Subterfuge movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant subterfuge movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful and entertaining films and TV shows about / with subterfuge, betrayal, deception, violence, espionage, danger, spy, flashback, murder and escape plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, UK, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as subterfuge: Christmas at Castle Hart (2021), Jury Duty (2023), Aide of His Excellence (1970), When Heroes Die (1970), Saturday Fiction (2019), Blade on the Feather (1980), Double Circle (1963), A Coming-Out Party (1961), Nicolas Le Floch (2008), The Outfit (2022).
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List of subterfuge movies
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Brooke Bennett goes to Ireland for Christmas to search for her Irish roots. While there, she meets Aiden Hart, Earl of Glaslough. Mistaken for an elite event planner, she’s hired to host his castle’s epic Christmas party.
Style:
thrilling, satirical, captivating, feel good, semi serious
Plot:
christmas, aristocrat, earl, sister sister relationship, deception, event planner, subterfuge, xmas, castle, christmas romance, christmas present, couple relations ...
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe
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53K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story:
The inner workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of one particular juror, Ronald Gladden. Gladden is unaware the entire case is fake, everyone except him is an actor and everything that happens — inside the courtroom and out — is ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
hidden camera, jury, prank, deception, manipulation, social experiment, courtroom, judge, judiciary, subterfuge, trial, sociology ...
Place:
california
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
The fourth film of Princess Principal: Crown Handler.
Style:
anime, suspenseful, psychological, spy action
Plot:
steampunk, espionage, spy, alternate history, moral ambiguity, subterfuge, political intrigue, surveillance, cat and mouse, betrayal, friendship, loyalty ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 377 min.
TV show
Story:
Adyutant ego prevoskhoditelstva
Style:
historical drama, suspense, tension, period piece, tense ...
Plot:
counter intelligence, russian civil war, spy, spy thriller, undercover agent, espionage, subterfuge, political intrigue, character study, moral ambiguity, patriotism, capture ...
Time:
year 1919, 1910s
Place:
eastern europe, soviet union, ukraine, russia, kiev ukraine ...
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Genre: Romance, War
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of a group of American commandos assigned to kidnap General Rommel. But the soldiers are caught by the Germans who decide to use their plan against them. Replacing the American soldiers with German soldiers, and with the help of a fake ...
Style:
suspense, tension, intense, period piece, dark ...
Plot:
world war two, commando, world war, military, deception, kidnapping, secret mission, subterfuge, covert operation, danger, espionage, assassination ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
europe, north africa
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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
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A reclusive, elderly author is visited by a young admirer...but both men are more than they claim to be.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, twist ending, sinister ...
Plot:
deception, spy thriller, espionage, writers, cold war, double life, betrayal, paranoia, political intrigue, character study, mistrust, subterfuge ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Treachery and escape from agents provocateurs of underground workers among the early days of national rising in Croatia.
Style:
tense, suspense, period piece, political drama
Plot:
world war two, partisan, resistance movement, escape, betrayal, conspiracy, espionage, political intrigue, moral ambiguity, subterfuge, sacrifice, survival ...
Place:
croatia
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Genre: Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist who is sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a ...
Style:
light hearted, period piece, satirical, black and white, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, escape, mistaken identity, aviation, farce, undercover agent, wartime, pow, friendship, escapism, subterfuge, loyalty ...
Time:
1940s, year 1961
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Paris, 1761. Brilliant young Parisian police commissioner Nicolas Le Floch works under Monsieur de Sartine, the Royal Lieutenant General of Police. Louis XV's kingdom is plagued by conspiracies and murders. With the help of his faithful ...
Style:
detective, historical drama, tense, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
police officer, murder mystery, whodunit, investigation, police, secrets, rebelliousness, weakness, murder investigation, secret revealed, leadership, escapades ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
They've been stranded on Earth for 20 years, so Zygon commander Kritakh, and his second, Torlakh, have had plenty of time to re-create their world. The trouble is that Kritakh, aka engineer Mike Kirkwood, has lost his sense of purpose. Can ...
Style:
suspense, cult classic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
alien, disguise, impostor, werewolf, deception, identity crisis, dual identity, psychiatrist, manipulation, monster, power struggle, invasion ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only ...
Style:
suspense, period piece, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
organized crime, tailor, murderer, gangster, englishman, gang, irish mob, mobster, mob hit, fighting crime, criminal gang, changing lives ...
Time:
1950s, year 1956, 50s
Place:
chicago, london
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, tense, suspense, political ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
border, businessman, brazilian politics, corruption, investigation, dishonesty, society, rivalry, good versus evil, danger, plea bargain, subterfuge ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil, south america, rio de janeiro
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31K
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:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, funny, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, spy, fighter plane, behind enemy lines, fighter pilot, chase, espionage, aerial combat, fighter jet, aviation, military, scientist ...
Time:
80s, year 1982
Place:
soviet union, russia, moscow russia, england, vietnam ...
Is relevant?
179K
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
Style:
sexy, suspense, period piece, tense, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
world war two, espionage, spy, nazi, female agent, love, secret mission, double agent, betrayal, prospector, female spy, undercover ...
Time:
1940s, year 2016, year 1942, future, 2010s ...
Place:
london, france, england, south africa, north africa ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
La Femme Nikita was a Canadian action/drama television series based on the French film Nikita by Luc Besson. The series was co-produced by Jay Firestone of Fireworks Entertainment and Warner Bros.. It was adapted for television by Joel Surnow. The ...
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, suspenseful, spy action ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
secret agent, secret life, double agent, government agency, disguise, love, female assassin, femme fatale, female killer, kickass women, terrorist, true love ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Laura (Ira von Fuerstenberg) the wife of a international spie arrives in Berlin for a holiday. While her husband (Paul Hubschmidt) is away, she falls for a British photographer Roger (Gerald Blain). They share a cab -- and eventually each other -- ...
Style:
suspense, period piece, retro, poliziottesco
Plot:
espionage, spy thriller, cold war, infidelity, love triangle, betrayal, jealousy, female protagonist, seduction, urban, sexual tension, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
60s
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A mobster's mistress and her bodyguard share a forbidden love and discover they may be doomed by an ominous past life.
Style:
suspense, crime drama, tense, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
bodyguard, mobster, mistress, erotica, dark past, danger, forbidden love, doomed romance, organized crime, moral ambiguity, underworld, protection ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.
Style:
intense, perverse, exciting, saga, action adventure ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
vigilante, chase, fight, assassination, hitman, tough girl, military, corruption, lone hero, military police, female soldier, prison escape ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016
Place:
afghanistan, new orleans, north america, alabama, washington d.c.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia, a childless couple agree to hide a Jewish friend at great personal risk of discovery and execution.
Style:
surreal, compassionate, lyrical, uplifting, disturbing ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, nazi, survival, idealism, couples, nazi occupation, human spirit, self discovery, against humanity, wartime life, dishonesty ...
Time:
1940s, 2000s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1945
Place:
eastern europe, germany, poland, balkan, czech republic ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
Style:
3d animation, anime, entertaining, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
transformers, robot, fight, technology, good versus evil, rage, action violence, lie, train, betrayal, violence, loss of innocence ...
Is relevant?
59K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A brilliant counterterrorism analyst with a deep distrust of AI discovers it might be her only hope when a mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry.
Style:
exciting, captivating, thrilling, psychotronic, tense ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, mission, military, female protagonist, battles, soldier, fight, spacecraft, robot, combat, intergalactic, escape ...
Time:
future
Place:
los angeles, space western
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Newlywed Monica is committed to a mental hospital for hallucinations, but soon finds out that her husband has a devious plan to steal her life, including her daughter.
Style:
suspense, captivating
Plot:
husband wife relationship, single woman, female protagonist, single mother, deception, traumatic experience, male female relationship, family relations, secret, family secret, marital problem, couple relations ...
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Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Set in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. Shin was a war orphan. He has a dream of becoming a great general Shin has a fateful encounter with young King Eisei. King Eisei aims to unify all of China.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, anime, exciting
Plot:
battles, sword fight, warrior, medieval, asian history, slave, heir, king, military, best friend, pursuit, death of friend ...
Place:
china, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A revenge mission becomes a fight to save the world from an ancient threat when superpowered assassin Kai tracks a killer to Bangkok.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense, exciting
Plot:
martial arts, supernatural power, car chase, mind control, superhero, escapades, treasure, hidden treasure, bickering, power, billionaire, betrayal ...
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Expendables square up against an arms dealer who commands the might of a massive private army.
Style:
exciting, tense, suspenseful, captivating, action thriller ...
Plot:
sniper, terrorist, death of child, terrorism, commando mission, tough guy, warrior, mission, combat, mercenary, commando, commando unit ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new orleans, thailand, libya, syria, southeast asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When a priceless relic is stolen, Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy enlist the help of Margaret’s audacious look-alike cousin Fiona again who teams with a dashing, mysterious man from her past to retrieve it, rekindling the sparks of a tantalizing ...
Style:
romantic, captivating, entertaining, sincere, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, teens
Plot:
christmas, holiday, theft, heist, robbery, romantic friendship, love and romance, love affair, love interest, escapades, love story, male female relationship ...
Time:
future, 2020s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land before Christmas.
Style:
feel good, light, entertaining, scenic, romantic
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas romance, deception, christmas season, male objectification, farm, family values, fall in love, relationship vs career, coping, male female relationship ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
california, north america, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Hungary, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the near future, a drone pilot is sent into a deadly militarized zone and must work with an android officer to locate a doomsday device.
Style:
suspense, futuristic, intense, psychotronic, surprise ending ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, humanoid robot, terrorism, terrorist, androids, cyborgs, military, fear, showdown, nuclear threat, fight, violence ...
Time:
near future, 2030s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
utah, ukraine, russia, europe
Is relevant?
223K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Russian terrorists conspire to hijack the aircraft with the president and his family on board. The commander in chief finds himself facing an impossible predicament: give in to the terrorists and sacrifice his family, or risk everything to uphold ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
airplane, hostage, president, secret service, terrorism, white house, terrorist, hijacking, conspiracy, head of state, u.s. president, heroism ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
afghanistan, russia, washington d.c., iraq, germany ...
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