Movies Like The Scorpio Letters
If you liked The Scorpio Letters (1967), a action and thriller movie directed by Richard Thorpe, 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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The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and tv movieWisecracking 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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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thrillerWith the help of Marc-Ange Draco, head of the Unione Corse crime syndicate, and Draco's troubled daughter Tracy, James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Stravro Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss Alps…
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The Living Daylights (1987)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thrillerAfter a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union…
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No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thrillerWhen hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.
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Hostile Takeover (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also action and thrillerFollows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
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Seeds of Yesterday (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and thrillerThe Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.
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The Blue Lamp (1950)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and actionP.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also…
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Foreign Correspondent (1940)
★ 7/10Also thriller and actionAmerican crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a…
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Get Smart (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also action and thrillerWhen members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief has to promote hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart to field…
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Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (2009)
★ 7.2/10Also action and tv movieAn alien similar to Ra appears out of the Stargate, killing five soldiers and kidnapping another, a year after the original Stargate mission. A new team is assembled, including some old members, and they go in search…
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Octopussy (1983)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thrillerJames Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World…
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Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also tv movie and thrillerWhen disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?
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Sorcerer (1977)
★ 7.5/10Also thriller and actionFour men from different countries flee to an impoverished South American village, Povernir, to hide from their pasts. When an oil well explodes, chaos and barbarism roam the streets. Desperate to leave, they agree to…
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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also thriller and tv movieSherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.
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Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also action and tv movieBen and a mysterious girl from his past must prevent an alien threat from destroying the world.
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Indemnity (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thrillerAn ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.
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Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also action and tv movieTwo millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by…
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Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thrillerAfter retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
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Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978)
★ 5.8/10Also action and tv movieAt the New York State University, one of Peter Parker's tutors has accidentally given three students all the materials they need to create an atomic bomb. While Peter Parker tries to find out what's happened, the…
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The Time Shifters (1999)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller and actionTom Merrick gets caught up in a time-traveling conspiracy and must set the timeline right before it is irrevocably altered.