Movies like Ballerina (2023)
The best movies like Ballerina (2023) are The Villainess (2017), Remember (2022) and Kate (2021). If Ballerina 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 ratedKill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)8.1/10 from 1,474 votes
- NewestAgent Zero (2025)Released 2025
- In KoreanThe Villainess (2017)Also in Korean
The Villainess (2017)
Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited with the promise of freedom after ten years of service. However, secrets from her past destroy everything she’s worked for and now she embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRemember (2022)
Pil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKate (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 thisStriking Rescue (2024)
A veteran Muay Thai expert goes on a take-no-prisoners mission of revenge after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered by mysterious forces.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisNo Mercy (2019)
A woman seeks to take revenge when her younger sister disappears and she finds out that her sister suffered violence and sexual abuse from school bullies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChristmas Carol (2022)
On a Christmas Eve, a lifeless body of teenage boy is found. The victim's revenge-driven twin brother checks himself into a juvie to hunt down the suspects.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Lady Vengeance (2005)
Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Rhythm Section (2020)
When she discovers the plane crash that claimed the lives of her family was no accident, Stephanie Patrick enters the dark, complex world of international espionage seeking vengeance. With nothing left to lose, Stephanie transforms from victim to assassin and discovers that neither revenge nor the truth are what they appear.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDeliver Us from Evil (2020)
A retired contract killer goes on a bloody rampage when a young girl finds herself at the mercy of gangland human traffickers and only one man can come to her rescue, with an arsenal of weapons and years of experience in the art of killing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 thisA Company Man (2012)
A contract killer becomes disenchanted with his line of work and spares the lives of his two latest would-be-victims. But the assassination company he works for has no intentions of letting him quit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKill Boksoon (2023)
At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSentinelle (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 thisNaked Weapon (2002)
A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Shadow Strays (2024)
Skilled in the art of killing, a young assassin defies her mentor to save a boy from a ruthless crime syndicate — and she'll destroy anyone in her path.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMaria (2019)
When a former BlackRose cartel assassin deliberately betrays them by refusing to complete her mission, the cartel orders her execution. Unbeknownst to them, she fakes her own death and is able to create a new life of her own. When the cartel discovers she is alive, the hunter becomes the hunted as she fights to get revenge on those who took her new life away from her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
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 thisVengeance of an Assassin (2014)
Natee infiltrates a criminal organisation to find out the truth about his parents' deaths. His secret investigation, and identity, get compromised when an escort mission goes horribly wrong.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Man from Nowhere (2010)
A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Suspect (2013)
Betrayed and on the run, a former North Korean agent tries to seek revenge on the man who killed his wife, find his missing daughter, and uncover the secrets hidden inside the eyeglasses of a dead man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAvengement (2019)
While on a prison furlough, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old stomping ground to take revenge on the people who turned him into a cold blooded killer.
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 (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 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 thisGirl With a Gun (2023)
Follows a woman who after her parents are killed learns about a troubling family history that pushes the boundaries of what a person will go to avenge those they love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
No Tears for the Dead (2014)
A hitman accidentally kills a little girl. Filled with regret, he wants to quit. But then to tie up loose ends, he is forced to go on another job, to kill the girl's mother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Bittersweet Life (2005)
Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Worth the HypeMovies 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 thisKill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)
A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four years of her life. After devising a hit list, The Bride sets off on her quest, enduring unspeakable injury and unscrupulous enemies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Ballerina?
The closest matches to Ballerina are The Villainess (2017), Remember (2022) and Kate (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Ballerina?
People who watched Ballerina most often go on to The Villainess (2017), Remember (2022) and Kate (2021).
What is the highest-rated movie like Ballerina?
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011), rated 8.1/10 by 1,474 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Ballerina?
Agent Zero (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like Ballerina?
Yes: The Villainess (2017), Remember (2022) and No Mercy (2019).
How are movies similar to Ballerina chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ballerina, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.