Movies like The Assassination Bureau: 20 to watch next

If you loved The Assassination Bureau (1969) — a action, adventure and crime film directed by Basil Dearden — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of The Assassination Bureau most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like assassin, london, england and paris, france. 12 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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   RED 2 2013★ 6.5

   Shares: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

   Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.

   Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel

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   The Man Who Knew Too Little 1997★ 6.3

   Shares: Comedy, Crime, Action

   An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.

   Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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   The Bourne Identity 2002★ 7.5

   Shares: Action, Thriller

   Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?

   Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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   From Russia with Love 1963★ 7.1

   Shares: Action, Thriller, Adventure

   Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana to lure Bond into helping them. Bond willingly travels to meet Tatiana in Istanbul, where he must rely on his wits to escape with his life in a series of deadly encounters with the enemy.

   Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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   The Family Plan 2 2025★ 6.6

   Shares: Action, Comedy

   Now that Dan's assassin days are behind him, all he wants for Christmas is quality time with his kids. But when he learns his daughter has her own plans, he books a family trip to London—putting them all in the crosshairs of an unexpected enemy.

   Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel

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   Gotcha! 1985★ 6.0

   Shares: Action, Comedy, Thriller

   A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.

   Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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   Around the World in 80 Days 2004★ 6.0

   Shares: Action, Adventure, Comedy

   A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.

   Stream in India on Eros Now Select Apple TV channel, Movie Sphere+

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   Sorcerer 1977★ 7.5

   Shares: Thriller, Adventure, Action

   Four men from different countries flee to an impoverished South American village, Povernir, to hide from their pasts. When an oil well explodes, chaos and barbarism roam the streets. Desperate to leave, they agree to risk their lives to transport several crates of nitroglycerin across treacherous jungle terrain.

   Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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   Moonraker 1979★ 6.2

   Shares: Action, Adventure, Thriller

   After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.

   Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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    Foreign Correspondent 1940★ 7.0

    Shares: Thriller, Action

    American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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    Live and Let Die 1973★ 6.5

    Shares: Adventure, Action, Thriller

    James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.

    Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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    Back in Action 2025★ 6.4

    Shares: Action, Comedy

    Fifteen years after vanishing from the CIA to start a family, elite spies Matt and Emily jump back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.

    Stream in India on Netflix

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    RED 2010★ 6.7

    Shares: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

    After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunites with old Joe, crazy Marvin and wily Victoria to uncover a massive conspiracy that threatens their lives. Only their expert training will allow them to survive a near-impossible mission -- breaking into CIA headquarters.

    Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel

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    Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 2011★ 7.1

    Shares: Action, Adventure

    There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

    Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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    You Only Live Twice 1967★ 6.6

    Shares: Action, Thriller, Adventure

    A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.

    Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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    Goldfinger 1964★ 7.4

    Shares: Adventure, Action, Thriller

    Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the world's economy.

    Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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    Retribution 2023★ 6.5

    Shares: Thriller, Action, Adventure

    When a mysterious caller plants a bomb under his car seat, a bank executive begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks — all with his kids trapped in the back seat.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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    Ministry of Fear 1944★ 6.9

    Shares: Crime, Thriller

    Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous spy ring and doesn't quite know to whom to turn.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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    Overdrive 2017★ 6.1

    Shares: Thriller, Action

    Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now

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    North by Northwest 1959★ 8.0

    Shares: Thriller, Adventure

    Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

    Not on subscription streaming in India right now