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Movies like The Suitcase

The best movies like The Suitcase (2007) are Adieu Philippine (1962), The Professional (1981) and The Swimming Pool (1969). If The Suitcase hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Adieu Philippine (1962)

    Michel is a young technician in the fledgling TV industry and is due for military service in two months at the time of the Algerian War. Juliette and Liliane are inseparable best friends, and aspiring actresses, who hang around outside the TV studio. Michel invites them in to watch, flirts with them both, and dates them separately and together. When Michel goes on a holiday to Corsica, just before he is drafted, the girls follow.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. The Professional (1981)

    Josselin Beaumont, a French secret agent, is tasked with assassinating Njala, the president for life of Malawi in Africa. A shift in French policy means that assassinating Njala is no longer an option. But instead of recalling their agent, high-ranking officials deliberately sacrifice Beaumont by handing him over to the Malawian authorities. Arrested, tried, and imprisoned, he nevertheless manages to escape. Back in Paris after a two-year absence, he informs his superiors through Colonel Martin that he will fulfill his contract during Njala’s upcoming official visit to Paris between the 12th and 15th of this month, and that he has a few scores to settle with the D.G.S.E. The question is, should Beaumont be stopped or not?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. The Swimming Pool (1969)

    Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Devil's Pond (2003)

    After a brief courtship, Julianne marries her handsome boyfriend, Mitch. To celebrate their honeymoon, the couple travel to a remote cabin on a small island. When they arrive, however, Mitch becomes aggressive and physically abusive, and Julianne soon realizes he's not the ideal husband she once thought he was. Knowing that Mitch doesn't plan on ever letting her leave the island, Julianne, who is afraid of water, must find a way to escape.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Frantic (1988)

    The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris. To find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Dead Tired (1994)

    Stressed and overworked, famous French movie star Michel Blanc is beginning to wear down, physically and mentally, from the pressure and demands of fame. Already in a fragile state of mind, strange events start to transpire all around him, and he gradually loses his grip. Taking the advice of a psychiatrist, Blanc retreats to the countryside with his friend Carole Bouquet, but Blanc still has not managed to escape all of his problems.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Elizabeth Harvest (2018)

    The newly married Elizabeth arrives with her new husband, the scientist Henry, at a magnificent house. He tells her that she can do there anything she pleases, except to enter a certain closed room.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Eye of the Devil (1966)

    A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. One Hour Photo (2002)

    Sy Parrish has lovingly developed photographs for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually convinces himself he's part of their family. When Sy's picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, a bizarre and thrilling confrontation ensues.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Breathless (1960)

    A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Adulterers (2016)

    On a steamy New Orleans afternoon, Sam Deuprey decides to surprise his beautiful wife, Ashley, for their anniversary and comes home early. But Ashley is not alone in the bedroom. She and her lover, Damien are about to learn how far a jealous husband will go.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. The Unfaithful Wife (1969)

    A man begins to believe his wife is cheating on him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Over Your Dead Body (2026)

    A dysfunctional couple head to a remote cabin to "reconnect", but each has secret intentions to kill the other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Coup de chance (2023)

    Fanny and Jean have everything of an ideal couple: fulfilled professionally, they live in a magnificent apartment in the beautiful districts of Paris, and seem to be in love as on the first day. But when Fanny crosses, by chance, former classmate Alain, she's immediately capsized. They see each other again very quickly and grow closer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. The Gendarme Gets Married (1968)

    The Saint-Tropez police launch a major offensive against dangerous drivers. Marechal Cruchot (Louis de Funès) relishes the assignment, which he pursues with a manic zeal. Cruchot is after an offending driver, who turns out to be Josépha (Claude Gensac), the widow of a highly regarded police colonel. When they meet, Cruchot falls instantly in love....

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

    Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Murmur of the Heart (1971)

    This loosely plotted coming-of-age tale follows the life of 15-year-old Laurent Chevalier as he stumbles his way over the burgeoning swell of adolescence in 1950s France. After having his first sexual experience with a prostitute and dodging the lips of a priest, Chevalier contracts a case of scarlet fever. When the fever leaves him with a heart murmur, Chevalier is placed in a sanatorium, along with his over-attentive and adulterous mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. My Donkey, My Lover & I (2020)

    Antoinette, a school teacher, is looking forward to her long planned summer holidays with her secret lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils. When learning that Vladimir cannot come because his wife organized a surprise trekking holiday in the Cévennes National Park with their daughter and a donkey to carry their load, Antoinette decides to follow their track, by herself, with Patrick, a protective donkey.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005)

    Newly married, Mathilde and Robert are honeymooning at a resort owned by their friends Edith and Arthur, the Chateau d'Hercule. But an unpleasant shock is in store for them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. The Valet (2006)

    Caught by tabloid paparazzi with his mistress Elena, a famous and beautiful fashion model, billionaire Pierre Levasseur tries to avoid a divorce by inventing a preposterous lie. He uses the presence of a passerby in the photo to claim to his wife that it's not him Elena is seeing but the other man, one François Pignon. Pignon is a modest little man who works as a parking valet. To make the story convincing, Elena has to move in with Pignon.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Suitcase?

The closest matches to The Suitcase are Adieu Philippine (1962), The Professional (1981) and The Swimming Pool (1969). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Suitcase?

Start with Adieu Philippine (1962), the closest match to The Suitcase.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Suitcase?

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), rated 7.7/10 by 2,155 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Suitcase?

Over Your Dead Body (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like The Suitcase?

Yes: Adieu Philippine (1962), The Professional (1981) and The Swimming Pool (1969).

How are movies similar to The Suitcase chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Suitcase, 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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