20 movies like Puppet on a Chain, ordered by similarity : The Endless(2017), Mandy(2018), Frenzy(1972), John Wick: Chapter 2(2017), Shadows on the Stairs(1941), The Cliff(2016), A Conspiracy of Faith(2016), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), Cold Hell(2017), Psycho Raman(2016), 21 Bridges(2019), We Summon the Darkness(2019) ...
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1972
97 Minutes
Sven-Bertil Taube Barbara Parkins Alexander Knox Patrick Allen Vladek Sheybal Ania Marson Drewe Henley
drug enforcement agent partner drug czar cult member assassin inspector tense suspenseful rousing amsterdam netherlands island compound boat drug smuggling crime cult law enforcement dangerous assignment murder
Following a triple professional hit a U.S. agent arrives in Amsterdam to investigate a heroin smuggling ring. He finds a city rife with drugs and a police force unable or unwilling to do ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
2017
111 Minutes
Aaron Moorhead Aaron Moorhead Justin Benson Callie Hernandez Tate Ellington Lew Temple James Jordan Shane Brady Kira Powell Emily Montague Peter Cilella
brother cult leader cult member creature camper chilling dark thrilling intense suspenseful disturbing camp woods lake compound boat forest cult mystery mythical creatures
As kids, they escaped a UFO death cult. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back to where they began.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK|Belgium
2018
121 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Andrea Riseborough Linus Roache Ned Dennehy Olwen Fouere Richard Brake Bill Duke Line Pillet
outcast cult leader cult member couple kidnapper brutal tense gory brash disturbing thrilling woods forest cult headquarters tent compound revenge cult kidnapping missing persons
The enchanted lives of a couple in a secluded forest are brutally shattered by a nightmarish hippie cult and their demon-biker henchmen, propelling a man into a spiraling, surreal rampage of vengeance.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1972
116 Minutes
Jon Finch Barry Foster Barbara Leigh-Hunt Anna Massey Alec McCowen Vivien Merchant Billie Whitelaw Jean Marsh Bernard Cribbins Michael Bates Clive Swift
murderer suspect ex-wife inspector murder suspect murder victim dark gritty thrilling suspenseful london bar market river office restaurant framed for murder murder manhunt serial murders
A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Italy|Hong Kong|Canada
2017
122 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Common Laurence Fishburne Riccardo Scamarcio Ruby Rose Lance Reddick Peter Stormare Bridget Moynahan Franco Nero John Alberto Leguizamo Ian McShane
assassin widower dog enemy crime boss murderer soldier guard criminal thrilling tense suspenseful engaging gripping intense united states italy art museum city catacombs
After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
63 Minutes
Frieda Inescort Paul Cavanagh Heather Angel Bruce Lester Miles Mander Lumsden Hare Turhan Bey Charles Irwin Phyllis Barry Mary Field Paul Benay
murderer murder suspect murder victim woman intense suspenseful thrilling melodramatic profound brooding boathouse london murder suspicion investigation danger lie truth adventure discovery
Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Spain
2016
96 Minutes
Daniel Grao Juana Acosta Goya Toledo Josean Bengoetxea Jon Kortajarena Ingrid García Jonsson Ana Gracia Maiken Beitia Ciro Miró Xabier Elorriaga Itsaso Arana
lawyer sister cult member cult leader suicide suicidal person thrilling engaging suspenseful gripping shocking intense island london danger death suicide cult investigation brother/sister relationship
A mass suicide involving members of a cult takes place in the Canary Islands. Gabriel's younger sister, Cordelia, who he hasn't seen for years, was one of the cult followers. Gabriel decides to travel there and find out what happened.
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, 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, Action
2017
92 Minutes
Violetta Schurawlow Tobias Moretti Robert Palfrader Sammy Sheik Friedrich von Thun Murathan Muslu Nursel Köse Ercan Kesal Verena Altenberger Susanne Gschwendtner Edis König
taxi driver young woman turkish woman killer murder victim investigator engaging thrilling bleak suspenseful intense emotional taxi vienna street murder danger suspicion fear murder case
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2016
126 Minutes
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Vicky Kaushal Sobhita Dhulipala Mukesh Chhabra Anuschka Sawhney
serial killer police chief psychopath murderer murder suspect murder victim intense disheartening disturbing thrilling suspenseful mumbai, india police station obsession serial murders psychopath investigation crime revenge discovery
Ramanna, a maniac murderer, finds a soulmate in Raghavan, a policeman, who inspects his murder cases. He tries to make Raghavan realize how they both are similar.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
China|USA
2019
99 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Sienna Miller J.K. Simmons Stephan James Taylor Kitsch Keith David Alexander Siddig Louis Cancelmi Victoria Cartagena Gary Carr Morocco Omari
police officer criminal detective murderer family member murder suspect cool confident thrilling suspenseful intense intricate new york city subway apartment crime scene police station car murder manhunt
An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
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.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Mexico|Canada|Germany
2006
103 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Ellen Burstyn Kate Beahan Frances Conroy Molly Parker Leelee Sobieski Diane Delano Erika-Shaye Gair Sophie Hough Christa Campbell
police officer ex-fiancée daughter cult leader schoolteacher cult member thrilling dark tense suspenseful frightening island bar docks household festival classroom investigation cult human sacrifice
A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain
2015
95 Minutes
Luis Tosar Goya Toledo Javier Gutiérrez Pedro Alonso Fernando Cayo Elvira Mínguez Antonio Mourelos María Mera Ricardo de Barreiro Luis Zahera
banker father child blackmailer psychopath son suspenseful thrilling intense gory brooding car street city helicopter docks bank blackmail bomb police pursuit
Breakfast, kiss to his wife, take the children to the school, a bomb under the car, one neverending day ahead.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain
2015
127 Minutes
Antonio de la Torre Roberto Álamo Javier Pereira Luis Zahera Raúl Prieto Mónica López Alfonso Bassave
serial killer pope religious person detective investigator government official engaging thrilling suspenseful intense dark madrid spain police station street crime scene big city investigation murder mysterious deaths
Inspectors Velarde and Alfaro must find what appears to be a serial killer. This hunt against the clock will make them realize something they'd never thought about: neither one of them is that different from the killer.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1971
104 Minutes
Gene Hackman Fernando Rey Roy Scheider Tony Lo Bianco Marcel Bozzuffi Frédéric de Pasquale Bill Hickman Ann Rebbot Harold Gary Arlene Farber Eddie Egan
detective cop drug dealer drug smuggler engaging tense suspenseful new york city brooklyn, n.y. car showdown crime dangerous assignment drugs quest pursuit mystery 1970s
A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1958
92 Minutes
husband wife police detective stepdaughter guardian murderer tense suspenseful italy house crime scene murder obsession marital problems investigation crime rivalry discovery pursuit 1950s
Although the police have termed her mother's death a suicide, a teenage girl believes her step-father murdered her.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France|South Africa
2013
110 Minutes
Orlando Bloom Forest Whitaker Conrad Kemp Inge Beckmann Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots Regardt van den Bergh Randall Majiet Patrick Lyster Joelle Kayembe
murderer murder victim eunuch detective drug dealer south african man bleak brutal dark thrilling intense suspenseful south africa cape town, south africa beach murder drugs apartheid crime detective work
Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Liam Neeson Dan Stevens David Harbour Boyd Holbrook Maurice Compte Adam David Thompson Astro Sebastian Roche Mark Consuelos Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Laura Birn
detective client drug trafficker murder victim murderer friend brooding confident intense gripping new york city office crime scene car bar apartment detective work murder morality work-life balance
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA
1955
84 Minutes
Terry Moore Robert Beatty William Sylvester Geoffrey Keen Josephine Griffin Allan Cuthbertson Henry Oscar William Lucas
actress artist diamond smugglers blackmailer murder suspect killer melodramatic brooding tense suspenseful engaging intense england murder blackmail crime syndicate alibi diamond smuggling father/daughter relationship discovery
A woman's painted portrait and a post card with a sketch of a woman's hand holding a Chianti bottle are the main clues used by the Scotland Yard to solve a string of murders connected to a diamond-smuggling ring.