Movies Like The Serpent
If you liked The Serpent (1973), a thriller movie directed by Henri Verneuil, 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 Courier (2020)
★ 7/10Also thrillerCold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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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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Bridge of Spies (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also thrillerDuring the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a…
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The Saint (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerSimon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its…
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The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
★ 7.4/10Also thrillerBourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a…
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Breach (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerEric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent, with his unexpected promotion and assignment to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a renowned…
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Mission: Impossible (1996)
★ 7/10Also thrillerWhen Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To…
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The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerThe true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
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The Amateur (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerAfter his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.
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Little Nikita (1988)
★ 6/10Also thrillerAn FBI agent works to uncover an all-American family as Soviet sleeper agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their oblivious teenage son.
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Spy, Stand Up (1982)
★ 7.2/10Also thrillerSebastien Grenier, a former French spy, is working as a financial analyst in Zurich. However, his peaceful existence starts to disintegrate when he is recruited by a top French intelligence operative to discover how…
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Spectre (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerA cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible…
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The Sum of All Fears (2002)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerWhen the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a…
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Inheritance (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerWhen Maya learns her father Sam was once a spy, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an international conspiracy. As she seeks answers, Maya herself becomes a target and must quickly learn the skills of her…
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The Bourne Identity (2002)
★ 7.5/10Also 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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Relay (2025)
★ 7/10Also thrillerA broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive.
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
★ 7.5/10Also thrillerEthan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the…
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An Officer and a Spy (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also thrillerIn 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at the Devil’s Island penal colony.
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerJack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
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Cypher (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerAn unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale.