20 movies like Backfire, ordered by similarity : Elevator to the Gallows(1958), Triad Election(2006), Demon(2015), Barracuda(2017), The Departed(2006), A Pact(2013), Karz(1980), Paper Mask(1990), The Snorkel(1958), Raees(2017), The Man With a Cloak(1951), Pocket Listing(2015) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada|UK
1987
93 Minutes
Karen Allen Keith Carradine Jeff Fahey Bernie Casey Dinah Manoff Dean-Paul Martin Virginia Capers Philip Sterling
vietnam vet drifter wealthy woman gold digger sister wife dark suspenseful sultry tense british columbia mansion bar household unhappy marriage betrayal money crime murder plot schemes
Disgruntled wife cheats on her well off husband, who's been suffering from PTSD ever since he came home from the Vietnam War. After an incident he ends up in a catatonic state. Soon, she begins to suspect that someone is after her.
Mystery & Thriller
France
1958
90 Minutes
Jeanne Moreau Maurice Ronet Jean Wall Georges Poujouly Yori Bertin Lino Ventura Elga Andersen Micheline Bona Félix Marten Robert Balpo Nicolas Bataille
industrialist wife lover thug police officer suspenseful sultry dark melodramatic paris office elevator motel apartment murder plot infidelity marriage schemes botched crime forbidden love
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2006
92 Minutes
crime boss godson wife rival thug brutal frenetic suspenseful melodramatic china hong kong river office crime syndicate election jealousy corruption gang war abduction rivalry
A violent chain reaction unfolds as a crafty entrepreneur (Louis Koo) wrests power from a veteran Hong Kong crime lord (Simon Yam).
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2015
94 Minutes
Itay Tiran Tomasz Schuchardt Andrzej Grabowski Adam Woronowicz Wlodzimierz Press Tomasz Zi?tek Katarzyna Gniewkowska Agnieszka Zulewska Cezary Kosinski Maja Barelkowska Maria Debska
man wife demon priest family member friend creepy dark intense house barn wedding bedroom temple poland secrets marriage demonic possession danger determination
A man (Andrzej Grabowski) tries to save his daughter's (Agnieszka Zulewska) wedding party when her new husband (Itay Tiran) becomes possessed by a restless spirit.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Poland
2017
100 Minutes
Allison Tolman Julia Halperin Sophie Reid JoBeth Williams Luis Bordonada Larry Jack Dotson Angelo Dylen Tanner Beard Monique Straw
sister father singer husband mother boy brooding eerie dark creepy disturbing thrilling texas house yard lake cemetery bar long-lost relatives sister relationship
A strange woman comes to Texas to meet her half-sister and stake a claim to the family music legacy-one way or another.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Hong Kong
2006
152 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Matt Damon Jack Nicholson Mark Wahlberg Martin Sheen Ray Winstone Vera Farmiga Alec Baldwin James Badge Dale David O'Hara Mark Rolston
mobster criminal cop informant girlfriend wife dark intense gritty tense suspenseful frightening boston police station bar vehicle city apartment secret hideout crime mafia
An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Germany|France
2013
85 Minutes
Mark Waschke Marie Bäumer Sylvester Groth Sophie Rois Saskia Rosendahl Johannes Zeiler Markus Quentin Annette Lober
couple boss wife man financial advisor biologist dark brooding gripping intense profound uneasy germany house school past rivalry promises past loves rivalry
Former East Germany in the early 1980s. Paul tricked Georg into handing over his girlfriend Anna to him. But the pact they made stipulated that Georg can have her back when he wishes. Years... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
India
1980
159 Minutes
Rishi Kapoor Tina Munim Simi Garewal Rajkiran Prem Nath Pran
young man young woman mother sister singer gripping intense suspenseful emotional india house bungalow estate mansion rebirth reincarnation murder good vs. evil betrayal revenge
Ravi is killed by his wife after his marriage. He is reborn as Monty and is now a singer he goes to holiday in Ooty where he recollects his memories from previous life and inquires about his family from first life and his evil wife Kamini.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1990
106 Minutes
Paul McGann Amanda Donohoe Frederick Treves Tom Wilkinson Barbara Leigh-Hunt Jimmy Yuill
impostor doctor nurse worker woman man suspenseful dark eerie emotional london bristol, england emergency room hospital car switched identities car accident medical profession ambition murder
A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.
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, Action
India
2017
155 Minutes
crime boss gangster smuggler police officer rival religious person brooding fascinating powerful shocking suspenseful thrilling house india police station jail illegal activity alcohol prohibition crime
A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Joseph Cotten Barbara Stanwyck Louis Calhern Leslie Caron Joe De Santis Jim Backus Margaret Wycherly Richard Hale Nicholas Joy Roy Roberts Mitchell Lewis
woman wealthy man poet servant butler revolutionary uneasy dark suspenseful emotional new york city mansion inheritance murder plot schemes family bloodline revolution national pride quest rivalry
In 1848 NYC, a Frenchwoman visits exiled former French Marshal Thevenet to ask for his financial help in behalf of his French grandson but Thevenet's house staff schemes to kill him and take his fortune.
Drama, Comedy, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
USA
2015
92 Minutes
Rob Lowe Burt Reynolds Noel Gugliemi Kwesi Boakye Ken Davitian James Jurdi Jessica Clark Logan Fahey
real estate broker man woman criminal airy amusing suspenseful thrilling charming house los angeles real estate corruption crime money failing career rise fall rivalry pursuit
Double crosses, adultery, murder, mistaken identity, and revenge ensue when a mysterious power player and his sultry wife hire a disgraced Los Angeles property broker to discreetly market and sell their Malibu villa.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1973
107 Minutes
Warren Oates Ben Johnson Michelle Phillips Cloris Leachman Harry Dean Stanton Geoffrey Lewis John P. Ryan Richard Dreyfuss Steve Kanaly John Martino Roy Jenson
gangster woman fbi agent crime boss tense shocking spirited house chicago bank bar prison john dillinger bank heist law enforcement gangsters crime fame rise transformation
John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.
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.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Spain
2007
88 Minutes
Karra Elejalde Candela Fernández Bárbara Goenaga Juan Inciarte Nacho Vigalondo Libby Brien Nicole Dionne Philip Hersh
man woman wife scientist attacker gripping intense household forest laboratory time travel crime accident death mystery quest 2000s
A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Megan Ward Kristin Minter Linden Ashby David Dukes John Ratzenberger Hedy Burress
beautiful woman wife best friend millionaire stranger private detective intricate sultry melodramatic suspenseful house bar parking lot town car office murder plot loveless marriage infidelity inheritance
A wealthy man becomes suspicious of his younger wife and hires a private detective in time to thwart her plans to have him killed.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|UK|China
2014
101 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Michael Nyqvist Alfie Allen Willem Dafoe Dean Winters Adrianne Palicki Omer Barnea Toby Leonard Moore Bridget Moynahan John Alberto Leguizamo Ian McShane
assassin wife mobster thug puppy fat person brooding dark intense thrilling suspenseful sad house car club office street apartment retirement murder
An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
2008
105 Minutes
David Roberts Claire van der Boom Joel Edgerton Anthony Hayes Peter Phelps Bill Hunter Damon Herriman Brendan Donoghue Kieran Darcy-Smith Lucy Bell Hanna Mangan Lawrence
husband wife adulterer construction worker mobster crafty suspenseful thrilling dark australia construction site party house car running away schemes robbery unhappy marriage arson adultery
A man's life begins to unravel when his mistress brings him a bag of cash.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|UK|USA|Canada
2006
110 Minutes
Josh Hartnett Morgan Freeman Ben Kingsley Lucy Liu Bruce Willis Stanley Tucci Sam Jaeger Danny Aiello Kevin Chamberlin Dorian Missick Peter Outerbridge
crime boss man detective assassin coroner suspenseful crafty manhattan airport track house mistaken identity murder horse racing gambling schemes mystery wretched excess revenge 1970s
A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses. Under constant surveillance by Detective Brikowski and assassin Goodkat, he must get them before they get him.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA|Sweden
2017
101 Minutes
Jason Clarke Kate Mara Ed Helms Bruce Dern Jim Gaffigan Olivia Thirlby Clancy Brown Taylor Nichols Andria Blackman Tamara Hickey Victor Warren
man politician victim coworker campaign manager investigator tense uneasy dark disturbing shocking massachusetts car house ocean study bridge true crime historical events political campaign
Depicting Ted Kennedy's involvement in the fatal 1969 car accident that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.