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Movies Like The Man Who Was Thursday

If you liked The Man Who Was Thursday (2016), a mystery and thriller movie directed by Balazs Juszt, 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. 2The Mean Season

    The Mean Season (1985)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller

    A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues increase, the reporter is lured into a…

  3. 3Mr. 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…

  4. 4The 9th Life of Louis Drax

    The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery and thriller

    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.

  5. 5Verity

    Verity (2026)

    ★ 7/10Also mystery and thriller

    Lowen Ashleigh, hired to ghostwrite for best-selling author Verity Crawford, uncovers Verity's autobiographical notes, and becomes involved in what may prove to be a lethal conspiracy.

  6. 6Hunting Grounds

    Hunting Grounds (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller

    Desperate to find refuge for her children, Chloe Marvino runs away from her Mafia tied husband, and finds shelter in a cabin with a recluse drifter named Jake. But as her husband's henchmen draw closer to her, it turns…

  7. 7Overdrive

    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.

  8. 8All 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.

  9. 9Chief of Station

    Chief of Station (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he…

  10. 10Body 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.

  11. 11Suburbicon

    Suburbicon (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and mystery

    In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…

  12. 12SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller

    An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the…

  13. 13Black Rainbow

    Black Rainbow (1989)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery and thriller

    Martha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with their loved ones still alive, in public performances. Trouble begins when she gives a message to Mary Kuron from her…

  14. 14Night Watch

    Night Watch (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also mystery and thriller

    A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.

  15. 15The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

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

  16. 16Rogue Agent

    Rogue Agent (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

  17. 17The 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…

  18. 18Black Widow

    Black Widow (1987)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple…

  19. 19Nocebo

    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…

  20. 20Stowaway

    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…

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