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10 Best Movies Like Who is in the Background?

If you loved Who is in the Background?, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Protector

The Protector

1985★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Who is in the Background? for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man'...

#2
Wire Room

Wire Room

2022★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Who is in the Background? for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

New recruit Justin Rosa must monitor arms-smuggling cartel member Eddie Flynn — and keep him alive at all costs. When a SWAT team descends on Flynn’s home, Rosa breaks protocol and...

#3
Sister Street Fighter

Sister Street Fighter

1974★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Who is in the Background? for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Li Mansei is a martial-arts champion turned undercover agent. When he is captured by a drug lord, his sister Li Koryu turns to his former martial-arts school, including the powerfu...

#4
The City of Lost Souls

The City of Lost Souls

2000★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Who is in the Background? for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Brazilian-Japanese gangster Mario rescues his Chinese girlfriend Kei as she's about to be deported from Japan. Desperate to escape, he hides in Tokyo's booming Japanese-Portuguese ...

#5
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

2008★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Who is in the Background? for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened, the Japanese capital of Teito is home to both an ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The ci...

#6
Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday

Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday

2022★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Who is in the Background? for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his...

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