Movies like The Assignment 1997
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The Assignment (1997)
11K
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 bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez (AIDAN QUINN).
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, exciting, clever, psychological, political thriller, political, mind bending, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, espionage, terrorism, terrorist, hitman, chase, revenge, frame up, assassination attempt, danger, politics, race against time, secrets, car chase, mistaken identity, disguise, violence, doppelganger, female masturbation, murder, cold war, mossad, conflict, sexual content, duplicity ...
Time:
80s, year 1997, 70s, 20th century
Place:
israel, virginia, connecticut, middle east, paris france, london, jerusalem ...
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Most similar movies to The Assignment
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, serious and exciting films with plots about gun, pistol, violence, murder, shootout, chase and explosion mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Assignment: The Jackal (1997), Shadow Conspiracy (1997), The Mechanic (2011), The Point Men (2001), The Professional (1981). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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, realistic, serious, political thriller, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, assassination attempt, revenge, killer, chase, professional killer, assassination, contract killer, hired killer, terrorism, gangster ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
chicago, washington d.c., russia, moscow russia, montreal ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Bobby Bishop (Sheen) is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenko has time to tell Bishop about some conspiracy in the White House but then immediately ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, political thriller, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, conspiracy, on the run, betrayal, assassination, corruption, assassination plot, politics, lone hero, political corruption, assassination attempt, intrigue ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Some time after their botched operation to capture a known Palestinian terrorist, a team of Israeli agents starts to get killed off one by one. Their leader must get to the bottom of things before the killer(s) plan is complete.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mossad, terrorism, bodyguard, espionage, undercover, female assassin, murder of a nude woman, female warrior, secret agent, assassination, assassination attempt, vengeance ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new york, jerusalem, austria, zurich switzerland, tel aviv israel ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
French secret agent Joss Baumont is sent to kill the president Njala of an African country. However, a counter-order is given before he can execute his mission and he is abandoned in the hands of foreign authorities. He escapes and seeks revenge by ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, suspense, intense, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, female nudity, assassination, secret agent, lone hero, assassination attempt, prison, hitman, car chase, tough heroes, secret service, chase ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
france, paris france, africa, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Livingston is trying to merge the Russians, Chinese and Italian gangsters into one group with huge amounts of money and power. FBI agent Susan and DEA agent Max are trying to stop them.
Style:
exciting, humorous, light, entertaining, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, undercover, reluctant partners, chase, espionage, fbi, rivalry, danger, special agent, law enforcement, race against time, woman with a gun ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, conspiracy, military, cold war, spy, assassin, assassination plot, soldier, prisoner, sergeant, assassination attempt, airport ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
germany, washington d.c., chicago, europe, russia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Switzerland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A secret service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the president. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a relentless FBI agent.
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, intense, rough, action packed ...
Plot:
secret service, frame up, conspiracy, investigation, on the run, blackmail, assassination attempt, treason, president, assassination, espionage, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 2006, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
toronto ontario canada, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Israel
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mike Anderson, a tough American reporter on a dangerous foreign assignment, finds his own life in jeopardy when he uncovers a deadly labyrinth of political intrigue that threatens the lives of thousands. Dispatched to investigate a mysterious and ...
Style:
suspense, independent film, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, spy, terrorist plot, ambassador, reporter, conspiracy, covert operation, meme, buddy, secret agent, heroes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
israel, middle east, los angeles, tel aviv israel
Similarity:
100%
42K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
A top Israeli agent comes out of retirement to hunt for a Palestinian militant he thought he'd killed, setting a chaotic chain of events into motion.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, intense, suspense, political thriller ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, espionage, war on terror, terrorist, mossad, covert operation, israeli, assassination, terror, murder, danger, government agency ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
israel, palestine, middle east, belgium
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man. He works to gain the reputation and trust needed in order to be accepted by the ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, undercover, mafia, fighting crime, martial arts, assassin, revenge, working undercover, gang, special agent, frame up, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
usa, seattle, vancouver
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An FBI free-lancer stashes a stolen Las Vegas-crime tape in a high-tech car stolen by someone else.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car, chase, revenge, fbi, twists and turns, law enforcement, vengeance, assassin, murder, on the run, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
80s
Place:
las vegas, los angeles, california, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
797
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Luke Kovak is part of a covert group within the CIA that works on illegal black ops involving blackmail and assassinations. When his boss orders the murder of one of the team, Luke realizes how expendable they all are and gets out (taking proof of ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female assassin, female killer, spy, conspiracy, martial arts, female mercenary, female agent, rogue agent, assassination plot, assassination attempt, computer cracker, manhunt ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
pentagon, chicago, italy, washington d.c., canada ...
Similarity:
100%
124K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to ...
Style:
suspense, breathtaking, exciting, action packed, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
conspiracy, twists and turns, rogue agent, gunfight, betrayal, treason, witness protection program, witness, corporate crime, police investigation, one man army, justice ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1996, 80s, future
Place:
new york, maryland, usa, baltimore, san francisco ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An international terrorist has New York in a grip of panic and it's up to Det. Sgt. Deke DaSilva to take him down.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, suspense, harsh, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, undercover, hostage, chase, tough law enforcer, stewardess, terrorist, master criminal, danger, fighting crime, working undercover, violence ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, north america, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
147K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.
Style:
clever, surprise ending, intense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
spy, cia, espionage, twists and turns, secret service, undercover, double agent, basic training, traitor, caper, hotshot hero, rookie ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
boston, washington d.c., peru, usa, langley virginia ...
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%
67K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A man is released from prison to help American and Chinese authorities pursue a mysterious cyber criminal. The dangerous search leads them from Chicago to Hong Kong.
Style:
perverse, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
hacker, terrorist, computer, cybercrime, terrorism, hacking, computer hacker, conspiracy, terrorist plot, geek, espionage, fbi ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, malaysia, chicago, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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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: 90 min.
Story:
When the rumored whereabouts of Osama bin Laden are revealed, the CIA readies a team of seasoned U.S. Navy SEALs for the mission of a lifetime. Despite inconclusive evidence that bin Laden is inside the compound, and ignoring the possible ...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, top secret, military, navy seal, manhunt, mastermind, terrorist, heroic mission, wanted, once in a lifetime opportunity, government agency, danger ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, usa, middle east
Similarity:
100%
203K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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. ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, entertaining, suspense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
computer hacker, hostage, bank robbery, spy, hacker, terrorism, heist, hacking, surveillance, secret agent, computer, hot and sexy ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, malibu california, california, north america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The global war on terror rages on. When a government official goes missing, Lance, a man with an impressive record of service to his country, finds himself protecting the man who embodies everything he has dedicated his life to fight against.
Style:
serious, rough, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, undercover, tough heroes, one man army, danger, state affairs, daring rescue, save the day, law enforcement, chases and races, conspiracy, undercover agent ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
romania, europe, new york, washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Queen's Messenger is called to convey vital dispatches to a highly secretive conference called to combat the activities of modern poachers who threaten the economies of many African states.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
secret agent, murder, one man army, hotshot hero, daring rescue, heroic mission, undercover, government agency, dishonesty, danger, political conspiracy, assassination attempt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
100%
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120K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, exciting, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night
Plot:
manhunt, on the run, cia, agent, conspiracy, escaped prisoner, escape, frame up, traitor, swamp, airplane accident, car chase ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
new york, chicago, kentucky, usa, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Blown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after Dove leaves the force his partner is killed by a bomb that Dove thinks might have been made by someone he knows.
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, revenge, terrorist, psychopath, bomb squad, brutality, stalking, marriage proposal, anarchist, danger, investigation, race against time ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 90s, year 1992
Place:
boston, ireland, usa, northern ireland, massachusetts ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An infamous terrorist has evaded capture for a long time by being extremely clever and ruthless. Things get interesting when he hijacks a plane carrying famous security expert John Cutter, who isn't about to stand this sort of thing.
Style:
suspense, serious, exciting, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, airplane, hijacking, airport, terrorist, escape, fbi, airplane hijack, aviation, courage, psychopath ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
louisiana, florida, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Romania
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An intelligence operative discovers that no one is what they seem in the shadowy world of espionage.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, undercover, heroes, espionage, one man army, save the day, tough heroes, secret agent, terrorism, race against time, danger, master criminal ...
Place:
europe, romania, bucharest
Similarity:
100%
188K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Russia, France, Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
Style:
entertaining, satanic, exciting, action adventure, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
spy, hitman, cia agent, assassin, cia, secret service, agent, female spy, superhero, mercenary, comic book, mad scientist ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
russia, england, paris france, usa, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A policeman takes his twin brother's place and inherits his problems and a beautiful girlfriend. He is forced to kickbox his way from France to the U.S. and back while playing footsie with the FBI and Russian mafia. Not just muscles with a ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, serious, suspenseful, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, chase, vengeance, gangster, gunfight, heroes, car chase, undercover, hidden identity, switching roles, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, france, paris france, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
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%
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