Movies like The Assassin(s) (2026)

Name: The Assassin(s)
Released: 2026

10 films to watch after The Assassin(s), ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

In 1974, a shooting shocks South Korea. Detective Cheol-gu, who witnesses the attack, Jae-hwan, the city desk editor whose coverage is suppressed, and Young-il, a rookie reporter, begin to dig beneath the cover-up. As their pursuit of the truth deepens, they come to confront forces meant to remain unseen.

1

JFK (1991)

Fit 76%

Shares Drama and Thriller with The Assassin(s).

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
2

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)

Fit 74%

Shares Drama and Thriller with The Assassin(s).

The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
3

Edge of Darkness (2010)

Fit 66%

Shares Crime, Drama and Thriller with The Assassin(s).

As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.
4

The Terror Live (2013)

Fit 65%

Shares Crime, Drama and Thriller with The Assassin(s).

A newsman discovers he's been rigged with a bomb after he has an exclusive interview with a terrorist who blew up a bridge.
5

The Spy Gone North (2018)

Fit 63%

Shares Drama and Thriller with The Assassin(s).

South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.
6

Cry Freedom (1987)

Fit 59%

Shares Drama with The Assassin(s).

A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
7

Remember (2022)

Fit 55%

Shares Thriller, Action and Drama with The Assassin(s).

Pil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him.
8

Frailty (2002)

Fit 51%

Shares Drama, Thriller and Crime with The Assassin(s).

A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to kill people who were in fact "demons."
9

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

Fit 51%

Shares Thriller and Action with The Assassin(s).

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
10

Lord of War (2005)

Fit 47%

Shares Crime, Drama and Thriller with The Assassin(s).

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.