Movies like The President's Man (2000)
The best movies like The President's Man (2000) are Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998), The Octagon (1980) and On Deadly Ground (1994). If The President's Man hooked you with its action and adventure, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedPredator (1987)7.6/10 from 9,675 votes
- NewestMercenary for Justice (2006)Released 2006
- Same seriesThe President's Man: A Line in the Sand (2002)The President's Man
Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998)
Chuck Norris stars as martial arts extraordinaire Jake Fallon, who, after the death of his brother and sister-in-law, adopts (and trains) his orphaned nephew. Logan (Eddie Cibrian, TV's Invasion). After fifteen years of careful instruction, Logan is determined to avenge his parents Death... And, he'll need Uncle Jake's help to do it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
The Octagon (1980)
Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ninja clan. When Scott finds out that his ruthless arch-nemesis, McCarn , is involved with the stealthy and dangerous criminals, he is eager to settle old scores. Soon Scott is facing off against McCarn and the entire ninja horde in an effort to take them all down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisOn Deadly Ground (1994)
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto the land—just as long as it's making money for him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Marksman (2005)
When Chechen rebels take over a Russian nuclear reactor, it’s up to a special ops marksman to rescue the hostages and prevent nuclear catastrophe.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe President's Man: A Line in the Sand (2002)
A counterterrorism specialist is assigned by the President to track down a terrorist who is suspected of planning to set off a nuclear device in the U.S.
Why it matches: Same series: The President's Man · both thriller & action
Mercenary for Justice (2006)
Mercenary John Seeger is one of the best in the business. John and his crew battle some soldiers on Galmoral Island in Southern Africa as they're trying to rescue the French Ambassador -- there's a coup going on. Some of John's soldiers unload their machine guns into the Ambassador and his family, blowing the mission and getting his best friend Radio Jones killed. He heads back to the US and visits Radio's wife Shondra to tells her the news, and then promises that he'll take care of her and her son Eddie. But shortly after he makes that vow, Shondra and Eddie get kidnapped.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisAn Eye for an Eye (1981)
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisGood Guys Wear Black (1978)
The former leader of a commando rescue attempt into Vietnam tries to discover why his squad members are being murdered, one-by-one, after the war is over.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisWalker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005)
Walker investigates a murder connected with a missing government weapon. In addition, he tries to track down a teen on the run from a crime syndicate.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTop Dog (1995)
With his cop companion shot and killed by terrorists, Reno The Dog pairs up with tough cop Jake in thwarting the criminal organization.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisAbove the Law (1988)
Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough bone-crushing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBraddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
When Colonel James Braddock is told that his Asian wife and 12-year-old son are still alive in Communist Vietnam, he mounts a one-man assault to free them. Armed with the latest high-tech firepower, Braddock fights his way into the heart of the country and ends up battling his way out with several dozen abused Amerasian children in tow! Struggling to keep them alive while outmaneuvering a sadistic Vietnamese officer, Braddock ignites the jungle in a blazing cross-country race for freedom.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisHalf Past Dead (2002)
A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there, he stumbles onto a plot involving a death-row inmate and his $200 million stash of gold.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisCommando (1985)
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Delta Force (1986)
A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po and his managers resort to drastic measures to goad Kurt's brother into the ring for a rematch.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisInto the Sun (2005)
After the assassination of Tokyo's Governor by Yakuza members, the CIA bureau chief for Tokyo puts out a call to an agent that had been raised in Japan and trained by ex-Yakuza. Using his former ties, he quickly determines that a war is brewing between old-guard Yakuza members and a young, crazed leader with ties to the Chinese Tong.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisFire Down Below (1997)
When an EPA representative is murdered in a small Appalachian community, EPA undercover agent Jack Taggart is sent in—posing as a handyman working with a Christian relief agency—to determine what happened.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisForced Vengeance (1982)
A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisMarked for Death (1990)
Just retired from the Drug Enforcement Agency, John Hatcher returns to his hometown and quickly discovers that drugs have infiltrated his old neighborhood. Determined to drive the dealers out, Hatcher crosses paths with a ferocious Jamaican drug lord who vows that Hatcher and his family are now marked for death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFirewalker (1986)
A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisBreaker! Breaker! (1977)
Truck driver searches for his brother, who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisHard to Kill (1990)
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in danger - himself, his son, his best friend, his nurse - but most of all those who arranged for his death
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisToday You Die (2005)
A former thief who is trying to go straight seeks vengeance on those who framed him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Hitman (1991)
After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man. He works to gain the reputation and trust needed in order to be accepted by the burgeoning Seattle-area criminal underworld, but it is all done in order to take it down from within.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMissing in Action (1984)
American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisWalking Tall (2004)
A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPredator (1987)
A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisExecutive Decision (1996)
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEscape from L.A. (1996)
Into the 9.6-quaked Los Angeles of 2013 comes Snake Plissken. His job: wade through L.A.'s ruined landmarks to retrieve a doomsday device.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The President's Man?
The closest matches to The President's Man are Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998), The Octagon (1980) and On Deadly Ground (1994). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The President's Man?
People who watched The President's Man most often go on to Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998), The Octagon (1980) and On Deadly Ground (1994).
What is the highest-rated movie like The President's Man?
Predator (1987), rated 7.6/10 by 9,675 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The President's Man?
Mercenary for Justice (2006) is the most recent release on this list.
Is The President's Man part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to The President's Man, which includes The President's Man: A Line in the Sand (2002).
Are there English movies like The President's Man?
Yes: Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998), The Octagon (1980) and On Deadly Ground (1994).
How are movies similar to The President's Man chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The President's Man, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.