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Movies that feel likeNikita (1990)

A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.

If you loved Nikita, the closest films we have are The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Warriors (1979) and Underworld (2003). All three share Nikita's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Ghajini (2008).

πŸ… 89% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Luc Bessonkinetictenseromantic
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The Hunt for Red October
1990 Β· dir. John McTiernan
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.5action Β· thriller

Kinetic and tense in the same breath

The difference: Trades the romance of Nikita for an angle of its own

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!

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The Warriors
1979 Β· dir. Walter Hill
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.5action Β· thrillerNetflix

Kinetic action in both cases

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.

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Underworld
2003 Β· dir. Len Wiseman
πŸ… 31%β˜… 7fantasy Β· action Β· thrillerStarz

Thriller built on romance, twice over

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war.

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Ghajini
2008 Β· dir. A. R. Murugadoss
πŸ… 53%β˜… 7.4action Β· romance Β· thriller

Tense action, and it commits to that

The difference: Sits closer to romance than Nikita does

A man suffering from anterograde amnesia as a result of a violent attack in the past sets out to avenge his girlfriend's death with the aid of photographs, notes and tattoos all over his body.

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True Lies
1994 Β· dir. James Cameron
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.3action Β· thrillerHulu

Thriller with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

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Air Force One
1997 Β· dir. Wolfgang Petersen
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.6action Β· thriller

Both lean on tension more than on action

When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.

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The Tourist
2010 Β· dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
πŸ… 20%β˜… 6action Β· thriller Β· romance

Common ground: undercover agent

The difference: 20 years apart, and the 2010s show

American tourist Frank meets mysterious British woman Elise on the train to Venice. Romance seems to bud, but there's more to her than meets the eye.

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Anna
2019 Β· dir. Luc Besson
πŸ… 33%β˜… 6.7action Β· adventure Β· thriller

The same hand behind both of them: Luc Besson

The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.

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Safe Haven
2013 Β· dir. Lasse HallstrΓΆm
πŸ… 13%β˜… 6.7romance Β· thrillerNetflix

Thriller with a pulse of romance, in both cases

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

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Thunderbolt
1995 Β· dir. Gordon Chan
β˜… 6.3action Β· thriller

Cut from the same action cloth

In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic, Chan Foh To, has to defeat a super-criminal street racer.

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Transporter 3
2008 Β· dir. Olivier Megaton
πŸ… 40%β˜… 6.1action Β· thriller Β· crime

Both sit in the same romantic register

Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective.

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I Am Number Four
2011 Β· dir. D.J. Caruso
πŸ… 32%β˜… 6.1action Β· thriller Β· science fiction

One thread runs through both: a secret identity

A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, Henri, he is constantly moving from town to town. With each passing day, John gains a stronger grasp on his extraordinary new powers, and his bond to the beings that share his fantastic fate grows stronger.

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