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Movies like The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi (1914)

The best movies like The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi (1914) are Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019), Without Apparent Motive (1971) and Night Train to Lisbon (2013). If The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi hooked you with its mystery, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)

    Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set out to solve the mystery, make new friends, and establish their place in the community

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  2. Without Apparent Motive (1971)

    A series of murders is committed in Nice on the French riviera. The commissaire Carella is in charge and tries to find a missing link between all these murders.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

  3. Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

    Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  4. River Wild (2023)

    Follows a pair of siblings who love but distrust each other as they embark on a white-water rafting trip with a small group. One of their friends from childhood turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  5. Stowaway (2022)

    A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and takes matters into her own hands.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  6. One Deadly Summer (1983)

    Shortly after Elle Wieck moves to a small French village, she begins dating Pin-Pon, a quiet young mechanic who has grown obsessed with the beautiful newcomer. But Elle has her own reason for the relationship...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  7. RRRrrrr!!! (2004)

    In 35,000 BC, the tribe of the Dirty Hairs is at war against the tribe of the Clean Hairs for eight hundred years, trying to get their shampoo. The chief of the Dirty Hairs sends his daughter Guy disguised to the enemy tribe to get some shampoo for his tribe. When the healer of the Clean Hairs tribe surprisingly kills two cavemen of his tribe, their imbecile chief assigns Pierre with curled hair and Pierre blonde to investigate the murder and find the criminal.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  8. The Glass Key (1942)

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  9. Winter's Tale (2014)

    A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  10. My Favorite Brunette (1947)

    Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  11. The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello (2005)

    Set in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the story of Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  12. The Black Book (2023)

    After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  13. The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)

    A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  14. Le Pont du Nord (1982)

    Marie is just out from prison when she runs into Baptiste, a young paranoid needing companionship. In their pursuit of a mysterious briefcase carried by Marie's former lover, they roam the street of Paris, transformed into a giant board game, a maze spotted with mysterious traps, puzzling clues, and chance encounters. Maybe they are bricks in some sinister scheme, maybe they are playing a board game, maybe it's a fairy tale, maybe it's yet something else...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  15. The Locksmith (2023)

    A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an unexpected disappearance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

  16. The Adversary (2002)

    Based on the 2000 book of the same name by Emmanuel Carrère, it is inspired by the real-life story of Jean-Claude Romand. L'Adversaire's protagonist Jean-Marc Faure (Auteuil) pursues an imaginary career as a doctor of medicine in a plot more closely based on Romand's life and Carrère's book than was Laurent Cantet's 2001 film L'Emploi du Temps. The film was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  17. The Caller (1987)

    One night, an unusual stranger in need asks a woman living alone in a house in the woods if he can use her phone. It soon becomes clear that they're playing a strange mind game and that there's something very wrong about the woods.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

  18. Nocebo (2022)

    A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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  19. The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

  20. Possession (2002)

    Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery

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What are the best movies like The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi?

The closest matches to The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi are Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019), Without Apparent Motive (1971) and Night Train to Lisbon (2013). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi?

Start with Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019), the closest match to The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi.

What is the highest-rated movie like The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi?

One Deadly Summer (1983), rated 7.0/10 by 249 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi?

River Wild (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi?

Yes: Without Apparent Motive (1971), One Deadly Summer (1983) and RRRrrrr!!! (2004).

How are movies similar to The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The First Adventures of Chéri Bibi, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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