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Movies Like A Wednesday!

If you liked A Wednesday! (2008), a drama and thriller movie directed by Neeraj Pandey, 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. 1Midnight Lace

    Midnight Lace (1960)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.

  2. 2The Sum of All Fears

    The Sum of All Fears (2002)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller and drama

    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…

  3. 3Fair Game

    Fair Game (2010)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and thriller

    A devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at risk. As her world crumbles, she must navigate the fallout of her…

  4. 4Rendition

    Rendition (2007)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and thriller

    When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention…

  5. 5The Company You Keep

    The Company You Keep (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and thriller

    A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.

  6. 6The House on Carroll Street

    The House on Carroll Street (1988)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and thriller

    A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house…

  7. 7The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

  8. 8Homebound

    Homebound (2025)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama

    Two childhood friends from a small North Indian village chase a police job that promises them the dignity they’ve long been denied. But as they inch closer to their dream, mounting desperation threatens the bond that…

  9. 9Sabotage

    Sabotage (1936)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller

    Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten…

  10. 10Source Code

    Source Code (2011)

    ★ 7.3/10Also thriller

    When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

  11. 11Patriots Day

    Patriots Day (2016)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and thriller

    In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the Boston Marathon bombers…

  12. 12Mercy

    Mercy (2026)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller

    In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.

  13. 13Normal

    Normal (2003)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.

  14. 14Three Days of the Condor

    Three Days of the Condor (1975)

    ★ 7.3/10Also thriller

    When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.

  15. 15This Gun for Hire

    This Gun for Hire (1942)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller

    Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new…

  16. 166 Below: Miracle on the Mountain

    6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and drama

    An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he…

  17. 17Traitor

    Traitor (2008)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller

    When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.

  18. 18The Caveman's Valentine

    The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and thriller

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…

  19. 19The Seven-Ups

    The Seven-Ups (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

  20. 20Airport

    Airport (1970)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and thriller

    An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

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