Movies like Extraction
If Extraction's mix of drug dealer, self sacrifice and mercenary stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Extraction's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Extraction 2
2023 · Directed by Sam Hargrave · 122 min7.4
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Sam Hargrave · With Chris Hemsworth and Golshifteh Farahani · Shares: mercenary, rescue mission, behind enemy lines · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (2020s)
Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.
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Protector
2026 · Directed by Adrian Grünberg · 90 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: rescue mission · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (2020s)
Nikki's life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by cops and military, she must fight to rescue her child.
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Blood Diamond
2006 · Directed by Edward Zwick · 143 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: mercenary · Also thriller and action
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the…
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Pulp Fiction
1994 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 154 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: drug dealer, crime boss
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper.
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Saving Private Ryan
1998 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 169 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: self sacrifice, rescue mission
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held…
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Escape from New York
1981 · Directed by John Carpenter · 99 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: rescue mission · Also action and thriller
In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to…
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Kandahar
2023 · Directed by Ric Roman Waugh · 119 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: behind enemy lines · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (2020s)
After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding…
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Havoc
2025 · Directed by Gareth Evans · 107 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: rescue mission · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (2020s)
When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.