Movies like Alpha (2026)

10 films to watch after Alpha, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

When Sita, a highly trained assassin raised in isolation as a super-soldier by a rogue commander, discovers the dark truth about her family and her stolen childhood, she teams up with her long lost sister to take down her creator and his illicit military program.

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The Mother (2023)

Fit 73%

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A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
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Kate (2021)

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A ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.
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Exit Protocol (2025)

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An assassin whose specialty is killing other assassins trying to get out of the business decides to try to get out himself and must then team up with his former mark to escape the hired killers now gunning for them both.
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Code Name Banshee (2022)

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Caleb, a former government assassin in hiding, who resurfaces when his protégé, the equally deadly killer known as Banshee, discovers a bounty has been placed on Caleb's head.
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Chief of Station (2024)

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After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.
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Lights Out (2024)

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A drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just-released ex-con, pitting him against corrupt cops and hired killers now gunning for him and all those he cares about.
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Section 8 (2022)

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After avenging the murder of his family, a former soldier is sprung from prison and recruited by a shadowy government agency.
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King of Killers (2023)

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Garan is a part of a group of international hitmen who are contracted to take out the most dangerous killer in the world, only to find out that they're the ones being hunted.
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Pathaan (2023)

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A soldier caught by enemies and presumed dead comes back to complete his mission, accompanied by old companions and foes.
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Dangerous (2021)

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A reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. Soon after his arrival, the island falls under siege from a deadly gang of mercenaries, and when he discovers their role in his brother’s demise, he sets out on a relentless quest for vengeance.