20 movies like Arabesque, ordered by similarity : The Silencers(1966), The Liquidator(1966), The Eiger Sanction(1975), North by Northwest(1959), The Guilty(2018), Gambit(1966), Callan(1974), The Ipcress File(1965), Notorious(1946), The Assignment(1997), The Bourne Legacy(2012), The Stunt Man(1980) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1966
105 Minutes
Gregory Peck Sophia Loren Alan Badel Kieron Moore Carl Duering John Merivale Duncan Lamont George Coulouris Ernest Clark Harold Kasket Gordon Griffin
professor spy villain femme fatale politician amusing engaging middle east england espionage investigation assassination dangerous assignment romance deception quest adventure discovery 1960s
Story of international intrigue involving a university professor, an Arab prime minister, a ruthless businessman, a beautiful spy, and hieroglyphics.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Adventure, Action
USA
1966
102 Minutes
Dean Martin Stella Stevens Daliah Lavi Victor Buono Arthur O'Connell Robert Webber James Gregory Nancy Kovack Roger C. Carmel Cyd Charisse Beverly Adams
secret agent photographer spy femme fatale villain beautiful woman amusing cheeky united states secret headquarters espionage photography dangerous assignment sex nuclear attack world domination quest adventure 1960s
Retired agent Matt Helm is re-activated in order to stop an evil organization from exploding an atom bomb over the USA and starting WWIII.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
UK
1966
104 Minutes
Rod Taylor Trevor Howard Jill St. John Wilfrid Hyde-White David Tomlinson Akim Tamiroff
spy hit man boss friend underling witty thrilling amusing airplane england spying assassination intelligence deception phobias adventure rise quest 1960s
Colonel Mostyn of the British Intelligence Service suspects there is a leak in his department and hires an American expatriate to eliminate various targets working for the Soviets.
Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1975
129 Minutes
Clint Eastwood George Kennedy Vonetta McGee Jack Cassidy Thayer David Heidi Bruhl Reiner Schöne Brenda Venus
assassin spy adventurer art expert professor suspenseful gripping swiss alps mountain secret life assassination mountain climbing espionage quest pursuit mystery adventure 1970s
Classical art professor and collector Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1959
136 Minutes
Cary Grant Eva Marie Saint James Mason Leo G. Carroll Martin Landau Jessie Royce Landis Philip Ober Adam Williams Josephine Hutchinson Edward Platt Robert Ellenstein
ad executive spy secret agent mother henchman police officer amusing suspenseful engaging thrilling new york city long island, n.y. south dakota cornfield mount rushmore hotel room mistaken identity espionage romance fugitives
A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies.
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.
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, Drama
UK
1974
106 Minutes
Edward Woodward Eric Porter Carl Mohner Catherine Schell Peter Egan Russell Hunter
spy secret agent assassin german british intelligence agent colonel suspenseful confident engaging england germany secret service assassination spying discovery mystery pursuit sacrifice transformation 1970s
David Callan top agent/assassin for the S.I.S., was forced to retire because he had lost his nerve. Now, Callan is called back into service to handle the assassination of Schneider, a ... See full summary »
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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
103 Minutes
Cary Grant Ingrid Bergman Claude Rains Louis Calhern Leopoldine Konstantin Reinhold Schünzel Moroni Olsen
secret agent spy nazi mother engaging tense suspenseful united states brazil mansion espionage deception nazism dangerous assignment love mystery discovery love rescue 1940s
A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Canada
1997
115 Minutes
Aidan Quinn Donald Sutherland Ben Kingsley Claudia Ferri Céline Bonnier Vlasta Vrana Liliana Komorowska Von Flores Al Waxman Mitchell David Rothpan Gregory Hlady
secret agent assassin cia agent wife kgb agent officer tense engaging france england germany airport espionage impersonation deception training dangerous assignment pursuit discovery 1990s
An American naval officer is recruited for an operation to eliminate his lookalike, the infamous terrorist Carlos The Jackal.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Japan
2012
135 Minutes
Jeremy Renner Rachel Weisz Edward Norton Stacy Keach Dennis Boutsikaris Oscar Isaac Joan Allen Albert Finney David Strathairn Scott Glenn Donna Murphy
cia agent spy scientist cia director doctor assassin crafty tense thrilling intense suspenseful cia office city philippines united states new york city alaska espionage assassination on the run
An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1980
129 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Steve Railsback Barbara Hershey Allen Goorwitz Alex Rocco Sharon Farrell Adam Roarke Philip Bruns Chuck Bail John Garwood James Hess
fugitive actress director stuntman amusing engaging intense hollywood, calif. movie set movie making fugitives dangerous assignment deception adventure discovery underdog 1980s
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Mystery & Thriller, Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure
USA|Mexico|Australia
2019
102 Minutes
Isabela Moner Eugenio Derbez Michael Peña Eva Longoria Adriana Barraza Temuera Morrison Jeff Wahlberg Nicholas Coombe Madeleine Madden Christopher Kirby Isela Vega
young girl monkey explorer teenager parent playful fascinating engaging charming amusing high school classroom house outdoors growing up mystery adventure saving the day inca empire adventure
Dora, a teenage explorer, leads her friends on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|France|USA
2016
108 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Stellan Skarsgård Damian Lewis Naomie Harris Jeremy Northam Khalid Abdalla Mark Gatiss Saskia Reeves Alicia von Rittberg Alec Utgoff Mark Stanley
money lender spy love interest russian mobster traitor british intelligence agent tense suspenseful thrilling morocco russia united kingdom london england cia office money laundering espionage spying russian mob treason
A couple finds themselves lured into a Russian oligarch's plans to defect, and are soon positioned between the Russian Mafia and the British Secret Service, neither of whom they can trust.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
118 Minutes
Hayley Mills Eli Wallach Peter McEnery Pola Negri Joan Greenwood Irene Papas Sheila Hancock Michael Davis Paul Stassino John Le Mesurier Andre Morell
young woman aunt criminal hotel owner love interest wealthy woman engaging gripping moving suspenseful thrilling crete island crime scene yacht church hotel cover-up jewel smuggling romance
A teenager encounters romance, intrigue and a search for stolen jewels during her visit to the island of Crete.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1935
91 Minutes
William Powell Rosalind Russell Binnie Barnes Lionel Atwill Cesar Romero Samuel S. Hinds Henry Stephenson Frank Reicher Charley Grapewin Leonard Mudie Howard C. Hickman
reporter officer socialite spy girlfriend lieutenant melodramatic tense gripping hotel ocean military base restaurant espionage naval warfare deception secret codes jealousy romance quest
In 1917 Lt. Bill Gordon is headed for France when he meets and becomes friendly with Joel Carter, niece of the Asst. Secretary of War. Finding out that he is an expert on codes, she gets ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
65 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Evelyn Ankers Reginald Denny Thomas Gomez Henry Daniell Montagu Love
sherlock holmes doctor watson widow impostor spy british intelligence agent crafty intricate suspenseful engaging england estate briefing room coast church ghetto espionage terrorism radio nazis
When a Nazi saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations via the radio 'Voice of Terror', the Homeland Security Inner Council summons Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) to help ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1935
80 Minutes
Robert Donat Madeleine Carroll Godfrey Tearle Lucie Mannheim Peggy Ashcroft Wylie Watson John Laurie Helen Haye
tourist spy bystander police officer suspenseful intricate amusing london scotland espionage murder fugitives romance escape pursuit adventure love 1930s
A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage Agent. But when the Agent is killed, and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring which is trying to steal top secret information.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
119 Minutes
Joel McCrea Laraine Day Herbert Marshall George Sanders Albert Basserman Robert Benchley Edmund Gwenn Edward Ciannelli Harry Davenport Martin Kosleck
reporter editor spy diplomat love interest politician suspenseful gripping thrilling london europe new york city amsterdam espionage conspiracy romance world war ii adventure love pursuit
On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1933
68 Minutes
Henry Kendall Ida Lupino John Mills Victor Stanley George Merritt Felix Aylmer
chemist amateur sleuth young woman detective coroner maid suspenseful chilling gripping engaging tense melodramatic england seaside murder investigation amateur detectives photograph search jewelry theft missing persons
As part of Rainey's circus, Dad Denton returns to the town where he is supposedly wanted for murder. When his old enemy McDonald spots him with out his clown makeup, he sets his men up to ... See full summary »