Movies like OSS 117: Mission for a Killer
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OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (1965)
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Original name: Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A secret agent is dispatched to find a rare and valuable drug.
Style:
psychedelic, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic, eurospy
Plot:
spy, espionage, secret agent, spy hero, spying, cold war, covert operation, airport, assassination, heroes, obsession, betrayal, undercover, vengeance, rivalry, dishonesty, criminal heroes, seduction, hospital, captivity, jujitsu, surgery, telephone call, flying, port ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1960s
Place:
brazil, latin america, south america, alps, rio de janeiro
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Most similar movies to OSS 117: Mission for a Killer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and exciting films with plots about spy, espionage, secret agent, undercover, danger, cold war and heroes mostly in Action, Thriller and Adventure genres. Some movies like OSS 117: Mission for a Killer: Panic in Bangkok (1964), Mission to Tokyo (1966), OSS 117 is Unleashed (1963), OSS 117 - Double Agent (1968), Agent Vinod (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A secret agent sets out to stop an evil scientist who is about to unleash on the world a virulent biological strain he has developed during experiments on rats.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, psychotronic ...
Plot:
spy, secret agent, undercover, plague, espionage, covert operation, cold war, rat, assassination, laboratory, virus, escapades ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
thailand, asia, washington d.c., southeast asia, bangkok thailand
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
US 24, an American Navy base in a small island in the Pacific, is annihilated. Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a French aristocrat that is also a secret agent, OSS 117, is sent to Tokyo to investigate who did it. Soon, he finds out that a cypher girl ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
spy, secret agent, secret organization, covert operation, cold war, estrangement, battles, couple relations, government agency, politics, state affairs, terrorism ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
japan, tokyo, washington d.c.
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A group of Russian mobsters have stolen a huge supply of paper for printing U.S. currency, and are now flooding the market with conterfeit bills. When one of the mobsters decides to give herself in and hand over a data CD to the DA, she is shot and ...
Style:
fast, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, dojo, martial artist, home invasion, die hard, gangster, hostage, master warrior, heroes, heroic mission, danger, forgery ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The first adventure of OSS 117.
Style:
psychotronic, black and white, eurospy
Plot:
spy, scuba diving, underwater, fistfight, surveillance, covert operation, beggar, passionate kiss, secret agent, sexual innuendo, knife fight, boat ...
Time:
60s
Place:
corsica, france, new york, paris france, nice france
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A secret agent is sent to the Middle East to destroy a gang of assassins.
Style:
psychedelic, psychotronic, eurospy
Plot:
spy, undercover, covert operation, cold war, secret agent, assassin, espionage, henchman, country estate, assassination, antidote, prison escape ...
Place:
rome italy, middle east, washington d.c., italy
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhua, RAW Agent Vinod (Saif Ali Khan) is rescued by colleague Rajan (Ravi Kishan) from a rogue Pakistani army officer (Shahbaz Khan). In Russia/Uzbekistan, an ex-KGB Officer is tortured and murdered. In Cape Town, a ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic, patriotic
Plot:
espionage, spy, car chase, tough guy, nuclear bomb, threat, danger, undercover, twists and turns, chase, dishonesty, nuclear threat ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, morocco, asia, st. petersburg russia
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: France, Brazil, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
OSS 177 goes on holiday to Brazil, but is called into action when he finds himself being stalked by a double.
Style:
parody, lighthearted, retro, slapstick, fast paced ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
spy, secret agent, holiday, espionage, vacation, mistaken identity, satire, doppelganger, cold war era, undercover, semi nudity, covert operation ...
Time:
70s, 60s
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro, cuba
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey they must ...
Style:
political thriller, realistic, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, cold war, terrorist, railway, disaster, train, secret agent, natural disaster, law enforcement, cold war era, covert operation, intelligence ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place:
alps, central europe, moscow russia, milan italy, europe ...
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Free-lance undercover agent Coplan receives a phone call from an old girlfriend in Turkey. The panic-stricken woman gives sketchy details of a plot that threatens world security. When Coplan arrives, he is told the woman has been killed, and the ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, eurospy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female nudity, espionage, torture, harem, cold war, secret agent, mad scientist, murder, conspiracy, manipulation, save the world, losing-it hero ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Lady Chaplin is a beautiful woman, she is a fashion stylist and she owns an atelier in Paris. Zoltan is a rich American specialized in submarine researches. Dick Malloy is an American secret agent. What have the three in common? Perhaps a sunk ...
Style:
suspense, thrilling, suspenseful, mysterious, retro ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
spy, espionage, cold war, secret agent, spy thriller, conspiracy, femme fatale, atomic weapons, danger, female protagonist, sabotage, treachery ...
Time:
60s
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
31%
561
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, UK, Hungary
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Frank Banner used to specialize in helping Soviet spies defect safely to the West. Banner's wife was shot to death aiding such an escape. Now, with the Cold War over, Banner is called upon to safely escort an ex-K.G.B. man who is wanted dead by ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
manhunt, undercover, on the run, tough heroes, secret agent, rivalry, law enforcement, vengeance, danger, haunted by the past, working undercover, spy ...
Time:
year 1989, 90s, 80s
Place:
europe, hungary, vienna, central europe, eastern europe ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Italy, Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing ...
Style:
spy action, saga, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, agent, 007, cold war, spy hero, train, vigilante, assassin, secret service, secret agent, espionage ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place:
turkey, russia, istanbul turkey, venice, europe ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, West Germany, Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
spy, espionage, cold war, kidnapping, scientist, violent content, state affairs, heroes, danger, chases and races, rescue, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place:
china
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
Style:
sexy, exciting, serious, tense, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
007, james bond, secret agent, espionage, cold war, british secret service, secret service, car chase, undercover, top secret, vengeance, spy thriller ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, future
Place:
greece, albania, england, europe, london ...
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Jamaica
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey ...
Style:
sexy, saga, witty, action packed, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
caribbean, west indies, jamaica, fictional island, england ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
James Bond and his American colleague Felix Leiter arrest the drug lord Sanchez who succeeds in escaping and takes revenge on Felix and his wife. Bond knows but just one thing: revenge.
Style:
saga, exciting, controversial, cult classic, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, 007, vengeance, woman with a gun, spy, drug lord, secret agent, shark, secret service, revenge, rape and revenge, secret service agent ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
colombia, latin america, south america, florida, mexico ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Iceland, France
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A newly developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, saga, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
007, james bond, espionage, secret agent, british secret service, terrorist, cold war, chase, malice, secret service, female assassin, villain ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
san francisco, paris france, california, france, bay area ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, West Germany, France, Bahamas
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 one more time to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, 007, assassin, female killer, espionage, car chase, terrorism, tough girl, female assassin, secret agent, agent ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
south of france, monte carlo, caribbean, bahamas, french riviera ...
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called "Firefox". Naturally, the British are worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon, as rumours say that the jet is indetectable on radar. They send ex-Vietnam ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
80s, year 1982
Place:
soviet union, russia, moscow russia, england, vietnam ...
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Turkey, China
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of ...
Style:
visually stunning, exciting, entertaining, atmospheric, tense ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
james bond, espionage, 007, spy, secret service, chases and races, secret agent, british intelligence, heroic mission, killer, intelligence, undercover ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, china, turkey, scotland, britain ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Greece
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The widow of a murdered undercover NATO officer in Greece is the prime suspect in his killing. She finds herself embroiled in a bigger conspiracy about the sabotage of U.S. radar installations while trying to prove her innocence.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
spy, cold war, murder, conspiracy, secret agent, righting the wronged, whistleblower, disorder, snitch, political corruption, false accusation, frame up ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s
Place:
greece
Similarity:
26%
136K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France, Bahamas
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
saga, exciting, action adventure, cult classic, thrilling ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, scuba diving, 007, secret agent, agent, vigilante, underwater, assassin, secret service, cold war, femme fatale, terrorist ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
bahamas, miami, caribbean, paris france, florida ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Enrique Chacon kills Oscar Romero, a Catholic archbishop in San Salvador. The CIA calls a special agent, Malko Linge, a ruined prince who lives with an expensive woman - Countess Alexandra - to get rid of this nuisance of a man. He does, with many ...
Style:
suspense, tense, tropical, action drama, neo noir ...
Plot:
covert operation, espionage, assassin, spy thriller, cia agent, assassination, political intrigue, secret mission, moral ambiguity, black ops, spy, femme fatale ...
Time:
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Place:
central america
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Spain, Italy, France, Portugal
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An international gang pretends to have the means to destroy a small country in 30 seconds. The authorities have reason to believe this may be true, and the spying battle is on.
Style:
tension, suspenseful, political thriller, retro, fast paced ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
spy, espionage, cold war, spy thriller, secret agent, surveillance, danger, investigation, conspiracy, european, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse ...
Time:
60s
Place:
portugal, lisbon portugal
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rob Greene has information about an undercover terror team inside the CIA led by Joe Connelly. To stay alive with the knowledge, he is advised to stay undercover by his supervisor Andrews. Connelly's men try to kill Greene, but he can escape ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, covert operation, terrorism, psychopath, tough heroes, working undercover, one man army, boss and employee, chases and races, rivalry, government agency, race against time ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
25%
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:
25%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Bulgaria, Germany, Thailand
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, lone hero, chase, assassin, assassination, murder, killer, one against many, tough guy, martial arts, criminal's revenge, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, usa, bangkok thailand, cambodia, kurdistan ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Morocco, Italy, Austria, Canada, Mexico
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
sexy, suspense, entertaining, exciting, saga ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, secret agent, espionage, secret service, revenge, one man army, chase, 007, british secret service, terrorist, undercover ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, london, italy, austria, north africa ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who’s guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his archenemy Blofeld.
Style:
exciting, sexy, tense, saga, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, 007, espionage, cat, car chase, casino, desert, chase, secret agent, ford mustang, murder ...
Time:
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Place:
las vegas, amsterdam, london, los angeles, nevada ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, USA, Russia
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When long-time British agent Harry Palmer loses his job because the Cold War is over, he's promptly approached by a Russian bossman, Alex. In St. Petersburg Alex tells Harry of his plan for Russia's future, which is threatened because a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, political thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, biological warfare, conspiracy, intrigue, state affairs, danger, political conspiracy, secret agent, undercover, betrayal, save the day, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
russia, beijing china, korea, europe, asia ...
Similarity:
25%
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