Movies Like The Designated Victim
If you liked The Designated Victim (1971), a thriller movie directed by Maurizio Lucidi, 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.
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Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerOliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies at his grand country manor and humiliating his wife Irina. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime…
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Paranoia (1969)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerFollowing the death of her wealthy husband, American widow Kathryn West migrates to Italy and takes up a reclusive existence in a luxurious villa. After quickly succumbing to the charms of a local man, she lets him…
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Bad Sister (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerAs a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed the "good' nun is an imposter with a…
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Eyes of Crystal (2004)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerWhile hunting a cultured and vicious psychopath, detective Amaldi faces the physical and moral decay of his city as well as the ghosts of his past.
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The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
★ 7.2/10Also thrillerTom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his…
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The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerA high-rise apartment populated by models, nightclub dancers and call girls becomes the focus of a mysterious serial killer. When a young model named Jennifer and her friend Marilyn move into one of the victims' former…
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A Haunting in Venice (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerCelebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is…
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The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerAn Italian diplomat's son follows and seduces English lovers in Venice.
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Opera (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerA young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
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The Unknown Woman (2006)
★ 7.2/10Also thrillerA Ukrainian woman named Irena calculatedly insinuates herself into the lives of a young, affluent Italian family. Stopping at nothing to become the couple's trusted maid and the beloved nanny to their fragile young…
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The American (2010)
★ 6/10Also thrillerDispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.
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Black Widow (1987)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerFederal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple…
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Chief of Station (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerAfter learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he…
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Rogue Agent (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerConman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.
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Deep Red (1975)
★ 7.7/10Also thrillerAn English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon…
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Dead Man Down (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerIn New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.
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One on Top of the Other (1969)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerA San Francisco doctor encounters a prostitute who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife.
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The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerWisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…
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Hannibal (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also thrillerAfter having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He…
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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
★ 7.1/10Also thrillerAn American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city and conducts his own investigation, despite him and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.