Movies like The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
The best movies like The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) are Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Blackhat (2015) and Swordfish (2001). If The Girl in the Spider's Web hooked you with its action and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedFabricated City (2017)7.6/10 from 371 votes
- NewestCanary Black (2024)Released 2024
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlackhat (2015)
Nicholas Hathaway, a furloughed convict, and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. As Hathaway closes in, the stakes become personal as he discovers that the attack on a Chinese nuclear power plant was just the beginning.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSwordfish (2001)
Rogue agent Gabriel Shear is determined to get his mitts on $9 billion stashed in a secret Drug Enforcement Administration account. He wants the cash to fight terrorism, but lacks the computer skills necessary to hack into the government mainframe. Enter Stanley Jobson, a n'er-do-well encryption expert who can log into anything.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHacker (2016)
Alex, an immigrant from Ukraine comes to Canada and becomes involved with an online criminal organization called Darkweb. What starts off as a way to help his parents financially, soon becomes a personal vendetta against the entire banking system, when his mother is fired from her job at the bank
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFirewall (2006)
State-of-the-art security system creator Jack Stanfield has cemented his reputation as a man who's thought of everything. But when a criminal finds a way into his personal life, everything Jack holds dear is suddenly at stake.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisTakedown (2000)
Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and an ex-hacker, he finds one - and much more than that...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSilk Road (2021)
Philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells drugs, while DEA agent Rick Bowden goes undercover to bring him down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEagle Eye (2008)
Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Throwaways (2015)
Notorious hacker Drew Reynolds is captured by the CIA and given a proposition - work for them or spend the rest of his life in prison. Agreeing on the condition that he can form his own team, he puts together a group of "throwaways" - the people deemed expendable and seemingly the worst in the organization.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSnowden (2016)
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpy Game (2001)
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDark Web: Cicada 3301 (2021)
Genius hacker Connor discovers Cicada 3301, an online treasure hunt that could be a recruiting tool for a secret society. Soon Conner, art-expert friend Avi, and secretive librarian Gwen are dashing from graffiti sites to ancient libraries to uncover real-world clues. But they must outrun aggressive NSA agents, also hot on the trail of Cicada, who want the glory for themselves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisAlgorithm (2014)
A freelance computer hacker discovers a mysterious government computer program. He breaks into the program and is thrust into a revolution.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Jack Reacher (2012)
One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEchelon Conspiracy (2009)
Mysterious cell phone messages promise a young American engineer untold wealth - then make him the target of a deadly international plot. Dangerous security operatives chase the engineer across the globe, while a powerful government official pursues a mysterious agenda that threatens the stability of the entire world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnlocked (2017)
After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a Paris attack that claimed dozens of lives, CIA agent Alice Racine is forced to live in London as a caseworker. Her mentor unexpectedly calls her back into action when the CIA discovers that another attack is imminent. Alice soon learns that the classified information she's uncovered has been compromised...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe November Man (2014)
An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCanary 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: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFabricated City (2017)
In real life, Kwon Yoo is unemployed, but in the virtual game world he is the best leader. Kwon Yoo is then framed for a murder. With the help of hacker Yeo-wool, he tries to uncover the truth behind the murder case.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSalt (2010)
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Bricklayer (2023)
Someone is blackmailing the CIA by assassinating foreign journalists and making it look like the agency is responsible. As the world begins to unite against the U.S., the CIA must lure its most brilliant – and rebellious – operative out of retirement, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisI.T. (2016)
Mike Regan is a successful, self-made man who has it all: a gorgeous wife, a beautiful teenage daughter and a sleek, state-of-the-art “smart home”. But he soon finds himself in a deadly, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse when his I.T. consultant, Ed, starts using his skills to stalk Mike’s daughter and endanger his family, his business, and his life. In a world where there is no privacy, and personal secrets can go viral by the click of a mouse, Mike needs to rely on his old connections to defeat a new kind of nemesis.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSafe House (2012)
A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWho Am I (2014)
Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)
After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must prove her innocence. In doing this she plays against powerful enemies and her own past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSecret Agents (2004)
From his offices in Switzerland, Russian Igor Lipovsky is engaged in a vast and profitable gunrunning operation with Africa. The French government wants to hinder the activities of the arms dealer and sends a team to sink one of his ships heading for Angola with a load of illegal weaponry. Lisa, Brisseau, Loïc, Tony and Raymond are professionals: they carefully set up their cover, plan all their moves meticulously, and carry out orders without asking questions. Perhaps they should. The code-name of the mission is "Janus"; and just like with the ancient deity, there are two opposite faces for every aspect of the operation: the objective of the French government, the role of each team member, the presumed friend and the assumed foe...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisEraser: Reborn (2022)
U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it’s just another day at the office when he’s assigned to Rina Kimura, a crime boss’ wife who’s decided to turn state’s evidence. As the two flee to Cape Town, South Africa, Pollard discovers he’s been set up and will need to be at the top of his game, or he’ll be the one who’s erased.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Takeover (2022)
Self-proclaimed ethical hacker Mel Bandison's life is turned upside down when she stops a data breach on a high-tech self-driving bus that also happens to shut down an international criminal network. She then becomes a target and is framed with a deepfake video that “shows” that she murders someone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisHacker (2018)
A hacker is targeted by a nefarious ex-NSA head who wants to be able to monitor and control activities of citizens.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Girl in the Spider's Web?
The closest matches to The Girl in the Spider's Web are Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Blackhat (2015) and Swordfish (2001). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Girl in the Spider's Web?
People who watched The Girl in the Spider's Web most often go on to Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Blackhat (2015) and Swordfish (2001).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Girl in the Spider's Web?
Fabricated City (2017), rated 7.6/10 by 371 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Girl in the Spider's Web?
Canary Black (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Girl in the Spider's Web?
Yes: Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Blackhat (2015) and Swordfish (2001).
How are movies similar to The Girl in the Spider's Web chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Girl in the Spider's Web, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.