Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Assassin

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

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#1
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

1984★ 7.0

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

The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 5th and 6th brother are killed. Fu Sheng loses his mind after t...

#2
In Full Bloom

In Full Bloom

2019★ 6.8

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

Set shortly after the end of World War II, a philosophical boxing drama of two fighters from opposite worlds (USA and Japan) who are pulled together for a questionable fight arrang...

#3
Last Hurrah for Chivalry

Last Hurrah for Chivalry

1979★ 7.1

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

Kao has purchased a new wife, but an enemy has paid her more money to kill him. Kao must recruit a pair of swordsmen to help defend himself and his family from his ruthless enemy. ...

#4
Rev

Rev

2020★ 6.0

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

A young thief with a history of grand theft auto becomes an informant and helps police bring down a criminal enterprise involved in the smuggling of hundreds of exotic super cars....

#5
Weekend in Taipei

Weekend in Taipei

2024★ 6.3

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

A former DEA agent and a former undercover operative revisit their romance during a fateful weekend in Taipei, unaware of the dangerous consequences of their past....

#6
New Dragon Gate Inn

New Dragon Gate Inn

1992★ 7.3

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

During the Ming Dynasty, power-crazed eunuch Tso Siu Yan rules his desert region of China as if he were Emperor, ruthlessly thwarts plots against him and sets a trap for one of his...

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