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10 Best Movies Like The Amateur

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

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#1
The Killer Elite

The Killer Elite

1975★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Amateur for fans of Thriller & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the CIA, and while on a case for them one of his friends turns...

#2
The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Amateur for fans of Thriller & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, s...

#3
The Courier

The Courier

2020★ 7.0

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

Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis....

#4
Clear and Present Danger

Clear and Present Danger

1994★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Amateur for fans of Thriller & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, i...

#5
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Amateur for fans of Thriller & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack....

#6
The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

2007★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Amateur for fans of Thriller & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. ...

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