Movies Like Based on a True Story
If you liked Based on a True Story (2017), a thriller and mystery movie directed by Roman Polanski, 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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Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mysteryMaster car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
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Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and thrillerRaimund 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…
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Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
★ 7.5/10Also thrillerA socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
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The Bourne Identity (2002)
★ 7.5/10Also mystery and thrillerWounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many…
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Dot the I (2003)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA fiery Spanish woman is about to marry a kind British man when she meets a Brazilian actor who ignites in her a flame of lust she can't ignore.
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Vertigo (1958)
★ 8.1/10Also mystery and thrillerA retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
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Survive (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerA couple celebrates their son’s birthday in the middle of the ocean on their boat. A violent storm hits and it brings up hungry creatures from the depths and they fight for their survival.
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North Sea Hijack (1980)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerWhen terrorists take over two oil rigs, and threaten to blow them up if their demands are not met, an eccentric anti-terrorism expert volunteers his unique commando unit to stop them.
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The Past (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also mysteryAfter four years apart, Ahmad returns to his wife Marie in Paris in order to progress their divorce. During his brief stay, he cannot help noticing the strained relationship between Marie and her daughter Lucie. As he…
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The Words (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerThe Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to…
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Obsession (1976)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and mysteryA wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.
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Black Widow (1987)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerFederal 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…
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War of the Worlds (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerRay Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm…
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Cairo Conspiracy (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also thrillerA fisherman's son is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicenter of power of Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival, the university’s highest ranking religious leader, the…
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Topaz (1969)
★ 6/10Also thrillerCopenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role.
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Stillwater (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerBill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers…
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Killer's Kiss (1955)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerDavey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The…
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The 355 (2022)
★ 6/10Also thrillerA group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
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Winter's Tale (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryA burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.
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Insurgent (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerBeatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.