20 movies like The Unknown Girl, ordered by similarity : Gone Girl(2014), The Guilty(2018), 21 Bridges(2019), Wind River(2017), True Story(2015), A Walk Among the Tombstones(2014), Triple 9(2016), A Conspiracy of Faith(2016), Hell or High Water(2016), Ronin(1998), Zulu(2013), Nightcrawler(2014) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Belgium|France
2016
113 Minutes
Adèle Haenel Jean-Pierre Dardenne Olivier Bonnaud Jérémie Renier Louka Minnella Christelle Cornil Nadège Ouedraogo Olivier Gourmet Pierre Sumkay Yves Larec Ben Hamidou
doctor intern mysterious girl murder victim detective family member brooding emotional intense belgium office france apartment police station car mystery guilt search intimidation determination
A doctor gets obsessed with the case of a dead woman after learning that the woman had died shortly after having rung her door for help.
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
149 Minutes
Ben Affleck Rosamund Pike Neil Patrick Harris Tyler Perry Kim Dickens Patrick Fugit Carrie Coon David Clennon Lisa Banes Missi Pyle Emily Ratajkowski
writer wife suspect police officer journalist police detective brooding dark intense bleak thrilling disheartening carthage house street police station car office disappearance illusions
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Denmark
2018
85 Minutes
Jakob Cedergren Jessica Dinnage Omar Shargawi Johan Olsen Jacob Hauberg Lohmann Katinka Evers-Jahnsen Jeanette Lindbæk Larsen Simon Bennebjerg Laura Bro
police officer ex-cop woman kidnapper villain suspect suspenseful thrilling engaging gripping intense emotional denmark police station kidnapping emergencies investigation murder danger fear
A police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman.
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, Crime, Drama
UK|Canada|USA
2017
111 Minutes
Jeremy Renner Elizabeth Olsen Gil Birmingham Jon Bernthal Julia Jones Kelsey Asbille James Jordan Martin Sensmeier Ian Bohen Matthew Del Negro Eric Lange
fbi agent police officer native american animal-control officer victim hunter gripping thrilling tense suspenseful wyoming indian reservation indian territory wilderness murder investigation wilderness homicide mystery fbi native americans
A veteran hunter helps an FBI agent investigate the murder of a young woman on a Wyoming Native American reservation.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
104 Minutes
Jonah Hill James Franco Felicity Jones Robert John Burke Gretchen Mol Ethan Suplee Maria Dizzia Connor Kikot Charlotte Driscoll Stella Rae Payne Byron Jennings
journalist thief murder suspect wife police detective judge brooding dark emotional office woods prison courtroom new york city street identity theft murder death row trial danger
When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse.
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.
Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2016
115 Minutes
Casey Affleck Chiwetel Ejiofor Anthony Mackie Aaron Paul Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Norman Reedus Teresa Palmer Michael Kenneth Williams Gal Gadot Woody Harrelson Kate Winslet
robber gangster crooked cop partner wife child brooding emotional intense atlanta police station office bank car apartment robbery corrupt police gangsters inside job honor
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
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.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action, Western
USA
2016
97 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Chris Pine Ben Foster Gil Birmingham Marin Ireland Katy Mixon Dale Dickey Kevin Rankin
divorce brother son ex-convict banker texas ranger brooding raw intense texas house bank casino car office brother relationship foreclosure desperation search family
A divorced father and his ex-con older brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's ranch in West Texas.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
UK|USA|France
1998
118 Minutes
Robert De Niro Jean Reno Natascha McElhone Stellan Skarsgård Sean Bean Skipp Sudduth Michael Lonsdale Jan Tríska Jonathan Pryce Féodor Atkine Katarina Witt
irishwoman intelligence officer soldier russian expert mercenary gritty suspenseful brooding intense paris nice, france villa arena warehouse france irish republican army theft espionage betrayal
A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.
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
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Rene Russo Bill Paxton Riz Ahmed Ann Cusack Kevin Rahm Michael Hyatt Viviana Chavez Chad Guerrero Kathleen York
scavenger thief cameraman director friend police detective brooding dark intense los angeles highway car newsroom office police station accident ambition voyeurism money crime
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2018
110 Minutes
Patricia Clarkson Jacki Weaver James Caan Toby Jones Mamie Gummer Yolonda Ross Aaron Tveit Jonathan Majors Bri Collins Gary Grubbs
detective astrophysicist murder suspect murder victim intricate fascinating tense emotional incredible police station crime scene fire escape office reality murder investigation mysterious deaths astrophysics existential crisis mystery adventure
When Detective Mike Hoolihan is called to investigate the shooting of leading astrophysicist and black hole expert, Jennifer Rockwell, she is affected in ways she struggles to comprehend.
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, Crime, Drama
2016
92 Minutes
Jim Carrey Charlotte Gainsbourg Marton Csokas Kati Outinen Vlad Ivanov Agata Kulesza Robert Wieckiewicz Piotr Glowacki Zbigniew Zamachowski Anna Polony
detective businessman novelist mysterious woman girlfriend murderer brooding brutal emotional gripping suspenseful bleak poland police station apartment lake city sex club murder copycat killers
A hard-boiled detective becomes suspicious of an author when the incidents described in his hit novel resemble the inner-workings of an unsolved murder.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2016
128 Minutes
Ben Affleck Anna Kendrick J.K. Simmons Jon Bernthal Jeffrey Tambor Cynthia Addai-Robinson John Lithgow Jean Smart Andy Umberger Alison Wright Jason Davis
savant accountant agent undercover agent client boss brooding emotional intense thrilling office white house car apartment restaurant bar mathematics accounting undercover operations danger
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities, and the body count starts to rise.
Crime, Drama
Canada
2017
105 Minutes
Amanda Crew Jack Kesy Ty Olsson Stephen McHattie David Cubitt Peter McRobbie Matty Finochio Philip Granger Darren Dolynski Jason Diablo Fanny Migneault-Lecavalier
mother son brother priest police officer criminal brash brutal uneasy unrestrained tense raw house car police station barn bar office suicide murder
After a lengthy absence, a small town outlaw returns to his hometown, violently obsessed with the notion that his Mother's death was not a suicide.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2009
95 Minutes
Kay Kay Menon Arbaaz Khan Vikram Gokhale Rukhsar Rehman Veerendra Saxena Ashraful Haque
police officer murderer criminal family member gritty gripping intense house police station murder investigation police work quest pursuit mystery 1980s
In 1980s Bombay, a serial killer starts targeting homeless street dwellers, whilst a suspended police officer attempts to solve the case.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2016
116 Minutes
Amy Adams Jake Gyllenhaal Michael Shannon Aaron Taylor-Johnson Isla Fisher Armie Hammer Ellie Bamber Laura Linney Andrea Riseborough Michael Sheen Neil Jackson
art gallerist husband ex-husband author family member friend brooding chilling intense los angeles art gallery house bedroom beach car reading reality ex-husbands truth fiction writing
A wealthy art gallery owner is haunted by her ex-husband's novel, a violent thriller she interprets as a symbolic revenge tale.