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Movies Like An Explosive Affair

If you liked An Explosive Affair (2016), a thriller movie directed by Toby Kearton, 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. 1Run All Night

    Run All Night (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

    Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind…

  2. 2The Killer's Game

    The Killer's Game (2024)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

    When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-girlfriend, he must…

  3. 3Gemini Man

    Gemini Man (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict…

  4. 4Murder by Contract

    Murder by Contract (1958)

    ★ 6.8/10Also thriller

    Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.

  5. 5Hostile Takeover

    Hostile Takeover (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller

    Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.

  6. 6No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet (1959)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

  7. 7Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

    Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even…

  8. 8Killers

    Killers (2010)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    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…

  9. 9The Good Neighbor

    The Good Neighbor (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller

    A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…

  10. 10The Hit List

    The Hit List (2011)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    A disgruntled man creates a hit list with a stranger during a drunken night out and must then race to try to save those he marked for extermination as the bodies begin to pile up and all fingers point to him.

  11. 11King of Killers

    King of Killers (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Garan is a part of a group of international hitmen who are contracted to take out the most dangerous killer in the world, only to find out that they're the ones being hunted.

  12. 12John Wick

    John Wick (2014)

    ★ 7.5/10Also thriller

    Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.

  13. 13Accident Man

    Accident Man (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.

  14. 14The Best Man

    The Best Man (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller

    Mercenaries seize control of a remote resort hotel during a wedding and it's up to the best man, the groom and their drunken best friend to stop the terrorists and save the hostages.

  15. 15Chief of Station

    Chief of Station (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he…

  16. 16Off the Grid

    Off the Grid (2025)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller

    After a morally-bankrupt company tries to weaponize a brilliant scientist's revolutionary technology, he goes off the grid to safeguard humanity. When the company sends a strike force to find him, they make their…

  17. 17Curve

    Curve (2016)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller

    Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.

  18. 18The Stunt Man

    The Stunt Man (1980)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.

  19. 19Point Blank

    Point Blank (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.

  20. 20The Experiment

    The Experiment (2010)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

    20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

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