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Movies Like The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo

If you liked The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2015), a thriller and mystery movie directed by Roh Deok, 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 Return of Doctor X

    The Return of Doctor X (1939)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery

    When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to conduct an interview, he finds her dead from multiple stab wounds. He returns with the police to find the hotel empty…

  2. 2While the City Sleeps

    While the City Sleeps (1956)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller

    Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

  3. 3State of Play

    State of Play (2009)

    ★ 6.8/10Also thriller and mystery

    When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

  4. 4The Mirror Crack'd

    The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery and thriller

    Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

  5. 5The Seven-Ups

    The Seven-Ups (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and mystery

    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.

  6. 6Office

    Office (2015)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and mystery

    To nab a sales manager who's at large after murdering his family, a detective investigates the man's colleagues, who seem to be hiding something.

  7. 7The Chronicles of Evil

    The Chronicles of Evil (2015)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller

    A detective accidentally kills a man and disposes of the body to protect his career. The next day he sees that someone has hanged the corpse from a crane for all to see. He takes charge of the murder investigation to…

  8. 8Deception

    Deception (2008)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and mystery

    As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's…

  9. 9The Glass Key

    The Glass Key (1942)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery and thriller

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

  10. 10Labor Day

    Labor Day (2013)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller

    Two strangers are drawn together under incredible circumstances. What starts as an unforeseen encounter over a long holiday weekend soon becomes a second chance love story.

  11. 11The Deep End of the Ocean

    The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10Also mystery

    A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.

  12. 12Private Eye

    Private Eye (2009)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller

    The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to…

  13. 13The Independent

    The Independent (2022)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and mystery

    It's the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is poised to elect either its first female president or its first viable independent candidate. Reporting history as it's made…

  14. 14Murder Most Foul

    Murder Most Foul (1964)

    ★ 7.1/10Also mystery and thriller

    A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his guilt. Once again she begins her own investigation.

  15. 15Woman on the Run

    Woman on the Run (1950)

    ★ 6.8/10Also thriller and mystery

    Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he…

  16. 16Murder!

    Murder! (1930)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery and thriller

    When actress Diana Baring is found in a daze beside her colleague’s murdered body, all evidence points to her guilt. During the trial, juror Sir John Menier doubts the verdict, but yields to pressure. Haunted by…

  17. 17Hostile Takeover

    Hostile Takeover (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller

    Follows 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.

  18. 18A Murder of Crows

    A Murder of Crows (1999)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller

    In the wake of a career-ending scandal, disgraced lawyer Lawson Russell moves to Key West, where he befriends aging novelist Christopher Marlowe. After letting Russell borrow his latest manuscript, Marlowe dies of a…

  19. 19Night Train to Lisbon

    Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

    ★ 6.5/10Also mystery and thriller

    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…

  20. 20The Red Shoes

    The Red Shoes (2005)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery and thriller

    A woman who finds a pair of pink high heels on a subway platform soon realizes that jealousy, greed, and death follow them wherever they go.

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