Movies Like The Day of the Jackal
If you liked The Day of the Jackal (1973), a action and thriller movie directed by Fred Zinnemann, 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.
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From Paris with Love (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also action and thrillerJames Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an…
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Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also action and thrillerLiu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.
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6 Underground (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thrillerAfter faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.
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Shooter (2007)
★ 7.1/10Also action and thrillerA top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to…
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American Assassin (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thrillerFollowing the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
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Bastille Day (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thrillerMichael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that…
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The Killer (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerAfter a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
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The Jackal (1997)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thrillerHired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of…
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Anna (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thrillerBeneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.
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Exit Protocol (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thrillerAn assassin whose specialty is killing other assassins trying to get out of the business decides to try to get out himself and must then team up with his former mark to escape the hired killers now gunning for them both.
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The Family (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also actionAfter ratting out his Mafia cohorts, Giovanni Manzoni and his family enter the Witness Protection Program and relocate to a sleepy town in France. Despite the best efforts of their handler to keep them in line…
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The Get Out (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also action and thrillerA nightclub owner is on the verge of leaving his dangerous past behind for retirement with his girlfriend. When masked gunmen rob him and he finds himself squeezed by ruthless cartels, a mysterious newcomer arrives…
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The Tenant (1976)
★ 7.6/10Also thrillerA quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
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The Gray Man (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also action and thrillerWhen a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.
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Patriot Games (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thrillerWhen CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
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The Parallax View (1974)
★ 6.8/10Also thrillerAn ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.
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The Warrior's Way (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thrillerA warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.
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The Marseille Contract (1974)
★ 6/10Also thriller and actionAn important drug lord settled in Marseille is suspected of having ordered the killing of an American agent, but it is impossible to impute him due to his political influences, so the dead agent's boss decides to hire…
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also action and thrillerWith the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and…
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The French Connection (1971)
★ 7.5/10Also action and thrillerTough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.