Movies like Eraser
If Eraser's mix of hitman, hostage and traitor stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Eraser's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Equalizer
2014 · Directed by Antoine Fuqua · 132 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: hitman, hostage · Also thriller and action
McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand…
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The Gray Man
2022 · Directed by Joe Russo · 128 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: hitman, rogue agent · Also action and thriller
When a shadowy CIA agent uncovers damning agency secrets, he's hunted across the globe by a sociopathic rogue operative who's put a bounty on his head.
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F/X
1986 · Directed by Robert Mandel · 109 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: witness protection, deception · Also action and thriller
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt…
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Reservoir Dogs
1992 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 99 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: traitor, betrayal · From the same decade (1990s)
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr.
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Toy Story 3
2010 · Directed by Lee Unkrich · 103 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: hostage, dramatic
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center.
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Con Air
1997 · Directed by Simon West · 116 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: u.s. marshal · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (1990s)
Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners, a group described as “pure…
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Close Range
2015 · Directed by Isaac Florentine · 80 min6.5
Why you'll like itWith Nick Chinlund · Also action and thriller
A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.
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Salt
2010 · Directed by Phillip Noyce · 100 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: hostage · Also action and mystery
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy.
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The Jackal
1997 · Directed by Michael Caton-Jones · 124 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: hitman · Also action and thriller · From the same decade (1990s)
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of…
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The Commuter
2018 · Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra · 104 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: conspiracy · Also action and thriller
A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.