Movies like Mea Culpa

The Equalizer, starring Denzel Washington as a man with a mysterious past who uses his special skills to mete out vigilante justice, offers the same gritty and morally complex world as Mea Culpa.

Prisoners delves into the dark and desperate measures a father will take when his daughter goes missing. With its tense narrative and moral conundrums, it aligns well with the themes of vigilantism and parental desperation found in Mea Culpa.

Taken shares the fast-paced, high-stakes action that fans of Mea Culpa will appreciate. This film follows a former CIA operative on a relentless quest to save his daughter from kidnappers, demonstrating a father's unstoppable drive to protect his child.

Man on Fire features a similar blend of revenge and redemption. Denzel Washington stars as a burnt-out former CIA operative who takes matters into his own hands to rescue a kidnapped girl, promising fiercely executed action scenes that echo the intensity of Mea Culpa.

Edge of Darkness follows a detective (Mel Gibson) unraveling his daughter's murder and uncovering political conspiracies, much like the blend of personal vendetta and corruption seen in Mea Culpa.

A heart-racing thriller like Mea Culpa, The Next Three Days focuses on a man willing to go to extreme lengths for his family. When his wife is imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit, a college professor devises a meticulous plan to break her out.

Starring Liam Neeson as a private investigator, A Walk Among the Tombstones presents a similarly grim and unflinching take on the crime thriller genre. Neeson's quest to solve a series of murders has him navigate a world of danger and moral ambiguity like the protagonist of Mea Culpa.