Movies like The Rhythm Section (2020)
The best movies like The Rhythm Section (2020) are Kate (2021), Atomic Blonde (2017) and Agent Zero (2025). If The Rhythm Section hooked you with its action and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedVengeance (2026)7.5/10 from 333 votes
- NewestVengeance (2026)Released 2026
Kate (2021)
A ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAtomic Blonde (2017)
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAgent Zero (2025)
When police officer Ilias is shot and left in a coma, Alma must reconnect with her former identity as Badh, a ruthless intelligence operative and skilled assassin. She brutally eliminates members of the Khoury family one by one, unleashing the fury of their leader Mansour, only to discover that Mansour is working with Joana her former secret service unit officer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisShadow Force (2025)
Kyrah and Isaac were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family's fight becomes all-out war.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSalt (2010)
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBallerina (2023)
Grieving the loss of a best friend she couldn't protect, an ex-bodyguard sets out to fulfill her dear friend's last wish: sweet revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPeppermint (2018)
A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnna (2019)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRed Sparrow (2018)
Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Dominika emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, she meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Assignment (2017)
Ace assassin Frank Kitchen is double crossed by gangsters and falls into the hands of rogue surgeon known as The Doctor who turns him into a woman. The hitman, now a hitwoman, sets out for revenge, aided by a nurse named Johnnie who also has secrets.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisHeart of Stone (2023)
An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable — and dangerous — weapon.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHaywire (2011)
A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisVengeance (2026)
The brutal murder of the wife of “Toro,” a military hero in the special forces, turns him into a man with a single purpose: revenge. After a stroke of fate makes him a millionaire, Carlos transforms his fortune into an arsenal and, together with his closest soldiers, sets out to hunt down those responsible.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAva (2020)
A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisRise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance (2023)
Pat Tate embarks on a rampage to avenge his loyal and trusted footsoldier's violent death, venturing beyond his comfort zone of Essex into the dark side of 1990s Soho to track down the villain responsible. Set to execute his revenge, Tate will stop at nothing even as the world around him starts to explode.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Sentinelle (2021)
Transferred home after a traumatizing combat mission, a highly trained French soldier uses her lethal skills to hunt down the man who hurt her sister.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisHanna (2011)
Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys across Europe, eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative. As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJohn Wick (2014)
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDominique (2024)
Dominique, a well-trained assassin, flees from her troubled past in an attempt to begin a new life in South America. However, she soon finds herself in a town plagued with violence and corruption. Facing brutal attacks from the police and mafia, Dominique must decide whether to protect herself or an innocent family that has taken her in.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mother (2023)
A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Assignment (1997)
Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInterceptor (2022)
A U.S. Army Captain uses her years of tactical training to save humanity from sixteen nuclear missiles launched at the U.S. as a violent attack threatens her remote missile interceptor station.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPoint of No Return (1993)
Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom killer and subdued into obedience.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMother's Day (2023)
Nina, a former NATO special operations agent living in hiding, has to use all her deadly skills to rescue her son who has been kidnapped by ruthless gangsters. Finding Max is a double opportunity for her. A chance to feel the adrenaline rush again, and an opportunity to get back into the life of the son she had to abandon years ago.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisInheritance (2025)
When Maya learns her father Sam was once a spy, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an international conspiracy. As she seeks answers, Maya herself becomes a target and must quickly learn the skills of her father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisUnlocked (2017)
After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a Paris attack that claimed dozens of lives, CIA agent Alice Racine is forced to live in London as a caseworker. Her mentor unexpectedly calls her back into action when the CIA discovers that another attack is imminent. Alice soon learns that the classified information she's uncovered has been compromised...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlarum (2025)
Two married spies caught in the crosshairs of an international intelligence network will stop at nothing to obtain a critical asset. Joe and Lara are agents living off the grid whose quiet retreat at a winter resort is blown to shreds when members of the old guard suspect the two may have joined an elite team of rogue spies, known as Alarum.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisClassified (2024)
Operating alone in the field for more than 20 years, a CIA hitman uses the "Help Wanted" section of the newspapers to get his orders from the Agency. His long-lost daughter, now a UK MI6 analyst, tracks him down to deliver shocking news: his CIA boss has been dead for years and the division long since shut down. Together, they set out to discover whose orders he's been executing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Siege (2023)
International assassin Walker is compromised during a mission and sent to a reassignment center for a new identity. During his stay at the facility, a ruthless assault team storms the compound searching for someone their boss has lost. Walker begrudgingly falls in with skilled hitwoman Elda and her mysterious ward Juliet in order to survive the night.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Serpent (2021)
Top special agent Lucinda Kavsky works for a secret part of the CIA. She's given a special assignment but then set up by her own agency.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Rhythm Section?
The closest matches to The Rhythm Section are Kate (2021), Atomic Blonde (2017) and Agent Zero (2025). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Rhythm Section?
People who watched The Rhythm Section most often go on to Kate (2021), Atomic Blonde (2017) and Agent Zero (2025).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Rhythm Section?
Vengeance (2026), rated 7.5/10 by 333 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Rhythm Section?
Vengeance (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Rhythm Section?
Yes: Kate (2021), Atomic Blonde (2017) and Shadow Force (2025).
How are movies similar to The Rhythm Section chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Rhythm Section, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.