Movies like Interrogation
The best movies like Interrogation (1989) are Man of Marble (1977), Decalogue V (1989) and Decalogue VIII (1989). If Interrogation hooked you with its drama and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Lives of Others (2006)8.0/10 from 4,338 votes
- NewestBlack Site (2022)Released 2022
Man of Marble (1977)
A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDecalogue V (1989)
Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver, brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief for Piotr the injustice of killing of any kind.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisDecalogue VIII (1989)
Zofia, a professor of ethics, is visited by Elżbieta, an American researching the fate of Jews who survived World War II. A daytime classroom conversation turns into a night of confrontation, and Zofia is forced to answer for a decision she made decades ago that directly affected the course of Elżbieta’s life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Short Film About Killing (1988)
Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNo End (1985)
1982, Poland. A translator loses her husband and becomes a victim of her own sorrow. She looks to sex, to her son, to law, and to hypnotism when she has nothing else in this time of martial law when Solidarity was banned.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Scar (1976)
When a political decision is made as to the location of a new large chemical factory, Stefan Bednarz is put in charge of it. This honest communist party man has to confront the local community opposing the construction.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlind Chance (1987)
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMan of Iron (1981)
In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends disgruntled radio reporter Winkel to Gdańsk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers - particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an independent labour union leader whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShort Working Day (1995)
A dramatisation of the workers' protests in June 1976 in Radom, seen from the perspective of the local Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
The Confession (1970)
In 1950s communist Czechoslovakia, a government minister, a war veteran long a loyal party man, leads a relatively comfortable life with his wife. However, he soon finds himself under surveillance, then under arrest. Unclear what his offense is, agents for the totalitarian regime interrogate and torture him, aiming to use their unending power to gain a false confession for these supposed crimes against the state.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCamera Buff (1979)
Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKanal (1957)
In the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising during World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the orders of leader Zadra, but it's only a matter of time before they will have to emerge. However, when they try, they are met only with intense hostility from the Nazis. Despite their attempts stay resolute through immense mental strain, it becomes increasingly apparent that they may be doomed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Lives of Others (2006)
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Mole (2011)
Pawel, a Polish man in his early 30s, makes a living with his father Zygmunt importing second-hand clothing from the North of France to Southern Poland. On his way back from one of regular "business trips", Pawel is shocked to discover his father's picture on the cover of a Polish tabloid newspaper. The headline "traitor" is written next to his name. Zygmunt is a genuine hero of the struggle against totalitarianism and a recognized member of the "Solidarnosc" labor movement of the 80s. But now, Zygmunt is suddenly accused by the paper of having acted as a secret informer called THE MOLE by the communist regime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Camouflage (1977)
A moral conflict between a young assistant and an associate professor arises during a university linguistics camp.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKonsul (1989)
After a con-man is released from prison, he gradually gets back to his old tricks, but his cons grow ever more elaborate and travel steadily up the ladder of society until he has local politicians and important government ministers involved in his schemes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Ida (2013)
In 1960s Poland, young novitiate Anna is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisState of Siege (1972)
Assigned to South America, US official Philip Michael Santore is employed by a counterinsurgency agency. His position makes him a target for a local band of guerrillas, and, before long, Santore is kidnapped. As a prisoner, he undergoes interrogation, shedding light on the violent situation in the country. Once the insurgents are done with their questioning, they must decide whether Santore lives or dies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Man Escaped (1956)
A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisAshes and Diamonds (1958)
A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGods (2014)
Set in communist Poland of the 80s the movie depicts early career of cardio surgeon Zbigniew Religa.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDecalogue X (1989)
Jerzy and Artur’s father dies, leaving behind a valuable stamp collection, which, they discover, is coveted by dealers of varying degrees of shadiness. The more involved the brothers get in their father’s world, the more dire and comical their situation becomes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisNight Train (1959)
Two strangers, Jerzy and Marta, accidentally end up holding tickets for the same sleeping chamber on an overnight train to the Baltic Sea coast. Also on board is Marta's spurned lover, who will not leave her alone. When the police enter the train in search of a murderer on the lam, rumors fly and everything seems to point toward one of the main characters as the culprit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLeave No Traces (2021)
In 1983, communist Poland is shaken by the case of high school student Grzegorz Przemyk, who is beaten to death by police. The only witness of the beating becomes the number one enemy of the state.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDecalogue II (1989)
Dorota Geller, a married woman, faces a dilemma involving her sick husband's prognosis. Her husband's doctor, who believes in God, sweared about it in vain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka (2017)
Michalina Wislocka, the most famous and recognized sexologist of communist Poland, fights for the right to publish her book, which will change the sex life of Polish people forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpoor (2017)
A story about Janina Duszejko, an elderly woman, who lives alone in the Klodzko Valley where a series of mysterious crimes are committed. Duszejko is convinced that she knows who (or what) is the murderer, but nobody believes her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlack 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 thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pigs (1992)
In post-communist Poland, former secret police agent Franz Maurer works as a regular cop pursuing a major drug ring. As he and his old comrades lose their privileges and face public scorn in the new reality, Franz realizes that some of his former colleagues are now on the opposite side of the law.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlood Ties (2013)
Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
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What are the best movies like Interrogation?
The closest matches to Interrogation are Man of Marble (1977), Decalogue V (1989) and Decalogue VIII (1989). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Interrogation?
People who watched Interrogation most often go on to Man of Marble (1977), Decalogue V (1989) and Decalogue VIII (1989).
What is the highest-rated movie like Interrogation?
The Lives of Others (2006), rated 8.0/10 by 4,338 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Interrogation?
Black Site (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Interrogation chosen?
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