20 movies like The Operative, ordered by similarity : The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Baby(2015), Galveston(2018), The Silence of the Lambs(1991), The Circle(2000), The Departed(2006), An Ordinary Man(2017), Eastern Promises(2007), The Spy Who Came in From the Cold(1966), Collateral(2004), Shadow Dancer(2012), Let the Corpses Tan(2017) ...
5.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Israel|Germany|USA|UK
2019
116 Minutes
Diane Kruger Martin Freeman Cas Anvar Rotem Keinan Lana Ettinger Yoav Levi Yohanan Herson Kate Nichols Daniel Wandelt Julia Schneider Gal Friedman
undercover agent female spy handler gritty raw suspenseful tehran, iran recruiting change of heart iranian society escape pursuit transformation 2000s
A woman is recruited by the Mossad to work undercover in Tehran.
6.7/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
8.0/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
India
2015
159 Minutes
Akshay Kumar Anupam Kher Tapsee Pannu Danny Denzongpa Kay Kay Menon Rana Daggubati Sushant Singh Rasheed Naz
intelligence officer agent terrorist traitor spy police chief brash confident frenetic gripping gritty intricate patriotic suspenseful thrilling pakistan india turkey terrorism prevention espionage
An elite counter-intelligence unit learns of a plot, masterminded by a maniacal madman. With the clock ticking, it's up to them to track the terrorists' international tentacles and prevent them from striking at the heart of India.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2018
91 Minutes
Ben Foster Elle Fanning Lili Reinhart María Valverde Beau Bridges Adepero Oduye Robert Aramayo Jamel Chambers
mob enforcer mob boss hit man assassin captive runner brash brooding brutal emotional dark raw galveston, texas house car hotel pool beach on the run mob
After escaping a set up, a dying hitman returns to his hometown of Galveston where he plans his revenge.
8.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1991
119 Minutes
Jodie Foster Anthony Hopkins Scott Glenn Ted Levine Anthony Heald Brooke Smith Diane Baker Kasi Lemmons Charles Napier Roger Corman George Romero
psychiatrist psychopath student agent serial killer police officer dark creepy suspenseful prison cave household washington, d.c. insanity kidnapping cannibalism torture fbi escape mystery
A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
Drama
2000
91 Minutes
Mariam Parvin Almani Nargess Mamizadeh Fareshteh Sadr Orafai Monir Arab Elham Saboktakin Fatemeh Naghavi Mojgan Faramarzi Fereshteh Sadr Orafai Maryiam Palvin Almani Solmaz Panahi
woman friend husband prostitute prisoner pregnant woman suspenseful disheartening profound emotional iran prison hospital street city bus pregnancy prison life iranian society journey
Three Iranian women (Mariam Parvin Almani, Nargess Mamizadeh, Fareshteh Sadr Orafai) battle oppressive governmental regulations that affect all areas of their lives.
8.5/10
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.
5.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Serbia|USA
2017
90 Minutes
Ben Kingsley Hera Hilmar Peter Serafinowicz Robert Blythe Bojan Bajcetic Slavisa Curovic Vladimir Cvejic Bojan Hlisc
war criminal fugitive maid agent gripping suspenseful tense disturbing belgrade, serbia apartment car hiding survival escape captivity escape pursuit sacrifice unknown era
A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world, his maid.
7.6/10
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.
7.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
1966
112 Minutes
Richard Burton Claire Bloom Oskar Werner Peter Van Eyck George Voskovec Sam Wanamaker Cyril Cusack Michael Hordern Bernard Lee
spy drunk intelligence officer interrogator jew communist bleak brooding gritty suspenseful tense london east berlin courtroom betrayal espionage cold war drinking sacrifice underdog
Instead of coming in from the Cold War, British agent Alec Leamas chooses to face another mission.
7.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2004
120 Minutes
Tom Cruise Jamie Foxx Jada Pinkett Smith Mark Ruffalo Peter Berg Bruce McGill Irma P. Hall Barry Shabaka Henley Richard T. Jones Klea Scott Bodhi Elfman
assassin cab driver fbi agent witness intense suspenseful los angeles cab street assassination death deception violence pursuit escape 2000s
A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|Ireland
2012
102 Minutes
Andrea Riseborough Clive Owen Gillian Anderson Aidan Gillen Domhnall Gleeson Bríd Brennan David Wilmot Stuart Graham Martin McCann David Kendellen
dancer agent spy thrilling suspenseful prison london work welfare death pursuit
Set in 1990s Belfast, an active member of the IRA becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son's welfare.
6.3/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France|Belgium
2017
92 Minutes
Elina Lowensohn Bruno Forzani Stéphane Ferrara Bernie Bonvoisin Michelangelo Marchese Marc Barbé Hervé Sogne Pierre Nisse Marine Sainsily
gang member woman guest cop bleak hedonistic intense gritty raw shocking hideout abandoned town heist hedonism battle escape discovery pursuit rivalry wretched excess
A grizzled thug and his gang head to an island retreat with a haul of 250 kilograms of gold bullion to lay low; however, a bohemian writer, his muse, and a pair of gendarmes further complicate things, as allegiances are put to the test.
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
1974
106 Minutes
Edward Woodward Eric Porter Carl Mohner Catherine Schell Peter Egan Russell Hunter
spy secret agent assassin german british intelligence agent colonel suspenseful confident engaging england germany secret service assassination spying discovery mystery pursuit sacrifice transformation 1970s
David Callan top agent/assassin for the S.I.S., was forced to retire because he had lost his nerve. Now, Callan is called back into service to handle the assassination of Schneider, a ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2002
103 Minutes
Val Kilmer Vincent D'Onofrio Adam Goldberg Luis Guzman Doug Hutchison Anthony LaPaglia Glenn Plummer Peter Sarsgaard Deborah Kara Unger Chandra West BD Wong
drug addict drug dealer cop musician husband friend suspenseful gripping gritty southern california desert drug house apartment drugs vengeance double life murder grief the past pursuit
After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.
6.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2004
97 Minutes
Daniel Craig Rhys Ifans Samantha Morton Bill Nighy Susan Lynch Helen McCrory Andrew Lincoln Corin Redgrave Alexandra Aitken Aoife Carroll Rory Carroll
man scientist couple professor friend sculptor brutal disturbing gripping thrilling uneasy suspenseful park english countryside england hot-air balloon restaurant bookstore trauma death
Two strangers become connected by a tragedy, yet one dangerously feels that the connection goes much deeper than the other is willing to admit.
5.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2008
95 Minutes
Cuba Gooding Jr. Ray Liotta Norman Reedus Jean Smart Christa Campbell Steven Kozlowski Ben Cross Kim Coates Paul Sampson
police officer vigilante gang member bank robber mother gritty tense street police station bank hospital murder vengeance pursuit mission coma kidnapping escape quest revenge
After he awakens in a hospital, a man tracks down and murders the man that left him and a bank teller for dead during a robbery, only to end up having the slain thief's associates come after him in retaliation.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Action
USA|UK
2008
128 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Russell Crowe Mark Strong Golshifteh Farahani Oscar Isaac Ali Suliman Alon Moni Aboutboul Vince Colosimo Simon McBurney Mehdi Nebbou Michael Gaston
cia agent terrorist partner spy tense suspenseful gripping jordan washington, d.c. hideout espionage secret identity terrorism deception pursuit sacrifice adventure 2000s
A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2004
107 Minutes
Jamie Bell Josh Lucas Devon Alan Dermot Mulroney Shiri Appleby Pat Healy Bill McKinney Kristen Stewart Robert Longstreet Eddie Rouse Patrice Johnson
father teen boy younger brother uncle girlfriend dreamy fiery georgia backwoods shack hospital river abandoned building on the run coming of age witnessing murder gold siblings escape pursuit
In possession of gold coins, a teenager (Jamie Bell) and his sickly brother (Devon Alan) flee from their violent uncle (Josh Lucas).
6.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
2009
106 Minutes
Denzel Washington John Travolta John Turturro Luis Guzman James Gandolfini Michael Rispoli Frank Wood John Benjamin Hickey Gary Basaraba Ramon Rodriguez Gbenga Akinnagbe
criminal train conductor dispatcher accomplice mayor hijacker suspenseful intense thrilling gritty new york city subway grand central station waldorf astoria hotel bridge call center hijacking negotiation hostage situation murder
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
7.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
1974
104 Minutes
Walter Matthau Robert Shaw Martin Balsam Héctor Elizondo Earl Hindman James Broderick Dick O'Neill Lee Wallace Tom Pedi Beatrice Winde Jerry Stiller
criminal police officer negotiator hostage mayor cheeky chilling gritty suspenseful brash new york city subway hijacking crime city life pursuit rescue 1970s
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
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