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Movies: Best "assassination" Movies


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Retribution(2023)

R
| 1h 31min | Action, Thriller, Crime
3.5/5 (with 334 votes)

When a mysterious caller puts a bomb under his car seat, Matt Turner begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks- all with his kids trapped in the back seat.

The Godfather Part III(1990)

R
| 2h 50min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 2,851 votes)

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

Caligula(1979)

R
| 2h 36min | Drama, History, Romance / Love
3.0/5 (with 326 votes)

The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome's mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right here: His unholy sexual passion for his sister, his marriage to Rome's most infamous prostitute, his fiendishly inventive means of disposing those who would oppose him, and more.

Dr. No(1962)

PG
| 1h 50min | Adventure, Action, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 1,553 votes)

In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.

From Russia with Love(1963)

PG
| 1h 55min | Action, Thriller, Adventure
3.5/5 (with 1,363 votes)

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 Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana to lure Bond into helping them. Bond willingly travels to meet Tatiana in Istanbul, where he must rely on his wits to escape with his life in a series of deadly encounters with the enemy.

Ninja Assassin(2009)

R
| 1h 39min | Action, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 642 votes)

Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.

You Only Live Twice(1967)

PG
| 1h 57min | Action, Thriller, Adventure
3.3/5 (with 918 votes)

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.

Red Eye(2005)

PG-13
| 1h 25min | Thriller, Mystery
3.2/5 (with 846 votes)

A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician.

North by Northwest(1959)

NR
| 2h 16min | Mystery, Thriller
4.0/5 (with 1,745 votes)

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

The Spy Who Loved Me(1977)

PG
| 2h 5min | Adventure, Action, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 894 votes)

Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.

Munich(2005)

R
| 2h 44min | Drama, Action, History, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 1,153 votes)

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

Salt(2010)

PG-13
| 1h 40min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 2,493 votes)

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?".

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State of Play(2009)

PG-13
| 2h 7min | Thriller, Drama, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 841 votes)

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets(2007)

PG
| 2h 4min | Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 2,404 votes)

Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Valkyrie(2008)

PG-13
| 2h 1min | Drama, Thriller, War
3.5/5 (with 1,712 votes)

Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.

Patriot Games(1992)

R
| 1h 57min | Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
3.3/5 (with 687 votes)

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.

Jackie(2016)

R
| 1h 40min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 1,071 votes)

An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

Assassin's Creed(2016)

PG-13
| 1h 55min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
2.7/5 (with 3,573 votes)

Through unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he's a descendant of the secret 'Assassins' society. After gaining incredible knowledge and skills, he is now poised to take on the oppressive Knights Templar in the present day.

Ran(1985)

R
| 2h 40min | Action, Drama, History
4.1/5 (with 642 votes)

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.

Clear and Present Danger(1994)

PG-13
| 2h 21min | Action, Drama, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 647 votes)

CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.

Lucky Number Slevin(2006)

R
| 1h 50min | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 1,790 votes)

Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma.

The Protégé(2021)

R
| 1h 49min | Action, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 386 votes)

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.

The Man with the Iron Heart(2017)

3.3/5 (with 341 votes)

With the Third Reich at its peak in 1942, the Czech resistance in London plans the most ambitious military operation of WWII – Anthropoid. Two young recruits are sent to Prague to assassinate the most ruthless Nazi leader – Reinhardt Heydrich, head of the SS, the Gestapo and the architect of the Final Solution.

The Kingdom(2007)

R
| 1h 50min | Thriller, Action, Drama
3.3/5 (with 690 votes)

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

The Long Kiss Goodnight(1996)

R
| 2h 1min | Crime, Action, Mystery, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 499 votes)

Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, is a school teacher and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal, top-secret agent.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age(2007)

PG-13
| 1h 54min | Drama, History, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 544 votes)

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.

Judas and the Black Messiah(2021)

R
| 2h 5min | Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 618 votes)

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

Assassination(2015)

2h 20min | Action, Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 98 votes)

In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the plan goes completely awry amidst double-crossings, counter-assassinations, and a shocking revelation about one of the assassins' past.

The Day of the Jackal(1973)

PG
| 2h 23min | Action, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 220 votes)

An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.

Malcolm X(1992)

PG-13
| 3h 22min | Drama, History
3.8/5 (with 698 votes)

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.

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