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Movies like Protector (2026)
10 films to watch after Protector, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.
Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
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1There Are No Saints (2022)
Fit 73%Shares Action and Thriller with Protector.
A man is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. When his wife is murdered and his son kidnapped and taken to Mexico, he devises an elaborate and dangerous plan to rescue his son and avenge the murder.
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2The Shipment (2021)
Fit 72%Shares Action with Protector.
A former U.S. Navy Seal is forced to become the international criminal he once fought against when a powerful and violent drug cartel kidnaps his wife and daughter.
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36 Bullets (2012)
Fit 69%Shares Thriller and Action with Protector.
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
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4Extraction 2 (2023)
Fit 67%Shares Action and Thriller with Protector.
Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.
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5One Mile: Chapter Two (2026)
Fit 64%Shares Action with Protector.
Former special forces operative Danny is forced back onto a remote island when a violent, secretive community takes revenge by abducting his daughter Alex, launching a relentless hunt against enemies prepared for his every move.
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6Point Blank (2019)
Fit 63%Shares Action and Thriller with Protector.
A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
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7Havoc (2025)
Fit 60%Shares Action and Thriller with Protector.
When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.
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8Lights Out (2024)
Fit 55%Shares Action and Thriller with Protector.
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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9Connected (2008)
Fit 52%Shares Action and Thriller with Protector.
A debt collector receives a call from a woman who is kidnapped by an unknown gang. He thinks it is a joke but soon, he realises that it is not a prank.
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10The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018)
Fit 49%Shares Action with Protector.
Jake Carter and another former Marine, Luke Trapper, join forces to rescue a young kidnapped girl from a gang of international criminals.
