The Assignment (1997)

Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez.

Genres: Thriller, Action, Crime

What to watch after The Assignment

• Clear and Present Danger (1994) — Same subject: espionage
• The Recruit (2003) — Same subject: spy, training
• Mission: Impossible (1996) — Same subject: espionage, spy
• The Art of War (2000) — Same subject: spy
• Ronin (1998) — Same feel: suspenseful, tense
• The Fourth Protocol (1987) — Same feel: suspenseful, tense