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10 Best Movies Like Lessons for an Assassin

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

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#1
Pain

Pain

★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lessons for an Assassin for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Dad catches a ball badly, injuring his finger. His guttural scream instantly hushes the entire sports complex. Sarah is paralysed. She barely recognises him; red faced, clutching h...

#2
Training Wheels

Training Wheels

2013★ 7.0

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

When Margo, Edith, and Agnes chase after an ice cream truck, little Agnes struggles to keep up and takes a tumble while pedaling her bike. Seeing her disappointment, the Minions sp...

#3
Shrek Forever After

Shrek Forever After

2010★ 6.4

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

A midlife-crisis burdened Shrek, longing for the days when he felt like a real ogre, makes a pact with magic deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin. But when he's duped and sent to a twisted v...

#4
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

1989★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Lessons for an Assassin for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world....

#5
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

2008★ 6.5

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

Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long en...

#6
Scared Shrekless

Scared Shrekless

2010★ 6.7

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

Shrek challenges Donkey, Puss in Boots and his other fairy tale character friends to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle, telling scary stories to see who can resist ...