Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)

Movies similar to The Mechanic (1972).

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Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
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John Wick (2014)

John Wick (2014) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe
Duration: 1h 41mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

John Wick (retroactively known as John Wick: Chapter 1) is a 2014 American neo-noir action-thriller film directed by Chad Stahelski, in his directorial debut, and written by Derek Kolstad.
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The Mechanic (2011)

The Mechanic (2011) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn
Duration: 1h 33mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Arthur Bishop, working as a "mechanic" (mafia slang for hitman), sneaks into the lavish home of a Colombian drug cartel leader and drowns him in his own pool.
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Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

Bangkok Dangerous (2008) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Charlie Yeung, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Panward Hemmanee
Duration: 1h 39mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Joe (Cage) is a professional freelance contract killer who works strictly by the rules; never socializing outside his work, staying secluded in quiet spots, never interacting or meeting with his handlers and always leaving on time without a trace.
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The Replacement Killers (1998)

The Replacement Killers (1998) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Yun-Fat Chow, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang
Duration: 1h 27mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

The Replacement Killers is a 1998 American action film directed by Antoine Fuqua in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Chow Yun-fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker and Kenneth Tsang.
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The Gunman (2015)

The Gunman (2015) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Jasmine Trinca, Javier Bardem
Duration: 1h 55mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

American Jim Terrier (Sean Penn), is a former Special Forces soldier who has become a black-ops mercenary.
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One in the Chamber (2012)

One in the Chamber (2012) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Dolph Lundgren, Claudia Bassols, Andrew Bicknell
Duration: 1h 31mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

After the fall of Communism, criminals from the USA flooded into Eastern Europe where they established a crime syndicate in a land where authorities were powerless and the laws were replaced by the crime.
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Death Wish 4: the Crackdown (1987)

Death Wish 4: the Crackdown (1987) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, Perry Lopez
Duration: 1h 39mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown is an American 1987 action thriller film, and the fourth installment in the Death Wish film series. The film was directed by J.
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Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)

Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh
Duration: 1h 38mins
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime

Since faking his own death (at the end of the previous film), Arthur Bishop has been living quietly in Rio de Janeiro under the name Santos.
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The Stone Killer (1973)

The Stone Killer (1973) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Jack Colvin, Paul Koslo
Duration: 1h 35mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

The film involves a plot by a present-day (1973) Mafia don (Martin Balsam) to avenge the killings of a group of Mafia dons back in 1931 ("The Night of Sicilian Vespers") with a bold nationwide counter-strike against most of the current Italian and Jewish syndicate heads using teams of Vietnam vets instead of Mafia hit men.
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Death Wish 3 (1985)

Death Wish 3 (1985) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam
Duration: 1h 32mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Paul Kersey returns to New York City after being banned for a history of vigilante justice to visit his Korean War buddy Charley, who is attacked by a gang in his East New York apartment.
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Assassins (1995)

Assassins (1995) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore, Anatoli Davydov
Duration: 2h 12mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Robert Rath is a seasoned hitman who just wants out of the business with no back talk. But, as things go, it ain't so easy.
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Shaft (1971)

Shaft (1971) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John
Duration: 1h 40mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

In January 1971, John Shaft, a private detective, is informed that some gangsters are looking for him.
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Crying Freeman (1995)

Crying Freeman (1995) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Julie Condra, Kevan Ohtsji, Mark Dacascos, Debbie Podowski
Duration: 1h 42mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

While painting the landscape on a hill in San Francisco, a young woman named Emu O'Hara witnesses the murder of a Japanese Yakuza member.
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The Eiger Sanction (1975)

The Eiger Sanction (1975) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Vonetta McGee, Jack Cassidy
Duration: 2h 9mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 American action thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.
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Hit List (1989)

Hit List (1989) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Jan-Michael Vincent, Leo Rossi, Lance Henriksen, Charles Napier
Duration: 1h 27mins
Genres: Action, Thriller

Gangster boss Vic Luca (Rip Torn) is scheduled to appear in court and so hires a hit man/shoe salesman Chris Caleek (Lance Henriksen) to kill the witnesses.
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War (2007)

War (2007) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Jet Li, Jason Statham, Nadine Velazquez, John Lone
Duration: 1h 43mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

During a shootout against Chinese Triads at a San Francisco dock warehouse, FBI agents John Crawford (Jason Statham) and Tom Lone (Terry Chen) stumble across the notorious assassin Rogue (Jet Li), a former CIA assassin who now works for the Japanese Yakuza.
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Black Moon Rising (1986)

Black Moon Rising (1986) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Richard Jaeckel
Duration: 1h 40mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Sam Quint (Tommy Lee Jones) is a former thief hired by the FBI to steal a computer disk which contains incriminating evidence against The Lucky Dollar Corporation of Las Vegas.
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Killer Elite (2011)

Killer Elite (2011) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro, Dominic Purcell
Duration: 1h 56mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

In 1980, mercenaries Danny Bryce (Jason Statham), Hunter (Robert De Niro), Davies (Dominic Purcell), and Meier (Aden Young) are in Mexico to assassinate a man.
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Crank (2006)

Crank (2006) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Carlos Sanz, Jose Pablo Cantillo
Duration: 1h 28mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Los Angeles-based English hitman Chev Chelios works for a crime syndicate led by Don "Carlito" Carlos.
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Death Wish II (1982)

Death Wish II (1982) - Movies Like the Mechanic (1972)
Starring: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia, J.D. Cannon
Duration: 1h 29mins
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Death Wish II is a 1982 American vigilante action film directed and co-edited by Michael Winner. It is the first of four sequels to the 1974 film Death Wish.
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