Movies like Assassin Within (2026)

The International (2009)

An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their investigation takes them from Berlin, Milan, New York and Istanbul. Finding themselves in a chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

Overdrive (2017)

Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & action

God Told Me To (1976)

A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & science fiction

Trigger Point (2021)

Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

The Engineer (2023)

As Israel is rocked by a series of terrorist bombings, a US senator's daughter is killed in one bloody explosion. Now, ex-Mossad agent Etan must lead an elite, covert team of agents and mercenaries to find the man responsible—the elusive “Engineer.” Can they find and destroy the madman before more innocent lives are lost?

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

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 action & mystery

Anon (2018)

Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Sal Frieland stumbles onto a young woman who appears to have subverted the system and disappeared. She has no identity, no history and no record. Sal realizes it may not be the end of crime but the beginning. Known only as 'The Girl', Sal must find her before he becomes the next victim.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & mystery

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 thriller & mystery

Containment (2015)

Neighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & science fiction

Chief 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 action & thriller

2073 (2024)

Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & science fiction

Canary Black (2024)

Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

Shimmer Lake (2017)

Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

The Virtuoso (2021)

Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & action

The Infernal Machine (2022)

Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his bestseller decades earlier. Cogburn's search for who is behind the manipulation and mental torment he encounters leads to an emotional roller-coaster ride full of fear and danger, where things are not always as clear as they seem to be, and where past deeds can have dire consequences.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

6 Bullets (2012)

An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & action

Black Site (2022)

A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching and dire consequences.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & thriller

The Deadly Affair (1967)

Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. So Dobbs hires a retiring inspector, Mendel, to quietly make inquiries. Dobbs isn't at all sure as there are a number of anomalies that simply can't be explained away. Dobbs is also having trouble at home with his errant wife, whom he very much loves, having frequent affairs. He's also pleased to see an old friend, Dieter Frey, who he recruited after the war. With the assistance of a colleague and a retired policeman, Dobbs tries to piece together just who is the spy and who in fact assassinated Fennan.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

Code 8 Part II (2024)

In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & action

The Seven-Ups (1973)

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

Along Came a Spider (2001)

After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery & thriller

Memento (2000)

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery & thriller

Girl Upstairs (2022)

A successful but isolated artist, struggling with agoraphobia, has her life turned upside down when one of her works of art comes to life. At first, she joyfully accepts this reprieve from her self-imposed exile, but her new friends are not all they seem, and her small world starts to come apart as her fear of the outside comes into conflict with her new creations and their need for freedom.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery & thriller

Call 112 (1962)

A gang of pharmacists, intent on seizing Hyun-ju's inheritance, systematically approaches her. The leader of the gang is her ex-husband. Before they can seize her inheritance, internal conflict arises within the gang, and they are all murdered by the leader. Meanwhile, the police, aware of this, launch a nimble investigation. The leader, determined to keep her inheritance, persistently pursues her, but ultimately fails and is arrested. She is rescued from a near-death experience.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & action

Mystic River (2003)

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & mystery

Meurtre du tableau (2025)

An artist, surrounded by the mess in her studio, struggles with frustration as she tries to find inspiration for her new painting.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & mystery

The Clearing (2004)

When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery & thriller

20th Floor (2024)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & science fiction

Friends Like Us (2026)

A dark comedic thriller where two sitcom actors have to reenact a new version of their show’s series finale after a crazed fan keeps them hostage.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller

Donnie Darko (2001)

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery