Assassin Drama Movies

List of the best drama movies about hired killers selected by visitors to our site: The Sisters Brothers, Brother, The King of Staten Island, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, Mrs Wilson, Vice, Mia and the White Lion, Boyhood, Whiplash, Demolition.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, western, crime
CountryFrance, Spain, Romania, Belgium, USA
Duration01:56

Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryRussia, USA
Duration01:40

Danila goes to his older brother to start a new life in Petersburg. His brother is a gangster and a killer, and he puts Danila into this criminal world asking him to kill someone.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA

Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, China
Duration02:26

A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, detective, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration00:40

After the sudden death of ex-Secret Intelligence Service man Alexander, his wife Alison investigates when mysteries from her husband's past come knocking.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, drama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:07

George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defense secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, adventure, family
CountryFrance, Germany, South Africa, Luxembourg, Monaco, USA
Duration01:38

A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:46

    The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genredrama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:10

    An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets in Chicago.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

      An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered "letter to Juliet" -- one of thousands of missives left at the fictional lover's Verona courtyard, which are typically answered by a the "secretaries of Juliet" -- and she goes on a quest to find the lovers referenced in the letter.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:24

        The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genredrama, biography, history
        CountryGermany, France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:05

        A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:58

        A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrethriller, drama, adventure, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:31

        Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration02:32

        After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:56

          In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.

          Markimdb: 8.2
          Genredrama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:57

          The series centers on 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody, who moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody and her right-hand Baz, who runs the business and calls the shots, the clan also consists of Pope, the oldest and most dangerous of the Cody boys; Craig, the tough and fearless middle son; and Deran, the troubled, suspicious "baby" of the family.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryUSA, France
          Duration01:30

          An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

          Markimdb: 7.9
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryItaly, France, USA, Brazil
          Duration02:09

          Elio Perlman is spending the summer with his family at their vacation home in Lombardy, Italy. When his father hires a handsome doctoral student, the curious 17-year-old finds himself developing a growing attraction to the young man.

          Markimdb: 8
          Genredrama, biography, history
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
          Duration01:58

          The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genredrama, adventure, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:55

          A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.

          Markimdb: 8.4
          Genredrama
          CountryLebanon, USA, France, Cyprus, Qatar, United Kingdom
          Duration02:05

          Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.

          Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
          CountryUSA

          Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA, Germany

          The quirky staff of an American magazine based in 1970s France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:44

          Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genredrama, biography
          CountryUSA, China, Canada
          Duration01:55

          Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:41

          A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:00

            After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
            CountryUSA, Argentina
            Duration02:24

            Nicky, a veteran con artist, takes a novice named Jess under his wing. While Nicky teaches Jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved; but, when Jess gets uncomfortably close, Nicky ends their relationship. Three years later, Nicky is in Buenos Aires working a very dangerous scheme when Jess -- now an accomplished femme fatale -- unexpectedly shows up. Her appearance throws Nicky for a loop at a time when he cannot afford to be off his game.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:32

            A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genredrama, biography
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:56

              On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room as a small site among friends soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

              Markimdb: 7.3
              Genrethriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:17

              In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.

              Markimdb: 7.5
              Genredrama, military
              CountryUSA, Germany
              Duration02:11

              While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refuge is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

              Markimdb: 7.4
              Genrecomedy, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:34

              A California high school student plans to escape from her family and small town by going to college in New York.

              Markimdb: 7
              Genremelodrama, drama, crime, biography
              CountryUSA, Canada
              Duration01:46

                The story of the awakening of the painter, Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.

                Markimdb: 7.6
                Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:40

                Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

                Markimdb: 7.4
                Genremelodrama, drama
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                Duration02:25

                A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways neither of them could begin to imagine.

                Markimdb: 7.9
                Genredrama, family
                CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Canada
                Duration02:15

                The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

                Markimdb: 7.6
                Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:49

                  Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.

                  Markimdb: 7.3
                  Genredrama, biography
                  CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland, France, Iceland, Mexico, Belgium, United Kingdom, Hong Kong
                  Duration02:04

                  Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

                  Markimdb: 8
                  Genredrama, biography
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:58

                    Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

                    Markimdb: 7.6
                    Genrethriller, drama, biography, history
                    CountryUSA

                    A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.

                    Markimdb: 7.5
                    Genredrama, biography
                    CountryUSA

                    Directed by Clint Eastwood and based on true events, "Richard Jewell" is a story of what happens when what is reported as fact obscures the truth. "There is a bomb in Centennial Park. You have thirty minutes." The world is first introduced to Richard Jewell as the security guard who reports finding the device at the 1996 Atlanta bombing-his report making him a hero whose swift actions save countless lives. But within days, the law enforcement wannabe becomes the FBI's number one suspect, vilified by press and public alike, his life ripped apart. Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.

                    Markimdb: 7.9
                    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

                    A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

                    Markimdb: 6.8
                    Genrecomedy, drama, biography
                    CountryFrance, USA
                    Duration01:50

                    On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.

                    Markimdb: 7.6
                    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:49

                    Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it's a little more complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's fallen for online.

                    Markimdb: 7.4
                    Genrecomedy, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:25

                    Stevie is a sweet 13-year-old about to explode. His mom is loving and attentive, but a little too forthcoming about her romantic life. His big brother is a taciturn and violent bully. So Stevie searches his working-class Los Angeles suburb for somewhere to belong. He finds it at the Motor Avenue skate shop.

                    Markimdb: 7.3
                    Genredrama, biography, history
                    CountryUSA, Japan
                    Duration02:30

                    A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

                    Markimdb: 7.5
                    Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
                    CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
                    Duration01:55

                    England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.




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