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10 Best Movies Like The Assassin

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

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#1
Blind Chance

Blind Chance

1987★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Assassin for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life....

#2
The Night Strangler

The Night Strangler

1973★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Assassin for fans of Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string o...

#3
The Bakery Girl of Monceau

The Bakery Girl of Monceau

1963★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Assassin for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Early new wave effort from Rohmer, which was the first of his six moral tales. It concerns a young man who approaches a girl in the street, but after several days without seeing he...

#4
Dark Eyes

Dark Eyes

1987★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Assassin for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian....

#5
Si muore solo da vivi

Si muore solo da vivi

2020★ 5.7

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

Orlando is in his 40s and is "loser" until the 2012 earthquake makes him change his life....

#6
Assassin(s)

Assassin(s)

1997★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Assassin for fans of Drama & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Old professional killer Wagner seeks someone to teach what he knows as long as he is already dying, and he chooses Max, young and passionless thief to be his successor....