15 Movies Like Smugglers

Loved Smugglers? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Husbands in Action
#1

Husbands in Action

A detective teams up with his ex-wife's new husband to chase down her kidnappers. Can this unlikely duo put aside their differences for one wild rescue?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

Colony
#2

Colony

Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

Train to Busan
#3

Train to Busan

When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
#4

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

After barely surviving a brutal attack by a sadistic serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su is left humiliated. Determined to catch the killer known as K, he forms an uneasy alliance with Jung Tae-seok, a relentless and incorruptible detective who often disrupts his illegal business. However, while Jang Dong-su wants K dead, Jung Tae-suk is determined to bring him to justice. With a deal in place—whoever finds K first will decide his fate—the hunt begins, blurring the lines between crime and law.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

Revelations
#5

Revelations

A pastor who believes in divine revelation and a detective haunted by visions pursue a missing person case — exposing their own demons in the process.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

Humint
#6

Humint

A South Korean agent hunts a drug ring in Russia and goes head-to-head with a North Korean operative — pulling both into peril and tangled secrets.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

The Roundup
#7

The Roundup

The 'Beast Cop' Ma Seok-do heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect, but soon after his arrival, he discovers additional murder cases and hears about a vicious killer who has been committing crimes against tourists for several years.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

The Treacherous
#8

The Treacherous

The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

Memories of Murder
#9

Memories of Murder

A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

The Witch: Part 2. The Other One
#10

The Witch: Part 2. The Other One

A girl wakes up in a huge secret laboratory, then accidentally meets another girl who is trying to protect her house from a gang. The mystery girl overthrows the gang with her unexpected powers, and laboratory staff set out to find her.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

Alienoid
#11

Alienoid

Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

Ballerina
#12

Ballerina

Grieving the loss of a best friend she couldn't protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friend's last wish: sweet revenge.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

Snowpiercer
#13

Snowpiercer

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

No Other Choice
#14

No Other Choice

After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.

The Roundup: Punishment
#15

The Roundup: Punishment

'Monster Cop' Ma Seok-do investigates an illegal online gambling business led by a former STS Baek and an IT genius CEO Chang. Ma proposes an unexpected alliance to Jang and begins hunting down the criminals.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Smugglers.