Movies like Day Shift
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to Day Shift. Explore films such as Bad Boys for Life, Chinatown, and The Foreigner, around the themes of father, vampire, buddy comedy. Other notable keywords include vampirism and urban setting.
#1
Bad Boys for Life
Synopsis:
Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.
Starring:
Will Smith,
Martin Lawrence,
Paola Nuñez
Plot:
nightclub,
police,
buddy cop,
buddy comedy,
helicopter,
chase,
showdown,
mexico city mexico,
mexico,
miami florida
...
#2
Chinatown
Synopsis:
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
Starring:
James Hong,
Jack Nicholson,
Roman Polanski
Plot:
neo noir,
private detective,
femme fatale,
detective,
police,
water rights,
tragedy,
year 1937,
racism,
domestic violence
...
#3
The Foreigner
Synopsis:
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
Starring:
Ray Fearon,
Jackie Chan,
Pierce Brosnan
Plot:
gun,
justice,
terrorism,
explosion,
london england,
handgun,
death,
death of daughter,
affair,
restaurant
...
#4
Logan
Synopsis:
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
Starring:
Boyd Holbrook,
Richard E. Grant,
Hugh Jackman
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#5
Nobody
Synopsis:
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.
Starring:
Christopher Lloyd,
Colin Salmon,
Michael Ironside
Plot:
fighting back,
russian mafia,
husband,
black comedy,
violence,
home invasion,
nightclub,
one man army,
father,
secret identity
...
#6
Bullet Train
Synopsis:
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.
Starring:
Michael Shannon,
Brad Pitt,
Hiroyuki Sanada
Plot:
bullet train,
train,
assassin,
russian,
briefcase,
fight on a train,
tough guy,
revenge,
japan,
one man army
...
#7
Lethal Weapon 2
Synopsis:
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!
Starring:
Danny Glover,
Jenette Goldstein,
Mark Rolston
Plot:
krugerrand,
two man army,
shoulder,
holster,
squad car,
squad,
car,
wilhelm scream,
grocery store,
good versus evil
...
#8
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Synopsis:
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
Starring:
Mark Strong,
Colin Firth,
Julianne Moore
#9
Angel Heart
Synopsis:
Down-and-out private detective Harry Angel is ordered by the mysterious Louis Cyphre to go on a mission to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself, as he goes on a supernatural journey into his own soul.
Starring:
Robert De Niro,
Charlotte Rampling,
Mickey Rourke
#10
Stuber
Synopsis:
After crashing his car, a cop who's recovering from eye surgery recruits an Uber driver to help him catch a heroin dealer. The mismatched pair soon find themselves in for a wild day of stakeouts and shootouts as they encounter the city's seedy side.
Starring:
Betty Gilpin,
Mira Sorvino,
Dave Bautista
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#11
Peppermint
Synopsis:
A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.
Starring:
Jennifer Garner,
John Ortiz,
John Gallagher Jr.
#12
Guns Akimbo
Synopsis:
An ordinary guy suddenly finds himself forced to fight a gladiator-like battle for a dark website that streams the violence for viewers. Miles must fight heavily armed Nix and also save his kidnapped ex-girlfriend.
Starring:
Samara Weaving,
Rhys Darby,
Daniel Radcliffe
Plot:
game,
chase,
escape,
disguise,
drone,
suicide,
survival,
helicopter,
bullying,
homelessness
...
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#13
Bright
Synopsis:
In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
Starring:
Will Smith,
Joel Edgerton,
Lucy Fry
Plot:
orc,
buddy movie,
elf,
magic,
wand,
urban fantasy,
police,
fairy,
alternate reality,
buddy cop
...
#14
The Last Boy Scout
Synopsis:
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.
Starring:
Noble Willingham,
Bruce Willis,
Bruce McGill
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#15
Death Wish
Synopsis:
A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
Starring:
Jack Kesy,
Bruce Willis,
Vincent D'Onofrio
Plot:
remake,
vigilante,
vigilantism,
death of wife,
home invasion,
woman in jeopardy,
urban decay,
finger gun,
detective,
dark hero
...
#16
Die Hard
Synopsis:
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
Starring:
Bruce Willis,
Alan Rickman,
Alexander Godunov
#17
The Kitchen
Synopsis:
The mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands — proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition… literally.
Starring:
James Badge Dale,
Domhnall Gleeson,
Common
#18
Rush Hour
Synopsis:
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
Starring:
Tzi Ma,
Tom Wilkinson,
Jackie Chan
Plot:
child kidnapping,
chinese mafia,
gun,
mobster,
organized crime,
triad,
villain,
action hero,
gunfight,
african american
...
#19
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Synopsis:
Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah.
Starring:
Jenette Goldstein,
Edward Furlong,
Linda Hamilton
#20
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Synopsis:
Miles Morales is juggling his life between being a high school student and being a spider-man. When Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk uses a super collider, others from across the Spider-Verse are transported to this dimension.
Starring:
Jake Johnson,
Zoë Kravitz,
Mahershala Ali