20 movies like The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, ordered by similarity : Eastern Promises(2007), The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo(2011), The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo(2009), End Game(2006), White Settlers(2014), Criminal Activities(2015), Wanted(2008), May God Save Us(2015), The Hunter's Prayer(2017), Dirty Harry(1971), John Wick: Chapter 2(2017), John Wick(2014) ...
Mystery & Thriller
Sweden|Denmark|Germany
2009
146 Minutes
Michael Nyqvist Noomi Rapace Lena Endre Annika Hallin Jacob Ericksson Sofia Ledarp Anders Ahlbom Micke Spreitz Georgi Staykov
heroine journalist wrongly accused assassin photographer hacker brutal suspenseful thrilling dark gritty sweden stockholm trail hospital home psychiatry murder trial conspiracy rebellion
Lisbeth is recovering in a hospital and awaiting trial for three murders when she is released. Mikael must prove her innocence, but Lisbeth must be willing to share the details of her sordid experiences with the court.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|Canada|USA
2007
100 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Naomi Watts Vincent Cassel Armin Mueller-Stahl Sinead Cusack Donald Sumpter Jerzy Skolimowski Josef Altin Raza Jaffrey Mike Sarne Tereza Srbova
midwife prostitute slave mobster assassin uncle suspenseful gritty london restaurant hospital apartment mafia prostitution organized crime murder death deception discovery rise
A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Germany|Norway
2011
158 Minutes
Daniel Craig Rooney Mara Christopher Plummer Stellan Skarsgård Steven Berkoff Robin Wright Yorik van Wageningen Joely Richardson Geraldine James Goran Visnjic Donald Sumpter
reporter industrialist investigator executive lawyer hacker gripping brutal suspenseful island subway apartment sweden family home london investigation murder family secrets unlikely allies missing persons
A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Germany|Norway
2009
152 Minutes
Michael Nyqvist Noomi Rapace Lena Endre Peter Haber Sven-Bertil Taube Peter Andersson Marika Lagercrantz Bjorn Granath Ingvar Hirdwall Per Oscarsson David Dencik
wealthy man niece journalist hacker nazi brother suspenseful brutal moving thrilling mansion island city sweden cabin office family secrets missing persons murder investigation sexual abuse
A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
Mystery & Thriller
Germany|USA|Canada
2006
93 Minutes
Cuba Gooding Jr. James Woods Angie Harmon Anne Archer Christa Campbell Burt Reynolds Jack Scalia Peter Greene
secret service agent president assassin journalist first lady suspenseful thrilling patriotic white house washington, d.c. press conference boat apartment trailer park assassination investigation teamwork conspiracy politics pursuit
A secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2014
80 Minutes
Pollyanna McIntosh Lee Williams Joanne Mitchell James McCreadie Dominic Kay Garth Maunders
intruder pig home buyer home seller murderer scottish person brutal disturbing suspenseful gory eerie scotland old house countryside rivalry home invasion home building revenge escape rescue
Ed and Sarah buy an isolated farmhouse in Scotland and move in. As the sun sets on their first night, they suspect they are not alone or welcome to stay.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
94 Minutes
Michael Carmen Pitt Dan Stevens Christopher Abbott Rob Brown Edi Gathegi Jackie Earle Haley John Travolta Travis Aaron Wade
friend rival crime boss ringleader brutal chilling dark frightening gritty suspenseful thrilling united states debt crime abduction kidnapping rivalry adventure escape sacrifice
Four young men make a risky investment together that puts them in trouble with the mob.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Germany
2008
110 Minutes
James McAvoy Morgan Freeman Angelina Jolie Terence Stamp Thomas Kretschmann Common Kristen Hager Marc Warren David O'Hara Konstantin Khabensky Dato Bakhtadze
assassin father killer secret police leader coworker brash frenetic thrilling dark frightening europe office big city apartment secret headquarters murder conspiracy assassination power struggle
A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.
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.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Germany|Spain|USA
2017
91 Minutes
Sam Worthington Odeya Rush Allen Leech Amy Landecker Martin Compston Verónica Echegui
assassin killer young woman murderer damsel in distress tycoon thrilling tense suspenseful gritty europe office building basement on the run big city home assassination plot assassination attempt escape allegiance
An assassin helps a young woman avenge the death of her family.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1971
103 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Harry Guardino Reni Santoni John Larch Andrew Robinson John Vernon John Mitchum Mae Mercer
police officer psychopath victim mayor clint eastwood gritty suspenseful thrilling san francisco school bus police station secret hideout crime scene kidnapping murder robbery suicide surveillance rebellion
When a madman calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces the city, tough-as-nails San Francisco Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down and ferret out the crazed psychopath.
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, 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, Action
USA
2018
121 Minutes
Denzel Washington Pedro Pascal Ashton Sanders Bill Pullman Melissa Leo Jonathan Scarfe Orson Bean Tamara Hickey Abigail Marlowe Sakina Jaffrey
vigilante best friend colleague assassin thug intense thrilling suspenseful brutal train boston istanbul street house park murder revenge assassination attempt justice revenge
Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2011
101 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Emile Hirsch Juno Temple Gina Gershon Thomas Haden Church Marc Macaulay Gregory C. Bachaud Charley Vance
drug dealer killer mother police officer thrilling brooding brutal gory suspenseful profound united states home life insurance debt hired killers murder danger revenge rivalry escape
When a debt puts a young man's life in danger, he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance.
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
USA
1978
125 Minutes
Nick Nolte Tuesday Weld Michael Moriarty Anthony Zerbe Richard Masur Ray Sharkey Gail Strickland Charles Haid David Opatoshu
veteran journalist drug dealer federal agent wife suspenseful gutsy gritty thrilling california san francisco vietnam car crooked cops vietnam war drug trafficking schemes heroin disillusionment rivalry
Vietnam veteran Ray Hicks gets conned into helping his buddy John Converse smuggle some heroin, only to wind up on the lam with John's wife when the deal goes sour.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
91 Minutes
Saxon Sharbino Burlee Vang Mitchell Edwards Carson Boatman Victory Van Tuyl Brandon Soo Hoo Jordan Essoe Alexis G. Zall Robyn Cohen Bonnie Morgan Kate Orsini
student young woman young man friend murder victim villain bleak gripping thrilling suspenseful intense brutal house warehouse police station classroom home high school horror relationships
Five friends are terrorized by a supernatural entity after downloading a mysterious app.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1951
78 Minutes
Dick Powell Paula Raymond Adolphe Menjou Marshall Thompson Ruby Dee Will Geer Richard Rober Florence Bates Victor Kilian Katharine Warren Leif Erickson
assassin detective sister slave abraham lincoln criminal suspenseful thrilling train baltimore new york city assassination presidency murder plot police work conspiracy crime pursuit underdog 1860s
A New York City detective, traveling by train between New York and Baltimore, tries to foil an on-board plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln before he reaches Baltimore to give a major pre-Inauguration speech in 1861.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
112 Minutes
James Stewart Grace Kelly Wendell Corey Raymond Burr Thelma Ritter Judith Evelyn Ross Bagdasarian Georgine Darcy Sara Berner Frank Cady Jesslyn Fax
journalist photographer girlfriend nurse assassin dog suspenseful apartment murder stalking disappearance deception mystery pursuit 1950s
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Action, Mystery & Thriller
UK|Norway|China|Canada|USA|France
2019
118 Minutes
Liam Neeson Tom Bateman Tom Jackson Emmy Rossum Domenick Lombardozzi Julia Jones John Doman Laura Dern Raoul Trujillo William Forsythe Benjamin Hollingsworth
driver son drug lord henchman vigilante wife tense brutal emotional thrilling confident mountain garage mansion hotel shop revenge mysterious deaths drugs drug trade
A grieving snowplow driver seeks out revenge against the drug dealers who killed his son.