site (2022)
A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching and dire consequences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe System (2022)
When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEmpire (2002)
Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top, Victor soon finds out that he's been double crossed and his last option is to get revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWire Room (2022)
New recruit Justin Rosa must monitor arms-smuggling cartel member Eddie Flynn — and keep him alive at all costs. When a SWAT team descends on Flynn’s home, Rosa breaks protocol and contacts the gangster directly to save his life. As gunmen break into the Wire Room and chaos erupts, Mueller and Rosa make a final, desperate stand against the corrupt agents and officials who seek to destroy evidence and kill them both.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Quick and the Dead (1987)
In 1876 Wyoming, the gun is the only law. And for Duncan and Suzanna McKaskel, newly arrived settlers beset by outlaws, rugged frontiersman Con Vallian is the only hope.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMisdirection (2026)
A desperate couple have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The tables are turned and the hunters become the hunted.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Enforcer (2022)
A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSilverton Siege (2022)
After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWho Is Cletis Tout? (2001)
With a hitman’s gun aimed at him, Finch tells the story of how he broke out of jail, fell in love, and took the identity of a man wanted by the Mafia.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisBaywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
Mitch Buchannon, believed to have died in a boating accident survived and only has amnesia, he has been recovering in a Los Angeles hospital. His new fiancée, Allison Ford, resembles his old lover, Lt. Stephanie Holden who died years ago.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIcefall (2025)
A young Indigenous game warden arrests an infamous poacher only to discover that the poacher knows the location of a plane carrying millions of dollars that has crashed in a frozen lake. When a group of criminals and dirty cops are alerted to the poacher’s whereabouts, the warden and the poacher team up to fight back and escape across the treacherous lake before the ice melts.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrap House (2025)
An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and top-secret intel to do it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Killer (2024)
Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by criminal colleagues and a determined police detective.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTake Back (2021)
Zara and Brian are living the perfect small town life when a mysterious stranger from Zara's secret past kidnaps their daughter and now they must race to save her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like this5lbs of Pressure (2024)
Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking for revenge. Mike, is trying to escape a life of crime living under the thumb of his gangster Uncle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRed Right Hand (2024)
Cash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and his home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSed De Venganza En La Sangre (2022)
Sed de Venganza en la Sangre is a gripping Mexican action-crime drama that centers on the lives of two sisters torn apart by tragic family decisions. Separated as infants due to the reckless choices of their parents, the sisters grow up in vastly different worlds, each carrying deep wounds and a burning desire for revenge. Marked by pain and hatred, their lives unfold on opposite paths, shaped by suffering and the thirst for justice. As fate brings them closer, they must confront their shared past, face dangerous enemies, and grapple with the bitter legacy that connects them by blood. This powerful tale weaves action, emotion, and the relentless pursuit of vengeance into a dramatic journey of reunion and confrontation.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & crime
Me Robo Al Patron Y El Negocio Tambien (2026)
Reina, a strong and determined woman, discovers that her husband Ramiro and her best friend Angela have betrayed her. Not only are they involved in a secret relationship, but they are also planning to take control of the business she helped build from nothing. After a violent confrontation, Reina believes she has ended their threat and walks away from her past. However, she soon learns that both are still alive and expanding their power in an attempt to dominate the territory. Forced to return, Reina enters a ruthless conflict where pride, power, and revenge collide. In a world where betrayal has lasting consequences, Reina must confront her past and prove that pain can be transformed into strength.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & action
Deportados (2019)
A group of men and women attempt to cross from Mexico into the United States in pursuit of the American dream. Driven by poverty, hope, and desperation, they risk everything for the promise of a better life. But their journey turns into a nightmare. Some immigration agents of Latin descent abuse their power, secretly hunting and killing migrants during their time off duty. Those who manage to survive the crossing face new forms of exploitation. Women who reach the United States are deceived and forced into prostitution in local bars, while the men encounter discrimination and rejection — even from members of their own community. In a world shaped by prejudice, corruption, and broken promises, survival becomes the only dream left.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & crime
Margarita La De Tijuana (2026)
Margarita is a bold woman working at a bar in Tijuana, where she meets Julian, an experienced transporter connected to organized crime. Impressed by her intelligence, courage, and cold blood, Julian introduces her to a dangerous business that quickly changes her life. As powerful criminal organizations battle for control of the territory, Margarita begins to earn respect and power in a world driven by ambition, betrayal, and violence, where trusting the wrong person can cost her everything.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & crime
Frente Al Enemigo (2016)
A special unit of DEA agents is assigned to capture Mancera, the mastermind behind a powerful new drug designed to manipulate and control vulnerable minds. With strategic support from their superior, Walter, and operational backing from Vicente, the director of the DEA, the agents launch a series of aggressive operations to dismantle Mancera’s network. Along the way, they eliminate and capture key figures within the criminal underworld. However, as the investigation deepens, a shocking truth begins to surface. The agents slowly realize that the real enemy has been closer than they ever imagined. In a dangerous game of deception and power, trust becomes the most fragile weapon of all — and the final confrontation will reveal a devastating surprise.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
Sorpresa Desde El Infierno (2022)
A family involved in illegal business dealings begins to be executed by a mysterious killer. A deaf man approaches them to help them. And many suspects arise from the disappearances. The family starts to fall apart by the killer but no where to be found.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Asesino Perfecto (2026)
A peaceful town is gripped by fear when a series of mysterious murders leaves investigators with no witnesses, no evidence, and no clear suspect. As each new victim is discovered, Captain Rocio Cortes and Detective Soto race to stop a killer who always seems one step ahead. Their investigation uncovers hidden secrets, broken family ties, and painful events from the past that connect several lives in unexpected ways. As suspicion shifts from one person to another, two brothers, Leo and Elias, find themselves at the center of a mystery that will test their loyalty and force them to confront the truth. With fear spreading throughout the community and trust quickly fading, the search for justice becomes a dangerous race against time in this suspenseful Mexican crime thriller filled with mystery, psychological tension, and unexpected twists.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
Justicia Divina (2012)
Fernando is a humble young man who falls deeply in love with Camila, the beautiful daughter of Don Raymundo — a powerful trafficker known for his ruthless character and immense wealth. Their love grows in secret, but when Don Raymundo discovers the relationship, his pride and fury explode. To him, Fernando is nothing more than a poor nobody unworthy of his daughter. Blinded by rage and control, Don Raymundo hires a feared Kaibil and his deadly hitmen to track down Fernando and eliminate him. What begins as forbidden love quickly turns into a desperate fight for survival — where love is challenged by power, violence, and the merciless rules of a criminal empire.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Los Dos Compadres (2023)
Rosario is a beautiful and seductive woman trapped in a marriage with a hardworking and trusting husband who is unaware of her double life. Seeking excitement and escape, she engages in secret affairs, including one with her husband's own godfather. For months, she keeps her betrayal hidden, until one unexpected afternoon everything falls apart. Her husband returns home early and discovers the devastating truth, triggering a confrontation fueled by anger, pain, and broken trust. What begins as an argument quickly turns into a tragic and irreversible outcome that shatters everyone involved. In the aftermath, the town is left in shock, as guilt, loss, and humiliation spread among those closest to the tragedy. Rosario's story becomes a powerful reminder of the consequences of betrayal and the fragile nature of love and trust.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
En Las Garras De La Bestia (2021)
In Tijuana, Baja California, life becomes unbearable for a woman who is constantly harassed by a neighbor. Seeking peace and a fresh start, she decides to leave everything behind and cross into the United States in hopes of building a safer life. After finding work, she slowly begins to uncover a horrifying truth: the people she works for are involved in abducting young girls, murdering them, and trafficking their organs. Terrified but determined, she must find a way to gather evidence and alert the authorities without exposing herself to deadly danger. Caught in a web of fear and violence, her courage becomes the only weapon she has against a ruthless criminal network.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like La Quemazon?
The closest matches to La Quemazon are Hierarchy (2025), Facing El Chapo (2026) and Fast Charlie (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after La Quemazon?
Start with Hierarchy (2025), the closest match to La Quemazon.
What is the highest-rated movie like La Quemazon?
Facing El Chapo (2026), rated 8.7/10 by 987 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like La Quemazon?
Facing El Chapo (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like La Quemazon?
Yes: Facing El Chapo (2026), Sed De Venganza En La Sangre (2022) and Me Robo Al Patron Y El Negocio Tambien (2026).
How are movies similar to La Quemazon chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside La Quemazon, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.