20 movies like Pursuit to Algiers, ordered by similarity : Terror by Night(1946), The Pearl of Death(1944), Dressed to Kill(1946), The Falcon in San Francisco(1945), Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour(1931), Drishyam(2015), The Clovehitch Killer(2018), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1939), Retribution(2015), The Fallen Idol(1948), The Babadook(2014), London to Brighton(2006) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
65 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Marjorie Riordan Rosalind Ivan Martin Kosleck John Abbott Frederick Worlock Morton Lowry Leslie Vincent Gerald Hamer Rex Evans
sherlock holmes doctor watson prince prime minister singer thug spirited tense london ship algiers, algeria airplane lisbon, portugal alexandria, egypt jewel smuggling royalty impersonation sabotage attempted murder investigation
Holmes is recruited to escort the heir to a European throne safely back to his homeland after his father's assassination.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
60 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Alan Mowbray Dennis Hoey Renee Godfrey Mary Forbes Billy Bevan Frederick Worlock Leland Hodgson Geoffrey Steele Boyd Davis
sherlock holmes doctor watson major son lady villain suspenseful crafty london train station train compartment car jewelry theft murder false accusations impersonation mother/son relationship investigation mystery
When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Evelyn Ankers Dennis Hoey Miles Mander Ian Wolfe Charles Francis Richard Nugent Mary Gordon Rondo Hatton Leslie Denison
sherlock holmes doctor watson police detective thief thug gripping intricate suspenseful london museum house theft investigation murder impersonation pursuit quest 1940s
When a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
72 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Patricia Morison Edmond Breon Frederick Worlock Carl Harbord Patricia Cameron Tom Dillon Harry Cording Topsy Glyn Mary Gordon
sherlock holmes doctor watson inspector femme fatale criminal thief crafty gripping melodramatic suspenseful london apartment auction house antique shop england street murder treasure hunting clues music
Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
66 Minutes
Tom Conway Paula Corday Sharyn Moffet Edward Brophy Fay Helm Robert Armstrong
detective partner young girl butler wealthy woman bootlegger dark suspenseful train san francisco household jail hotel room ship murder racketeering smuggling impersonation father/daughter relationship investigation
The Falcon and his friend Goldie Locke check into what appears to be a silk-smuggling racket in San Francisco.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1931
83 Minutes
Arthur Wontner Ian Fleming Minnie Rayner Leslie Perrins Jane Welsh Norman McKinnell Phillip Hewland Gordon Begg
diplomat sister doctor watson detective sidekick villain crafty engaging tense london office bank hideout extortion murder friendship sherlock holmes impersonation deception mystery
A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarty.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
India
2015
163 Minutes
father mother daughter police officer son thrilling gripping intense powerful house bungalow police station ashram forest protection father/daughter relationship family relationships love quest pursuit
Desperate measures are taken by a man who tries to save his family from the dark side of the law, after they commit an unexpected crime.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Dylan McDermott Charlie Plummer Samantha Mathis Madisen Beaty Brenna Sherman Lance Chantiles-Wertz Kat Pérez Jonathan Riggs
family father son murder suspect killer chilling creepy dark disturbing eerie engaging frightful gripping intense shocking suspenseful thrilling tense uneasy america
A picture-perfect family is shattered when the work of a serial killer hits too close to home.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Ida Lupino Alan Marshal Terry Kilburn George Zucco E.E. Clive Mary Gordon
sherlock holmes doctor watson nemesis beautiful woman brother crafty intricate thrilling suspenseful london tower of london 221b baker street death theft revenge investigation revenge rivalry mystery quest
The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain
2015
95 Minutes
Luis Tosar Goya Toledo Javier Gutiérrez Pedro Alonso Fernando Cayo Elvira Mínguez Antonio Mourelos María Mera Ricardo de Barreiro Luis Zahera
banker father child blackmailer psychopath son suspenseful thrilling intense gory brooding car street city helicopter docks bank blackmail bomb police pursuit
Breakfast, kiss to his wife, take the children to the school, a bomb under the car, one neverending day ahead.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1948
94 Minutes
Ralph Richardson Michèle Morgan Bobby Henrey Sonia Dresdel Jack Hawkins Bernard Lee
diplomat son butler wife inspector detective suspenseful dark household embassy london idolization investigation witnessing murder misunderstanding affair secret mystery quest rescue
A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Australia|Canada
2014
93 Minutes
Essie Davis Daniel Henshall Noah Wiseman Hayley McElhinney Barbara West Cathy Adamek Benjamin Winspear Craig Behenna
widow son monster intense somber thrilling shocking suspenseful brutal house child's room bedroom depression children's book monsters mother/son relationship fear horror films transformation mystery
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
2006
85 Minutes
Lorraine Stanley Johnny Harris Georgia Groome Sam Spruell Alexander Morton Nathan Constance Claudie Blakley Jamie Kenna David Keeling Jack Deam Chloe Bale
prostitute runaway pimp son gangster friend dark intense london brighton, england train bathroom field arcade murder on the run prostitution father/son relationship female bonding revenge
Desperate to evade an angry pimp, a London prostitute and a young girl flee by train to Brighton after an appointment with a powerful client goes violently wrong.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
81 Minutes
Joel McCrea Gail Russell Herbert Marshall Phyllis Brooks Isobel Elsom Norman Lloyd Mikhail Rasumny Elisabeth Risdon Tom Tully Nona Griffith Richard Lyon
widower governess murderer son child dark intricate gripping suspenseful new england house neighborhood murder police work investigation suspicion crime quest discovery mystery
A secretive widower hires a governess for his children, a willful boy and impressionable girl. Strange occurrences and the governess's curiosity lead her to unlock the secrets of the mysterious and uninhabited brownstone next door.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1956
120 Minutes
James Stewart Doris Day Brenda De Banzie Bernard Miles Ralph Truman Daniel Gélin Mogens Wieth Alan Mowbray Hillary Brooke Chris Olsen Reggie Nalder
kidnapper mother father son spy tense gripping melodramatic africa morocco london opera house murder espionage kidnapping family rescue pursuit adventure 1950s
A tale of innocent American tourists in Morocco whose son's kidnapping sets off a twisting plot of international intrigue.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK
2013
92 Minutes
Dougray Scott Kara Tointon Iddo Goldberg David Schofield Lindsay Duncan Joshua Kaynama Samuel Geker-Kawle
commuter worker passenger train passenger driver father son young woman tense thrilling uneasy london train united kingdom city train crash train travel disaster murder runaway train
A small group of everyday passengers on a speeding London commuter train battle their warped driver who has a dark plan for everyone on-board.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
2018
117 Minutes
Anna Kendrick Blake Lively Henry Golding Ian Ho Joshua Satine Andrew Rannells Kelly McCormack Aparna Nancherla Rupert Friend Bashir Salahuddin Jean Smart
widow son friend husband single mother missing person sultry tense intricate confident dark thrilling suburb house school kitchen river airplane missing persons mysterious past
Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
France|Belgium|USA
2014
86 Minutes
Vincent Lindon Gilles Lellouche Nadine Labaki Gilles Cohen Max Baissette de Malglaive Medi Sadoun Velibor Topic Cyril Lecomte Gilles Bellomi
cop best friend murder suspect murder victim son serb tense intense south of france redemption city france threats drunk driving crime syndicate shoot out investigation haunted by the past discovery pursuit
Franck and Simon are both good cops and partners. Simon has been troubled since he killed three in a drunk driving accident, but when Simons son witnesses a murder, and is hunted by ruthless killers, he's efficiently back.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
71 Minutes
Joseph Cotten Orson Welles Dolores del Río Ruth Warrick Agnes Moorehead Everett Sloane Jack Moss Hans Conried
engineer wife nazi passenger dancer colonel thrilling tense hotel ship nightclub istanbul survival assassination investigation quest pursuit 1940s
An American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by Nazi agents. Safe passage home by ship is arranged for him, but he soon discovers that his pursuers are also on board.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Argentina
2007
111 Minutes
Jorge Adrián Espíndola Armando Hernández Jesús Ochoa Paola Mendoza Eugenio Derbez Leonardo Anzures Jean Brassard Barbara Danicka
son con artist father prostitute police officer gritty moving powerful new york city mexico restaurant father/son relationship illegal immigration prostitution identity theft impersonation smuggling adventure growing up pursuit
A Mexican boy smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father - only to have his identity stolen upon arrival by an impostor who seeks to steal the fathers' fortune.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1949
98 Minutes
Robert Newton Sally Gray Naunton Wayne Phil Brown Olga Lindo Ronald Adam James Harcourt Allan Jeayes Russell Waters
psychiatrist wife lover scotland yard detective butler american chilling tense london office household hideout scotland yard infidelity attempted murder investigation torture psychiatry schemes revenge
Clive Riordan plans a devilish revenge against his wife's lover.