Movies Like Black Angel (1998)

Black Angel is a 1998 action, crime, thriller film from Takashi Ishii with a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Romeo Is Bleeding and Kill Boksoon.

Action Crime Thriller

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993

A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.

6.3

MagicScore

Kill Boksoon

2023

At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.

6.8

MagicScore

Gunpowder Milkshake

2021

To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen.

6.3

MagicScore

Nikita

1990

A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.

7.1

MagicScore

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

2011

A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four years of her life. After devising a hit list, The Bride sets off on her quest, enduring unspeakable injury and unscrupulous enemies.

8.1

MagicScore

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701

1972

After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.

7.0

MagicScore

Ms .45

1981

After being attacked and raped twice in one day, a timid, mute seamstress goes insane, takes to the streets of New York City after dark, and randomly shoots men with a .45 caliber pistol.

6.7

MagicScore

Thriller: A Cruel Picture

1973

Madeleine, rendered mute after being sexually assaulted as a youth, accepts a lift from a wealthy and sadistic pimp who soon enslaves her into his prostitution racket. Despite her limited means, Madeleine embarks on a bloody road to revenge against her captors.

6.4

MagicScore

Death Wish II

1982

Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.

6.2

MagicScore

#10

Chained Heat

1983

Linda Blair plays Carol, a young woman who must serve 18 months in prison after driving drunk and killing a man. The prison turns out to be brimming with decadence, corruption and sleaze, where the other female inmates are sadistic crack-selling lesbian rapists and the guards and warden are no better.

5.0

MagicScore

#11

Mad Foxes

1981

A man seeks revenge after a biker gang murders his loved ones.

4.8

MagicScore

#12

Kill Me Again

1989

After Faye and her psychotic boyfriend, Vince, successfully rob a mob courier, Faye decides to abscond with the loot. She heads to Reno, where she hires feckless private investigator Jack Andrews to help fake her death. He pulls the scheme off and sets up Faye with a new identity, only to have her skip out on him without paying. Jack follows her to Vegas and learns he's not the only one after her. Vince has discovered that she's still alive.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

No Good Deed

2002

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

5.4

MagicScore

#14

No Contest

1995

A beauty contest turns into a hostage situation, when the Miss Galaxy competition is taken over by a gang, demanding a ransom of diamonds. Sharon, a kick-boxing actress, is the host of the show, and the thorn in the terrorists side.

5.0

MagicScore

#15

Bitch Slap

2009

Three bad girls - a down-and-out stripper, a drug-running killer, and a corporate powerbroker - arrive at a remote desert hideaway to extort and steal $200 million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin.

4.8

MagicScore

#16

Mom

2017

After her stepdaughter is sexually assaulted at a party, a furious mother sets out to destroy the lives of the four perpetrators who walked free.

7.5

MagicScore

#17

Lady Snowblood

1973

Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Yuki never knows the love of a family but only killing and revenge.

7.5

MagicScore

#18

Wind River

2017

An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.

7.4

MagicScore

#19

Promising Young Woman

2020

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

7.4

MagicScore

#20

Law Abiding Citizen

2009

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Black Angel?

The top films similar to Black Angel by MovieMagicScore are Romeo Is Bleeding (6.3), Kill Boksoon (6.8), Gunpowder Milkshake (6.3). Each shares action/crime/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Black Angel worth watching?

Black Angel holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10 from 24 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Black Angel?

Black Angel (1998) is a action, crime, thriller film directed by Takashi Ishii, starring Riona Hazuki, Reiko Takashima, Miyuki Ono.

Where can I find more recommendations like Black Angel?

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 Black Angel

This ranked list pairs Black Angel (1998), a action and crime and thriller film from Takashi Ishii, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Riona Hazuki 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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