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The Beautiful Spy (2013)
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Original name: Die Spionin
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, Hungary, Austria
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Vera von Schalburg is a German prostitute working in Nazi Germany. In 1938, one year before the outbreak of World War II, Schalburg is arrested by the Berlin police. She is offered to work as a spy for the Abwehr, the German military intelligence service, instead of facing jail time. Completely unaware of the secret war preparations being conducted by her government, and unwilling to leave her teenage son who later joins the Hitler Youth, she accepts the offer.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, political thriller, period piece, historical drama, tense, atmospheric, noir, dark ...
Plot:
spy, prostitute, female protagonist, deception, world war two, nazi germany, espionage, changing lives, social problems, problem, financial problem, lifestyle change, money problems, survival, intelligence agency, motherhood, double life, recruitment, moral ambiguity, betrayal, coercion, photographic memory, loneliness, underground, female spy ...
Place:
paris france, berlin germany, europe, london, hamburg germany
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Most similar movies to The Beautiful Spy
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, captivating and thrilling films with plots about moral ambiguity, betrayal, espionage, conspiracy, surveillance, undercover and identity mostly in Drama, Thriller and History genres. Some movies like The Beautiful Spy: The Game (2022), Secret in the Mountain (2019), The Originals (2017), Plan A (2021), The Veil (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
During the Cold War, the secret service of Kádár began a more dangerous state security game than ever before.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, political thriller ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, secret, secret service, special agent, undercover agent, spy, spy mission, agent, top secret, war, secret mission ...
Time:
70s
Place:
budapest
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95%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Norway, Sweden, Belgium
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Sonja Wigert, Scandinavia's most acclaimed female movie star, enlists as a spy for Swedish intelligence but ends up becoming entangled with the German Reichskommissar Terboven.
Style:
historical drama, suspense, tension, period piece
Plot:
world war two, espionage, spy, double agent, deception, female protagonist, female spy, moral ambiguity, nazi germany, betrayal, danger, political intrigue ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
stockholm sweden, oslo norway
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the last days of World War II, Gauleiter Eigruber ordered the blasting of the salt mine. Stolen art treasures are stored there. The villagers oppose it.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, historical drama, tense, grim ...
Plot:
world war two, resistance, social relations, arts and culture, wartime, society, fighting the system, showdown, jewelry, art collection, war, artwork ...
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Samir is the head of a small family and a bank employee and stable in his work, but separated after the decision to reduce the employment and then surprise that his bank balance zero and after days find a box with a mobile phone to meet a call ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
espionage, surveillance, family relations, changing lives, problem, relationships, social problems, lifestyle change, money problems, money falling through the air, secret organization, conspiracy ...
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Belgium, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
Style:
historical drama, thought provoking, intense, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
nazi germany, world war two, genocide, holocaust, resistance, sacrifice, religious faith, biopic, conscience, moral dilemma, assassination, heroism ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, london
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Israel, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Germany 1945, Max, a Jewish Holocaust survivor, meets a radical group of Jewish resistance fighters, who, like him, lost all hope for their future after they were robbed of their existence and their entire families were killed by the Nazis. They ...
Style:
suspenseful, historical drama, psychological, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
holocaust, saboteur, jew persecution, revenge, secret mission, world war two, jewish life, diversion, holocaust survivor, jewish history, loss of family, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
60%
10K
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
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Story:
Two women play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, mission controllers at the CIA and French DGSE ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, political thriller ...
Plot:
deception, isis, espionage, female protagonist, secret, cia, secrets, game of death, women, con trick, investigation, problem ...
Place:
paris france, london, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A U.S. intelligence general (Robert Ryan) recalls three Cold War cases of Soviet (Henry Fonda), French and Italian (Vittorio Gassman) spies.
Style:
anthology, suspenseful, tense, period piece, retro ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, spy thriller, intelligence, agent, reconnaissance, desertion, secret mission, kidnapping, betrayal, conspiracy, undercover ...
Place:
rome italy, east berlin, paris france, africa, russia ...
Similarity:
53%
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575
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An ambitious reporter stationed in the Middle East who is taken captive after her convoy is ambushed. She is confronted by the trauma of her past and must find a way to bring down the militants who incarcerated her.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
female protagonist, held captive, captive, journalist, survival, hostage, investigative reporter, female journalist, abduction, trapped, investigative journalism, journalism ...
Place:
middle east, iraq
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Follows the story of underground workers who risked their lives to send intelligence and defend the motherland, set after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor when the Wang Jingwei regime declared war on Britain and the U.S.
Style:
thrilling, tense, captivating, suspenseful, patriotic ...
Plot:
japanese occupation of china, espionage, underground movement, undercover agent, world war two, resistance, soldier, special agent, mission, agent, spy, war ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s
Place:
china, east asia
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Chile, Peru
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Lima, Peru, 1991. After years of fruitless efforts, a group of police officers finally find a lead on the whereabouts of Abimael Guzmán, the bloodthirsty leader of the communist terrorist gang Shining Path.
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, crime drama, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
terrorism, investigation, counter terrorism, forensics, police investigation, war on terror, detective inspector, terrorist attack, police detective, political unrest, police procedural, violence ...
Time:
90s
Place:
peru
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In a fight for their lives, two dancers infiltrate a high-profile social club and seek the help of a newfound ally to unmask traitors to Siam.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
performance art, secrets, relationship problems, secret, relationships, problem, entertainment industry, betrayal, friendship, investigation, undercover, nightclub ...
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
To help out a friend, and to enjoy a glamorous and fast-paced life for awhile, a guy assumes the identity of his busy and mysterious friend...and ends up being pursued by murderous drug dealers.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
deception, attempted murder, missing friend, problem, disappearance, pretense, pretending to be someone else, mysterious disappearance, friend, con trick, identity, impersonation ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young agent leaves everything behind to pose as a member of ETA, risking her life to uncover the terrorists' hideouts in the south of France.
Style:
political thriller, tension, suspenseful, crime drama, heavy ...
Plot:
undercover, espionage, danger, infiltration, political violence, moral ambiguity, betrayal, sting operation, loyalty, deception, double life, identity crisis ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
basque country, south of france
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A true story about Johann Georg Elser, a quiet carpenter who tried to assassinate Hitler with an explosive device in 1939.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, political thriller, period piece, melancholic ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi, nazi germany, assassination attempt, biopic, gestapo, sacrifice, courage, resistance, moral ambiguity, investigation, underdog ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
germany, munich germany
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Juan, a secret service agent, approaches Wendy, a young Filipina who works as a maid for a suspicious couple.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, political thriller ...
Plot:
espionage, spy, double agent, intelligence, secret service, secret agent, special agent, police corruption, undercover agent, criminal, surveillance, corruption ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
When Terry (Grantham) is sentenced to a twenty-year stretch for a murder he did not commit, his wife Sam (Dobson) discovers that his apparently respectable business life has in fact been a cover for a vast criminal empire - drugs, protection, armed ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, dark, crime thriller ...
Plot:
problem, money, money problems, prison sentence, wrongful conviction, organized crime, moral ambiguity, underworld, family drama, drug traffic, female crime boss, rise to power ...
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A British secret agent takes up the job of solving a dark mystery. He is led into a web of love, deceit and betrayal. His success and failure can change the course of history.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
secret agent, deception, agent, secret, spy, espionage, british, investigation, special agent, relationships, love affair, spy thriller ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, london
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Thriller about an advertising executive Kelley who leads a double life, looking for men in dive bars at night. However, when she goes missing, it causes her best friend Ticotin to turn detective and infiltrate the seedy underworld to discover what ...
Style:
dark, psychological thriller, tense, suspenseful, noir
Plot:
double life, investigation, female friendship, friendship, secret life, female protagonist, missing person, secrets, danger, identity, deception, betrayal ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
During the Second World War, François Touraine, a young piano prodigy, has no choice but to go and play in Germany to save the woman he loves. Because Rachel is Jewish in an age that no longer allows it... A great story of love, music and ...
Style:
historical drama, emotional, poignant, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
oppression, love story, nazi occupation, moral dilemma, piano, anti semitism, world war two, sacrifice, forbidden love, classical music, courage, prodigy ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany, paris france
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
An actress working undercover for the Allies in 1941 Shanghai discovers the Japanese plan to attack Pearl Harbor.
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot:
female spy, undercover, undercover agent, espionage, spy, double life, world war two, female secret agent, working undercover, wartime, secret agent, government agent ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
shanghai
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 308 min.
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Story:
Bonn depicts the rise of the young West Germany, a country struggling to break free from the terrors and legacies of World War II and longing for a 'normal' life. Into this heady and volatile mix steps Toni, a young woman determined to ...
Style:
period piece, exciting, captivating, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
secret service, post war, german woman, world war two, head of state, spying, state affairs, politics, country, young woman, espionage, german history ...
Time:
post world war two, 1950s
Place:
germany, west germany
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A city PR girl goes on the run accused of leaking information from the military supply company where she works. Chased by ex-soldiers she hides with her brother, a member of a shadowy hacker group, and has to choose between her luxury life - and the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, thrilling, captivating, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
escape, female protagonist, brother sister relationship, hacker, accusation, past coming back to haunt, conspiracy, whistleblower, hacking, threat, pursuit, framed for a crime ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia, Egypt, France, Morocco, Switzerland, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The Russian spy in England, Alex Wilkie, is tasked with infiltrating American intelligence and identifying a mole – our intelligence officer, who transmits intelligence information to the enemy. The hero is forced to overcome incredible obstacles ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, realistic, noir
Plot:
spy, counter intelligence, espionage, russian spy, blackmail, infiltration, soviet spy, spy mission, secret service, secret mission, prospector, top secret ...
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, switzerland, morocco
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Anna looks for revenge against a pimp for her young sister death's while working out a complicated relationship with her lover.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
pimp, female protagonist, revenge, suicide, problem, avenge, undercover, vengeance, loss of sister, prostitution, murder, intrigue ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Solar Eclipse is a conspiracy theory period movie based on true events, that led to the eventual assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The movie demonstrates a violent India, at the backdrop of a non-violent Gandhi, and hard-line fanatic mindsets ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
assassination, conspiracy theory, political unrest, conspiracy, politics, murder, religious conflict, extremism, fanaticism, non violence, police procedural, betrayal ...
Time:
1940s, year 1947
Place:
india, usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Austria, Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
1942. The State of Finland has formed an alliance with Nazi Germany. An elderly man single-handedly tries to stop a secret attempt by the Finnish State Police to hand over Jewish refugees directly to the Gestapo.
Style:
historical drama, suspenseful, bleak, period piece, tension ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, anti semitism, persecution, collaboration, moral dilemma, secret police, resistance, danger, courage, gestapo, risk, survival ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
finland
Similarity:
39%
850
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Negative is set in the American southwest and follows Natalie, a former British spy who flees Los Angeles for Phoenix after a deal with a cartel goes wrong. She's joined by Hollis, a street photographer who has put his life at risk by taking ...
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Plot:
spy, escape, reconnaissance, former spy, on the run, haunted by the past, twists and turns, mafia, rescue, photographer, determination, female protagonist ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A desperate woman kidnaps and enforces rehab on her violent brother in a last-ditch effort to save their lives.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
addiction, kidnapping, family conflict, sibling relationship, dysfunctional family, social problems, problem, family problems, life is a bitch, abuse, hostage situation, desperation ...
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Coming off a lengthy prison sentence, Mike White is coming home to a world changed drastically by technology and a mindset of just trying to live a normal life running his Gentlemen's club and taking care of his family.
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
ex convict, prison, organized crime, life is a bitch, problem, changing lives, lifestyle change, family drama, getting home, gangster, mafia, urban ...
Similarity:
37%
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