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Movies Like Operation Napoleon

If you liked Operation Napoleon (2023), a thriller movie directed by Óskar Thór Axelsson, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Bear Island

    Bear Island (1979)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller

    A group of people converge on a barren Arctic island. They have their reasons for being there but when a series of mysterious accidents and murders take place, a whole lot of darker motives become apparent. Could the…

  2. 2The Spy Who Loved Me

    The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

    ★ 6.8/10Also thriller

    Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the…

  3. 3The Saint

    The Saint (1997)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller

    Simon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its…

  4. 4The Courier

    The Courier (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller

    Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

  5. 5Goldfinger

    Goldfinger (1964)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller

    Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox…

  6. 6Force of Nature: The Dry 2

    Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    When five women take part in a corporate hiking retreat and only four come out on the other side, Federal Agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper head deep into the Victorian mountain ranges to investigate in the hopes of…

  7. 7Heart of the Beast

    Heart of the Beast (2026)

    ★ 7.3/10Also thriller

    After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against…

  8. 8Topaz

    Topaz (1969)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    Copenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role.

  9. 9Bridge of Spies

    Bridge of Spies (2015)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller

    During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a…

  10. 10The Odessa File

    The Odessa File (1974)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    Following the suicide of an elderly Jewish man, investigative journalist Peter Miller sets out to hunt down an SS Captain and former concentration camp commander. In doing so he discovers that, despite allegations of…

  11. 11Pressure

    Pressure (2026)

    ★ 7.7/10Also thriller

    In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice—launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne…

  12. 12You Only Live Twice

    You Only Live Twice (1967)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.

  13. 13Fail Safe

    Fail Safe (2000)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller

    Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.

  14. 14Eye of the Needle

    Eye of the Needle (1981)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller

    Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an…

  15. 15Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller

    In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.

  16. 16The Bourne Supremacy

    The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

    ★ 7.3/10Also thriller

    A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who…

  17. 17The Sum of All Fears

    The Sum of All Fears (2002)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

    When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a…

  18. 18Fall 2: Deadpoint

    Fall 2: Deadpoint (2026)

    ★ 7.3/10Also thriller

    On a perilous climb across Thailand's Mount Kwan, two climbers become trapped thousands of feet above the ground, where vertigo-inducing heights, sheer exposure, and impossible odds turn every moment into a fight for…

  19. 19The Hunt for Red October

    The Hunt for Red October (1990)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller

    A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst…

  20. 20Smilla's Sense of Snow

    Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Smilla Jaspersen attempts to understand the death of a small boy who falls from the roof of her apartment building. Suspecting wrongdoing, Smilla uncovers a trail of clues leading towards a secretive corporation that…

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