Assassin movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant assassin movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, suspenseful, suspense, serious, intense and action thriller films and TV shows about / with assassin, hitman, revenge, violence, assassination, gun, betrayal, brutality, murder and shot to death plots mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, Germany, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as assassin: Assassin's Creed (2016), The Mechanic (2011), Treadstone (2019), The Bourne Legacy (2012), Ninja Assassin (2009), Hitman: Agent 47 (2015), Bullet Train (2022), Crosshairs (2013), The Tournament (2009), John Wick (2014).
Best films
New films
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Through unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he's a descendant of the secret 'Assassins' society. After gaining incredible knowledge and ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, intense, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
assassin, chase, assassination, time travel, brotherhood, betrayal, changing the past or future, secret society, secret identity, imaginary, warrior, one against many ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, 2010s, year 2016, near future ...
Place:
spain, london, texas, madrid
Is relevant?
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
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The Treadstone project, having created super spy Jason Bourne, turns its attention on a new protocol to develop unstoppable superhuman assassins.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, suspense, tense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, assassin, espionage, hitman, secret service agent, secret agent, peril, special agent, government agent, murderer, secret project, secret ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, South Korea, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Philippines
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
New CIA operative, Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
Style:
satanic, action adventure, saga, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
cia, espionage, spy, secret service, assassin, cia agent, on the run, conspiracy, secret agent, chase, covert operation, agent ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
the philippines, maryland, virginia, usa, london ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
bloody, brutal, exciting, fast paced, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, revenge, kung fu, assassin, martial artist, one man army, vengeance, hand to hand combat, fight to the death, ninjitsu, assassination ...
Time:
year 2009, 80s, 21st century
Place:
china, osaka japan, berlin germany, asia, japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Canada, Singapore
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, surprise ending, anamorphic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassin, one man army, murder, assassination, super soldier, danger, secret identity, revenge, hired killer, mission, agent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
berlin germany, singapore
Is relevant?
524K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
funny, suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
train, assassin, hitman, mission, tough guy, runaway train, luck, revenge, husband and wife, crew, assignment, killer ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan, bolivia, tokyo, asia, mexico ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Hired to enact revenge on a man who savagely beat a beautiful Russian débutant, Jack Verlaine is pressed between his newly acquired job and a persistent man named, Brill, who offers him a chance to advance higher in his seedy career. But when an ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
hitman, assassin, conspiracy, sex trafficking, dishonesty, vengeance, rivalry, estrangement, identity, violence, revenge, betrayal ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Bahrain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Every ten or seven years in an unsuspecting town, The Tournament takes place. A battle royale between 30 of the world's deadliest assassins. The last man standing receiving the $10,000,000 cash prize and the title of Worlds No 1, which itself ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, intense, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
chase, survival, hitman, martial arts, tournament, assassin, game of death, killer, competition, female killer, contract killer, fight ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, miami, united kingdom, brazil
Is relevant?
818K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Style:
stylized, exciting, neo noir, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
hitman, vengeance, revenge, one man army, assassin, vigilante, shooting, gunfight, lone hero, tough guy, dog, killer ...
Time:
year 2014, 60s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, tense, suspenseful, action thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
autism, accountant, assassin, mathematics, lone hero, organized crime, twists and turns, vigilante, justice, hitman, violence, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 1989, 2000s, year 2006 ...
Place:
washington d.c., chicago, illinois, new hampshire, germany ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma. ...
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, neo noir, clever, dark comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
twists and turns, hitman, assassin, revenge, plot twist, mistaken identity, organized crime, disorder, secrets, mysterious character, mafia, master criminal ...
Time:
2000s, year 1979, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, seattle
Is relevant?
461K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspense, brutal, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
vigilante, vigilantism, corruption, hitman, assassin, one man army, gunfight, justice, lone hero, violence, loner, revenge ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, moscow russia, massachusetts, usa, russia
Is relevant?
220K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, detective, serious, neo noir ...
Plot:
assassin, violence, revenge, hitman, murder, brutality, secret, hired killer, manhunt, blood, killing, murderer ...
Place:
paris france, dominican republic, new orleans, france, new york ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK, France, Turkey
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, tricky, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, interpol, assassin, investigation, gunfight, conspiracy theory, chase, politics, twists and turns, hitman, lawyer, revenge ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, berlin germany, italy, manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, Spain, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An assassin forges an unlikely partnership with one of his targets: a woman seeking revenge for the murder of her family.
Style:
satanic, suspense, suspenseful, action thriller, independent film ...
Plot:
assassin, escape, tough guy, female assassin, contract killer, escape attempt, survival, planned murder, orphan, security guard, innocent person killed, rescue ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
yorkshire, new york, switzerland, france, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A female assassin during the Tang Dynasty who begins to question her loyalties when she falls in love with one of her targets.
Style:
colorful, atmospheric, stylized, surreal, meditative ...
Plot:
wuxia, martial arts, kung fu, assassin, tang dynasty, love, life & death, life philosophy, art, beautiful scenery, assassination, magic realism ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2016, 7th century, 9th century
Place:
ancient china, china, taiwan, mongolia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
His only friend called him 'the man from nowhere'... Taesik, a former special agent becomes a loner after losing his wife in a miserable accident and lives a bitter life running a pawnshop. He only has a few customers and a friend named ...
Style:
brutal, bloody, touching, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night, teens
Plot:
revenge, one man army, violent, martial arts, lone hero, kidnapping, gang, rivalry, child in peril, assassin, master warrior, drug lord ...
Time:
year 2010, y2k, 21st century
Place:
korea, south korea, east asia, asia, seoul
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106K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
neo noir, tense, erotic, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
assassin, one against many, revenge, bare butt, one man army, organized crime, vengeance, bare breasts, sniper, rivalry, rough sex, superhero ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
chile, seattle, montana, detroit, miami ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
After sparing a girl's life during a massacre, an elite Triad assassin is targeted by an onslaught of murderous gangsters.
Style:
tense, exciting, brutal, suspense, hood ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, assassin, chinese mafia, lone hero, violent, fight, triad, one against many, massacre, one man army, hardcore, organized crime ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
indonesia, asia
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, intense, rough, neo noir ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
conspiracy, autism, assassin, fbi, murder, child in peril, secret service, boy, fbi agent, assassination, witness protection, twists and turns ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
chicago, bangkok thailand, south dakota
Is relevant?
256K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Spain, Japan, Iceland, Germany, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, action thriller, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing
Plot:
spy, espionage, black ops, hitman, cia, chase, assassin, rogue agent, cia agent, secret service, one man army, assassination ...
Time:
year 2016, 2000s, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, berlin germany, washington d.c., reykjavik iceland, greece ...
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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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Short, Action, Adventure, Horror
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 36 min.
TV show
Story:
Giovanni is an assassin living during the Renaissance in 15th century Italy. At this dawn of a new era, a conspiracy is being plotted by one corrupt family to overthrow the powerful Medici family and destroy a unified Italy. As an assassin, Giovanni ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
assassin, video game, renaissance, secret identity, assassination, investigation, father son relationship, danger, injustice, family secret, undercover, conspiracy ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
italy, rome italy, venice, florence
Is relevant?
214K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Finland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A 16-year-old girl raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe. Tracked by a ruthless operatives, she faces startling revelations about her existence and questions about her humanity.
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
teenage girl, hitman, spy, strong female lead, assassin, cia, vengeance, female warrior, chase, female protagonist, woman with a gun, espionage ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
finland, berlin germany, africa, germany, europe ...
Is relevant?
427K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Doormat Wesley Gibson discovers that his recently murdered father – who Wesley never knew – belonged to a secret guild of assassins. After a leather-clad sexpot drafts Wesley into the society, he hones his innate killing skills and turns avenger.
Style:
exciting, action thriller, entertaining, action packed, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, manly, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
hitman, gunfight, assassin, femme fatale, mentor, revenge, superhuman powers, woman with a gun, father son relationship, twists and turns, escapades, betrayal ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois, europe
Is relevant?
68K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
woman with a gun, one woman army, assassin, female agent, female assassin, female spy, female killer, strong female lead, contract killing, female warrior, espionage, revenge ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
saudi arabia, paris france, boston, france
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Bulgaria, Germany, Thailand
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, lone hero, chase, assassin, assassination, murder, killer, one against many, tough guy, martial arts, criminal's revenge, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, usa, bangkok thailand, cambodia, kurdistan ...
Is relevant?
219K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Sweden, Hungary
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Style:
sexy, surprise ending, exciting, suspense, harsh ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
spy, cold war, female spy, assassin, female killer, lgbt, female assassin, female agent, female warrior, rogue agent, lesbian, secret agent ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, year 1989, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
berlin germany, east berlin, germany, eastern europe, german democratic republic ...
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