20 movies like Diary of a Chambermaid, ordered by similarity : Inspector Bellamy(2009), The Army of Crime(2009), Jindabyne(2006), The Return of Martin Guerre(1982), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), Murder on the Orient Express(2017), A Letter to Three Wives(1949), Anything for Her(2008), Side Effects(2013), Complices(2009), Cocote(2017), Eyes Wide Shut(1999) ...
Drama
France|Italy
1964
97 Minutes
Jeanne Moreau Michel Piccoli Georges Geret Francoise Lugagne Jean Ozenne Daniel Ivernel Gilberte Geniat Bernard Musson Jean-Claude Carrière Claude Jaeger Dominique Sauvage
maid husband wife father driver young girl creepy suspenseful tense france household countryside abduction rape murder deception sex mystery transformation 1930s
A sophisticated and self-assured woman from Paris joins a middle-class rural estate as a maid and causes quite a stir among the variously uptight, perverse and violent inhabitants.
Crime, Drama
France
2009
110 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Clovis Cornillac Jacques Gamblin Marie Bunel Vahina Giocante Marie Matheron Adrienne Pauly Yves Verhoeven Bruno Abraham-Kremer Rodolphe Pauly
detective husband wife half brother emotional crafty dark sultry house france dance floor car vacation husband/wife relationship brotherhood work vs. family investigation murder mystery quest
A well known Parisian inspector becomes involved in an investigation while on holiday.
War, Drama, History
USA
2009
139 Minutes
Simon Abkarian Virginie Ledoyen Robinson Stévenin Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Lola Naymark Yann Trégouët Ariane Ascaride Jean-Pierre Darroussin Ivan Franek Adrien Jolivet Horatiu Malaele
resistance fighter wife bomber marksman volunteer nazi brooding gripping suspenseful france berlin countryside house resistance fighters husband/wife relationship nazi hunting world war ii vichy france nazi occupation revenge
Based on the true story of the double initial killings in Rochester, NY.
Drama
Australia
2006
123 Minutes
Laura Linney Gabriel Byrne Deborra-Lee Furness John Howard Leah Purcell Stelios Yiakmis Simon Stone Sean Rees-Wemyss Eva Lazzaro Chris Heywood Alice Garner
husband wife friend sheriff father electrician dark emotional suspenseful countryside river household funeral jindabyne, australia murder marriage fishing racism discovery mystery
After four men on a fishing trip discover a dead body in the water, they choose to delay reporting it and continue fishing.
Drama, History
France
1982
122 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Nathalie Baye Roger Planchon André Chaumeau Maurice Barrier Stéphane Pean Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Sylvie Meda
wife husband villager magistrate veteran impostor fascinating gripping emotional suspenseful france countryside village courtroom family home impersonation court battles husband/wife relationship con game war aftermath
In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
lawyer private investigator murderer murder suspect murder victim dark chilling tense suspenseful united states murder murder investigation private detective mystery crime discovery mystery pursuit 2000s
Tim Callahan, aide to New York Senator Lauren Platt, is disappointed that all of the $3 million funding has been pulled from his latest pet project, a safe zone for children and youth. His ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Malta|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Penélope Cruz Willem Dafoe Judi Dench Josh Gad Derek Jacobi Leslie Odom Jr. Daisy Ridley Marwan Kenzari
investigator detective passenger murder suspect governess widow brooding suspenseful uneasy tense train train tracks mountain dining room cabin murder investigation murder plot murder accusation suspicion mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Drama
USA
1949
103 Minutes
Jeanne Crain Linda Darnell Ann Sothern Kirk Douglas Paul Douglas Barbara Lawrence Jeffrey Lynn Connie Gilchrist Florence Bates Hobart Cavanaugh
wife child adulterer husband maid emotional intense suspenseful westchester, n.y. river household suburbia infidelity marriage mystery 1940s
A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.
Crime, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Spain
2008
96 Minutes
Vincent Lindon Diane Kruger Lancelot Roch Olivier Marchal Hammou Graïa Liliane Rovère Olivier Perrier Moussa Maaskri Rémi Martin Thierry Godard Slimane Hadjar
wife husband son police officer judge counterfeiter brash suspenseful emotional france prison house courtroom suburbia family wrongful conviction desperation jailbreak husband/wife relationship murder case
With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2013
105 Minutes
Jude Law Rooney Mara Channing Tatum Catherine Zeta-Jones Vinessa Shaw Ann Dowd Mamie Gummer David Costabile Michelle Vergara Moore Vladimir Versailles Mitchell Michaliszyn
wife husband psychiatrist murder victim thrilling suspenseful apartment doctor's office new york city depression medicine murder husband/wife relationship mystery wretched excess 2010s
A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.
Crime, Drama
2009
95 Minutes
Gilbert Melki Emmanuelle Devos Cyril Descours Nina Meurisse Joana Preiss Jérémy Kapone Marc Rioufol Yeelem Jappain Eric Laugérias Serge Larivière Anne Loiret
teenager teen boy teen girl chief investigator murder victim missing person engaging thrilling suspenseful intense emotional melodramatic france river danger investigation relationships murder coming of age murder case
Two police inspectors from Lyon investigate the death of a young man whose body was found in the Rhône River.
Drama
Argentina|Germany|Qatar|Dominican Republic
2017
106 Minutes
Vicente Santos Yuberbi de la Rosa Enerolisa Núñez Judith Rodriguez Perez Pepe Sierra Ricardo Ariel Toribio
gardener father murder victim murderer wealthy man family member tense emotional uneasy brooding brutal dominican republic house countryside funeral road murder revenge father/son relationship family
An Evangelical Christian man attends the funeral services of his father in his hometown, where he has to participate in religious rites that clash with his beliefs and finds himself pressured to take revenge on the murderer.
Drama
UK|USA
1999
159 Minutes
Tom Cruise Nicole Kidman Sydney Pollack Marie Richardson Rade Serbedzija Todd Field Vinessa Shaw Alan Cumming Sky Dumont Fay Masterson Leelee Sobieski
doctor curator husband wife sexy man sexy woman chilling sultry tense shocking new york city apartment mansion city apartment bedroom street husband/wife relationship sex cult sadomasochism
A New York City doctor embarks on a harrowing, night-long odyssey of sexual and moral discovery after his wife reveals a painful secret to him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
87 Minutes
Ray Milland Anthony Quinn Debra Paget Harry Carey Jr. Chubby Johnson Byron Foulger Frank Gerstle
husband wife criminal police officer ex-convict offbeat sultry tense ranch town car hotel indian reservation cliff betrayal deception fugitives husband/wife relationship money murder
A troubled sheriff, a failure at everything in his life, tries to redeem himself by extraditing a popular gunfighter from Mexico to stand trial for murder.
Drama
USA
1921
80 Minutes
Lloyd Hughes Madge Bellamy Joseph Bennett Claire McDowell Winifred Greenwood Frank Brownlee Julia Brown Lillian Leighton
husband wife father rival mother melodramatic uneasy north carolina small town city household river reputation deception father/daughter relationship false accusations small-town life schemes rivalry transformation
John and Tilly's happy marriage is ruined when Tilly's father finds out about the scandalous past of John's mother. John, unaware of his father-in-law's meddling, thinks Tilly has left him,... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA
2018
105 Minutes
Chloë Sevigny Kristen Stewart Jamey Sheridan Fiona Shaw Kim Dickens Denis O'Hare Jeff Perry Jay Huguley
maid friend murderer father lover brooding intricate tense emotional uneasy massachusetts house forbidden love lizzie borden father/daughter relationship haunted houses murder trial forbidden love rivalry
A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of Lizzie Andrew Borden's family.
Comedy, Drama
1936
113 Minutes
William Powell Myrna Loy James Stewart Elissa Landi Joseph Calleia Jessie Ralph Alan Marshal Penny Singleton William Law Sam Levene George Zucco
detective socialite cousin friend murderer cop witty suspenseful san francisco household nightclub apartment missing persons investigation deception murder blackmail infidelity mystery pursuit
Urbane Nick and Nora Charles (William Powell, Myrna Loy) look for a cousin's missing husband and find murder.
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
131 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Faye Dunaway John Huston Perry Lopez John Hillerman Darryl Zwerling Diane Ladd Roy Jenson Roman Polanski Richard Bakalyan Joe Mantell
detective widow father sister private investigator wife disturbing sultry suspenseful gritty los angeles chinatown household car construction site corruption murder adultery redemption set-up
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
Romance, Drama
India|France|Germany|USA|Canada
2013
105 Minutes
Irrfan Khan Nimrat Kaur Nawazuddin Siddiqui Denzil Smith Bharati Achrekar Nakul Vaid Lillete Dubey Yashvi Puneet Nagar
housewife husband widower charming endearing positive india village house husband/wife relationship friendship loneliness neglect happiness discovery transformation mystery 2010s
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to an older man in the dusk of his life as they build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox.
Drama
1961
108 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Serge Reggiani Fabienne Dali Monique Hennessy Michel Piccoli René Lefèvre Jean Desailly Philippe March
friend jewel thief informant ex-convict gangster superintendent suspenseful melodramatic tense france prison police station house car undercover operations theft murder gangs deception mystery
A former convict (Serge Reggiani) suspects his best friend (Jean-Paul Belmondo), a burglar with police contacts, of being a stool pigeon.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
1955
116 Minutes
Simone Signoret Vera Clouzot Paul Meurisse Charles Vanel Jean Brochard Noel Roquebert Thérèse Dorny Pierre Larquey Michel Serrault Yves Marie Maurin Georges Poujouly
teacher headmaster detective wife mistress suspenseful tense dark frightening france boarding school apartment murder adultery revenge deception revenge mystery 1950s
The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.