Movies Like Bangkok Dangerous (2000)

Bangkok Dangerous is a 2000 action, crime, drama, thriller film from Oxide Pang Chun with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Bangkok Dangerous and The American Friend.

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Bangkok Dangerous

2008

When carrying out a hit, assassin Joe always makes use of the knowledge of the local population. On arriving in Bangkok, Joe meets street kid Kong and he becomes his primary aide. But when Kong is nearly killed, he asks Joe to train him up in the deadly arts and unwittingly becomes a target of a band of killers.

5.2

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The American Friend

1977

Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.

7.1

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The Man with the Golden Gun

1974

Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. Bond then joins forces with the swimsuit-clad Mary Goodnight, and together they track Scaramanga to a Thai tropical isle hideout where the killer-for-hire lures the slick spy into a deadly maze for a final duel.

6.5

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Action Jackson

2014

A man meets his lookalike, who's not just a killer of evil, but also a kind hearted man. Together, they team up to fight against a dreaded gangster.

4.1

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Slice

2009

A serial killer is on the loose. There have been gruesome murders, with victims being ghastly dismembered and their severed body parts dumped in various locations. As the bodies keep piling up, the police remain in the dark without a single clue.

6.2

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The Dead Pool

1988

Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late...

6.3

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The Irishman

2019

Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.

7.6

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The Swimmers

2014

After falling pregnant to her boyfriend's best friend, a young woman commits suicide. She returns to haunt her unborn child's father while her friend seeks revenge on the person who drove her to her fate.

6.2

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Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995

Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

6.4

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#10

Deliver Us from Evil

2020

A retired contract killer goes on a bloody rampage when a young girl finds herself at the mercy of gangland human traffickers and only one man can come to her rescue, with an arsenal of weapons and years of experience in the art of killing.

6.9

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#11

Kickboxer

1989

If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.

6.8

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#12

All I See Is You

2017

After a successful experimental surgery restores her eyesight, a young woman sees her marriage spiral in a disturbing direction.

5.2

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#13

Exam

2009

Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a windowless room, where an armed guard keeps watch, they are given 80 minutes to answer one simple question.

6.7

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#14

Shutter

2004

When Jane and Tun run over a girl in a car accident, they speed away immediately from the crime scene. However, Tun, a photographer, soon discovers strange shadows in his photos, which unsettles them.

7.3

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#15

Pop Aye

2017

On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand in search of the farm where they grew up together.

6.6

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#16

Beautiful Boxer

2003

Based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muaythai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman.

6.5

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#17

How to Win at Checkers (Every Time)

2015

An 11-year-old boy steals money for bribes to remove his gay older brother from Thai military conscription rolls, unaware of the ramifications.

6.1

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#18

Anna and the King of Siam

1946

In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.

6.0

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#19

River

2016

In the south of Laos, an American volunteer doctor becomes a fugitive after he intervenes in the sexual assault of a young woman. When the assailant's body is pulled from the Mekong River, things quickly spiral out of control.

5.8

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#20

Country of the Deaf

1998

Strana Glukhikh is about an unusual relationship between two women, one of them a deaf-mute dancer and the other on the run from the mafia. Yaya, the deaf girl, offers to hide Rita whose boyfriend, Alyosha owes gambling debts to the mafia, but in return she wants her to leave the young man and run off with her to an imaginary paradise where material values do not exist.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Bangkok Dangerous?

The top films similar to Bangkok Dangerous by MovieMagicScore are Bangkok Dangerous (5.2), The American Friend (7.1), The Man with the Golden Gun (6.5). Each shares action/crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Bangkok Dangerous worth watching?

Bangkok Dangerous holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 75 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Bangkok Dangerous?

Bangkok Dangerous (2000) is a action, crime, drama, thriller film directed by Oxide Pang Chun, starring Pavarit Mongkolpisit, Premsinee Ratanasopha, Patharawarin Timkul.

Where can I find more recommendations like Bangkok Dangerous?

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About movies like Bangkok Dangerous

This ranked list pairs Bangkok Dangerous (2000), a action and crime and drama and thriller film from Oxide Pang Chun, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Pavarit Mongkolpisit 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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