43 Movies Like John Wick With STYLISH Jaw-Dropping Action

Movies Like John Wick (Top Picks At A Glance)

What To Watch If You Loved John Wick

Who else here absolutely loves John Wick!? This film was absolutely amazing and had some of the best action ever. So, you must be here wondering if any other movies have that same level of raw, heart-pounding, hyper-violent action.

Well, we’re here to tell you that there sure are! We have put together a list of outstanding action movies like John Wick that will give you that same rush of adrenaline that Wick did while watching them. So keep reading to find out exactly what we have in store for you. You’ll definitely love them all!

Our good ole Denzel Washington is back at it again delivering some major ass-kicking! The Equalizer has that same John Wick style of violence and is just as good of a film! The good news is, there is also a second Equalizer film which is just as awesome!

The Equalizer Movie Description

Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) has a dangerous set of skills that have not been utilized in quite some time. However, when he hears news of a Russian mobster violently abusing a helpless girl, he is quick to take the matter into his own hands.

McCall now has a taste for what it’s like to help the innocent again and takes on the role of vigilante. In the blink of an eye, he will go to extremes to kill anyone who poses a threat to the righteous.

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Chris Hemsworth killed it in this movie. The action scenes are unbelievable and they will definitely give you the adrenaline rush that you are looking for.

Extraction Movie Description

A mercenary has been hired to rescue a kidnapped son of a crime lord. While the mission is already dangerous, it proves to be nearly impossible as it takes place in the shadowy world of weapons dealers and drug traffickers.

• Movies Like Extraction

Colorful non-stop action with a mind-boggling time loop story behind it!? Hell yes! If you want a fun action-filled movie to watch, then you have to give this one a try.

Boss Level Movie Description

A former special forces agent is stuck in a time loop, dying over and over again each day. He must find those responsible and stop them if he wants to escape this nightmare.

With his unique set of skills, he is the only one who can put an end to this cycle of death. But time is running out, and each day he faces the same fate: a violent death at the hands of his enemies. Can he find them before it’s too late?

• Movies Like Boss Level

Everyone knows that when a movie stars Liam Neeson, some serious action can be expected! We’re sure that you’ve at least heard of Taken! And the good news is, there are more movies in the series! So, if you want more Liam Neeson, you can have him!

Taken Movie Description

Bryan Mills’s (Liam Neeson) daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), goes on a trip to Paris with her friend Amanda (Katie Cassidy). Soon after their arrival in Paris, the two girls are abducted by sex traffickers. All this happens while Bryan is on the phone with Kim.

Quickly springing into action, Bryan plans to use his skills as a CIA operative to get his daughter back. The sex traffickers will soon learn that they abducted the wrong man’s daughter.

• Movies Like Taken

Nobody went under the radar for a while but quickly exploded after people realized just how epic it was. The film screams John Wick! So if you liked John Wick then you’ll absolutely love Nobody.

Nobody Movie Description

Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) fails to defend himself and his family when two thieves break into his home one night. The incident lights a fire that has laid dormant for many years inside Hutch.

In a flurry of fists, bullets, and squealing tires, Hutch must now save his wife and son from a dangerous enemy and make sure that nobody will ever underestimate him again.

• Movies Like Nobody

If you want bone-crunching action against drug lords, this is the movie for you. You’ll get one hell of an adrenaline-pumping experience.

Sicario Movie Description

A new member has been added to a secret task force. An FBI agent named Kate Macer has joined the force. Matt Graver (Josh Brolin), a government official, recruits her to join the task force. Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro) is the team’s leader, a dangerous and enigmatic figure.

Kate, who is a straight arrow by nature, may not be ready for the responsibilities she will have to shoulder when she joins the team. All Kate knows is that the group is deeply involved in combating drug abuse across both countries’ borders.

The team disregards all laws of government while crossing the U.S.-Mexican border just to gain the attention of a powerful drug lord.

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This movie really makes us wonder whether things like this happen in the real world – and maybe we just don’t hear about them. Producers packed this film to the brim with action and delivered nothing short of an exhilarating experience!

The November Man Movie Description

Ex-CIA operative, Peter Devereaux (Pierce Brosnan), went into retirement five years ago. However, his old chief John Hanley approaches him with a new job; he must extract an agent from Russia.

The mission doesn’t go as planned and the agent ends up dead. Peter is quick to find out that the CIA may not have his best interests in mind. Now, he must expose their lies to the world while fending for his own life against the best assassin he has ever trained, David Manson (Luke Bracey).

• Movies Like The November Man

If you haven’t seen this Netflix gem then you are really missing out! Netflix has been using their game with these action movies and they are extremely fun to watch!

Kate Movie Description

After being drugged with lethal poison on her final assignment, an assassin in Tokyo has less than 24 hours to find out who ordered a hit on her and take revenge.

Filled with assassins, badass female leads, and non-stop action, if you want a fun movie to watch, then you’ve gotta give this one a try.

Gunpowder Milkshake Movie Description

After reuniting with her mother and lethal associates, a dangerous assassin vows to protect an 8-year-old girl from a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen.

Together, the group of women will stop at nothing to take down the syndicate and protect the young girl.

You know a film will be badass if Tom Cruise is in it! And Jack Reacher definitely doesn’t disappoint! There is a second film that is just as good and action-packed as this one. So if you like this one (which you will), then you will have a second one to watch too.

Jack Reacher Movie Description

Called in to assist with a recent mass shooting case, Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) may be in over his head this time. In what seems to be a random attack, a trained sniper has shot and killed five civilians. None of the victims had any connection to one another.

One man is in custody; an ex-military sniper named James Barr (Joseph Sikora) who knew Reacher back when they were both in the military. All the evidence points to Barr being the perpetrator of the attack.

However, Reacher has his doubts and decides to help Barr’s defense attorney (Rosamund Pike) to try and clear his name. Consequently, the deeper that Reacher digs into the case, the more evidence turns up proving that Barr wasn’t the sniper behind the attack.

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This film has some of the best-choreographed action sequences we have ever seen. Especially with the knife fights in this movie. This is an absolute must-watch if you love action.

The Man From Nowhere Movie Description

Tae-Sik (Won Bin), although retired from a life of violence, quickly becomes embroiled in a brutal gang war as he tries to save Ahn’s daughter. With no allies and enemies on all sides, Tae-Sik must use everything he knows as an assassin to survive.

Honestly, Netflix killed it with this movie. We loved every second of it. It kept us on the edge of our seats and gave us all the epic action we could ever want!

The Gray Man Movie Description

The CIA’s top asset is forced to go on the run after he uncovers secrets about the agency. Assassins are sent after him by his ex-colleague, who wants to keep the secrets hidden.

He must use all of his skills to stay ahead of the assassins and find a way to take down those who are after him once and for all.

A mother’s love knows no bounds as this movie will show you. The movie kept us with our eyes glued to the screen the entire time, if you haven’t seen it, we recommend you do!

Peppermint Movie Description

After the death of her husband and daughter, Riley North (Jennifer Garner) becomes consumed by anger and now has the single goal of avenging her family’s deaths.

She undergoes an intense training regime and becomes a lethal vigilante, known as Peppermint. With the help of a former Marine and his team, Peppermint sets out to take down the people responsible for the loss of her loved ones, killing each member one at a time.

The most hilarious and raunchy marvel anti-hero out there! Deadpool delivers a bloody, outrageously funny, gore-filled phenomenon that will leave you wanting more! And you can have more because there is a sequel too!

Deadpool Movie Description

Former Special Forces member Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is about to have his normal life totally destroyed. After going through a series of experiments performed by Ajax (Ed Skrein), Wade is left completely deformed and unable to recognize the person he has become.

However, the experiments have also made him immortal. Taking up the name Deadpool, Wade now wants revenge for the mess that Ajax has left his life in. He teams up with a group of mutants and is quick to go on the hunt for Ajax to kill him, all the while using his uncensored dark humor.

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Here we have a female John Wick! If you want some awesome gun-fu non-stop bone-crunching action, then you have to watch this!

The Protégé Movie Description

Anna (Maggie Q) was rescued as a child by Moody (Samuel L. Jackson), the world’s most skilled assassin. When Moody is killed, she vows revenge for the man who taught her everything she knows.

Anna becomes entangled with a dangerous enigmatic killer. All the while the loose ends of a life spent killing weave themselves ever tighter. As the two killers face off, it becomes clear that only one will walk away alive. Who will it be?

Funny, full of action, and has Ryan Reynolds! You really can’t go wrong with watching this movie. And there’s a second one as well!

The Hitman’s Bodyguard Movie Description

The world’s top bodyguard and the world’s top assassin must put their differences aside and work together in order to survive. The bodyguard must protect the man who has tried to kill him countless times, and the assassin must not kill the man he is supposed to protect.

Throughout their journey the two find themselves doing more than just dodging bullets. With the odds stacked against them, it seems unlikely that either of them will make it out alive.

You can’t even begin to understand how badass this chick is until you watch this movie! She could kick all our butts all at once! If you are looking for a girl to put some action in your life, then this is the film for you!

Atomic Blonde Movie Description

Tasked with a new assignment, Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron), the best MI6 spy out there, must go to Berlin to investigate the death of a fellow agent. Lorraine must recover a list that contains the identities of every double agent.

She is quick to find out that she is not the only one going after the list. She isn’t even sure if she can trust the agents on her side anymore, leaving her to fight all alone.

If you want colorful, utterly bloody, non-stop action, then you have to give this movie a watch!

6 Underground Movie Description

Six individuals have been picked to join an elite group of killers. Each member is the greatest at what he or she does and aspires to forget their past.

To the rest of the world, no one on this team exists. With no red tape or restrictions, they take on the worst people to ever walk the planet and kill them one by one.

It was pretty awesome to see Jackie Chan in a much darker and grittier action film. Think of all the awesome action you’ve seen this man perform but in a bloodier and darker format. That is what this film delivers!

The Foreigner Movie Description

After a dark past rife with violence, Quan (Jackie Chan) now lives a calm life as a business owner in London. But everything changes when the only individual he cares about dies violently. A bomb detonates inside a shopping center with his daughter caught in the blast.

Quan, consumed with sorrow, rediscovers his old talents to seek out those who perpetrated the terror attack on his daughter. All he wants now is the blood of the people responsible for his daughter’s death.

Another Liam Neeson film for the win! Just like Taken, this movie delivers an action-packed adventure that you will absolutely love! So, if you haven’t watched this film, go ahead and do so because we highly recommend it!

Run All Night Movie Description

Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson), a hitman and longtime friend to mob boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris) has a short amount of time to make an important decision. Jimmy must choose between staying loyal to his friend or saving the life of his estranged son.

However, Jimmy knows that if he picks his son, he’ll start a war. But with his set of skills, he may be able to secure both his and his son’s safety.

All you need to know is Jason Statham is in this movie! So you know that you are in for a wild action-packed ride.

Wrath Of Man Movie Description

A new security guard working for a cash truck company astonishes his coworkers when he unleashes his deadly set of skills during an attempted robbery.

The group is stumped as to who he is and where he came from. It becomes more clear that his ultimate objective was to settle a score with those who wronged him in his past.

If you haven’t seen the Kingsman movies then you are really missing out! This is literally John Wick but more colorful and vibrant! And a lot funnier too!

Kingsman: The Secret Service Movie Description

After agent Harry Hart (Colin Firth) notices potential in the youngster, Gary Unwin (Taron Egerton), he recruits him into a secret service agency.

Meanwhile, Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson), an evil madman plots to solve the climate change problem through a worldwide murder spree.

• Movies Like Kingsman

Think about what you were doing when you were twelve years old. We can bet that you were not learning how to become an assassin!

Well, becoming a trained killer is what Mathilda is learning to do, and we can tell that she will become a good one! If you haven’t watched this movie, do yourself a favor and go watch it now! This one is a classic.

Leon: The Professional Movie Description

Léon (Jean Reno) is a hitman who works for mobster Tony (Danny Aiello) and lives in the apartment across from Mathilda (Natalie Portman), a 12-year-old girl with a hard life. Mathilda is no stranger to a dark and gruesome life.

Her father abuses her, and her mother doesn’t care for her. When Mathilda’s parents wind up dead, she teams up with reluctant Leon to learn how to kill and avenge her family’s deaths even though they didn’t have the best relationship.

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You’ll be on the edge of your seat with this film! It has non-stop action and everything is happening against the clock. The perfect combination for an action-packed thriller.

3 Days To Kill Movie Description

Renner (Kevin Costner) is dying of a terminal illness, and he has decided to retire from his hazardous profession as a spy in order to reconnect with his estranged wife and daughter.

However, when an opportunity arises to obtain a potentially lifesaving drug, he can’t resist the offer to finish one last mission: capturing one of the world’s most dangerous terrorists.

A regular man turns into one of the deadliest assassins in the world after the loss of a loved one. What more could you want in a movie!? 

American Assassin Movie Description

Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) is on a personal quest for retribution. He has trained himself relentlessly to become an unstoppable killer, all in order to avenge his late girlfriend who was killed in a terrorist attack. The CIA notices Mitch and decides to deploy him as a secret agent.

Instead of senselessly killing terrorists, Mitch must now defend the Middle East from a rogue agent who plans to start a new World War. To achieve his objectives and obtain revenge, Mitch Rapp will do anything necessary with the aid of his new CIA team.

Next up, we have Old Boy. A remake of this movie came out back in 2013; however, we recommend you stick to the original as it is a thousand times better! This film has all the action you could ever want. Go ahead and give it a watch, you won’t regret it!

Old Boy Movie Description

After being abducted, Dae-Su (Choi Min-Sik) spends 15 years in a cell with no knowledge of who was behind the abduction and no clue as to why they did it. Then, out of nowhere, his captors release him.

He must now figure out who abducted and imprisoned him and the reason for it. The catch is that he only has five days to do so, or he will face grave consequences.

To wrap up this list we have one packed with bullet-curving assassins. That’s right, you’re in for some of the coolest shooting sequences you’ll ever see in a movie with this film!

Wanted Movie Description

Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) was an unimportant person who had no meaning in life. After his father was killed, he joined the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins who followed the destiny determined for them.

Fox (Angelina Jolie) and Sloan (Morgan Freeman), the leaders of the Fraternity, showed Wesley how to access hidden abilities. Wesley appreciated his newfound talents, but he begins to question whether or not the Fraternity really is what it claimed to be.

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There you have it! Those are the films we believe you should watch first on your search for more similar movies to John Wick. All these films are bound to keep your adrenalin going and have you gripping the edge of your seat. However, we get that you’ll probably run through 9 action-packed movies in no time. So, we’ll be listing all the other films we went through that were just barely beat out by the ones above. If you’ve watched through all our top picks then these should be next up on your movies watchlist!

16 More Gun-fu Movies Like John Wick You Can’t Miss

• The Expendables (2010)
• The Transporter (2002)
• Without Remorse (2021)
• Hardcore Henry (2015)
• Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
• Jason Bourne (2016)
• A Walk Among The Tombstones (2014)
• Upgrade (2018)
• Hitman Agent 47 (2015)
• The Mechanic (2011)
• The Matrix (1999-2021)
• Crank (2006)
• Safe (2012)
• Ava (2020)
• The Accountant (2016)
• Man Of Tai Chi (2013)

John Wick FAQ’s

Which John Wick Movies Has The Most Kills?

John Wick: Chapter 2 has the most kills out of the 3 films so far. With a total kill count of 128 in the film, Wick really did some major damage in the series’ 2nd installment.

John Wick	John Wick: Chapter 2	John Wick: Parabellum
84 Total Kills	128 Total Kills	94 Total Kills

Which John Wick Movie Is Better?

John Wick: Parabellum has the best ratings and ranking so far out of all the John Wick films. However, that may change once the fourth installment is released.

• John Wick: Parabellum 89% Critics – 86% Audience
• John Wick: Chapter 89% Critics – 85% Audience
• John Wick 86% Critics – 81% Audience

How Much Is A Coin Worth In John Wick?

The value of a gold coin isn’t truly known. If we were to use gold prices today and the approximate size of each coin, they would be worth around $2,000 each. However, where the true value of the coins lie is what they represent and the possibilities they give you access to.