Movies like Summer in Red (2023)
The best movies like Summer in Red (2023) are The Silence of the Marsh (2019), No Rest for the Wicked (2011) and The Fury of a Patient Man (2016). If Summer in Red hooked you with its thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedFacing El Chapo (2026)8.7/10 from 990 votes
- NewestFacing El Chapo (2026)Released 2026
- In SpanishThe Silence of the Marsh (2019)Also in Spanish
The Silence of the Marsh (2019)
A successful, cold-blooded crime novelist gets involved in a kidnapping case while uncovering the corrupt ties between politicians and the local mafia in Valencia, Spain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisNo Rest for the Wicked (2011)
Madrid, the beginning of the century. One day, the police inspector Santos Trinidad coming home very drunk, is involved in a triple murder. But there is a witness who managed to escape and that could incriminate him. Santos undertakes an investigation to locate and eliminate the witness. Meanwhile, Chacón a judge in charge of investigating the triple murder, meticulously advances in the search for the murderer. Santos and Chacon soon discover that what seemed a simple case of drug trafficking is actually something far more dangerous.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fury of a Patient Man (2016)
Quiet Jose woos cafe worker Ana, but she is unaware he has intentions other than the purely romantic.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMay God Save Us (2016)
Madrid, summer 2011. Economic crisis. 15-M movement and 1.5 million pilgrims waiting for the Pope’s arrival live side by side in a Madrid that’s hotter and more chaotic than ever. In this context, detectives Velarde and Alfaro must find what seems to be a serial killer. Their against-the-clock hunt will make them realise something they’d never imagined: neither of them are so very different from the killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRetribution (2015)
While Carlos, a banking executive, takes his two kids to school in his car, he gets a phone call telling him that there is a bomb under the seats and he must to gather a large amount of money; otherwise, his car will blow up.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJulia's Eyes (2010)
Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative sight disease, finds her blind sister Sara hung in a basement. Despite all signs pointing to suicide, Julia decides to investigate what she intuitively feels is a murder case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhen the Angels Sleep (2018)
Germán, an honest family man, sees how his whole world wobbles the night when, driving home, accidentally runs over two teenage girls. From that moment, Germán will have to do everything in his power to prevent his life from being destroyed forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisOffering to the Storm (2020)
Inspector Amaia Salazar confronts the origins of her nightmares as she unfolds the darkest secrets of the Baztan valley. Part 3 in the Baztan Trilogy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hidden Face (2011)
A Spanish orchestra conductor deals with the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSleep Tight (2011)
César, an unhappy concierge, maintains a peculiar relationship with the very diverse inhabitants of the upper-class apartment building where he works in Barcelona.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Realm (2018)
Manuel, a Spanish politician whose high-class lifestyle is based on nefarious and illegal business threatens to break his entire party after a newspaper exposes him to the public eye. Rather than admit to any wrongdoing, he decides to sell out his whole party in an effort to avoid jail time. It's a decision that will put many lives at risk.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like this4x4 (2019)
Buenos Aires, Argentina. A luxurious van is parked on the sidewalk. A man enters with the purpose of stealing whatever he can find, but when he wants to leave, he cannot. The doors do not open, the control panel does not respond: the van has become an armored box and he is trapped like a mouse.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnknown Origins (2020)
In Madrid, Spain, a mysterious serial killer ruthlessly murders his victims by recreating the first appearance of several comic book superheroes. Cosme, a veteran police inspector who is about to retire, works on the case along with the tormented inspector David Valentín and his own son Jorge Elías, a nerdy young man who owns a comic book store.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIntuition (2020)
Police officer Pipa works on her first big case while simultaneously investigating her boss, who is suspected of murder. The prequel to "Perdida".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCairo Conspiracy (2022)
A fisherman's son is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicenter of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival, the university’s highest ranking religious leader, the Grand Imam, dies and the young student becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt's religious and political elite.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSara's Notebook (2018)
Laura has spent years looking for her sister Sara who went missing in the depths of the jungle in the Congo. Neither the NGO she works for, nor the embassy, have news on her whereabouts until a photo appears of Sara in a mining town. Apparently, Sara is being held captive by The Hawk, the fearsome rebel leader who controls the mafias behind the prized mineral coltan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCross the Line (2020)
A good-natured man has an unexpected deadly confrontation. Instincts kick in to clean up the mess caused in the name of self-defense but does one really get away free after killing someone?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Son (2019)
Painter Lorenzo's life spirals out of control as he fears his wife is trying to isolate him from their infant son.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisCannibal (2013)
Carlos is a respectable man, the most prestigious tailor in Granada, Spain. His life is reduced to work and his main hobby is eating; but not just anything.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSmoke & Mirrors (2016)
A tale of cheats and impostors, taking its inspiration from true facts and from one of the most intriguing characters of recent decades: the spy Francisco Paesa.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAt the End of the Tunnel (2016)
A paraplegic computer engineer who moves in a wheelchair and works in his basement starts hearing noises and voices of bank-robbers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSecurity (2021)
After the assault of a young woman in their seaside town, a security expert and his family get caught in a powerful riptide of secrets and lies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisCentauro (2022)
Rafa's hooked on the pure, fiery feelings he gets from speed racing, but when his kid's mom gets mixed up with drug dealers, he burns rubber to save her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like this600 Miles (2015)
Arnulfo Rubio smuggles weapons from Arizona to Mexico for a drug cartel, but he is being investigated by agent Harris. When agent Harris blows his covers, he and Arnulfo end up in a journey where he will be the hostage of this young criminal.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFrank and Penelope (2022)
A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is now worth dying for.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRogue Agent (2022)
Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChief of Station (2024)
After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe House of Snails (2021)
A writer secludes himself in the mountains and falls in lust with local Berta. After realizing the oddities of the rural community the author starts to question the lines between reality and fiction.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisFacing El Chapo (2026)
Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Legacy of the Bones (2019)
Inspector Amaia Salazar must return to the Baztan valley in order to solve a series of suicides that seem to follow a similar pattern.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Summer in Red?
The closest matches to Summer in Red are The Silence of the Marsh (2019), No Rest for the Wicked (2011) and The Fury of a Patient Man (2016). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Summer in Red?
People who watched Summer in Red most often go on to The Silence of the Marsh (2019), No Rest for the Wicked (2011) and The Fury of a Patient Man (2016).
What is the highest-rated movie like Summer in Red?
Facing El Chapo (2026), rated 8.7/10 by 990 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Summer in Red?
Facing El Chapo (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like Summer in Red?
Yes: The Silence of the Marsh (2019), No Rest for the Wicked (2011) and The Fury of a Patient Man (2016).
How are movies similar to Summer in Red chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Summer in Red, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.