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2025 · Movie · R · your starting pointIf A Working Man is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like A Working Man, ranked
1. The Contractor (2022)
The Contractor follows a similarly haunted operative forced to leverage his lethal training when circumstances drag him back into the shadows, but this time against shadowy employers rather than criminals.
2. Man on Fire (1987)
The intimate bond between protector and protected fuels both the emotional weight and the relentless revenge that follows a kidnapping, with each film using that relationship to justify and complicate the protagonist's descent into violence.
3. The Gray Man (2022)
This thriller mirrors the protagonist's journey from anonymity into a widening conspiracy, delivering the same blend of methodical tradecraft and explosive set pieces as a skilled operative navigates escalating stakes.
4. Extraction (2015)
A former operative abandoning his quiet life to rescue someone trapped in a criminal underworld mirrors this film's exploration of how past skills become inescapable when moral duty calls.
6. Wanted (2008)
This stylish action thriller mirrors the sudden rupture of a quiet life when a protagonist is forced to weaponize his hidden skills against a vast criminal conspiracy that demands moral reckoning.
7. Operator (2015)
The slow-burn investigation into institutional corruption mirrors A Working Man's trajectory, while both films pit a skilled protagonist against systems larger than any single antagonist.
8. The Transporter (2002)
Frank's moral awakening mirrors the protagonist's journey as both men risk everything to save an exploited woman, dismantling criminal networks one mission at a time.
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