Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Assignment

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

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#1
Android Re-Enactment

Android Re-Enactment

2011★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Assignment for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Ermus Daglek, retired Empathtek engineer, commandeers a defunct factory where he creates androids based on persons from his past and recreates a dinner party where he lost the love...

#2
Re-Elected

Re-Elected

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Assignment for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Friends battle former U.S. presidents when they come back from the dead as zombies on the Fourth of July....

#3
John

John

2018★ 6.7

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

A day in the life of John Lennon, alive and well in modern-day New York City. The former Beatle squabbles with a security guard, commiserates with his best friend over lunch, and u...

#4
Ask Me If I'm Happy

Ask Me If I'm Happy

2000★ 7.7

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

Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship ...

#5
A Beautiful Wife

A Beautiful Wife

2007★ 5.7

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

Mariano has been married for 10 years with Miranda, a woman way out of his league. Their small-town life is disrupted by womanizing photographer Andrea, who — struck by her good lo...

#6
Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2

1999★ 7.6

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

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps...