20 movies like Paradox, ordered by similarity : Arabian Adventure(1979), Angel Heart(1987), Tiger Bay(1959), Now You See Me(2013), Hardwired(2009), Anon(2018), Dr. Mabuse, King of Crime(1922), Vertigo(1958), Suspiria(1977), Marshland(2014), Creepy(2016), Mr. Holmes(2015) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Canada
2010
87 Minutes
Kevin Sorbo Steph Song Christopher Judge Alan C. Peterson Alisen Down Jerry Wasserman Adrian Holmes Sean Carey
detective sorcerer winston churchill suspenseful parallel universe magic conspiracy technology mystery
Homicide detective Sean Nault, a cop on a parallel Earth whose technology is powered exclusively by magic. Sean investigates a baffling series of murders committed by a means he's never ... See full summary »
Fantasy
UK
1979
98 Minutes
Christopher Lee Milo O'Shea Oliver Tobias Emma Samms John Wyman John Ratzenberger Shane Rimmer Hal Galili Peter Cushing Capucine Mickey Rooney
sorcerer prince princess companion young man magician emotional melodramatic suspenseful airy thrilling engaging arabia jungle palace dungeon fantasy world magic hostages blackmail
An evil magician seeks to gain power by obtaining a magic rose. A peasant boy and a Prince join forces to stop him.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada|USA
1987
113 Minutes
Mickey Rourke Robert De Niro Lisa Bonet Charlotte Rampling Stocker Fontelieu Brownie McGhee Michael Higgins Charles Gordone Kathleen Wilhoite
private investigator singer daughter satan magician dark gripping suspenseful new york city new orleans hotel racetrack mystery murder secret detective voodoo investigation mystery pursuit
A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1959
105 Minutes
young girl murderer detective street urchin sailor witness suspenseful shocking dark melodramatic cardiff, wales tenement house police station street church witnessing murder investigation conspiracy unlikely friendship deception
A twelve-year-old tomboy witnesses the murder of a woman by her Polish merchant marine boyfriend, but bonds with him and thwarts the police in their investigation.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|France
2013
116 Minutes
Jesse Eisenberg Mark Ruffalo Woody Harrelson Mélanie Laurent Isla Fisher Dave Franco Michael Caine Morgan Freeman Common Michael Kelly José Garcia
magician magician's assistant skeptic fbi agent interpol agent audience member cool creative intricate charming las vegas paris stage casino police station interrogation room magic act crime bank robbery wealth
An F.B.I. Agent and an Interpol Detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances, and reward their audiences with the money.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Canada|USA
2009
94 Minutes
Cuba Gooding Jr. Val Kilmer Michael Ironside Robert Clarke Dave Cote Alastair Gamble Rachel Luttrell Tatiana Maslany
survivor executive hacker nurse detective husband thrilling intense suspenseful hospital house office car amnesia injury technology secrets survival brain implants discovery
After a tragic accident nearly claims Luke Gibson's life the Hexx Corporation hardwire an implant into his brain to save him, but Luke soon finds out that this new technology comes at price.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada|USA|Germany
2018
100 Minutes
Clive Owen Amanda Seyfried Colm Feore Sonya Walger Mark O'Brien Joe Pingue Iddo Goldberg Sebastian Pigott Rachel Roberts Ethan Tavares Marco Grazzini
investigator murderer criminal police chief mysterious woman intricate tense suspenseful thrilling incredible fascinating office subway new york city apartment street memories memory loss conspiracy crime
In a world without anonymity or crime, a detective meets a woman who threatens their security.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1922
93 Minutes
Rudolf Klein-Rogge Aud Egede Nissen Gertrude Welcker Alfred Abel Bernhard Goetzke Paul Richter
criminal hypnotist gambler police detective businessman murderer dark intricate suspenseful thrilling nightclub city berlin police station asylum germany crime mind control psychiatry business
Arch-criminal Dr. Mabuse sets out to make a fortune and run Berlin. Detective Wenk sets out to stop him.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1958
128 Minutes
James Stewart Kim Novak Barbara Bel Geddes Tom Helmore Henry Jones Raymond Bailey Ellen Corby Konstantin Shayne Lee Patrick
detective wife friend dead person police officer suspenseful gripping church san francisco hotel country club obsession madness investigation accident deception rescue pursuit mystery love
A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Italy
1977
92 Minutes
Jessica Harper Stefania Casini Joan Bennett Eva Axén Flavio Bucci Udo Kier Alida Valli Susanna Javicoli
schoolgirl ballerina teacher witch student suspenseful disturbing frightening boarding school dorm dressing room germany apartment building forest witchcraft murder mystery conspiracy ballet discovery
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain
2014
105 Minutes
Raúl Arévalo Javier Gutiérrez Antonio de la Torre Nerea Barros María Varod Perico Cervantes Jesús Ortiz Jesús Carroza
detective teen girl teenager father missing girl murder victim bleak thrilling intense disturbing suspenseful gripping marsh spain madrid countryside missing persons rape murder relationships
Two cops lost in the deep south of Spain. One serial killer to catch. A lot of secrets and lies to disclose.
Mystery & Thriller
Japan
2016
130 Minutes
Hidetoshi Nishijima Yuko Takeuchi Masahiro Higashide Teruyuki Kagawa Haruna Kawaguchi Toru Baba Ryôko Fujino Misaki Saisho Takashi Sasano Masahiro Toda
detective colleague family dark eerie thrilling suspenseful japan missing persons investigation mystery strangers mystery 2010s
Takakura is a former detective. He receives a request from his ex-colleague, Nogami, to examine a missing family case that occurred six years earlier. Takakura follows Saki's memory. She is... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA
2015
105 Minutes
Ian McKellen Laura Linney Milo Parker Hiroyuki Sanada Hattie Morahan Patrick Kennedy Roger Allam Philip Davis Frances de la Tour Takako Akashi Zak Shukor
sherlock holmes old man young boy mysterious woman sick person detective moving engaging witty england countryside london united kingdom crime scene japan sussex mystery mysterious past memory sherlock holmes
An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with early dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.
Mystery & Thriller
France|USA
2001
146 Minutes
Justin Theroux Naomi Watts Laura Harring Ann Miller Dan Hedaya Mark Pellegrino Brian Beacock Robert Forster Katharine Towne Lee Grant Michael J. Anderson
actress director mafia boss celebrity lesbian detective dark suspenseful intricate los angeles street nightclub amnesia car crash conspiracy mental illness suicide murder mystery transformation
After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2001
124 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Robin Wright Aaron Eckhart Patricia Clarkson Benicio Del Toro Dale Dickey Costas Mandylor Helen Mirren Tom Noonan Michael O'Keefe Vanessa Redgrave
detective serial killer girl witness suspenseful dark mountain restaurant church gas station promises murder mental illness child abuse retirement obsession mystery pursuit 2000s
A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.
Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
2007
138 Minutes
Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Helena Bonham Carter Robbie Coltrane Michael Gambon Gary Oldman Imelda Staunton Richard Griffiths Jason Isaacs Alan Rickman
wizard witch professor harry potter student love interest dark fascinating suspenseful hogwarts little whinging forest household ministry of magic magic love rebellion prophecy friendship coming of age
With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK|Canada|Hungary|Spain|Mexico
2017
164 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Harrison Ford Ana de Armas Sylvia Hoeks Robin Wright Jared Leto Mackenzie Davis Carla Juri Lennie James Dave Bautista Hiam Abbass
young man investigator police detective android old man brooding gripping profound somber thrilling suspenseful los angeles office apartment abandoned building desert secrets societal decay past crimes discovery
Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
Drama
2008
92 Minutes
Michael Caine Bill Milner Anne-Marie Duff David Morrissey Rosemary Harris Elizabeth Spriggs Leslie Phillips Peter Vaughan Linzey Cocker Sylvia Syms Ralph Ineson
young boy magician magician's assistant best friend friend teenager charming playful engaging suspenseful witty friendship best friends relationships unlikely friendship magic adventure discovery growing up mystery
A death-obsessed youth (Bill Milner) befriends an aging magician (Michael Caine) who longs to join his wife in the afterlife.
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
103 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Audrey Totter Lloyd Nolan Tom Tully Leon Ames Jayne Meadows Morris Ankrum Lila Leeds Ellen Ross William Roberts Kathleen Lockhart
private detective editor publisher wife boss philip marlowe suspenseful offbeat melodramatic los angeles publishing house office cottage car lake detective work missing persons marital problems conspiracy murder
The lady editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.