Top Assassin Movies & TV Shows

Killer Elite (2011)

6.3 2.4K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Country: Australia, United States of America

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: R

Story: 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 Hunter are plunged into a highly dangerous game of cat and mouse—where the predators become the prey.

Plot: rescue, assassin, based on novel or book, hostage, mentor, secret society, secret agent, beating, ...

Time: 1980s

Place: mexico

Cast

Jeremy Renner

Rachel Weisz

Edward Norton

Stacy Keach

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

6.3 6.2K votes

Genre: Action, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 135 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.

Plot: assassin, espionage, wolf, maryland, covert operation, sniper rifle, rooftop, exploding house, ...

Cast

Rowan Atkinson

Gillian Anderson

Dominic West

Rosamund Pike

Johnny English Reborn (2011)

6.2 3.6K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 101 min.

Audience: PG

Story: 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.

Plot: mind control, buddhist monk, cooking, prime minister, secret agent, sequel, james bond spoof, incompetence, ...

Cast

Robert De Niro

Debra Messing

Cosmo Jarvis

Kathrine Narducci

The Alto Knights (2025)

6.2 446 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, History

Country: United States of America

Duration: 122 min.

Audience: R

Story: Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.

Plot: new york city, crime boss, biography, mafia, true crime, assassination attempt, usa history

Time: 1950s, 20th century

Cast

James Franco

Seth Rogen

Lizzy Caplan

Randall Park

The Interview (2014)

6.2 6.3K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 112 min.

Audience: R

Story: Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.

Plot: central intelligence agency (cia), socialism, coup d'etat, assassination attempt, evil dictator, disdainful, disgusted, doubtful, ...

Place: north korea

Sniper (1993)

6.2 478 votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Country: Peru, United States of America

Duration: 98 min.

Audience: R

Story: Tough guy Thomas Beckett is a US Marine working in the Panamanian jungle. His job is to seek out rebels and remove them using his sniper skills. Beckett is notorious for losing his partners on such missions. This time he's accompanied by crack marksman Richard Miller.

Plot: sniper, panama, fistfight, waterfall, gun battle, marine, jungle, sniper rifle, ...

Place: central america

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Vanessa Williams

James Caan

James Coburn

Eraser (1996)

6.1 2.1K votes

Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller

Country: Canada, United States of America

Duration: 115 min.

Audience: R

Story: A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.

Plot: suicide, showdown, ambush, hitman, hostage, traitor, new identity, witness, ...

Cast

Jason Statham

Jessica Alba

Tommy Lee Jones

Michelle Yeoh

Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)

6.1 3.7K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime

Country: United States of America, Germany

Duration: 99 min.

Audience: R

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 accidents.

Plot: assassin, sequel, murder, mechanic, killer, around the world

Cast

Anthony Mackie

Harrison Ford

Danny Ramirez

Shira Haas

Captain America: Brave New World (2025)

6.0 3.2K votes

Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 119 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

Plot: hero, usa president, the white house, superhero, based on comic, sequel, revenge, superhuman, ...

Killers (2010)

6.0 2.3K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 100 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: When an elite assassin marries a beautiful computer whiz after a whirlwind romance, he gives up the gun and settles down with his new bride. That is, until he learns that someone from his past has put a contract out on his life.

Plot: assassin, hitman, contract killer, whirlwind romance, action comedy

Cast

George Clooney

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Geoffrey Rush

Cedric the Entertainer

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

6.0 1.7K votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 100 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

Plot: infidelity, assassin, court, hitman, fetish, dark comedy, satire, romcom, ...

Place: california

Cast

Rupert Friend

Zachary Quinto

Hannah Ware

Emilio Rivera

Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)

5.9 3.3K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: R

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

Plot: assassin, hitman, secret identity, intelligence, execution, killer, based on video game

Cast

Taylor Lautner

Lily Collins

Alfred Molina

Sigourney Weaver

Abduction (2011)

5.8 3.0K votes

Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 106 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: For many years, Nathan Harper has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. As he draws closer to uncovering the truth, he is hunted by assassins, forcing him to flee with his neighbor, Karen, the only person he can trust.

Plot: central intelligence agency (cia), therapist, training, website, on the run, hospital, train, love interest, ...

Cast

Jessica Chastain

John Malkovich

Common

Colin Farrell

Ava (2020)

5.8 2.8K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: R

Story: A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.

Plot: assassin, secret organization, murder, female assassin, professional assassin, secret, thriller

Cast

Johnny Weissmu00fcller

Brenda Joyce

Johnny Sheffield

Patricia Morison

Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)

5.7 62 votes

Genre: Adventure

Country: United States of America

Duration: 72 min.

Story: A shortage of zoo animals after World War II brings beautiful animal trainer Tanya, her financial backer and her cruel trail boss to the jungle. After negotiating a quota with the native king, they take more animals than allowed. Tarzan intervenes.

Plot: assassination, snake, crocodile, tree house, leopard, tarzan, jungle, animal trainer, ...

Cast

Dwayne Johnson

Bruce Willis

Jonathan Pryce

Adrianne Palicki

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

5.7 5.8K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: Canada, United States of America

Duration: 110 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.

Plot: rescue, assassin, technology, missile, warhead, president, conspiracy, explosion, ...

Cast

Seth Rogen

Jay Chou

Cameron Diaz

Tom Wilkinson

The Green Hornet (2011)

5.6 3.5K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Country: United States of America

Duration: 119 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Britt Reid, the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus far, happy to lead an aimless life. After his father dies, Britt meets Kato, a resourceful company employee. Realizing that they have the talent and resources to make something of their lives, Britt and Kato join forces as costumed crime-fighters to bring down the city's most-powerful criminal, Chudnofsky.

Plot: martial arts, assassin, bomb, superhero, nightclub, vandalism, training, knife, ...

Cast

Salma Hayek Pinault

Hiroyuki Watanabe

Laura Cepeda

Togo Igawa

Everly (2015)

5.5 590 votes

Genre: Action, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 93 min.

Audience: R

Story: After she betrays a powerful mob boss, a woman matches wits and weaponry with a legion of killers who are out to collect the bounty on the heads of her and her family.

Plot: assassin, prostitute, katana, mob boss, apartment

Cast

Michael Fassbender

Marion Cotillard

Jeremy Irons

Brendan Gleeson

Assassin's Creed (2016)

5.4 8.1K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: France, United Kingdom

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Through a technology that unlocks the genetic memories of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he is a descendant of an ancient line of Assassins and amasses lethal skills to take on the oppressive Templar Order.

Plot: assassin, assassination, chase, secret society, brotherhood, parkour, conspiracy, religion, ...

Time: 15th century

Place: spain

Cast

Mark Wahlberg

Mila Kunis

Beau Bridges

Ludacris

Max Payne (2008)

5.4 2.3K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America, Canada

Duration: 100 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A DEA agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy, and an assassin out to avenge her sister's death, join forces to solve a series of murders in New York City.

Plot: new york city, assassin, based on video game, aftercreditsstinger

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