Movies Like Salamander Skin
If you liked Salamander Skin (2004), a thriller and mystery movie directed by Alexey Rudakov, 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 Infernal Machine (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and mysteryReclusive 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…
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Nocebo (2022)
★ 6/10Also mystery and thrillerA 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…
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Wardriver (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also thrillerHe’s a Wardriver: a hacker who steals from banks, not people—until he’s noticed. Now the money turns violent, and the woman caught in it could save him or kill them both.
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Cleaner (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mysterySingle father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may…
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Frank and Penelope (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also thrillerA tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…
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180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerWhen an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
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Stolen Girl (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerIn 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a professional retriever of internationally…
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The Virtuoso (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerDanger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
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The Independent (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and mysteryIt'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…
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Containment (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerNeighbors in a block wake one morning to find they have been sealed inside their apartments. Can they work together to find out why? Or will they destroy each other in their fight to escape?
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God Is a Bullet (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerVice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the…
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The International (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and mysteryAn interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…
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All the Devils Are Here (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thrillerAfter 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.
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The Good Doctor (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and mysteryDr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts…
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Last Man Down (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mysteryAfter civilization succumbs to a deadly pandemic and his wife is murdered, a special forces soldier abandons his duty and becomes a hermit in the Nordic wilderness. Years later, a wounded woman appears on his doorstep…
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River Wild (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and thrillerFollows a pair of siblings who love but distrust each other as they embark on a white-water rafting trip with a small group. One of their friends from childhood turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.
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The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and thrillerUnable 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…
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Awake (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and mysteryWhile 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…
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Shade (2003)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerTiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game…
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Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and thrillerA young woman with psychokinetic powers breaks out of a Louisiana asylum and makes her way to New Orleans, where she falls into the city’s netherworld of misfits and miscreants.