20 movies like The List of Adrian Messenger, ordered by similarity : A Simple Favor(2018), The Clovehitch Killer(2018), A Canterbury Tale(1944), The Man Who Knew Too Much(1934), The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999), Boyfriend's Deceit(2018), Journey Into Fear(1942), Enigma(2001), Gambit(1966), The October Man(1947), The Ipcress File(1965), A Conspiracy of Faith(2016) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1963
98 Minutes
George C. Scott Dana Wynter Clive Brook Gladys Cooper Herbert Marshall Jacques Roux John Merivale Marcel Dalio Bernard Archard Walter Anthony Huston Roland Long
colonel friend aristocrat marquis prisoner of war lady tense offbeat thrilling england mansion airplane hotel serial murders investigation royalty world war ii relationships disguise mystery
A former intelligence officer is tasked by the heir to the Gleneyre estate to investigate the unusual deaths of a disparate group of eleven men on a list.
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
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, Drama
1944
124 Minutes
Emeric Pressburger Eric Portman Sheila Sim John Sweet Dennis Price Esmond Knight Charles Hawtrey Hay Petrie
soldier sergeant shopkeeper criminal lighthearted suspenseful amusing cathedral england small town hotel world war ii traveling mystery friendship discovery transformation mystery pursuit 1940s
A U.S. soldier (John Sweet), a British sergeant and a London girl (Sheila Sim) see minor miracles and catch a prude (Eric Portman).
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1934
75 Minutes
Leslie Banks Peter Lorre Edna Best Frank Vosper Hugh Wakefield Nova Pilbeam Pierre Fresnay Cicely Oates D.A. Clarke-Smith George Curzon Henry Oscar
mother father daughter spy assassin tense suspenseful thrilling st. moritz england hotel london albert hall government secrets espionage kidnapping family murder adventure pursuit
An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1999
139 Minutes
Matt Damon Gwyneth Paltrow Jude Law Cate Blanchett Philip Seymour Hoffman Jack Davenport James Rebhorn Sergio Rubini Philip Baker Hall Celia Weston Fiorello
sociopath playboy expatriates father friend detective thrilling suspenseful tense new york city italy boat hotel rome apartment deception death affair friendship obsession
In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Emily Rose Brad Johnson Gabe Casdorph Dan Fowlks Yolanda Wood Channon Voyce Fatima Reedy Gavin Bentley
girlfriend boyfriend police officer dark creepy disturbing eerie engaging frightening gripping intense suspenseful tense thrilling uneasy murder crime relationships mystery discovery
Annie is pulled over by police for a traffic violation while she is driving her boyfriends car. When the police discover a bloody knife in the back of the car, she has to find what is ... See full summary »
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
UK|USA|Germany|Netherlands
2001
119 Minutes
Dougray Scott Kate Winslet Saffron Burrows Jeremy Northam Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Tom Hollander Corin Redgrave Matthew Macfadyen Robert Pugh Lee Montague Nicholas Rowe
code breaker missing girl housemate secret agent admiral co-worker thrilling suspenseful tense gripping intense patriotic england world war ii code breaking nervous breakdown disappearance government secrets english intelligence mystery
A young genius frantically races against time to crack an enemy code and solve the mystery surrounding the woman he loves.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1966
109 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Michael Caine Herbert Lom Roger C. Carmel Arnold Moss John Abbott Richard Angarola Maurice Marsac Paul Bradley
thief dancer billionaire artist recluse showgirl cool intricate offbeat thrilling amusing england hong kong hotel middle east restaurant penthouse art crime heist
An English cat burglar needs a Eurasian dancer's help to pull off the perfect heist, but even the most foolproof schemes have a way of backfiring.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1947
86 Minutes
John Mills Joan Greenwood Edward Chapman Joyce Carey Kay Walsh Felix Aylmer Juliet Mills
scientist doctor girlfriend boss boarder landlady dark gritty uneasy england bus hospital boardinghouse park memory murder investigation mental illness romance mystery
When the murder of a young woman happens, her next-door neighbor is under suspicion due to his previous stay in a mental hospital.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK
1965
109 Minutes
Michael Caine Nigel Green Guy Doleman Sue Lloyd Gordon Jackson Aubrey Richards Frank Gatliff Thomas Baptiste Oliver MacGreevy Barry Raymond Pauline Winter
spy scientist intelligence officer guard love interest thrilling intense gripping london office apartment train warehouse investigation espionage kidnapping brainwashing corruption deception mystery
In London, a counter espionage Agent deals with his own bureaucracy while investigating the kidnapping and brainwashing of British scientists.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Denmark|Germany|Sweden|Norway
2016
119 Minutes
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Fares Fares Johanne Louise Schmidt Søren Pilmark Jakob Oftebro Pål Sverre Hagen Lotte Andersen Signe Anastassia Mannov Laura Bro Divya Das Amanda Collin
detective investigator murder suspect murder victim criminal thrilling gripping suspenseful shocking boarding school crime scene police station denmark crime investigation murder cold case serial murders discovery mystery
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.
Mystery & Thriller
1937
80 Minutes
Derrick de Marney Nova Pilbeam Percy Marmont Edward Rigby Mary Clare John Longden George Curzon Basil Radford Pamela Carme George Merritt J.H. Roberts
actress police chief man suspect aunt murderer tense crafty thrilling england police station on the run hotel mystery mistaken identity framed for murder escape discovery quest 1930s
A Cornish constable's (Percy Marmont) teenage daughter (Nova Pilbeam) helps a man (Derrick de Marney) accused of strangling an actress.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1957
88 Minutes
father convict girlfriend wealthy man wife son suspenseful dark melodramatic london england countryside prison mansion courtroom murder investigation wrongfully accused father/son relationship vigilantism cover-up
The day before a young man is to be executed for killing his girlfriend, his alcoholic father shows up to try to prove his innocence.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
89 Minutes
Victor Buono David McLean Diane Sayer Davey Davison Baynes Barron Ellen Corby Michael Ryan
serial killer lab worker nurse detective young woman dark brutal tense suspenseful city amusement park apartment hospital serial murders loneliness murder investigation change of heart unusual friendship pursuit mystery
An overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Italy
1975
126 Minutes
David Hemmings Daria Nicolodi Gabriele Lavia Clara Calamai Macha Méril Glauco Mauri Eros Pagni Giuliana Calandra
music teacher reporter killer creepy gory dark italy household murder mystery investigation serial murders quest mystery 1960s
A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.
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 »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1963
114 Minutes
Cary Grant Audrey Hepburn Walter Matthau James Coburn George Kennedy Ned Glass Jacques Marin Paul Bonifas Dominique Minot Thomas Chelimsky
widow boyfriend thief police officer cool suspenseful charming paris french alps ski resort office hideout street crime heist investigation money world war ii mystery pursuit
Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Mystery & Thriller
Canada|France
1976
91 Minutes
Jodie Foster Martin Sheen Alexis Smith Scott Jacoby Mort Shuman Dorothy Davis Clesson Goodhue Hubert Noël Jacques Famery Mary Morter Judie Wildman
teen girl landlady pedophile friend neighbor creepy suspenseful new england small town family home street secret sexual advances friendship violence blackmail growing up mystery pursuit 1970s
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives alone in a high-class Quebec small town, but unknown to the neighbors, she is leading a secret and dangerous life.