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Movies that feel likeHitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)

The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid. As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman.

If you loved Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, the closest films we have are Cocaine Bear (2023), Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) and The Roundup: No Way Out (2023). All three share Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard's gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Other Guys (2010).

🍅 25% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.1 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Patrick Hugheskineticwittyplayfulgrittytense
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Cocaine Bear
2023 · dir. Elizabeth Banks
🍅 65%★ 5.9thriller · comedy · crimeNetflix

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Inspired by a true story, an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine.

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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024 · dir. Adil El Arbi
🍅 65%★ 6.5action · comedy · crimeHulu

Kinetic where it counts, gritty underneath

The difference: Less tense, more its own thing

After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.

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The Roundup: No Way Out
2023 · dir. Lee Sang-yong
🍅 100%★ 6.6action · crime · thrillerPrime VideoHulu

Action with a pulse of tension, in both cases

Detective Ma Seok-do changes his affiliation from the Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, in order to eradicate Japanese gangsters who enter Korea to commit heinous crimes.

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The Other Guys
2010 · dir. Adam McKay
🍅 78%★ 6.7comedy · action · crimeNetflixStarz

Kinetic comedy, and it commits to that

Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.

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Den of Thieves
2018 · dir. Christian Gudegast
🍅 42%★ 7crime · thriller · action

Both lean on play more than on crime

A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.

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John Wick: Chapter 4
2023 · dir. Chad Stahelski
🍅 94%★ 7.6action · thriller · crimePrime Video

One thread runs through both: hitman

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

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Vanguard
2020 · dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
🍅 29%★ 4.7action · adventure · comedy

Both are built on the same subject: bodyguard

The difference: Played as adventure first

Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.

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The Family
2013 · dir. Luc Besson
🍅 28%★ 6.3crime · comedy · actionNetflixPrime Video

The same preoccupation in both: hitman

After ratting out his Mafia cohorts, Giovanni Manzoni and his family enter the Witness Protection Program and relocate to a sleepy town in France. Despite the best efforts of their handler to keep them in line, Giovanni (now called Fred Blake), his wife and children can't help but resort to doing things the "family" way. However, their dependence on such old habits places everyone in danger from vengeful mobsters.

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Johnny English Reborn
2011 · dir. Oliver Parker
🍅 40%★ 6.3crime · action · comedy

Witty thriller in both cases

The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that would make even James Bond jealous, the once-disgraced agent uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy involving some of the world's most powerful organisations, and vows to redeem his tarnished reputation by stopping the killers before they can strike.

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Hitman: Agent 47
2015 · dir. Aleksander Bach
🍅 8%★ 5.7action · crime · thriller

Action built on grit, twice over

An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

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Man on a Ledge
2012 · dir. Asger Leth
🍅 31%★ 6.6action · thriller · crime

Tense crime in both cases

An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.

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Pain & Gain
2013 · dir. Michael Bay
🍅 49%★ 6.4comedy · crime · actionParamount+Starz

Comedy with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

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