Movies like The Jackal
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The Jackal (1997)
131K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, the perfectionist Jackal proves an elusive target for the men charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI boss and a former IRA terrorist.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, political thriller, suspense, clever, intense, cult classic, action thriller, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, assassination attempt, revenge, killer, chase, professional killer, assassination, contract killer, hired killer, terrorism, gangster, conspiracy, kgb, murder, hidden identity, vengeance, twists and turns, danger, lone wolves, politics, espionage, death, gunfight, brutality ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 1990s
Place:
russia, washington d.c., chicago, moscow russia, ireland, montreal, london ...
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Most similar movies to The Jackal
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, suspenseful, serious and exciting films with plots about assassin, murder, chase, assassination, violence, death and hitman mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like The Jackal: Shooter (2007), Shoot to Kill (1988), The Devil's Own (1997), Clear and Present Danger (1994), Vantage Point (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
374K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Style:
intense, action packed, exciting, action thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
sniper, conspiracy, fbi, one man army, on the run, assassination, corruption, revenge, manhunt, military, cover up, false accusation ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
montana, philadelphia, virginia, usa, baltimore ...
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86%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the ...
Style:
intense, serious, realistic, neo noir, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, investigation, wilderness, mountain, manhunt, hostage, chase, fbi, horse, kidnapping, conspiracy, police ...
Time:
80s
Place:
canada, seattle, san francisco, vancouver
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Frankie McGuire, one of the IRA's deadliest assassins, draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, political, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, murder, terrorist, assassin, friendship, police investigation, tragic event, vengeance, betrayal, revenge, devil ...
Time:
90s, year 1972, 70s, year 1992
Place:
northern ireland, ireland, new york, bronx new york city, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
Style:
suspense, political, exciting, suspenseful, political thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, conspiracy, cia, mercenary, politics, assassination, espionage, sniper, covert operation, ambush, violence, drug cartel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
colombia, washington d.c., langley virginia, usa, iraq ...
Similarity:
100%
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158K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Spain, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
Style:
surprise ending, clever, suspenseful, political, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
terrorism, secret service, assassination attempt, president, conspiracy, assassination, assassination of president, kidnapping, chase, terrorist, betrayal, multiple perspectives ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
100%
92K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, tense, clever, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, revenge, sniper, assassination, rivalry, spy, contract killer, hotel, mexican standoff, bank, cat ...
Time:
90s
Place:
puerto rico, usa, seattle, south america, detroit ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Jack Higgins' straightforward thriller about a guilt-ridden IRA bomber forced into "one last job"
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Plot:
terrorism, female assassin, redemption, on the run, gangster, haunted by the past, clergy, going straight, assassin, crime boss, ex soldier, one last job ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
ireland, england, london, northern ireland, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, intense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
hitman, female assassin, female spy, killer, female killer, female warrior, espionage, female martial artist, tough girl, murder, contract killer, death penalty ...
Time:
future, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., new orleans, california, europe, venice ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, ...
Style:
suspenseful, entertaining, intense, exciting, political ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
secret service, assassination attempt, obsession, hitman, assassination of president, assassination plot, killer, election, conspiracy, assassin, gunfight, president ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
washington d.c., california, los angeles, usa, phoenix arizona ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Professional assassin O has resided in an isolated world of killing and loneliness. But his life begins to change once he meets the innocent Chin; hired to clean O's apartment. However, soon the flamboyent and reckless Tok enters Chin's ...
Style:
tense, harsh, atmospheric, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, professional killer, gunfight, dark hero, killer, police detective, assassin, heroic bloodshed, fall in love, rivalry, danger, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
japan, hong kong, china, asia, macau ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A drug-lord targets an undercover FBI agent and the hit man she falls in love with while tracking.
Style:
independent film, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
killer, hired killer, contract killer, assassin, professional killer, professional, mad love, hitman, terrorism, drug abuse, female nudity, outlaw ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey ...
Style:
cult classic, bloody, suspense, atmospheric, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly
Plot:
hitman, heroic bloodshed, assassin, professional killer, killer, redemption, yakuza, gunfight, organized crime, contract killer, friendship, triad ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Waxman is a former Special Forces soldier who is now working as a heavily armed assassin for a top secret government agency. When a covert mission goes terribly wrong, Waxman and fellow assassin Clegg become that agency's prime targets.
Style:
suspense, bloody, fast, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, professional killer, killer, assassin, professional, soldier, terrorism, showdown, violence, kickboxing, firing squad, karate ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
137K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, investigation, military, fbi, islamic terrorism, al qaeda, deception, muslim, gunfight, war on terror, spy ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, iraq, usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, suspense, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
hitman, professional killer, killer, writers, serial killer, contract killer, assassin, police detective, vengeance, psychopath, danger, writer's life ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1987, 70s
Place:
texas, california, oregon, new york
Similarity:
100%
337K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent, Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.
Style:
exciting, action comedy, entertaining, action thriller, satanic ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, manly
Plot:
assassin, cia, spy, hitman, secret service, chase, female spy, on the run, ex cia agent, mercenary, mission, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans, kansas, langley virginia, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
114K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK, Mexico, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who, after witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, 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 ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, teen, action thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, hitman, female assassin, vengeance, assassin, female killer, strong female lead, vigilantism, vigilante, female protagonist, haunted by the past, kick-butt women ...
Time:
year 2011, year 1992, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
colombia, chicago, latin america, south america, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
207K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of ...
Style:
clever, suspenseful, neo noir, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, car chase, cia, mafia, mercenary, covert operation, shootout, car, escapades, undercover, caper, ira ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, france, europe, nice france, french riviera
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An aging agent is called back by "the Company" to run a hostage trade of a Soviet spy for an American agent.
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, espionage, cold war, covert operation, conspiracy, cia agent, secret mission, cold war era, gay bar, police dog, hostage, exodus ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
paris france, germany, europe, france, soviet union ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin's trail.
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, political, exciting, intense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, hitman, terrorism, assassin, police investigation, spy thriller, politics, assassination plot, serial killer, assassination attempt, espionage, french president ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s, year 1973, 70s
Place:
paris france, france, algeria, europe, big ben london ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Jack Shaw (DONALD SUTHERLAND) has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, exciting, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, espionage, terrorism, terrorist, hitman, chase, revenge, frame up, danger, assassination attempt, race against time, politics ...
Time:
80s, year 1997, 70s, 20th century
Place:
israel, virginia, connecticut, middle east, libya ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Leon, 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, ...
Style:
neo noir, touching, rough, suspenseful, retro ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
hitman, mentor, revenge, friendship, murder, loneliness, organized crime, redemption, sniper, loner, life philosophy, dark hero ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, france, paris france, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
138K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, harsh, clever ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, conspiracy, police corruption, redemption, race against time, reluctant partners, nypd, chase, hostage, witness, secret service, on the run ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
new york, iran, usa, seattle, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
67%
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25K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
Style:
detective, exciting, surprise ending, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disguise, corruption, gangster, manhunt, murder, faked death, car chase, witness protection, on the run, assassin, betrayal, conspiracy ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, geneva switzerland, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
81K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance - as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, stylized, exciting, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
assassin, female assassin, female killer, hitman, professional killer, woman with a gun, espionage, female agent, working undercover, spy, femme fatale, secret government organization ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
france, paris france, venice, europe, italy
Similarity:
100%
182K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But ...
Style:
suspenseful, clever, suspense, action packed, brutal ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
hitman, chase, assassin, mentor, martial arts, loner, lone hero, tough guy, expert, vigilante, revenge, killer ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, colombia, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Peru
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert to kill her parent's killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, suspenseful, sexy, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, sex scene, hitman, haunted by the past, bomb, vengeance, femme fatale, murder, redemption, assassination, anti hero, ex cia agent ...
Time:
year 1994, year 1984, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
miami, florida, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes ...
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, hired killer, professional killer, contract killer, contract killing, killer, murder, car chase, death, betrayal, revenge ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place:
naples italy, los angeles, ireland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
Style:
tense, political thriller, suspense, psychological, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
conspiracy, political conspiracy, cia, chase, surveillance, conspiracy theory, mind control, paranoia, amnesia, obsession, taxi driver, twists and turns ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Czech Republic, UK, France, Spain, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A CIA agent gets caught up in political intrigue after he gets brought in to solve the murder of a Cuban ambassador.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, hitman, professional killer, political conspiracy, assassination, terrorism, assassination plot, female assassin, murder, assassin, undercover agent, covert operation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
prague, czech republic, new york, europe, cuba ...
Similarity:
100%
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