Movies Like Niky... A Spy Story
If you liked Niky... A Spy Story (2006), a mystery movie directed by Gianfranco Romagnoli, 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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Original Sin (2001)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryA young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.
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Night of the Hunted (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also mysteryWhen an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her…
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The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
★ 6.8/10Also mysteryWhen socialite and heiress Julie Wardh begins receiving blackmail letters attributed to a mysterious serial killer, she suspects her cruel and sadistic former lover Jean is behind them. With her husband Neil frequently…
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The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also mysteryWhen teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute…
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The Infernal Machine (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryReclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his…
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Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryPrivate eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled…
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Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
★ 7.2/10Also mysteryOne evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to…
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Oldboy (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryA man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
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Goodnight Mommy (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryWhen twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
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The Unknown Woman (2006)
★ 7.2/10Also mysteryA 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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Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
★ 6.5/10Also mysteryNewspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.
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Bone Lake (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryA couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream…
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American Gigolo (1980)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryJulian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and…
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Tightrope (1984)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryWes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his…
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The Overnight (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryAlex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.
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Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
★ 6/10Also mysteryUndead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.
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Bloody Hell (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also mysteryA man with a mysterious past flees the country to escape his own personal hell... only to arrive somewhere much worse. In an effort to survive this new horror, he turns to his personified conscience.
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Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryWorking in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome…
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Deep Red (1975)
★ 7.7/10Also mysteryAn 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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Cruising (1980)
★ 6.6/10Also mysteryWhen New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the gay S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.