20 movies like Secret People, ordered by similarity : The 39 Steps(1959), The Guilty(2018), Shifty(2008), Martha Marcy May Marlene(2011), Sin nombre(2009), The Night Eats the World(2018), The Bar(2016), Blow Out(1981), Backtrack(1989), Big Driver(2014), Red White & Blue(2010), Exiled(2006) ...
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1952
96 Minutes
Valentina Cortesa Serge Reggiani Audrey Hepburn Charles Goldner Megs Jenkins Irene Worth
young woman sister guardian old flame radical intricate suspenseful emotional london café paris party police station orphans immigrants new life peer pressure terrorism assassination attempt transformation
This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent bystander is accidentally killed.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1959
93 Minutes
Kenneth More Taina Elg Brenda De Banzie Barry Jones Reginald Beckwith Faith Brook Michael Goodliffe James Hayter
man diplomat spy assassin schoolteacher police officer spectacular frenetic thrilling suspenseful scotland london train music hall boarding school police station espionage treason escape pursuit
In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Denmark
2018
85 Minutes
Jakob Cedergren Jessica Dinnage Omar Shargawi Johan Olsen Jacob Hauberg Lohmann Katinka Evers-Jahnsen Jeanette Lindbæk Larsen Simon Bennebjerg Laura Bro
police officer ex-cop woman kidnapper villain suspect suspenseful thrilling engaging gripping intense emotional denmark police station kidnapping emergencies investigation murder danger fear
A police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
2008
86 Minutes
Riz Ahmed Daniel Mays Jason Flemyng Nitin Ganatra Jay Simpson Dannielle Brent Francesca Annis Kate Groombridge Jason Maza Jordan Long Rory Jennings
drug dealer drug addict brother man friend emotional engaging gripping intense suspenseful tense thrilling uneasy unrestrained london drug addiction drug trade drugs family relationships
Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2011
101 Minutes
Elizabeth Olsen Sarah Paulson John Hawkes Hugh Dancy Brady Corbet Christopher Abbott Maria Dizzia Julia Garner Louisa Krause
cult member sister brother-in-law cult leader runaway suspenseful thrilling catskills farmhouse family home connecticut lake cult sister relationship manipulation mental breakdown escape transformation 2010s
Haunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia, a damaged woman struggles to re-assimilate with her family after fleeing an abusive cult.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
Mexico
2009
96 Minutes
Paulina Gaitán Edgar Flores Kristyan Ferrer Tenoch Huerta Diana García Luis Fernando Peña Héctor Jiménez Marco Antonio Aguirre Giovanni Florido
teen girl estranged father immigrant gang member girlfriend gang leader suspenseful emotional honduras mexican-american border mexico train river immigrants father/daughter relationship reunion journey crime family quest
A Honduran young girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the American border.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
France
2018
93 Minutes
Anders Danielsen Lie Golshifteh Farahani Denis Lavant Sigrid Bouaziz David Kammenos Jean-Yves Cylly Nancy Murillo Lina-Rose Djedje Victor Van Der Woerd Léo Poulet
zombie survivor neighbor brash bleak uneasy thrilling suspenseful apartment apartment building roof paris france party zombies apocalypse relationships survival escape discovery
The morning after a party, a young man wakes up to find Paris invaded by zombies.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain|Argentina
2016
100 Minutes
Mario Casas Blanca Suárez Carmen Machi Terele Pavez Jaime Ordóñez Secun de la Rosa Joaquín Climent Alejandro Awada Jordi Aguilar Diego Braguinsky
young man young woman terrorist murderer murder victim survivor engaging suspenseful emotional thrilling brutal intense madrid bar murder murder plot shooting spree danger fear terrorism
In bustling downtown Madrid, a loud gunshot and two mysterious deaths trap a motley assortment of common urbanites in a decrepit central bar, while paranoia and suspicion force the terrified regulars to turn on each other.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1981
108 Minutes
John Travolta Nancy Allen John Lithgow Dennis Franz Peter Boyden Curt May Dave Roberts Maurice Copeland Claire Carter John Aquino John Hoffmeister
sound operator woman assassin detective intricate suspenseful dark philadelphia river roof movie studio political intrigue conspiracy assassination accident cover-up recordings sacrifice discovery pursuit
A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
1989
115 Minutes
Dennis Hopper Jodie Foster Dean Stockwell Vincent Price John Turturro Fred Ward Joe Pesci Helena Kalianiotes Charlie Sheen Julie Adams Tony Sirico
gangster artist mafia boss hit man boyfriend gallery owner dark suspenseful offbeat new mexico seattle police station theater house art gallery mobsters obsession art running away assassination
Mobsters and the police chase a hit man (Dennis Hopper) and his target, an electric-sign artist (Jodie Foster) with problems of her own.
Mystery & Thriller
2014
90 Minutes
Maria Bello Olympia Dukakis Joan Jett Will Harris Ann Dowd Jennifer Kydd Juanita Peters Mary Colin Chisholm
young woman author rape survivor rape victim man villain suspenseful thrilling gripping shocking brutal emotional street car rape rape aftermath horror films fear danger dark secrets
Her mind shattered, a novelist (Maria Bello) seeks revenge on the man who brutally assaulted her on a desolate New England road.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA
2010
103 Minutes
Amanda Fuller Noah Taylor Marc Senter Sally Jackson Nick Ashy Holden Patrick Crovo Mary Mathews Jon Michael Davis Julian Haddad Nicole Holt
young woman veteran interrogator emotional party life alcohol kindness transformation 2010s
A woman attracts the attention of a psychopathic former Army interrogator and an emotionally fragile young man caring for his ailing mother.
Mystery & Thriller
2006
110 Minutes
Anthony Wong Francis Ng Josie Ho Nick Cheung Richie Jen Simon Yam Roy Cheung Lam Suet Ka Tung Lam Eddie Cheung Hui Siu-Hung
hit man partner gangster wife adversary suspenseful thrilling melodramatic macau china hong kong city countryside assassination crime ring new life protection corruption friendship pursuit
Two hit men from Hong Kong go to kill a renegade member of their gang, who is trying to live within the law with his wife and baby, but the killers run into a problem when two adversaries arrive to stop them by any means necessary.
Mystery & Thriller
India
1980
159 Minutes
Rishi Kapoor Tina Munim Simi Garewal Rajkiran Prem Nath Pran
young man young woman mother sister singer gripping intense suspenseful emotional india house bungalow estate mansion rebirth reincarnation murder good vs. evil betrayal revenge
Ravi is killed by his wife after his marriage. He is reborn as Monty and is now a singer he goes to holiday in Ooty where he recollects his memories from previous life and inquires about his family from first life and his evil wife Kamini.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2018
91 Minutes
Ben Foster Elle Fanning Lili Reinhart María Valverde Beau Bridges Adepero Oduye Robert Aramayo Jamel Chambers
mob enforcer mob boss hit man assassin captive runner brash brooding brutal emotional dark raw galveston, texas house car hotel pool beach on the run mob
After escaping a set up, a dying hitman returns to his hometown of Galveston where he plans his revenge.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|France
2015
98 Minutes
Michael Biehn Jeannine Kaspar Electra Avellán William Forsythe Dalton Wyatt Mark Burnham Chris Browning Andy Mackenzie Matthew Alan
young woman sister abusive father uncle police chief melodramatic disturbing disheartening brutal suspenseful shocking woods cabin police station sexual abuse rape sister relationship drugs violence fear
Two sisters who have been raised in isolation, are subjected to the torment of their abusive, drug dealing father.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Indonesia
2011
89 Minutes
Hannah Herzsprung Stipe Erceg Angela Winkler Lars Eidinger Lisa Vicari Lilo Baur Anne Sarah Hartung Christoph Gaugler
young woman boyfriend sister survivor captive woman bleak dark intense suspenseful frightening gripping germany wasteland barn apocalypse survival relationships fear post-apocalypse
Two people meet by chance in Busan, South Korea. Indah works at the Indonesian Embassy in Busan. Abi, a sailor who suffers heart attack and Indah was assigned as his guardian.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1951
88 Minutes
Michael Denison Dulcie Gray Ann Stephens Anthony Nicholls Marjorie Fielding Athene Seyler Hy Hazell John Bailey Avice Landone Kenneth More Moultrie Kelsall
mother daughter kidnapper missing girl orphan suspect thrilling suspenseful engaging gripping intense emotional great britain kidnapping investigation starvation innocence danger adventure discovery
Michael Denison plays a lawyer investigating kidnapping charges against Dulcie Gray. Based on a novel of Josephine Tey.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2018
80 Minutes
Alexandra Feld Danielle Burgess Tiffany Shepis Amaris Davidson Abby Eiland Grant Lyon Brandon Bales Preston Flagg
sister father bellhop killer dark bleak thrilling suspenseful party house desert car murder sisterhood self-defense revenge escape mystery pursuit 2010s
Kate attends her estranged sister's bachelorette party at the request of their dying father. The weekend, held at a remote cabin booked on a home sharing app, turns into a savage ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
Ireland|France
2017
95 Minutes
Elliot Page Sam Keeley Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Stuart Graham Peter Campion Natalia Kostrzewa Frank Cannon Lesley Conroy
zombie man sister-in-law niece cannibal disturbing dark somber suspenseful shocking thrilling house street apocalypse virus antidote horror zombies cure adventure
A disease that turns people into zombies has been cured. The once-infected zombies are discriminated against by society and their own families, which causes social issues to arise. This leads to militant government interference.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Russia
2015
107 Minutes
Svetlana Khodchenkova Isabelle Allen Lia Sinchevici Ada Condeescu Pavel Derevyanko Claudiu Trandafir Lucas Bond Paul Diaconescu
orphan child countess villain woman sibling dark thrilling suspenseful gripping emotional shocking transylvania market castle dark secrets fear orphans danger fighting evil
Based on a story of Countess Bathory, a serial killer in 16th century Transylvania who supposedly killed hundreds of children.