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Movies Like The Council of Birds

If you liked The Council of Birds (2014), a mystery and romance movie directed by Timm Kröger, 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. 1Night Train to Lisbon

    Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

    ★ 6.5/10Also mystery and romance

    Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for…

  2. 2Frequencies

    Frequencies (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10Also romance and mystery

    The story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.

  3. 3Dead Again

    Dead Again (1991)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery and romance

    In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.

  4. 4The 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.

  5. 5Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery

    Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…

  6. 6River Wild

    River Wild (2023)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery

    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.

  7. 7Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy

    Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2019)

    ★ 6.8/10Also romance

    A skeptical writer shows up in Evergreen to get the scoop on the town's famed passion for Christmas during a search for a long-lost time capsule.

  8. 8Abigail

    Abigail (2019)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery

    A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going…

  9. 9The Prize

    The Prize (1963)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery

    A group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American novelist Andrew Craig, a former literary luminary now writing pulp detective stories to earn a living. Craig, who is…

  10. 10Prince Charming

    Prince Charming (2001)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance

    After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.

  11. 11The 9th Life of Louis Drax

    The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery

    A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.

  12. 12Chateau Christmas

    Chateau Christmas (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.

  13. 13Mr. Arkadin

    Mr. Arkadin (1955)

    ★ 6.8/10Also mystery

    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…

  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. 15Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word

    Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word (2016)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery and romance

    Abby Knight, a former lawyer turned proud flower shop owner is starting over after the death of her husband with the support from her father, a new business and her daughter off to college. Life is good in the peaceful…

  16. 16D.O.A.

    D.O.A. (1988)

    ★ 6.3/10Also mystery

    Dexter Cornell, an English Professor becomes embroiled in a series of murders involving people around him. Dexter has good reason to want to find the murderer but hasn't much time. He finds help and comfort from one of…

  17. 17Holiday Date

    Holiday Date (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance

    When Brooke’s boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home with Joel, an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.

  18. 18The Irresistible Blueberry Farm

    The Irresistible Blueberry Farm (2016)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and mystery

    Ellen Branford, a high-powered attorney, finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life when she sets off on a journey to fulfill her grandmother’s dying wish – to find the hometown boy she once loved and give…

  19. 19June and John

    June and John (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    John leads an ordinary life with a monotonous routine. One day John runs into a woman on the subway who is as beautiful as she is mysterious named June. His encounter with her finally leads him to have a goal in his…

  20. 20Press Play

    Press Play (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance

    Laura and Harrison have the picture-perfect romance built on the foundation of a shared love of music. After a deadly accident, Laura gets the chance to save the love of her life when she discovers that their mixtape…

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