20 movies like Torn Curtain, ordered by similarity : Mean Dreams(2016), The Spy Who Came in From the Cold(1966), Our Kind of Traitor(2016), Topaz(1969), Sleeping Car to Trieste(1948), Funeral in Berlin(1967), Shifty(2008), Foreign Correspondent(1940), The Man From Beyond(1922), 10 Cloverfield Lane(2016), Bound(1996), Seduced(2016) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1966
128 Minutes
Paul Newman Julie Andrews Lila Kedrova Hansjoerg Felmy Tamara Toumanova Ludwig Donath Wolfgang Kieling Günter Strack Gisela Fischer Mort Mills Carolyn Conwell
spy physicist friend communist fiancé fiancée suspenseful tense thrilling east germany copenhagen cold war nuclear weapons espionage defection romance escape love 1960s
An American scientist publicly defects to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the solution for a formula resin before planning an escape back to the West.
Mystery & Thriller
Canada
2016
105 Minutes
Josh Wiggins Sophie Nélisse Bill Paxton Colm Feore Vickie Papavs Joe Cobden Ryan Blakely George Buza
boy teenager girl corrupt cop abusive father love interest romantic interest thrilling engaging tense suspenseful united states money escape on the run romance love young love desperation adventure
Follows Casey and Jonas, two teenagers desperate to escape their broken and abusive homes and examines the desperation of life on the run and the beauty of first love.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
1966
112 Minutes
Richard Burton Claire Bloom Oskar Werner Peter Van Eyck George Voskovec Sam Wanamaker Cyril Cusack Michael Hordern Bernard Lee
spy drunk intelligence officer interrogator jew communist bleak brooding gritty suspenseful tense london east berlin courtroom betrayal espionage cold war drinking sacrifice underdog
Instead of coming in from the Cold War, British agent Alec Leamas chooses to face another mission.
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
1969
125 Minutes
Frédérick Stafford John Forsythe Dany Robin John Vernon Karin Dor Michel Piccoli Philippe Noiret Claude Jade Michel Subor Roscoe Lee Browne
cia agent spy kgb agent wife journalist suspenseful intense moscow copenhagen new york city harlem, n.y. cuba espionage nuclear weapons cold war mystery pursuit 1960s
A French Intelligence Agent becomes embroiled in the Cold War politics first with uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, and then back to France to break up an international Russian spy ring.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1948
95 Minutes
Jean Kent Albert Lieven Derrick de Marney Paul Dupuis Rona Anderson David Tomlinson Bonar Colleano Finlay Currie Gregoire Aslan Alan Wheatley
spy accomplice man criminal traveler train passenger suspenseful thrilling intense gory train embassy paris train station trieste, italy wagon train espionage diary theft double-cross
Spies pursue a stolen diary aboard the Orient Express.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1967
102 Minutes
Michael Caine Oscar Homolka Eva Renzi Paul Hubschmid Guy Doleman Rachel Gurney Hugh Burden Thomas Holtzmann Günter Meisner Heinz Schubert Marthe Keller
secret agent colonel intelligence officer spy love interest criminal bleak dark dense disheartening melodramatic suspenseful berlin germany east germany east berlin london spying relationships international chase
A British Agent is sent to East Berlin to receive a Communist defector, but the true situation turns out to be rather more complicated.
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
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.
Romance, Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA
1922
60 Minutes
Harry Houdini Arthur Maude Albert Tavernier Edwin Connelly Frank Montgomery Luis Alberni Yale Benner Jane Connelly Nita Naldi
doctor love interest fiancée explorer man boyfriend suspenseful emotional new york city arctic ship mental institution glacier wedding cryogenics missing persons schemes kidnapping time marriage
A man who has been frozen in the Arctic ice for 100 years returns to civilization to find his lost love.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
103 Minutes
John Goodman Mary Elizabeth Winstead John Gallagher Jr. Douglas M. Griffin Suzanne Cryer
woman man neighbor fiancée police officer brooding creepy intense car bunker house farm apartment accident danger survival kidnapping escape truth discovery
After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter by a man who claims that the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.
Gay & Lesbian, Mystery & Thriller
1996
108 Minutes
Jennifer Tilly Gina Gershon Joe Pantoliano Barry Kivel Christopher Meloni John P. Ryan Peter Spellos Richard C. Sarafian Mary Mara
lesbian gangster boyfriend girlfriend neighbor ex-convict sultry tense gory thrilling apartment elevator bedroom robbery mob violence scams love triangle affair new life escape
A mobster's (Joe Pantoliano) disgruntled girlfriend (Jennifer Tilly) steals $2 million from him with the help of her lesbian lover (Gina Gershon).
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Elisabeth Röhm Jon Prescott Julie Mond Robert Mailhouse Jessica Amlee April Audia Tanner Stine Ser'Darius Blain Cade Carradine Alexandria Basso
widow woman con man love interest murder suspect lover charming cheeky emotional passionate suspenseful disheartening germany city beach love love interest relationships betrayal trust
A woman is conned by a man who uses online dating ads to rob women.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA|Mexico
1985
131 Minutes
Timothy Hutton Sean Penn David Suchet Lori Singer Pat Hingle Dorian Harewood Mady Kaplan Richard Dysart Chris Makepeace
civilian defense contractor friend spy operative cop father suspenseful uneasy california facility embassy mexico field prison cold war espionage treason drug addiction disillusionment friendship
The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
Mystery & Thriller
Israel|Belgium|UK|Netherlands|Portugal
2019
114 Minutes
Ben Kingsley Monica Bellucci Itay Tiran Makram J. Khoury Stilian Keli Truus De Boer Marcel Hensema Luk Wyns Yakup Uzun Abbas Shirafkan Filip Peeters
spy agent enemy target friend informant bleak gripping intense thrilling suspenseful belgium betrayal lie spying going undercover government agents unintended consequences escape pursuit
A young operative is sent on a mission to follow an older agent, whose behavior has come into question.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|France|Germany|USA
2004
100 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Cameron Bright Danny Huston Lauren Bacall Alison Elliott Arliss Howard Anne Heche Peter Stormare Ted Levine Cara Seymour Zoe Caldwell
widow fiancé fiancée boy father mother uneasy emotional eerie new york city central park apartment reincarnation love triangle romance adult-child romance obsession forbidden love mystery 2000s
A young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Czech Republic
2006
110 Minutes
Edward Norton Paul Giamatti Jessica Biel Rufus Sewell Eddie Marsan Jake Wood Tom Fisher Karl Johnson Aaron Taylor-Johnson Eleanor Tomlinson
magician prince duchess love interest childhood sweetheart inspector dark suspenseful thrilling intense moving vienna mansion stage rivalry magic love triangle revenge assault conspiracy
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|France
2016
104 Minutes
Hafsia Herzi Ash Stymest Karole Rocher Paul Hamy Ira Max Lindsay Karamoh Mario Babic Gordon Bibby
call girl escort man woman tense suspenseful thrilling touching emotional engaging gripping moving london rescue romance love rescue love escape transformation
Set in London's world of high class call girls, Amoureux Solitaires tells the story of London based French escort Virgiinie, and Rupert, a man who rescues trafficked girls - A tale of modern love.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|Canada|UK
2019
83 Minutes
Alexandra Daddario Keean Johnson Johnny Knoxville Logan Miller Maddie Hasson Allison McAtee Austin Swift Tanner Beard Stephanie Moroz Amy Forsyth
music lover friend group leader religious fanatic cult member brutal campy cheeky dark disturbing frenetic intense shocking thrilling tense suspenseful country house united states cult satanism
Three best friends embark on a road trip to a heavy-metal show, where they bond with three aspiring musicians and head off to one of the girls' country home for an after-party.
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
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.