Movies like Checkmate 1973
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Checkmate (1973)
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Genre: Thriller, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Federation's Boss must call their best agent out of a bedroom romp with a gentleman because the USA, Russia, Britain and France, are under the menace of an atomic weapon carried by their very own super secret joint satellite.
Style:
suspense, tension, sensual, period piece, independent film, campy
Plot:
spy, cold war, espionage, nuclear threat, seduction, betrayal, female spy, double agent, political intrigue, chess, assassin, female assassin, ransom, secret society, chase, urban, sexploitation, james bond spoof, revenge, erotica, agent, striptease, female nudity, murder, helicopter ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ussr, usa, new york, france, britain
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Most similar movies to Checkmate
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, suspenseful and neo noir films with plots about betrayal, spy, revenge, espionage, assassin, murder and conspiracy mostly in Action, Thriller and Adventure genres. Some movies like Checkmate: Notorious (1992), Salt (2010), Anna (2019), Spy (2023), Legal Tender (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 ...
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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
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156
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After Alicia Velorus' father is convicted as a communist spy, CIA asks her to prove her loyalty by getting close to her father's friend, who's a suspected arms dealer. In the meantime she and her CIA contact Devlin fall in love.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, tense, noir, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
arms dealer, spy, spy thriller, cia, undercover, espionage, seduction, betrayal, female protagonist, deception, female spy, secret mission ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
94%
342K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, surprise ending, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
secret service, cia, espionage, spy, secret agent, female protagonist, strong female lead, female spy, chase, conspiracy, cia agent, hitman ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
north korea, washington d.c., new york, russia, usa ...
Similarity:
89%
107K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: France, USA, Canada, Russia, Serbia, Guadeloupe
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.
Style:
suspense, action thriller, satanic, period piece, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female spy, female assassin, spy, female protagonist, female agent, cia agent, one woman army, murder, double agent, russian spy, assassin, female killer ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, 90s, 80s, year 1985 ...
Place:
paris france, moscow russia, russia, bahamas, milan italy ...
Similarity:
88%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Italy, Iran, Spain, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An American intelligence agent travels to pre-Islamic Revolution Iran to try to thwart a power-mad European baron from using a stolen cruise missile to destroy an unspecific target in that country.
Style:
political thriller, suspense, period piece, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
covert operation, spy, espionage, nuclear threat, arms dealer, political intrigue, betrayal, terrorism, sabotage, paranoia, moral ambiguity, cold war ...
Place:
tehran, iran
Similarity:
81%
4K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A RAW agent is in search of his brother’s killer, unravels the connection between a notorious arms dealer and the hidden secrets of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, risking everything to protect India from impending chaos.
Style:
tension, suspense, suspenseful, patriotic, tense ...
Plot:
national security, conspiracy, nuclear threat, spy, espionage, intelligence, political intrigue, secrets, investigation, patriotism, undercover, assassination ...
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A beautiful bar owner becomes victimized by a lethal bank fraud plot.
Style:
suspense, dark, tension, neo noir, family saga ...
Plot:
erotica, murder, fraud, female protagonist, bar owner, private detective, corruption, deception, criminal, female victim, family business, danger ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Gorgeous blonde assassin Samantha Fox accepts a contract to liquidate a quintet of gangsters in the Philippines. Problems ensue when she falls in love with the Manila detective investigating the killings.
Style:
detective, tropical, crime thriller, sensual, grindhouse ...
Plot:
male nudity, exploitation, assassin, female assassin, contract killer, gangster, sexploitation, assassination, police investigation, sleaze, organized crime, forbidden romance ...
Time:
70s
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
68%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Caleb, a former government assassin in hiding, who resurfaces when his protégé, the equally deadly killer known as Banshee, discovers a bounty has been placed on Caleb's head.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, harsh, emotional, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
assassin, chase, revenge, bounty hunter, hitman, murder, killing, death of father, fighting crime, family relations, friendship, gunfight ...
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A group of women who have been wronged by various men or groups are given a chance at vengeance. One woman, once beaten to a miscarriage, trains these once mistreated women to become artful killers; using their looks to get close to targets. In the ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, dark, crime thriller ...
Plot:
revenge, seduction, deception, female assassin, killing, problem, women, female protagonist, murder mystery, con trick, murder, murderer ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Security Hazards Expert Lavinia Kean, a brilliant American espionage agent, combats the wiles of international criminal and blackmailer Cesare Magnasco.
Style:
suspense, neo noir, cult classic
Plot:
spy thriller, espionage, female protagonist, blackmail, undercover agent, master criminal, spy, psychological manipulation, intelligence agency, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, hand to hand combat ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
FBI agents attempt to protect a woman who is testifying against her gangster boy friend. However, an army of assassins are after her in an endless series of shootouts.
Style:
suspense, tension, fast paced, neo noir, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fbi, muscleman, tough guy, violence, danger, witness protection, gunfight, betrayal, organized crime, gangster, assassin, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Gopi, is the son of an ex-RAW agent Raghuveer. Brought up by his uncle Sathya, he wants to be an agent just like his father and uncle. But Satya wants him to lead a normal life and not be killed like his father was. What happens in Gopi’s life ...
Style:
suspense, telegu, twisted, tense, dark ...
Plot:
spy, intelligence agency, espionage, conspiracy, national security, deception, revenge, surveillance, investigation, undercover, betrayal, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Thriller
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A fashion photography assignment teams three American models and inadvertently pitches them into the mystery and danger of international espionage, when an invaluable roll of microfilm secreted into one of the girls' fashion gowns, draws them ...
Style:
suspense, retro, grindhouse, noir, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fashion, erotica, modeling, exploitation, espionage, glamour, fashion industry, spy thriller, chase, conspiracy, danger, photography ...
Time:
70s, 60s
Similarity:
63%
43K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Columbian and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, action thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female agent, female protagonist, female spy, woman with a gun, female assassin, kick-butt women, female bonding, female warrior, mission, fight, spy, undercover ...
Time:
2020s, future
Place:
montmartre paris, berlin germany, shanghai, langley virginia, paris france ...
Similarity:
61%
219K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Sweden, Hungary
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Style:
sexy, surprise ending, exciting, suspense, harsh ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
spy, cold war, female spy, assassin, female killer, lgbt, female assassin, female agent, female warrior, rogue agent, lesbian, secret agent ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, year 1989, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
berlin germany, east berlin, germany, eastern europe, german democratic republic ...
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When an ex-CIA agent discovers his family have been kidnapped he sets out to rescue them, only to discover they are being held hostage and won't be released unless he carries out a mission to assassinate the President. He must use his advanced ...
Style:
suspense, tense, action thriller, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
assassination of president, conspiracy, spy, espionage, family in danger, hostage, kidnapping, assassination, frame up, special agent, scapegoat, assassination plot ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After leaving a life of crime and violence, Ray is a reformed good guy, enjoying a quiet family life in the ‘burbs. But when his past is discovered, Ray is blackmailed into one last job to collect a mysterious package. After a deadly double-cross, ...
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
blackmail, murder, one last job, on the run, redemption, killing, struggle for survival, bandit, haunted by the past, confronting the past, criminal, secret past ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When Alice Redmond is required to go deep undercover in an effort to trap number one suspect Darren Metlick, she gets very close to the edge. Her superiors push her past the point of no return because they need additional evidence to make their case ...
Style:
crime thriller, detective, suspense, noir, grim ...
Plot:
female protagonist, undercover, covert operation, investigation, deception, murder suspect, police procedural, risk, manipulation, betrayal, obsession, affair ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A double-dealing member of an elite group of hit men becomes the ultimate target when his organization discovers his deceit.
Style:
suspense, tense, crime thriller, dark, noir ...
Plot:
betrayal, assassin, double agent, conspiracy, contract killing, murder, manhunt, revenge, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, survival, paranoia ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Top special agent Lucinda Kavsky works for a secret part of the CIA. She's given a special assignment but then set up by her own agency
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
spy, female killer, female spy, special agent, strong female lead, heroes, martial arts, secret agent, violence, fight, murder, death ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
usa, europe, washington d.c., manhattan new york city, new york ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Ambitious young woman wants to get into TV news. She borrows a small camera from a friend and obtains incriminating pictures that two former East German spies are after.
Style:
suspense, tense, noir, fast paced, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
unrequited love, female protagonist, espionage, ambition, conspiracy, political intrigue, spy thriller, investigation, surveillance, journalism, danger, chase ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An ambitious journalist has been transformed into an assassin by the years of war, suffering and destruction he has witnessed around the world.
Style:
suspense, dark, intense, neo noir, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
shooting, sex, assassin, chase, sniper, revenge, bloodbath, anti war, psychological trauma, moral ambiguity, urban violence, guilt ...
Time:
70s
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Shrewd and evasive ex-Nazi and top assassin Oscar Snell is determined to rub out the King of Kafiristan. Snell's sole weakness is his sweet tooth; he leaves candy wrappers at the scene of his every crime. It's up to no-nonsense CIA agent ...
Style:
tense, suspense, period piece, crime thriller, black comedy ...
Plot:
assassin, espionage, spy thriller, cat and mouse, gunfight, cold war, moral ambiguity, political conspiracy, vigilante, femme fatale, smuggling, spy ...
Similarity:
47%
256K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Spain, Japan, Iceland, Germany, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, action thriller, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing
Plot:
spy, espionage, black ops, hitman, cia, chase, assassin, rogue agent, cia agent, secret service, one man army, assassination ...
Time:
year 2016, 2000s, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, berlin germany, washington d.c., reykjavik iceland, greece ...
Similarity:
47%
128K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
Style:
exciting, suspense, political, political thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, revenge, cia, espionage, spy, terrorist, assassination, cia agent, politics, ira, hitman, traitor ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., ireland, north africa, scotland yard, usa ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Austria, Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A beautiful young girl parachutes onto a remote, isolated island, and finds herself taken prisoner by a gang of criminals hiding out there.
Style:
suspense, tropical, erotic
Plot:
female nudity, women's prison, young woman, remote island, criminal gang, island, kidnapping, captivity, exploitation, female protagonist, isolation, peril ...
Time:
70s, year 1978
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Latvia, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
JUNG Jin-soo, a South Korean intelligence agent, comes across an unidentifiable operative, a 'ghost,' while surveilling a North Korean weapons deal in Berlin. The mystery figure is a North Korean secret agent, PYO Jong-seong, whose ...
Style:
tense, serious, stylized, suspenseful, twisted ...
Plot:
espionage, double agent, undercover, intrigue, hidden identity, on the run, manhunt, working undercover, danger, dishonesty, rivalry, betrayal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north korea, berlin germany, germany, south korea, korea
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Africa
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A retired assassin is pulled back into action when his friend uncovers a dangerous conspiracy at the heart of the South African government.
Style:
tense, political thriller, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, spy thriller, spy, assassin, espionage, problem, criminal conspiracy, uncover truth, government conspiracy, crime investigation, assassination plot ...
Place:
south africa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Paul Randall finds his mother murdered one day, he himself comes under suspicion.
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, grim, detective ...
Plot:
protection, bodyguard, murder, investigation, assassin, family tragedy, paranoia, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, betrayal, male protagonist, urban ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
42%
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