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Movies that feel likeMachete (2010)

After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

If you loved Machete, the closest films we have are Bullet Train (2022), Tower Heist (2011) and Who Am I? (1998). All three share Machete's kinetic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is El Mariachi (1993).

🍅 70% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.6 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Robert Rodriguezkineticwittyplayfultense
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Bullet Train
2022 · dir. David Leitch
🍅 53%★ 7.3action · comedy · thrillerHulu

Both land momentum and wit at once

Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world's fastest train.

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Tower Heist
2011 · dir. Brett Ratner
🍅 67%★ 6.2action · comedy

Playful action, and it commits to that

The difference: Trades the tension of Machete for an angle of its own

A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

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Who Am I?
1998 · dir. Jackie Chan
🍅 70%★ 6.8adventure · action · comedy

Comedy with a pulse of tension, in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Machete does

A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking. With the help of a mysterious reporter Christine, Whoami pieces together his past and tracks the turncoat agent and his criminal cohorts.

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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 · dir. Doug Liman
🍅 60%★ 6.5action · comedy · drama

Thriller built on momentum, twice over

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Machete does

A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.

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El Mariachi
1993 · dir. Robert Rodriguez
🍅 91%★ 6.8action · crime · thriller

Both are Robert Rodriguez's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Easier on the wit than Machete

El Mariachi just wants to play his guitar and carry on the family tradition. Unfortunately, the town he tries to find work in has another visitor, a killer who carries his guns in a guitar case. The drug lord and his henchmen mistake el Mariachi for the killer, Azul, and chase him around town trying to kill him and get his guitar case.

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Violent Night
2022 · dir. Tommy Wirkola
🍅 74%★ 6.7action · comedyNetflix

Witty action in both cases

When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.

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Get Smart
2008 · dir. Peter Segal
🍅 51%★ 6.5action · comedy · thriller

Both lean on play more than on comedy

When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief has to promote hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart to field agent. He is partnered with veteran and capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the evil world-domination plans of KAOS and its crafty operative?

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Guns Akimbo
2020 · dir. Jason Lei Howden
🍅 53%★ 6.3action · comedy · thrillerRent or buy

Both lean on tension more than on thriller

An ordinary guy suddenly finds himself forced to fight a gladiator-like battle for a dark website that streams the violence for viewers. In order to survive and rescue his kidnapped ex-girlfriend, he must battle Nix, a heavily armed and much more experienced fighter.

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Spenser Confidential
2020 · dir. Peter Berg
🍅 35%★ 6.2comedy · action · thrillerNetflix

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers.

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The Accidental Spy
2001 · dir. Teddy Chan
🍅 25%★ 5.8action · comedy · thriller

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

A fun-filled story about an ordinary guy about to kick into an action-packed adventure. Jackie Chan plays a bored and unsuccessful salesman who never thought his life would amount to anything. All that changes one day when he becomes an instant hero by foiling an attempted bank robbery.

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6 Underground
2019 · dir. Michael Bay
🍅 36%★ 6.1action · comedy · thrillerNetflix

Thriller with a pulse of play, in both cases

After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.

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Four Rooms
1995 · dir. Robert Rodriguez
🍅 13%★ 6.7comedy

Robert Rodriguez working the same nerve twice

It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after another.

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