Movies like Rendition
Rendition (2007) is a thriller movie directed by Gavin Hood. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. United 93 (2006)
★ 7.1 · 1,708 votes · Drama, History, Thriller
A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.
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2. Munich (2005)
★ 7.1 · 3,116 votes · Drama, History, Thriller
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
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3. November (2022)
★ 7.0 · 902 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
In November 2015, a series of unprecedented and deadly attacks hits Paris. The anti-terrorist police led by Heloise and her chief commander Fred face an unprecedented level of pressure. In a race against the clock, they must find the perpetrators of the attacks as quickly as possible before they can strike again, travelling across Europe and beyond in one of the biggest manhunts in history.
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4. Executive Decision (1996)
★ 6.4 · 1,077 votes · Action, Adventure, Drama
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.
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5. The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
★ 6.8 · 5,124 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Romance
A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.
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6. Captain Phillips (2013)
★ 7.5 · 7,737 votes · Action, Drama, Thriller
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
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7. Non-Stop (2014)
★ 6.8 · 5,911 votes · Action, Thriller, Mystery
Bill Marks is a Federal Air Marshall for whom every day is the same until this one. On this plane ride, he starts receiving text messages from someone claiming to be on the flight and threatening to kill passengers. In a race against the clock, he must identify and stop the killer to save everyone on board.
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8. Miss Sloane (2016)
★ 7.4 · 2,045 votes · Thriller, Drama, Crime
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
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9. V for Vendetta (2006)
★ 7.9 · 16,057 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
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10. Widows (2018)
★ 6.5 · 2,553 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.
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11. JFK (1991)
★ 7.6 · 2,522 votes · Drama, Thriller, History
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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12. State of Play (2009)
★ 6.8 · 2,237 votes · Thriller, Crime, Mystery
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
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13. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
★ 6.7 · 4,517 votes · Action, Adventure, Thriller
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
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14. Memories of Murder (2003)
★ 8.1 · 4,873 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
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15. Mission: Impossible (1996)
★ 7.0 · 10,361 votes · Adventure, Action, Thriller
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.
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16. Casino Royale (2006)
★ 7.6 · 12,094 votes · Adventure, Action, Thriller
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.
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17. Red Sparrow (2018)
★ 6.5 · 6,515 votes · Thriller, Mystery
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.
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18. The Equalizer 2 (2018)
★ 6.8 · 6,223 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime
Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his former partner is murdered.
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19. A Most Wanted Man (2014)
★ 6.5 · 1,541 votes · Thriller
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.
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20. The Amateur (2025)
★ 6.9 · 1,830 votes · Thriller, Action
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.
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