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Movies Like Affairs of the Past

If you liked Affairs of the Past (1972), a thriller and mystery movie directed by Vladimir Shredel, 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. 1The Infernal Machine

    The Infernal Machine (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and mystery

    Reclusive 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…

  2. 2Gogol. The Beginning

    Gogol. The Beginning (2017)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller

    1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case…

  3. 3Stowaway

    Stowaway (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery and thriller

    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…

  4. 4Overdrive

    Overdrive (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mystery

    Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

  5. 5The International

    The International (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and 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…

  6. 6Nocebo

    Nocebo (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery and thriller

    A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying…

  7. 7All the Devils Are Here

    All the Devils Are Here (2025)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller

    After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.

  8. 8Stolen Girl

    Stolen Girl (2025)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

    In 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a professional retriever of internationally…

  9. 9The Ritual Killer

    The Ritual Killer (2023)

    ★ 5.8/10Also mystery and thriller

    Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…

  10. 10Hunting Season

    Hunting Season (2025)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller

    When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

  11. 11Older Gods

    Older Gods (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery and thriller

    After the disappearance of his troubled friend, American Chris Rivers travels to the remote Welsh countryside to investigate what happened – leading him to a dark apocalyptic cult.

  12. 12Cleaner

    Cleaner (2007)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mystery

    Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may…

  13. 13River Wild

    River Wild (2023)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery and thriller

    Follows a pair of siblings who love but distrust each other as they embark on a white-water rafting trip with a small group. One of their friends from childhood turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.

  14. 14Flashback

    Flashback (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and mystery

    Frederick Fitzell is living his best life—until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy, a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to old friends with whom he used to take a mystery drug called Mercury…

  15. 15Body Cam

    Body Cam (2020)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and mystery

    As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.

  16. 16Trigger Point

    Trigger Point (2021)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and 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.

  17. 17Mr. Arkadin

    Mr. Arkadin (1955)

    ★ 6.8/10Also mystery and thriller

    Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy…

  18. 18The Black Book

    The Black Book (2023)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery and thriller

    After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.

  19. 19Black Site

    Black Site (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching…

  20. 20The Execution

    The Execution (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and mystery

    When the police finally catch an elusive serial killer, no one can prove his guilt, resulting in the lead detective making it personal.

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