Movies Like Killer Elite

If you liked Killer Elite (2011), a action and adventure movie directed by Gary McKendry, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Man on Fire (2004)
★ 7.5/10Also action and thriller
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will…
2
Desperado (1995)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and action
El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his…
3
Assassin Club (2023)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
In this world of contract killers, Morgan Gaines is the best of the best. When Morgan is hired to kill six people around the world, he soon discovers all the targets are also assassins unknowingly hired to kill each…
4
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also action and thriller
Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.
5
The Marksman (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thriller
Jim Hanson’s quiet life is suddenly disturbed by two people crossing the US/Mexico border – a woman and her young son – desperate to flee a Mexican cartel. After a shootout leaves the mother dead, Jim becomes the boy’s…
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Sicario (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also action and thriller
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
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Ava (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also action and thriller
A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
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Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller
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…
9
Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and action
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.
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Seized (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thriller
Hiding out with his son Taylor on the Mexican coast, Nero hopes to put his violent Special Forces career behind him. But after Nero’s home is attacked and Taylor is abducted, the mysterious Mzamo orders Nero to…
11
The Virtuoso (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and action
Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
12
The November Man (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thriller
An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.
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Bad Boys for Life (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and action
Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious…
14
Wake of Death (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventure
Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the…
15
Wanted (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also action and thriller
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…
16
Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also action and thriller
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
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A Working Man (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thriller
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to…
18
Hellhound (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thriller
Ready to leave his profession behind, Loreno, an assassin, lends help to an old friend, Cetan, and taking one last job in Thailand seeking out a local kingpin. A lapse in judgment means Loreno crosses paths with old…
19
War (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thriller
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a…
20
The Warrior's Way (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and action
A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.