Movies Like The Assassination Bureau

If you liked The Assassination Bureau (1969), a action and adventure movie directed by Basil Dearden, 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
RED 2 (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventure
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.
2
The Bourne Identity (2002)
★ 7.5/10Also action and thriller
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many…
3
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and crime
An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.
4
The Family Plan 2 (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also action and comedy
Now that Dan's assassin days are behind him, all he wants for Christmas is quality time with his kids. But when he learns his daughter has her own plans, he books a family trip to London—putting them all in the…
5
From Russia with Love (1963)
★ 7.1/10Also action and thriller
Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the…
6
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
7
Sorcerer (1977)
★ 7.5/10Also thriller and adventure
Four men from different countries flee to an impoverished South American village, Povernir, to hide from their pasts. When an oil well explodes, chaos and barbarism roam the streets. Desperate to leave, they agree to…
8
Moonraker (1979)
★ 6.2/10Also action and adventure
After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist…
9
Back in Action (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also action and comedy
Fifteen years after vanishing from the CIA to start a family, elite spies Matt and Emily jump back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.
10
Live and Let Die (1973)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and action
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
11
Gotcha! (1985)
★ 6/10Also action and comedy
A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.
12
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also action and adventure
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.
13
You Only Live Twice (1967)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thriller
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.
14
Goldfinger (1964)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and action
Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox…
15
Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and action
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
16
Retribution (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and action
When a mysterious caller plants a bomb under his car seat, a bank executive begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks — all with his kids trapped in the back seat.
17
North by Northwest (1959)
★ 8/10Also thriller and adventure
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
18
The Host (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventure
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to…
19
Spectre (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also action and adventure
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible…
20
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
★ 6.4/10Also action and adventure
Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags…