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Movies that feel like Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)

If you loved Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, the closest films we have are Vanguard (2020), Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) and Johnny English Reborn (2011). All three share Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard's kinetic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid. As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman.

🍅 25% Rotten Tomatoes6.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Patrick Hugheskineticwittyplayfulgrittytense
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Vanguard
2020 · dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
🍅 29%4.7action · adventure · comedy

Both are built on the same subject: bodyguard

The difference: Played as adventure first

Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.

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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024 · dir. Adil El Arbi
🍅 65%6.5action · comedy · crime

Kinetic where it counts, witty underneath

The difference: Reviewed even better

After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.

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Johnny English Reborn
2011 · dir. Oliver Parker
🍅 40%6.3crime · action · comedy

The same mix in both: play, then grit

The difference: Not nearly as tense

The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that would make even James Bond jealous, the once-disgraced agent uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy involving some of the world's most powerful organisations, and vows to redeem his tarnished reputation by stopping the killers before they can strike.

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Cocaine Bear
2023 · dir. Elizabeth Banks
🍅 65%5.9thriller · comedy · crime

Tense comedy, and it commits to that

Inspired by a true story, an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.

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John Wick: Chapter 4
2023 · dir. Chad Stahelski
🍅 94%7.6action · thriller · crime

One thread runs through both: hitman

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

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Bullet Train
2022 · dir. David Leitch
🍅 53%7.3action · comedy · thriller

The same preoccupation in both: hitman

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.

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Hitman: Agent 47
2015 · dir. Aleksander Bach
🍅 8%5.7action · crime · thriller

Kinetic action in both cases

An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

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Pain & Gain
2013 · dir. Michael Bay
🍅 49%6.4comedy · crime · action

Crime with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

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A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014 · dir. Seth MacFarlane
🍅 33%6.1comedy · western

Thriller built on play, twice over

As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

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Swordfish
2001 · dir. Dominic Sena
🍅 27%6.5action · crime · thriller

Both lean on grit more than on action

The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.

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Kill Boksoon
2023 · dir. Byun Sung-hyun
🍅 79%6.6action · drama · thriller

Crime with a pulse of tension, in both cases

At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.

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One Battle After Another
2025 · dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
🍅 94%7.7thriller · crime · comedy

Comedy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

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