50 Movies Like Licence to Kill (1989) You Need to Watch Next
Updated August 2026
View Licence to Kill details →If you loved Licence to Kill (1989) by John Glen, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are The Wild, The Rundown, Despicable Me 3. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Movies Similar to Licence to Kill
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with Licence to Kill in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
The Wild
2006 · Steve Williams
An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.
In common: Action · Adventure
The Rundown
2003 · Peter Berg
When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious
In common: Action · Adventure
Despicable Me 3
2017 · Pierre Coffin
Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.
In common: Action · Adventure
Who Am I?
1998 · Jackie Chan
A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering s
In common: Action · Adventure
PAW Patrol: The Movie
2021 · Cal Brunker
Ryder and the pups are called to Adventure City to stop Mayor Humdinger from turning the bustling metropolis into a state of chaos.
In common: Action · Adventure
Spies in Disguise
2019 · Nick Bruno
Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is… not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts
In common: Action · Adventure
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003 · Jan de Bont
Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora's Box
In common: Adventure · Action
Zootopia 2
2025 · Jared Bush
After cracking the biggest case in Zootopia's history, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De'Snake arrives and turns the animal me
In common: Action · Adventure
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Jennifer Yuh Nelson
While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.
In common: Action · Adventure
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018 · Phil Johnston
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way
In common: Action · Adventure
RED
2010 · Robert Schwentke
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
In common: Action · Adventure
Puss in Boots
2011 · Chris Miller
Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind H
In common: Action · Adventure
The Brothers Grimm
2005 · Terry Gilliam
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the
In common: Action · Adventure
Hidden Strike
2023 · Scott Waugh
Two elite soldiers must escort civilians through a gauntlet of gunfire and explosions.
In common: Action · Thriller
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
2004 · Tensai Okamura
Naruto is thrilled when he is sent on a mission to protect his favorite actress, Yukie Fujikaze, on the set of her new movie, The Adventures of Princess Gale. But when the crew ventures out to film in
In common: Action · Adventure
One Piece Film: GOLD
2016 · Hiroaki Miyamoto
The glittering Gran Tesoro, a city of entertainment beyond the laws of the government, is a sanctuary for the world’s most infamous pirates, Marines, and filthy rich millionaires. Drawn by dreams of h
In common: Action · Adventure
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · Mike Mitchell
It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
In common: Action · Adventure
Nobody 2
2025 · Timo Tjahjanto
Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and
In common: Action · Thriller
Heads of State
2025 · Ilya Naishuller
The UK Prime Minister and US President have a public rivalry that risks their countries' alliance. But when they become targets of a powerful enemy, they're forced to rely on each other as they go on
In common: Action · Thriller
6 Underground
2019 · Michael Bay
After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.
In common: Action · Thriller
Shark Tale
2004 · Bibo Bergeron
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie
In common: Action
The Killer's Game
2024 · J.J. Perry
When top hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he decides to take matters into his own hands – by taking a hit out on himself. But when the very hitmen he hired also target his ex-gir
In common: Action · Thriller
Mulan II
2004 · Darrell Rooney
Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission,
In common: Action
American Assassin
2017 · Michael Cuesta
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military a
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
The Three Musketeers
2011 · Paul W. S. Anderson
The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the Fren
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Skyscraper
2018 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
Framed and on the run, a former FBI agent must save his family from a blazing fire in the world's tallest building.
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
The 355
2022 · Simon Kinberg
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the wo
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Hanna
2011 · Joe Wright
Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys ac
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Ashfall
2019 · Kim Byung-seo
A group of unlikely heroes from across the Korean peninsula try to save the day after a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Around the World in 80 Days
2004 · Frank Coraci
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.
In common: Action · Adventure
Beowulf
2007 · Robert Zemeckis
A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.
In common: Action · Adventure
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019 · David Leitch
Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton's
In common: Action · Adventure
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2022 · Jeff Fowler
After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emeral
In common: Action · Adventure
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011 · Brad Bird
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Expend4bles
2023 · Scott Waugh
Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the ta
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Hunter Killer
2018 · Donovan Marsh
Captain Glass of the USS Arkansas discovers that a coup d'état is taking place in Russia, so he and his crew join an elite group working on the ground to prevent a war.
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Jason Bourne
2016 · Paul Greengrass
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
GoldenEye
1995 · Martin Campbell
When a powerful secret defense system is stolen, James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using it.
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
The Expendables 2
2012 · Simon West
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an u
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Speed Racer
2008 · Lana Wachowski
Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to t
In common: Action · Adventure
The Lost City
2022 · Aaron Nee
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets ki
In common: Action · Adventure
The Expendables 3
2014 · Patrick Hughes
Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and so
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Commando
1985 · Mark L. Lester
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fi
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
The Rock
1996 · Michael Bay
When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons exp
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Plane
2023 · Jean-François Richet
After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple militias planning to take the plane and its passenge
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Goldfinger
1964 · Guy Hamilton
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 ra
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Counterattack
2025 · Chava Cartas
When a hostage rescue mission creates a new enemy, Capt. Guerrero and his elite soldiers must face an ambush by a criminal group.
In common: Action · Adventure · Thriller
Charlie's Angels
2019 · Elizabeth Banks
Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issu
In common: Action · Adventure
Armour of God
1986 · Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk, an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exotic antiquities. After Hawk discovers a mysterious sword in Africa, a band of Satan-worshipping monks
In common: Action · Adventure
The Three Musketeers
1993 · Stephen Herek
D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly ho
In common: Action · Adventure
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Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting
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