Movies Like Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013)

Hwayi: A Monster Boy is a 2013 action, crime, thriller film from Jang Joon-hwan with a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Baby Assassins: Nice Days and Baby Assassins: 2 Babies.

Action Crime Thriller

Baby Assassins: Nice Days

2024

Teenage assassins Mahiro and Chisato visit the coastal city of Miyazaki for a contract and a vacation, but they unexpectedly cross paths with a legendary, bloodthirsty assassin looking to add to his kill count.

8.6

MagicScore

Baby Assassins: 2 Babies

2023

Chisato and Mahiro must pay four years of overdue fees or lose their membership in their assassin guild. They take part-time jobs, but find themselves in the middle of an armed robbery and being hunted by other assassins.

6.6

MagicScore

At Close Range

1986

Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man. Inspired by the real events that led to the end of the Johnston Gang, who operated in the northeastern United States in the 1970s.

6.8

MagicScore

Cohen 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.

6.5

MagicScore

Transit

2012

Nate takes his family for a camping trip to reconnect. When they pull off at a rest stop, a gang of thieves hides their stash from an armored car robbery among the family belongings. They soon find themselves on the run and the gang will stop at nothing to get their money back.

5.7

MagicScore

The Last Boy Scout

1991

Somewhere in Los Angeles, the city of broken dreams, a stripper is murdered. Now, the private detective she had hired and her ex-footballer boyfriend are going to find her murderer... if they don't kill each other first. But the more they dig, the deeper they become enmeshed in a web of extortion, blackmail and corrupt politics hidden beneath the surface of professional football.

6.8

MagicScore

24 Hours to Live

2017

An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.

5.9

MagicScore

The Mudge Boy

2003

Chronicling the troubled existence of Duncan Mudge, a 14-year-old misfit who—while vying for the attention of his vacant father—struggles to fill the void brought on by his mother's sudden death.

6.6

MagicScore

Happiness

1998

The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

The Throne

2015

Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals prevent it, so the king orders the prince to get inside a wooden rice chest, where he suffers deprivation of food and water.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

A Kid

2016

Matthieu is a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to go to his funeral in order to meet his two siblings in Quebec. But once in Montréal, he realizes that nobody is aware of his existence or even interested in it. He is alone, in hostile territory…

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Easter Sunday

2022

Comedian and actor Joe Valencia returns home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to the Filipino-American community.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

Target

1985

A Texan with a secret past searches Europe with his son after the KGB kidnaps his wife.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

The French Dispatch

2021

The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

We Need to Talk About Kevin

2011

After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

7.5

MagicScore

#16

Eden Lake

2008

When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

Game of Death

2017

Kill or be killed is the golden rule of the Game of Death. Sucks for seven millennials who ignored that rule. Now each one's head will explode unless they kill someone. Will they turn on each other to survive, or will this sunny day be the last for the innocent people of their middle-of-nowhere town?

5.0

MagicScore

#18

The Raid 2

2014

After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.

7.6

MagicScore

#19

Outrage

2010

When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Outrage Coda

2017

Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted fixer. When tensions rise between Chang and the Hanabishi, and Chang's life is endangered, Otomo returns to Japan to settle things once and for all.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Hwayi: A Monster Boy?

The top films similar to Hwayi: A Monster Boy by MovieMagicScore are Baby Assassins: Nice Days (8.6), Baby Assassins: 2 Babies (6.6), At Close Range (6.8). Each shares action/crime/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Hwayi: A Monster Boy worth watching?

Hwayi: A Monster Boy holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.4/10 from 243 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Hwayi: A Monster Boy?

Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013) is a action, crime, thriller film directed by Jang Joon-hwan, starring Kim Yun-seok, Yeo Jin-goo, Cho Jin-woong.

Where can I find more recommendations like Hwayi: A Monster Boy?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more action recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Hwayi: A Monster Boy

This ranked list pairs Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013), a action and crime and thriller film from Jang Joon-hwan, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Kim Yun-seok take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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