Treachery movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant treachery movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, period piece, period drama, captivating, tense and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with treachery, betrayal, revenge, moral ambiguity, survival, espionage, loyalty, corruption, heist and anti hero plots mostly in Adventure, Drama and Action genres shot in USA, Italy, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as treachery: Welcome to Samdalri (2023), Proxy (2013), One Against One... No Mercy (1968), The Count of Monte Cristo (1973), The Black Corsair (1976), Warriors of the Yang Clan (2004), Treasure Island (2007), Kingslayer (2022), Rumpelstiltskin (2007), Purge of Kingdoms (2019).
Best films
New films
| Paydirt (2020) | 3.9 | |
| Saavat (2019) | 6.6 | |
| Escobank (2025) | 6.3 | |
| The Whistlers (2019) | 6.3 | |
| Welcome to Samdalri (2023) | 8.0 |
List of treachery movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
After suffering a fall from grace, a photographer returns to her hometown and bumps into her childhood friend — rekindling an unfinished romance.
Style:
tense, entertaining, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
sister sister relationship, treachery, grief, female bonding, homecoming, family relations, earth, escapades, fight, heroes, planet earth, photographer ...
Place:
jeju island
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
While walking home from her latest OB appointment, a very pregnant Esther Woodhouse is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. This horrible event seems to be a blessing in disguise when Esther finds consolation in a support group. ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, realistic, mumblecore ...
Plot:
mind game, support group, revenge, female killer, pregnancy, illness, mental illness, babies and infants, supernatural, home invasion, child, mental disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Bill learns that his father, during the American Civil War, was accused of theft and killed. Convinced of his innocence, Bill discovers the true robbers.
Style:
spaghetti western, euro western, period drama
Plot:
civil war, false accusation, vengeance, betrayal, revenge, justice, stolen money, treachery, family honor, conflict, lawlessness, vigilantism ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
mexico, texas
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Genre: Animation, Adventure
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Cartoon adaptation of the classic of world literature by Alexandre Dumas, which tells the dramatic odyssey of Edmond Dantes since he's unjustly accused and sentenced for life.
Style:
twisted, period drama
Plot:
revenge, betrayal, false accusation, imprisonment, injustice, island prison, escape plan, treachery, prison escape, conspiracy, disguise, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Adventure, Action
Country: Italy
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The story circulates around the classical Black Pirate and his battle against arch enemy Prins van Gould. The Black Pirate is out for revenge on his brothers' killers. He has a blood-planned way to go, and he trusts only to his own rap sword.
Style:
action adventure, period piece, heroic
Plot:
pirate, revenge, swashbuckler, pirate ship, vengeance, sword fight, betrayal, treachery, duel, seafaring, sea adventure, dark hero ...
Place:
caribbean
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the historical exploits of the Yang military family during the Song Dynasty, this drama begins as war between China and the neighboring Liao kingdom is about to begin.
Style:
historical drama, romantic, captivating, costume drama, epic ...
Plot:
political intrigue, betrayal, power struggle, battles, warrior, loyalty, family honor, relationships, scheming, traitor, showdown, family relations ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, UK, Hungary
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A treasure buried on an island of the Antilles.
A pirate without a straight leg, without a boat, treacherous and bloodthirsty and without the treasure map.
A baroness flamboyant, unscrupulous, praying mantis, penniless, but with a boat.
A young ...
Style:
period piece
Plot:
pirate, treasure map, treasure island, treasure hunt, tropical island, buried treasure, sea voyage, seafaring, quest, map, treachery, mutiny ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
fictional island
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
With just a few days to his coronation, Richard the Lionheart faces an unexpected ordeal. What should have been a secret encounter with the woman he loves becomes a battle of life and death as mercenaries interrupt their encounter.
Style:
captivating, exciting, intense, dramatic, tense ...
Plot:
battles, fight, warrior, legendary hero, power struggle, ambush, royalty, legend, sword, sword fight, ambition, leadership ...
Place:
england
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
German TV adaptation of Grimm‘s fairy tale “Rumpelstiltskin“.
Style:
fairy tale, captivating, folk tale, dark fairy tale, atmospheric ...
Plot:
king, palace intrigue, love story, magic, love affair, secret, intrigue, couple relations, royal family, love and romance, love interest, kingdom ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In a parody of "Game of Thrones," nobles from the Eight Kingdoms gather for Purge Fest 3000 to try and put an end to their violent conflicts, while members of the Fat King's own family conspire to overthrow him.
Style:
parody, spoof, entertaining, dark comedy, independent film ...
Plot:
conspiracy, sex scene, bad taste humour, gross out humor, throne, power struggle, trap, lord, murder, dark humor, sexual humor, tyrant ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A Polish spy working for the British during World War II is betrayed and compromised in Warsaw, leaving her no other choice but to descend into a dangerous world of treachery and deception in order to survive.
Style:
suspenseful, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, betrayal, espionage, spy thriller, double agent, moral ambiguity, treachery, female protagonist, paranoia, survival, identity crisis, political intrigue ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, britain
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A ragtag group of misfits, veterans and ex-cons embark on a perilous journey in the jungles of Colombia to find the buried barrels of cash left behind by legendary drug kingpin Pablo Escobar before his downfall.
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, dark
Plot:
criminal underworld, greed, treasure hunt, heist, gangster, betrayal, desperation, corruption, moral ambiguity, murder investigation, treachery, survival ...
Place:
colombia, latin america
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Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A squad of U.S. troops seek out a mysterious agent hiding out in the jungles of 1960s Vietnam whom has classified documents that could win the war.
Style:
action packed, suspense, period piece, bleak, independent film
Plot:
vietnam war, jungle, conspiracy, betrayal, jungle warfare, survival, corruption, arms deal, reconnaissance, rescue mission, dangerous mission, brotherhood ...
Time:
60s
Place:
vietnam, southeast asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
When the King of France (Peter Hutt) demands that John (Tom McCamus) relinquish his crown in favor of his nephew, the young Prince Arthur, war is the inevitable result. Excommunication, attempted atrocity, rebellion and assassination all contribute ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, exciting, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
shakespeare, royal family, bastard, stage play, power struggle, political intrigue, king of england, royal palace, royal court, baron, king, kingdom ...
Time:
12th century
Place:
england, france
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy, Venezuela
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Claudia Cardinale is Popsy, who double-crosses her older partner Silva (Stanley Baker). Silva has arranged to divert diamonds from a large corporate-run diamond mine in the South American jungle, and Popsy does her “pop” wrong as they are both ...
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, twisted, grindhouse ...
Plot:
heist, jungle, escape, female protagonist, betrayal, pursuit, smuggling, cat and mouse, femme fatale, corruption, police chase, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
70s, year 1971
Place:
south america
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Genre: Adventure
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
This adventure is set in the Philippines and chronicles the exploits of two men who survive a plane crash in the jungle. One of the men is an avaricious killer who has come to the islands to search for a fortune in diamonds. The other is an ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, thought provoking, psychological, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
jungle, isolation, smuggling, jungle adventure, survivor, wilderness, diamond, crash, airplane, buddies, survival, diamonds ...
Time:
60s
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong, Thailand
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A plane transporting gold is hijacked in Thailand during the Viet Nam war. A team of Thai mercenaries is hired by the C.I.A. to bring it back.
Style:
action thriller, suspense, period piece
Plot:
gold, military, heist, espionage, dangerous mission, covert operation, hijacking, cia, spy, betrayal, treachery, political intrigue ...
Time:
70s
Place:
thailand, laos, vietnam, asia
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Austria, Switzerland, West Germany, Hungary, Italy, Belgium
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
heroic, tension, suspense, period drama
Audience:
kids
Plot:
revenge, betrayal, traitor, dangerous mission, bravery, pursuit, military, imperial russia, treachery, threat, loyalty, courage ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
siberia, russia, moscow russia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Sergeant Thomas Duncan takes his men behind enemy lines to recover a secret government fighter copter and its pilot, a secret weapon all his own. But once stationed in the dense jungle brush of Vietnam, their radio goes out all hope of contacting ...
Style:
tropical, tension, suspense, dark, sinister ...
Plot:
vietnam war, military, jungle, rescue mission, combat, behind enemy lines, battlefield, survival, betrayal, secret weapon, helicopter, leadership ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
cambodia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter. Along the way, with the help of some ...
Style:
epic, mythical, psychotronic, period drama
Plot:
samurai, pirate, swordplay, power struggle, rescue mission, sea voyage, corruption, witchcraft, treachery, rebellion, bravery, shipwreck ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
This British espionage thriller stars Terence Stamp as David Audley, former Oxford professor turned intelligence agent.
Style:
suspense, tension, twisted, noir
Plot:
spy thriller, espionage, british, surveillance, cold war, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, intelligence agency, political intrigue, undercover, spy, double agent ...
Time:
80s
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Netherlands' submission for the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film in 1985
Style:
historical drama, intense, bleak, emotional, grim ...
Plot:
false accusation, wrongful imprisonment, injustice, social commentary, repression, working class, class struggle, activism, politics, sacrifice, treachery, brothers ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, 1910s, 20th century, 1890s
Place:
netherlands, holland
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Genre: Adventure, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The czar Nicolas sends a secret mission of experts to find a hidden treasure, while at the same time preparing a group of mercenaries to kill the experts after their return.
Style:
cult classic, epic, psychotronic
Plot:
peplum, betrayal, hand to hand combat, secret mission, muscleman, treasure hunt, assassination, spectacle, treachery, trick, weapons, palace ...
Time:
60s
Place:
russia
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After giving a ride to a man who recently ripped-off his thieving business partner, Sabata and his buddy are unaware that a group of men have been hired to kill them and bring back the loot!
Style:
spaghetti western, euro western, suspense, cult classic, action comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, gunslinger, bank robbery, outlaw, revenge, betrayal, squad, loot, anti hero, desert, caper, weapons ...
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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
Is relevant?
430
Genre: Adventure, Western
Country: Italy, Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A crew of land locked pirates, led by the aptly named Peg, go in search of burried treasure hidden by the treacherous Mudhook and his twin brother. They meet up with good natured landowner, Don Aragon, who goes along for the ride with his sister and ...
Style:
period piece, action comedy, lighthearted, spaghetti western
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, quest, betrayal, treachery, coming of age, loyalty, moral ambiguity, mutiny, cowboy, class conflict, boy ...
Place:
california
Is relevant?
187
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The journey of a woman who overcomes her personal anguish to help deliver justice to another woman trapped in a web of deceit and deception.
Style:
suspense, psychological, dark, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
revenge, investigation, village, female protagonist, moral ambiguity, fear, betrayal, anguish, grief, deception, secrets, psychological trauma ...
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A group of European explorers returning from China battle a pair of dragons sent by an evil wizard intent on keeping his land a secret.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, heroic, period piece ...
Plot:
dragon, sword and sorcery, battles, medieval, two against one, magical creature, struggle for survival, magic, fire breathing dragon, fight, wizard, treachery ...
Place:
ancient china
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Four of the West's most infamous outlaws carry out a daring bank heist in the gold-rush town, Bath Water. As the posse takes chase, things take a turn for the worse, as the bandits realize they've been double-crossed - but by who?
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, entertaining, action packed ...
Plot:
gold rush, betrayal, outlaw, bandit, squad, bank, sheriff, scoundrel, burglar, bank robber, traitor, criminal ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: China
Duration: 98 min.
Style:
captivating, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, satirical ...
Plot:
con artists, deception, escapades, caper, male female relationship, relationships, embezzler, satire, criminal, teamwork, manipulation, betrayal ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
china
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