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Luis Guzmán has 47 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
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Two for the Money
2005
Comedy · Crime

The Business
2005
Drama · Action

The King of the Kickboxers
1990
Action · Crime

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
2006
Action · Crime

The Punisher
2004
Action · Crime

Middle Men
2009
Drama · Comedy

Miami Blues
1990
Action · Crime

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006
Action · Crime

Carlito's Way
1993 · Movie · Actor
Top 3%Starz · Included

Traffic
2000 · Movie · Actor
Top 7%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

The Substitute
1996 · Movie · Actor
Top 16%Prime Video · Included

Code Black
2015 · Series · Actor
Top 34%Prime Video · Free w/ ads

War
2007 · Movie · Actor
Top 44%The Roku Channel · Free w/ ads

Havoc
2025 · Movie · Actor
Top 45%Netflix · Included

Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside companions new and old, the brothers travel across the stars to stop the young heir's crusade.
Dir. Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath · With Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
Dir. Brian De Palma · With Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller

Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
Dir. Kevin Reynolds · With Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris

In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson · With Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore

An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his well-educated daughter is abusing cocaine within their comfortable suburban home. In Mexico, a flawed, but noble policeman agrees to testify against a powerful general in league with a cartel, and in San Diego, a drug kingpin's sheltered trophy wife must learn her husband's ruthless business after he is arrested, endangering her luxurious lifestyle.
Dir. Steven Soderbergh · With Michael Douglas, Benicio del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones

A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson · With Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman

When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.
Dir. Robert Mandel · With Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Marc Anthony

Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.
Dir. Brad Silberling · With Emily Browning, Liam Aiken, Kara Hoffman

Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.
Dir. John Gatins · With Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson

Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff confront a challenged system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.
Dir. Michael Seitzman · With Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzmán, Benjamin Hollingsworth

Troubled divorcee Mary Kee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman. When the stranger reveals she's calling from the past, Mary tries to break off contact. But the caller doesn't like being ignored, and looks for revenge in a unique and terrifying way...
Dir. Matthew Parkhill · With Rachelle Lefevre, Stephen Moyer, Luis Guzmán

Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.
Dir. Steven Soderbergh · With George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames
When a job goes horribly wrong, an ex-cop and family man who moonlights as a mob henchman has one night to get his family out of the city.
Dir. Edward Drake · With Kevin James, Christina Ricci, Luis Guzmán

FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a violent clash of rival gangs. Will the truth come out before it's too late? And when the dust settles, who will remain standing?
Dir. Philip G. Atwell · With Jet Li, Jason Statham, John Lone

Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.
Dir. Phillip Noyce · With Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah
When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.
Dir. Gareth Evans · With Tom Hardy, Jessie Mei Li, Timothy Olyphant

What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
Dir. James Foley · With Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia

After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons, and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns.
Dir. D.J. Caruso · With Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Goldberg

Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.
Dir. John Badham · With Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang

The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.
Dir. Steven Soderbergh · With Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzmán

Young employees at Shenaniganz restaurant collectively stave off boredom and adulthood with their antics.
Dir. Rob McKittrick · With Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, Justin Long

Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
Dir. Anthony Russo, Joe Russo · With Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington

After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger management therapy at the hands of specialist Dr. Buddy Rydell. But when Buddy steps up his aggressive treatment by moving in, Dave goes from mild to wild as the unorthodox treatment wreaks havoc with his life.
Dir. Peter Segal · With Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei

Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen cat by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.
Dir. Peter Atencio · With Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Keanu Reeves
Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership.
Dir. Dito Montiel · With Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Zulay Henao

A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him.
Dir. Sidney Lumet · With Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante

Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie reluctantly takes on a case of a young Korean man who, according to his mother, has been in jail for eight years for a murder he didn't commit.
Dir. Joseph Ruben · With James Woods, Robert Downey Jr., Margaret Colin

Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
Dir. Brad Peyton · With Dwayne Johnson, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens
Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty.
Dir. Sidney Lumet · With Rebecca De Mornay, Don Johnson, Stephen Lang

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Dir. Tony Scott · With Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro
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