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Movies Like Private Life

If you liked Private Life (2021), a drama and mystery movie directed by Joe Cuozzo, 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. 1Triage

    Triage (2009)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and mystery

    The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.

  2. 2The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor (2011)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and mystery

    Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts…

  3. 3The Commuter

    The Commuter (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery

    A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

  4. 4Chloe

    Chloe (2010)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and mystery

    Catherine and David Stewart are a well-to-do couple living in a posh area of Toronto, but all is not well in paradise. Catherine suspects that David is cheating on her, so she hires an escort named Chloe to meet David…

  5. 5The Engineer

    The Engineer (2023)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery

    As Israel is rocked by a series of terrorist bombings, a US senator's daughter is killed in one bloody explosion. Now, ex-Mossad agent Etan must lead an elite, covert team of agents and mercenaries to find the man…

  6. 6Hollywoodland

    Hollywoodland (2006)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and mystery

    When Hollywood superstar George Reeves dies in his home, private detective Louis Simo is hired to investigate his death and gets caught in a web of lies involving a big studio executive's wife. Based on a true story.

  7. 7Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

    Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery

    Police Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an investigation filled with surprises…

  8. 8Endless Night

    Endless Night (1972)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery and drama

    Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious…

  9. 9Trigger Point

    Trigger Point (2021)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery

    Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.

  10. 10Reptile

    Reptile (2023)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery and drama

    Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.

  11. 11Farewell, My Lovely

    Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery and drama

    Private 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…

  12. 12They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

    They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and mystery

    A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.

  13. 13Gone Girl

    Gone Girl (2014)

    ★ 7.9/10Also mystery and drama

    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.

  14. 14Last Man Down

    Last Man Down (2021)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery

    After civilization succumbs to a deadly pandemic and his wife is murdered, a special forces soldier abandons his duty and becomes a hermit in the Nordic wilderness. Years later, a wounded woman appears on his doorstep…

  15. 15Dream Lover

    Dream Lover (1994)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and mystery

    Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman…

  16. 16Seeking Justice

    Seeking Justice (2011)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.

  17. 17Bruised

    Bruised (2021)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager…

  18. 18Stowaway

    Stowaway (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery

    A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and…

  19. 19Tyler Perry's Duplicity

    Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    High-powered attorney Marley faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of her best friend Fela’s husband. With the help of her boyfriend – a former cop turned…

  20. 20The International

    The International (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also mystery

    An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…

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