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Movies that feel like American Assassin (2017)

If you loved American Assassin, the closest films we have are The Villainess (2017), Ong Bak 2 (2008) and Jawan (2023). All three share American Assassin's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.

🍅 34% Rotten Tomatoes6.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Michael Cuestakineticepictenserelentless
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If American Assassin hit the spot, these will too

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The Villainess
2017 · dir. Jung Byung-gil
🍅 85%6.6action · thriller

One thread runs through both: hand to hand combat

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited with the promise of freedom after ten years of service. However, secrets from her past destroy everything she’s worked for and now she embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge.

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Ong Bak 2
2008 · dir. Tony Jaa
🍅 49%6.2adventure · action · thriller

Kinetic and epic in the same breath

Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho — a murdered nobleman — is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.

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Jawan
2023 · dir. Atlee
6.9action · thriller

The same mix in both: tension, then relentlessness

The difference: None of the scale American Assassin is built on

An emotional journey of a prison warden, driven by a personal vendetta while keeping up to a promise made years ago, recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice, in an attempt to get even with his past, and that leads him to an unexpected reunion.

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009 · dir. Stephen Sommers
🍅 33%5.7adventure · action · thriller

Kinetic action in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to science fiction than American Assassin does

From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.

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Below Zero
2021 · dir. Lluís Quílez
🍅 86%6.2action · crime · thriller

Thriller with a pulse of tension, in both cases

The difference: Missing the scale of American Assassin

When a prisoner transfer van is attacked, the cop in charge must fight those inside and outside while dealing with a silent foe: the icy temperatures.

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Run All Night
2015 · dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
🍅 59%6.6action · crime · thriller

Relentless adventure, and it commits to that

Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when Jimmy’s estranged son becomes a target, Jimmy must make a choice between the crime family he chose and the real family he abandoned long ago. Now, with nowhere safe to turn, Jimmy has just one night to figure out exactly where his loyalties lie and to see if he can finally make things right.

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The Mask of Zorro
1998 · dir. Martin Campbell
🍅 86%6.8action · adventure

Both lean on scale more than on action

It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.

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Ashfall
2019 · dir. Kim Byung-seo
🍅 70%6.2action · adventure · thriller

Adventure built on momentum, twice over

A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.

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The Beekeeper
2024 · dir. David Ayer
🍅 71%6.3action · crime · thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: revenge mission

One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.

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Damsel
2024 · dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
🍅 56%6.1fantasy · action · adventure

Epic thriller, and it commits to that

A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.

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Headshot
2016 · dir. Kimo Stamboel
🍅 73%6.3action · thriller · drama

Tense action, and it commits to that

A young man washes ashore, his memory gone - but his past comes back to haunt him after he is nursed back to health and his killing ability is needed when he takes on a powerful drug lord.

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Naked Weapon
2002 · dir. Tony Ching Siu-Tung
5.5action · drama · thriller

Relentless thriller, and it commits to that

A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.

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