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Movies that feel likeSpenser Confidential (2020)

Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.

If you loved Spenser Confidential, the closest films we have are Machete (2010), Bullet Train (2022) and Violent Night (2022). All three share Spenser Confidential's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Patriots Day (2016).

🍅 35% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Peter Bergwittyplayfulkinetictense
9 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Hulu

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Machete
2010 · dir. Robert Rodriguez
🍅 70%★ 6.6action · comedy · thriller

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

The difference: Reviewed even better

After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

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Bullet Train
2022 · dir. David Leitch
🍅 53%★ 7.3action · comedy · thrillerHulu

The same mix in both: momentum, then tension

Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world's fastest train.

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Violent Night
2022 · dir. Tommy Wirkola
🍅 74%★ 6.7action · comedyNetflix

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

The difference: Takes it somewhere less tense than Spenser Confidential does

When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.

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Tower Heist
2011 · dir. Brett Ratner
🍅 67%★ 6.2action · comedy

Action with a pulse of play, in both cases

A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

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Patriots Day
2016 · dir. Peter Berg
🍅 80%★ 7.3action · crime · dramaPrime Video

Peter Berg working the same nerve twice

The difference: Sits closer to crime than Spenser Confidential does

In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the Boston Marathon bombers before they strike again.

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Who Am I?
1998 · dir. Jackie Chan
🍅 70%★ 6.8adventure · action · comedy

Thriller built on momentum, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Spenser Confidential does

A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking. With the help of a mysterious reporter Christine, Whoami pieces together his past and tracks the turncoat agent and his criminal cohorts.

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Mile 22
2018 · dir. Peter Berg
🍅 23%★ 6.1action · thrillerNetflix

Peter Berg directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

An elite group of American operatives, aided by a top-secret tactical command team, must transport an asset who holds life-threatening information to an extraction point 22 miles away through the hostile streets of an Asian city.

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Guns Akimbo
2020 · dir. Jason Lei Howden
🍅 53%★ 6.3action · comedy · thrillerRent or buy

Both lean on tension more than on comedy

An ordinary guy suddenly finds himself forced to fight a gladiator-like battle for a dark website that streams the violence for viewers. In order to survive and rescue his kidnapped ex-girlfriend, he must battle Nix, a heavily armed and much more experienced fighter.

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6 Underground
2019 · dir. Michael Bay
🍅 36%★ 6.1action · comedy · thrillerNetflix

Witty action in both cases

After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.

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The Accidental Spy
2001 · dir. Teddy Chan
🍅 25%★ 5.8action · comedy · thriller

Thriller with a pulse of play, in both cases

A fun-filled story about an ordinary guy about to kick into an action-packed adventure. Jackie Chan plays a bored and unsuccessful salesman who never thought his life would amount to anything. All that changes one day when he becomes an instant hero by foiling an attempted bank robbery.

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Get Smart
2008 · dir. Peter Segal
🍅 51%★ 6.5action · comedy · thriller

Comedy with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief has to promote hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart to field agent. He is partnered with veteran and capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the evil world-domination plans of KAOS and its crafty operative?

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Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 · dir. Patrick Hughes
🍅 25%★ 6.1action · comedy · crimeRent or buy

Action built on tension, twice over

The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid. As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman.

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