20 movies like The Two Faces of January, ordered by similarity : Bad Times at the El Royale(2018), Mississippi Mermaid(1969), Move Over, Darling(1963), Brimstone and Treacle(1982), The Strangers: Prey at Night(2018), Between Strangers(2002), Little Man(2006), Vengeance Valley(1951), Divorce American Style(1967), The Housemaid(1960), Race 2(2013), Salesman(1969) ...
Romance, Mystery & Thriller
UK|France|USA
2014
97 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Kirsten Dunst Oscar Isaac Daisy Bevan Yigit Özsener Omiros Poulakis James Sobol Kelly Prometheus Aleifer
A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the death of a private detective.
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
141 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Cynthia Erivo Jon Hamm Dakota Johnson Cailee Spaeny Lewis Pullman Chris Hemsworth Nick Offerman
stranger singer cleric salesman sister manager thrilling sultry gory unrestrained uneasy dark hotel hotel room living room california nevada lake tahoe rivalry mysterious strangers
Early 1970s. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.
Mystery & Thriller
France|Italy
1969
110 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Catherine Deneuve Nelly Borgeaud Martine Ferrière Marcel Berbert Yves Drouhet Michel Bouquet Roland Thenot
mail-order bride wealthy man planter con artist private investigator wife winsome tense emotional island south of france household reunion aix-en-provence, france scam robbery on the run assumed identity husband/wife relationship betrayal
A wealthy plantation owner is captivated by a mysterious woman with a shady past.
Romance
USA
1963
103 Minutes
Doris Day James Garner Polly Bergen Thelma Ritter Fred Clark Don Knotts Elliott Reid Edgar Buchanan John Astin Pat Harrington Jr.
husband wife newlywed cheeky witty california house hotel car husband/wife relationship reunion plane crash love rivalry adventure 1960s
After having been lost at sea for several years, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband has remarried.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1982
87 Minutes
Sting Denholm Elliott Joan Plowright Suzanna Hamilton Benjamin Whitrow Dudley Sutton Mary MacLeod Tim Preece
writer wife disabled person con artist daughter chilling dark suspenseful england house strangers supernatural rape husband/wife relationship infidelity deception discovery transformation mystery 1980s
A strange young man has a sinister effect on the family of a middle-aged writer.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
2018
85 Minutes
Christina Hendricks Martin Henderson Bailee Madison Lewis Pullman Emma Bellomy Damian Maffei Lea Enslin Leah Roberts
husband wife son daughter stranger murderer brutal frightening gory uneasy brooding bleak abandoned house rv car cabin bridge living room abandoned spaces strangers
A family of four staying at a secluded mobile home park for the night are stalked and then hunted by three masked psychopaths.
Drama
Canada|Italy
2002
95 Minutes
Sophia Loren Mira Sorvino Deborah Kara Unger Pete Postlethwaite Klaus Maria Brandauer Gérard Depardieu Malcolm McDowell Wendy Crewson
wife mother cellist photographer artist estranged father ex-convict family friend stranger inspiring uplifting touching tender toronto canada secret discovery art journey
Three women confront their pasts which changes their futures.
Comedy
USA|Canada
2006
98 Minutes
Shawn Wayans Marlon Wayans Kerry Washington Tracy Morgan Lochlyn Munro Alex Borstein John Witherspoon Fred Stoller Molly Shannon Reece Knight Gary Owen
fugitive dwarf con artist father figure wife henchman madcap heartwarming hysterical bank household family home robbery adoption diamond heist impersonation hiding husband/wife relationship escape pursuit
A wannabe dad mistakes a vertically challenged criminal on the lam as his newly adopted son.
Western
USA
1951
83 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Robert Walker Joanne Dru Sally Forrest John Ireland Carleton Carpenter Hugh O'Brian
foreman rancher brother rival mother wife tense thrilling colorado ranch jail household adoption jealousy sibling rivalry framed illegitimate child infidelity rivalry revenge
The sons of a Colorado cattle baron, one biological and the other adopted, resent one another and fight for control of their father's cattle empire.
Comedy
USA
1967
109 Minutes
Dick Van Dyke Debbie Reynolds Jason Robards Jean Simmons Van Johnson Joe Flynn Shelley Berman Martin Gabel Lee Grant Tom Bosley Emmaline Henry
husband wife friend ex-wife marriage counselor car dealer witty engaging fiery los angeles nightclub house suburbia divorce marriage new love reconciliation love rivalry wretched excess
After 17 years, things have become too predictable and stale. They argue, they visit a marriage counselor, Richard (drunk) visits a prostitute. They split up. After meeting other people, ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
South Korea
1960
90 Minutes
Eun-shim Lee Kim Jin Kyu Jeung-nyeo Ju Jin Kyu Kim Ahn Sung-ki Aeng-ran Eom Seok-je Kang Seon-ae Ko Jeong-ok Na
composer wife maid son student femme fatale tense creepy family home south korea obsession affair miscarriage pregnancy violence relationships fall rivalry 1960s
A composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
India
2013
150 Minutes
Saif Ali Khan Anil Kapoor John Abraham Deepika Padukone Jaqueline Fernandes Amisha Patel Bipasha Basu Rajesh Khattar Aditya Pancholi Ali Balkan Avci Yannick Ben
thief gangster con artist love interest wife criminal bleak engaging gripping intense tense thrilling casino india city rivalry revenge money greed crime
Ranvir treads through the world of the Indian mafia in Turkey as he looks to avenge the death of his lover and partner in crime.
Documentary
USA
1969
90 Minutes
David Maysles Melbourne I. Feltman Margaret McCarron Kennie Turner
salesman employee husband housewife rival old man bleak somber dark united states small town car rural life traveling salesman working class work pursuit rivalry 1960s
Four dogged door-to-door Bible salesmen travel from Boston to Florida on a seemingly futile quest to sell luxury editions of the Good Book to working-class Catholics.
Drama
Germany|Bulgaria|Austria
2017
120 Minutes
Meinhard Neumann Reinhardt Wetrek Syuleyman Alilov Letifov Veneta Fragnova Viara Borisova Kevin Bashev Aliosman Deliev Momchil Sinanov Robert Gawellek
construction worker german local rival foreigner stranger brooding engaging gripping profound shocking bulgaria construction site rural community outdoors small town cultural differences strangers companionship understanding
German construction workers building a dam near a Bulgarian village interact with the locals, and soon the troubles arise both with the locals and among themselves.
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).
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
152 Minutes
Matt Damon Christian Bale Jon Bernthal Caitriona Balfe Tracy Letts Josh Lucas Noah Jupe Remo Girone Ray McKinnon JJ Feild Jack McMullen
designer auto builder race car driver rival intense passionate confident creative gripping france america auto race car dealership corporate headquarters desert auto racing design corporate rule rivalry creative process
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
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.
Crime, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Spain
2008
96 Minutes
Vincent Lindon Diane Kruger Lancelot Roch Olivier Marchal Hammou Graïa Liliane Rovère Olivier Perrier Moussa Maaskri Rémi Martin Thierry Godard Slimane Hadjar
wife husband son police officer judge counterfeiter brash suspenseful emotional france prison house courtroom suburbia family wrongful conviction desperation jailbreak husband/wife relationship murder case
With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Other
USA|UK
2018
106 Minutes
Jamie Lee Curtis Judy Greer Andi Matichak Will Patton Virginia Gardner Nick Castle Haluk Bilginer James Jude Courtney Miles Robbins Dylan Arnold Drew Scheid
victim serial killer murderer rival psychopath creepy uneasy tense gory gripping thrilling haddonfield, ill. house forest mental institution suburb bus murder escape revenge
Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Comedy
USA
1987
112 Minutes
Richard Dreyfuss Danny DeVito Barbara Hershey John Mahoney Jackie Gayle Stanley Brock Seymour Cassel Bruno Kirby
salesman wife rival offbeat wild witty baltimore infidelity personal vendetta car crash business revenge rivalry 1960s
A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|USA
1998
138 Minutes
Samuel L. Jackson Kevin Spacey David Morse Ron Rifkin John Spencer J.T. Walsh Regina Taylor Siobhan Fallon Hogan Paul Giamatti
negotiator police officer hostage con artist wife embezzler tense gripping thrilling intense chicago police station house office building street big city hostage situation embezzlement framed for murder police corruption
In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.