Movies like The Little Drummer Girl 1984
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The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
3K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intelligence agency to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.
Style:
political thriller, realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, political, psychological thriller, eighties
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mossad, espionage, undercover, terrorism, intrigue, secret agent, politics, terrorist, state affairs, double agent, danger, mistaken identity, dishonesty, female spy, torture, male nudity, hitman, undercover agent, impostor, machine gun, covert operation, secret mission, middle east conflict, spy thriller, heroes ...
Time:
80s
Place:
middle east, beirut lebanon, lebanon, greece, england, germany, israel ...
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Most similar movies to The Little Drummer Girl
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and tense films with plots about spy, undercover, espionage, state affairs, politics, dishonesty and covert operation mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres. Some movies like The Little Drummer Girl: The Bureau (2015), The Honourable Woman (2014), HaMidrasha (2015), The Deadly Affair (1967), The Operative (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most important agents of the French intelligence services: Clandestine. Immersion in hostile country, their ...
Style:
political thriller, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
espionage, spy, undercover agent, terrorism, danger, investigation, national security, secret service, twists and turns, secret identity, mission, characters in danger ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria, paris france, middle east, france, israel ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
Nessa Stein, the daughter of a Zionist arms procurer who as a child witnessed his assassination. Now an adult, Nessa inherits her father's company and changes course from supplying arms to laying data cabling networks between Israel and the ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, mistrust, political unrest, powerful corporation, family relations, state affairs, undercover, secret service, cia, who to trust, maid ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, england, israel, jerusalem ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Cadets from every level of Israeli society undergo intense training to join their country's elite, highly classified intelligence service, the Mossad.
The series revolves around a secret Mossad compound called 'HaMidrasha', which is ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mossad, spy, espionage, israeli, secret agent, undercover, government agency, state affairs, training, rivalry, secret service, academy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, lebanon
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other ...
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, exciting, psychological ...
Plot:
cold war, espionage, spy, private detective, working undercover, office, insomnia, secret agent, uncover truth, danger, infidelity, political corruption ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s
Place:
britain, england, london
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Israel, Germany, USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject.
Style:
psychological, exciting, suspense, powerful
Plot:
mossad, female spy, spy, female nudity, female secret agent, terrorist, secret agent, deception, twists and turns, state affairs, couple relations, secret service ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
iran, palestine, tehran iran, tehran
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.
Style:
factual, serious, realistic, historical drama, exciting ...
Plot:
mossad, espionage, spy, israeli palestinian conflict, politics, secret mission, arab, national security, arab israeli conflict, secrets, mafia, death ...
Time:
2010s, 60s
Place:
middle east, syria, israel
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Ariel, un jeune Juif français, décide de quitter sa famille pour partir en Israël et devenir un agent du Mossad, les services secrets israéliens. En participant à des missions à Paris, Tel Aviv et Washington, il sera initié à l'art ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, mossad, espionage, impossible love, covert operation, hitman, terrorism, paranoid, wartime, secret agent, dishonesty, state affairs ...
Time:
80s
Place:
france, israel, paris france, middle east, europe
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When Israeli officials learn than Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann may be living in Argentina, they send a team of secret agents to apprehend him.
Style:
tense, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mossad, world war two, holocaust, nazi, nazi war criminal, judaism, kidnapping, post war, self control, disorder, righting the wronged, dishonesty ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
israel, latin america, argentina
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A young engineer is sent to post-WWII Berlin to help the Americans in spying on the Russians. In a time and place where discretion is still a man’s best friend, he falls in love with a mysterious woman who will take him on the dark side of evil.
Style:
sexual, sexy, political thriller, independent film, exciting ...
Plot:
spy, cold war, berlin wall, crisis, iron curtain, stasi, covert operation, cold war era, cavalry, couples, fall in love, espionage ...
Time:
year 1993, 50s, post world war two, 1950s
Place:
germany, europe, england, berlin germany
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An American Jewish man visiting Jerusalem for the funeral of his father gets sucked into a world of violent intrigue after meeting a mysterious, beautiful Palestinian woman.
Style:
realistic, tense, emotional, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, political unrest, terrorism, couples, politics, danger, unfulfillment, undercover, society, femme fatale, life turned upside down, intrigue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, palestinian authority, middle east, jerusalem
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, France
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
Chronicles a Mossad team hand picked to hunt down the terrorists involved in the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes.
Style:
action thriller, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mossad, terrorist, terrorism, conflict, olympics, revenge, israeli palestinian conflict, arab israeli conflict, murder, workplace situations, chases and races, contests and competitions ...
Time:
80s
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, munich germany
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
London of the late 19th century is a haven for political exiles of all sorts - refugees, partisans, anarchists. Verloc has made his living spying for the Russian goverment, an agent provacateur of sorts, while simultaneously providing information to ...
Style:
psychological, harsh, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, betrayal, murder mystery, politics, police inspector, secret agent, sabotage, conspiracy, undercover, state affairs, dishonesty, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 1996, 1880s, 18th century ...
Place:
london, england, europe, scotland, russia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This made-for-television film documents the takeover of the TWA airliner in flight from Athens to Rome in 1985. The focus is on the flight attendant, Uli Derickson, whose courage and hope helped save all but one of the passengers on the plane. The ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, air disaster, aviation, mossad, war on terror, lebanese civil war, spy, airplane, hijacking, stewardess, save the day, danger ...
Time:
80s
Place:
rome italy, europe, greece
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
1908: Pascali, a spy for the Sultan, sends reports to Istanbul that nobody reads. His suspicions are roused when a British archaeologist appears, who may not be quite what he seems.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, independent film, period drama
Plot:
unrequited love, spy, turkish bath, male nudity, female nudity, cold war, covert operation, mediterranean, secret mission, love triangle, island, conspiracy ...
Time:
1900s, pre world war one, 20th century
Place:
ottoman empire, greece, turkey
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An FSB officer fall in love with his agent, an American woman who works as a trader in a Russian bank.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, political thriller ...
Plot:
espionage, fall in love, secret mission, love and romance, dishonesty, financial crisis, one night stand, cia, 007, secret agent, cia agent, covert operation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
cote d'azur, europe, monaco, moscow russia
Similarity:
21%
138K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a ...
Style:
political thriller, cerebral, political, intense, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, corruption, cia, capitalism, spy, oil, globalization, conspiracy, middle east conflict, politics, terrorist ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iran, lebanon, usa, israel ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
There is no question that the Arab terrorist portrayed by Robert Davi is guilty of killing five US citizens in Barcelona. Even his lawyers have zero respect for the rabidly sociopathic Davi. But Jewish defence attorney Ron Leibman is obsessed with ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
lawyer, terrorism, law, professor, trial, power relations, injustice, confined, danger, politics, hotshot lawyer, legal investigation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
An expatriate British publisher unexpectedly finds himself working for British intelligence to investigate people in Russia.
Style:
political, stylized, sentimental, sex comedy, contemplative ...
Plot:
cold war, iron curtain, espionage, covert operation, surveillance, cold war era, politics, undercover, intrigue, secret agent, international relations, love ...
Time:
80s
Place:
lisbon portugal, russia, england, soviet union, europe ...
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Colonel Casey discovers what appears to be plans by General Lloyd to use fake military excercises to assist Jack Giddings in his plans to remove President Foster from office. Colonel Casey, and President Foster must find evidence that there is a ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, political thriller
Plot:
coup d'etat, conspiracy, terrorism, political corruption, state affairs, betrayal, government agency, undercover, manhunt, special agent, revolution, danger ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a remote village on the Suffolk Coast, Frank Perry (Ross Kemp) waits for his past to catch up with him. Previously a spy for MI6 working on Iranian chemical and biological weapons production, his reports led to the deaths of many Iranian ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
undercover, espionage, hidden identity, secret agent, government agency, danger, terrorism, betrayal, on the run, special agent, battles, chases and races ...
Place:
europe, england, iran, middle east
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Through the eyes of the scientist in charge of the operation, we see the events leading to Israel developing her nuclear option in the 1960's.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, serious, realistic, tense
Plot:
politics, undercover, political intrigue, danger, state affairs, government agency, government facility, international crisis, mossad, nuclear, terrorism, spy ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
israel, middle east, lebanon, jerusalem, france ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Five highly-trained KGB agents are sent to the west to assassinate several Soviet dissidents. In order to stop the diabolical plot, an American agent must infiltrate Soviet intelligence and obtain information from a Russian computer.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, serious, realistic, political ...
Plot:
iron curtain, cold war, kgb, spy, espionage, assassination, undercover, politics, danger, dishonesty, journalism, government agency ...
Time:
20th century, year 1982, 80s
Place:
east germany, germany, east berlin, paris france, moscow russia ...
Similarity:
20%
511
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson (Holly) ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
save the day, political conspiracy, politics, danger, undercover, terrorism, rivalry, state affairs, dishonesty, murder, terrorist, propaganda ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
This espionage thriller represents a landmark in spy movies introducing the sly, dry intelligence agent Harry Palmer. The story, centers on Palmer's investigation into British Intelligence security. He's soon enmeshed in a world of ...
Style:
atmospheric, enigmatic, suspenseful, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
cold war, espionage, spy, conspiracy, double agent, brainwashing, undercover, politics, british, investigation, political intrigue, secret agent ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
albania, london, england, europe, scotland yard ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
An American secret agent, on the trail of a vanished scientist, must recover the scientist's revolutionary secret formula before the enemy catches up with his quarry first.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
secret agent, espionage, jazz, danger, chase, undercover, state affairs, race against time, chases and races, missing person, special agent, bondage ...
Time:
60s
Place:
europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team which tracks the movements of potential terrorists.
Style:
bleak, tense, political, thought provoking, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
espionage, terrorism, spy, intelligence, islam, war on terror, surveillance, immigrant, secret service, investigation, betrayal, manipulation ...
Time:
year 2014, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
germany, hamburg germany, britain, middle east, berlin germany
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dr. Lauren Slaughter, a research fellow at the Arab-Anglo Institute in London is utterly frustrated by her job. To supplement her income, she starts moonlighting at the Jasmine Escort Service, where she has more control over men and money than she ...
Style:
political thriller, psychological, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
politics, escort, espionage, spy, infidelity, dishonesty, uncover truth, female protagonist, female nudity, women, eroticism, bombing ...
Time:
80s, 18th century
Place:
england, europe, london, los angeles, middle east
Similarity:
19%
249K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – ...
Style:
political thriller, political, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
terrorism, spy, cia, espionage, cia agent, intelligence agency, terrorist, undercover, secret service, government agency, roman empire, politics ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
middle east, jordan, iraq, syria, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Page Eight is lovingly turned, with elegant writing, a flawless cast and a heartfelt message from writer/director David Hare about the danger zone where spies and politicians meet. The tension builds gently as we follow the fortunes of Johnny ...
Style:
political thriller, political, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
spy, blackmail, espionage, politics, prime minister, secret service, funeral, intelligence agency, undercover, government agency, loss of friend, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london, united kingdom, europe
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The ...
Style:
sexy, political, talky, suspense, political thriller ...
Plot:
espionage, spy, politics, gangster, roman empire, mentor, adultery, brainwashing, undercover, conspiracy, secret agent, debt ...
Time:
year 2001, y2k, 90s
Place:
panama, latin america, england
Similarity:
18%
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