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10 Best Movies Like Executive Power

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

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#1
The Contender

The Contender

2000★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Executive Power for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is no...

#2
Murder at 1600

Murder at 1600

1997★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Executive Power for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret...

#3
Absolute Power

Absolute Power

1997★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Executive Power for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while hold...

#4
Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Executive Power for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagues and the FBI, Banning begins...

#5
The Assassination of Richard Nixon

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Executive Power for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to ...

#6
An Acceptable Loss

An Acceptable Loss

2019★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Executive Power for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Former top U.S. security adviser Elizabeth "Libby" Lamm is threatened by associates from her dark past including Rachel Burke a steely, commanding politician with an unwavering kna...

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