Action films with lone assassins on rampages — if you loved John Wick, you'll love these.
Movies Like John Wick — 39 entries in the movies category, sortable by Title, Year, Director. Every row is ranked by community votes, giving you a crowd-sourced perspective you won't find on Wikipedia or IMDb.
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Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in L...
John Wick
2014
Chad Stahelski
7.5
Action, Thriller
United States of America
101
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
Chad Stahelski
7.3
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
122
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.
Patriot Games
1992
Phillip Noyce
6.7
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
117
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
The Kingdom
2007
Peter Berg
6.7
Thriller, Action, Drama
Germany
110
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Ninja Assassin
2009
James McTeigue
6.7
Action, Adventure, Thriller
United States of America
99
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, R...
Memory
2022
Martin Campbell
6.7
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
114
Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with severe memory loss, affecting his e...
Wasabi
2001
Gérard Krawczyk
6.7
Drama, Action, Comedy
France
94
Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. After being forced to take 2 months off by his boss, who doesn't share his view on working methods, he goes back to Japan, where he used to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without ...
Live Free or Die Hard
2007
Len Wiseman
6.6
Action, Thriller
United Kingdom
128
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.
Angel Has Fallen
2019
Ric Roman Waugh
6.6
Action, Thriller
United States of America
122
After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagues and the FBI, Banning begins a race against the clock to clear his name.
Hanna
2011
Joe Wright
6.6
Action, Thriller, Adventure
Germany
111
Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys across Europe, eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative. As she nea...
Colombiana
2011
Olivier Megaton
6.6
Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
France
108
After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible ...
Those Who Wish Me Dead
2021
Taylor Sheridan
6.6
Thriller, Action
Canada
100
A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.
Kate
2021
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
6.6
Action, Thriller
United States of America
106
A ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.
Clear and Present Danger
1994
Phillip Noyce
6.6
Action, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
141
Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Cla...
The Mother
2023
Niki Caro
6.6
Action, Thriller
United States of America
115
A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
Renny Harlin
6.6
Crime, Action, Mystery, Thriller
United States of America
121
Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private in...
The Protégé
2021
Martin Campbell
6.6
Action, Thriller
Bulgaria
109
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As...
Wanted
2008
Timur Bekmambetov
6.5
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
110
Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan...
The Mechanic
2011
Simon West
6.5
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
93
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code requiring professional perfection and total detachment. One of an elite group of assassins, Bishop may be the best in the business - with a unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. When Harry McKenna, his close friend and ...
Assassins
1995
Richard Donner
6.5
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
132
Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life. But finding his way out of ...
Jason Bourne
2016
Paul Greengrass
6.4
Action, Adventure, Thriller
China
123
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
Salt
2010
Phillip Noyce
6.4
Action, Mystery, Thriller
United States of America
100
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, an...
The Punisher
2004
Jonathan Hensleigh
6.4
Action, Crime, Drama
Germany
124
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
Run All Night
2015
Jaume Collet-Serra
6.4
Action, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
114
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 mak...
Polar
2019
Jonas Åkerlund
6.4
Action, Crime, Drama
Germany
118
When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.
The Jackal
1997
Michael Caton-Jones
6.4
Action, Thriller, Adventure, Crime
United States of America
124
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terro...
Gemini Man
2019
Ang Lee
6.3
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
United States of America
117
Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to ...
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
Robert Rodriguez
6.3
Action, Crime, Thriller, Western
United States of America
102
A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.
Killer Elite
2011
Gary McKendry
6.3
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Australia
116
Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East, Danny and Hunt...
Faster
2010
George Tillman Jr.
6.3
Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
United States of America
98
After 10 years in prison, Driver is now a free man with a single focus - hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother.
Gunpowder Milkshake
2021
Navot Papushado
6.3
Action, Crime, Thriller
France
114
To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen.
The Bourne Legacy
2012
Tony Gilroy
6.2
Action, Thriller
United States of America
135
New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
London Has Fallen
2016
Babak Najafi
6.2
Action, Thriller
United States of America
99
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
Hitman
2007
Xavier Gens
6.2
Action, Thriller, Drama
France
89
A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed, the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a life-or-death game of international intrigue.
Blacklight
2022
Mark Williams
6.2
Action, Thriller, Adventure
Australia
104
Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.
Eraser
1996
Chuck Russell
6.1
Action, Mystery, Thriller
Canada
115
A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.
Mechanic: Resurrection
2016
Dennis Gansel
6
Action, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
99
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.
Hitman: Agent 47
2015
Aleksander Bach
5.9
Action, Crime, Thriller
United Kingdom
96
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
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