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10 Best Movies Like Behind the Shadow

If you loved Behind the Shadow, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Mr. Right

Mr. Right

2016★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind the Shadow for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him....

#2
The Killers

The Killers

1964★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind the Shadow for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away....

#3
The Kill Room

The Kill Room

2023★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind the Shadow for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A hitman, his boss, an art dealer and a money-laundering scheme that accidentally turns the assassin into an overnight avant-garde sensation, one that forces her to play the art wo...

#4
Run All Night

Run All Night

2015★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind the Shadow for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 det...

#5
The Killer's Game

The Killer's Game

2024★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind the Shadow for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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 al...

#6
A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1964★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Behind the Shadow for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the pa...

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