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The Whistle Blower (1986)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable...
Style:
political thriller, political, tense, rough, clever, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
spy, cold war, espionage, whistleblower, british intelligence, paranoia, murder, covert operation, cold war era, revenge, secret service, traitor, father son relationship, war veteran, government conspiracy, british, russian spy, loss of son, surveillance, death of son, government coverup, forced confession, politics, 007, intrigue ...
Time:
year 1986, 80s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe
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Most similar movies to The Whistle Blower
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and political thriller films with plots about espionage, dishonesty, state affairs, spy, cold war, politics and undercover mostly in Thriller, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Whistle Blower: Funeral in Berlin (1966), The Russia House (1990), The Ipcress File (1965), The Fourth Protocol (1987), The Deadly Affair (1967). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, visually stunning, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, espionage, berlin wall, spy, funeral, 007, cold war era, betrayal, chase, covert operation, murder, hotel ...
Time:
year 1966, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, east germany, west berlin west germany, england ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Plan Aurora, led by Kim Philby is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a nuclear ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, spy, politics, undercover, cold war, kgb, nuclear bomb, secret agent, conspiracy, closeted homosexual, chase, betrayal ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
russia, england, glasgow scotland, europe, london ...
Similarity:
67%
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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%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to ...
Style:
tense, brutal, suspenseful, political thriller, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vengeance, revenge, violence, uncover truth, father daughter relationship, vigilantism, fighting the system, investigation, corruption, riddles and clues, political corruption, conspiracy ...
Time:
2000s, year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB ...
Style:
political thriller, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, cold war, espionage, cold war era, spy thriller, surgery, plastic surgery, traitor, british intelligence, father daughter relationship, covert operation, james bond ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s
Place:
soviet union, england, russia, europe, united kingdom ...
Similarity:
34%
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:
32%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the cold war during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
Style:
political, black and white, suspense, grim, realistic ...
Plot:
cold war, spy, espionage, berlin wall, british intelligence, iron curtain, double agent, spy thriller, literary, politics, great ending, secret agent ...
Time:
60s, year 1965, 20th century
Place:
east germany, berlin germany, london, england, persia ...
Similarity:
30%
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:
29%
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:
29%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA, Hungary, Turkey
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.
Style:
confusing, neo noir, bleak, period piece, political ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
cold war, espionage, spy, secret service, mole, british intelligence, investigation, double agent, kgb, government agency, secret agent, undercover ...
Time:
70s, year 2011, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, europe, istanbul turkey, hungary ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A British intelligence agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.
Style:
talky, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
cold war, espionage, assassination, revenge, flashback, cold war era, covert operation, assassin, rivalry, state affairs, dishonesty, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england, greece
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A reporter Mullen 'stumbles' on a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent. In fact it is also linked to a near Nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and an Americal USAF base. Has there been a Government ...
Style:
political thriller, neo noir, political, cult classic, serious ...
Plot:
spy, journalism, political corruption, member of parliament, cover up, cold war, secret service agent, government conspiracy, newspaper reporter, reporter, death of protagonist, conspiracy ...
Time:
80s
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In Ireland, American lawyer Ingrid Jessner and her activist partner, Paul Sullivan, struggle to uncover atrocities committed by the British government against the Northern Irish during the "Troubles." But when Sullivan is assassinated in ...
Style:
controversial, political, political thriller, suspense, mysterious ...
Plot:
politics, terrorism, conspiracy, blackmail, lawyer, corruption, human rights, trouble, british police, cia, torture, courtroom drama ...
Time:
year 1990, 80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, europe, england, dublin ireland
Similarity:
27%
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:
27%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Vlassov is a Soviet spy who defects in France. He is whisked to the U.S, where Allan Davies takes over the case. After polygraph tests and cross-examinations, Vlassov names several Western European agents who are also spying for the Soviets. Davies ...
Style:
political thriller, psychological, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, spy, undercover, secret agent, kgb, double agent, cold war era, agent, undercover agent, violence, paranoid, international relations ...
Time:
70s
Place:
france, russia, europe, paris france, london ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
Style:
talky, clever, serious, political thriller, contemplative ...
Plot:
cold war, spy, espionage, secret service, double agent, book, investigation, betrayal, kgb, mole, spy thriller, british intelligence ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, paris france ...
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Sam Laker is an American industrialist, working in Britain, who has just been awarded an international award for industrial design. He is planning to travel to East Germany to attend a trade show and show off his invention, taking his 10 year old ...
Style:
realistic, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
spy, cold war, espionage, assassination, iron curtain, holiday, cold war era, on the run, intelligence, invention, secret agent, child in peril ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, germany, london, east germany, copenhagen
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Finland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A former British spy stumbles into in a plot to overthrow Communism with the help of a supercomputer. But who is working for whom?
Style:
political thriller, psychotronic, suspense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, spy, espionage, computer, anti communism, spy thriller, cold war era, russian spy, secret service agent, martial arts, woman with a gun, revolt ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s
Place:
helsinki finland, finland, england, texas, russia ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, France, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effectively split France into a German occupied part in the North and a semi-independent part in the south ...
Style:
suspenseful, intense, political, serious, cult classic ...
Plot:
war criminal, politics, world war two, investigation, murder, justice, nazi, espionage, on the run, law enforcement, danger, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1940s, year 2003, 90s
Place:
france, vichy, europe, paris france, provence ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A U.S. Army general alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Style:
political thriller, tense, political, black and white, suspense ...
Plot:
cold war, conspiracy, politics, u.s. air force, white house, terrorism, president, coup d'etat, u.s. president, betrayal, mistress, espionage ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, future, 70s
Place:
austin texas, russia, texas, spain, america ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Engaging, emotional and riveting, FAREWELL is an intricate and highly intelligent thriller pulled from the pages of history— about an ordinary man thrust into the biggest theft of Soviet information of the Cold War. Ronald Reagan called this piece ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
cold war, espionage, iron curtain, undercover, double agent, danger, betrayal, state affairs, dishonesty, working undercover, kgb, father son relationship ...
Time:
year 2009, 80s, 20th century
Place:
soviet union, france, russia, ussr
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A journalist from Berlin, Germany, and a Swedish lawyer discover the truth behind the sinking of the "MS Estonia" in 1994, where more than 850 people drowned.
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, interesting
Plot:
terrorism, conspiracy, investigation, state affairs, escapades, ocean, uncover truth, fighting the system, politics, journalism, dishonesty, media ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe, russia, estonia, pentagon
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A French intelligence agent becomes embroiled in the Cold War politics first with uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis, and then back to France to break up an international Russian spy ring.
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, retro ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, spy, betrayal, secret agent, cuban missile crisis, undercover, surveillance, conspiracy, politics, kgb, government agency ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1962, year 1969
Place:
cuba, france, paris france, copenhagen, new york ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Who is Anton Haliakov, who has just been abducted by the M.I.5 in London? A Soviet scientist apparently. But sixteen years before the man had another identity, Clément Tibère, and another nationality, French. So what led him to become Russian and ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, covert operation, espionage, manhunt, chases and races, heroes, state affairs, escapades, undercover, rebellion, danger, dishonesty ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
france, london, russia, england, alps ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 unless the President reveals details of a secret meeting held just after the start of the Vietnam ...
Style:
political thriller, political, neo noir, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nuclear threat, vietnam war, cold war, president, u.s. president, danger, terrorism, conspiracy, nuclear missile, military, u.s. military, u.s. air force ...
Place:
montana, usa, vietnam, asia
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23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
The vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, knowing he's being watched and followed, is one day arrested and put into solitary confinement by his blackmailers.
Style:
political, political thriller, cynical, sad, thought provoking ...
Plot:
politics, communism, interrogation, torture, spy, dictator, anti communist, dictatorship, solitary, cold war, trial, communist ...
Time:
year 1968, 1950s, year 1970, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
czechoslovakia, france, czech republic, central europe, prague ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
From the John le Carre novel about a British spy who sends a Polish defector to East Germany to verify missile sites.
Style:
neo noir, political thriller, contemplative, talky, realistic ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, british intelligence, secret agent, spy, undercover, cold war era, politics, undercover agent, sexual assault, bare chested male, political intrigue ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
east germany, berlin germany, geneva switzerland, finland, germany ...
Similarity:
22%
501
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Set in the 1970s London during the height of the Cold War when a young spy discovers the disturbing truth about his father's complex past. Based on Alan Judd's 2001 novel Legacy, the second in the Thoroughgood series after 1981's A ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
spy, forbidden love, cold war, espionage, kgb, secret agent, government agency, love and romance, betrayal, undercover, dishonesty, political unrest ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1974
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, soviet union ...
Similarity:
22%
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