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Movies Like The Man of the Day

If you liked The Man of the Day (1997), a drama and thriller movie directed by Dan Pița, 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 Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

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

  2. 2The House on Carroll Street

    The House on Carroll Street (1988)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and thriller

    A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house…

  3. 3Tyler Perry's Duplicity

    Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    High-powered attorney Marley faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of her best friend Fela’s husband. With the help of her boyfriend – a former cop turned…

  4. 4The White Orchid

    The White Orchid (2018)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and thriller

    A social services investigator helps a local sheriff solve the brutal murder of a beautiful blonde known only as The White Orchid.

  5. 5The Good Neighbor

    The Good Neighbor (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…

  6. 6Hello

    Hello (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and thriller

    An emotionally unavailable flight attendant meets a potential love interest and later finds out that her "perfect guy" has ulterior motives. As the clock ticks down on New Year's Eve, she must fight to keep her…

  7. 76 Below: Miracle on the Mountain

    6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and drama

    An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he…

  8. 8Remember

    Remember (2015)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and thriller

    With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.

  9. 9A Dry White Season

    A Dry White Season (1989)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller

    During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.

  10. 10Little Boy Blue

    Little Boy Blue (1998)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The…

  11. 11SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and 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…

  12. 12Horns

    Horns (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and thriller

    In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.

  13. 13The Lords of Discipline

    The Lords of Discipline (1983)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller

    Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism…

  14. 14The Caveman's Valentine

    The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and thriller

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…

  15. 15One Night in Bangkok

    One Night in Bangkok (2020)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    A hit man named Kai flies into Bangkok, gets a gun, and orders a cab. He offers a professional female driver big money to be his all-night driver. But when she realizes Kai is committing brutal murders at each stop…

  16. 16Lockdown

    Lockdown (2000)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller

    Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casseus) are wrongly accused of murder and…

  17. 17Awake

    Awake (2007)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make…

  18. 18Guilty by Suspicion

    Guilty by Suspicion (1991)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and thriller

    Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for his rights and faces numerous challenges.

  19. 19Light It Up

    Light It Up (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller

    On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.

  20. 20Best of the Best 2

    Best of the Best 2 (1993)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his…

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