Movies like The Third Man

The Third Man (1949) is a thriller movie directed by Carol Reed. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Videodrome (1983)
★ 7.2 · 2,598 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.
Movies like Videodrome →
2. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
★ 7.3 · 8,477 votes · Action, Drama, Thriller
A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
Movies like The Bourne Supremacy →
3. Spectre (2015)
★ 6.6 · 11,551 votes · Action, Adventure, Thriller
A 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 truth behind SPECTRE.
Movies like Spectre →
4. Shutter Island (2010)
★ 8.2 · 26,598 votes · Drama, Thriller, Mystery
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
Movies like Shutter Island →
5. Gone Girl (2014)
★ 7.9 · 20,535 votes · Mystery, Thriller, Drama
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Movies like Gone Girl →
6. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
★ 6.7 · 10,782 votes · Mystery, Drama, Crime
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Movies like Murder on the Orient Express →
7. Psycho (1960)
★ 8.4 · 11,336 votes · Horror, Thriller, Mystery
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Movies like Psycho →
8. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
★ 7.4 · 1,066 votes · Mystery, Thriller
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
Movies like The Lady Vanishes →
9. Sherlock Holmes (2009)
★ 7.2 · 15,124 votes · Action, Adventure, Mystery
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Movies like Sherlock Holmes →
10. Valkyrie (2008)
★ 7.0 · 4,239 votes · Drama, Thriller, War
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.
Movies like Valkyrie →
11. Remember (2015)
★ 7.3 · 776 votes · Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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.
Movies like Remember →
12. See How They Run (2022)
★ 6.3 · 1,364 votes · Mystery, Comedy, Crime
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.
Movies like See How They Run →

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Movies like The Third Man

The Third Man (1949) is a thriller movie directed by Carol Reed. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Videodrome (1983)
★ 7.2 · 2,598 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.
Movies like Videodrome →
2. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
★ 7.3 · 8,477 votes · Action, Drama, Thriller
A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
Movies like The Bourne Supremacy →
3. Spectre (2015)
★ 6.6 · 11,551 votes · Action, Adventure, Thriller
A 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 truth behind SPECTRE.
Movies like Spectre →
4. Shutter Island (2010)
★ 8.2 · 26,598 votes · Drama, Thriller, Mystery
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
Movies like Shutter Island →
5. Gone Girl (2014)
★ 7.9 · 20,535 votes · Mystery, Thriller, Drama
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Movies like Gone Girl →
6. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
★ 6.7 · 10,782 votes · Mystery, Drama, Crime
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Movies like Murder on the Orient Express →
7. Psycho (1960)
★ 8.4 · 11,336 votes · Horror, Thriller, Mystery
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Movies like Psycho →
8. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
★ 7.4 · 1,066 votes · Mystery, Thriller
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
Movies like The Lady Vanishes →
9. Sherlock Holmes (2009)
★ 7.2 · 15,124 votes · Action, Adventure, Mystery
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Movies like Sherlock Holmes →
10. Valkyrie (2008)
★ 7.0 · 4,239 votes · Drama, Thriller, War
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.
Movies like Valkyrie →
11. Remember (2015)
★ 7.3 · 776 votes · Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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.
Movies like Remember →
12. See How They Run (2022)
★ 6.3 · 1,364 votes · Mystery, Comedy, Crime
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.
Movies like See How They Run →

1. Videodrome (1983)

2. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

3. Spectre (2015)

4. Shutter Island (2010)

5. Gone Girl (2014)

6. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

7. Psycho (1960)

8. The Lady Vanishes (1938)

9. Sherlock Holmes (2009)

10. Valkyrie (2008)

11. Remember (2015)

12. See How They Run (2022)

Related lists

1. Videodrome (1983)

2. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

3. Spectre (2015)

4. Shutter Island (2010)

5. Gone Girl (2014)

6. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

7. Psycho (1960)

8. The Lady Vanishes (1938)

9. Sherlock Holmes (2009)

10. Valkyrie (2008)

11. Remember (2015)

12. See How They Run (2022)

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