American Betrayal Movies

List of the best American movies about betrayal, selected by visitors to our site: Humor Me, Salt, Shades of Blue, Unleashed, Imperium, Escape Plan, The Fate of the Furious, Momentum, The Italian Job, A Hidden Life.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:42

An adult son who is slowly drifting towards rock bottom reconnects with his joke-loving dad.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:40

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 capture. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration00:15

Sexy New York detective and single mother Harlee Santos fell in with a tight-knit group of dirty cops, taking bribes and protection money that she uses to provide the best life for her honest, talented daughter. But when she's trapped by the FBI and forced to inform on her own "brothers," she'll have to walk the fine line between love, loyalty, honor and betrayal, and try to keep it together for her daughter's future.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:23

When a cosmic event turns Emma's dog and cat into two perfect guys, Emma reconsiders her outlook on dating, hilariously works out her trust issues, and ultimately learns to love herself.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrethriller, drama, crime, military, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:15

Nate Foster, a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical white supremacy terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy. Inspired by real events.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime, detective
CountryChina, USA
Duration01:55

    Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA, Germany, China, Japan
    Duration03:07

    When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountrySouth Africa, USA
    Duration02:04

    When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin and his team of killers. Armed with her own set of lethal skills, Alex looks to exact revenge for her murdered friends while uncovering the truth.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany
    Duration01:51

    Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, military, biography, history
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany

    The story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. Based on real events.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
    CountryFrance, Germany, USA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:23

    CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
    Duration01:37

    The untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the 1959 classic 'Sleeping Beauty'. A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom - and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Croatia, France, Hungary
    Duration01:51

    A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure, cartoon
    CountryUSA

    Iron Man and Captain America battle to keep the Red Skull and his triggerman, Taskmaster, from unleashing an army of Hydra Brutes on the world! Sequel to the film "Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United" and feature Iron Man teaming up with Captain America, it comes to accompany the live-action film "Captain America: The Winter Soldier".

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:26

    Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, Thailand
    Duration02:28

      A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:12

      Damian Wayne is having a hard time coping with his father's "no killing" rule. Meanwhile, Gotham is going through hell with threats such as the insane Dollmaker, and the secretive Court of Owls.

      Markimdb: 8.4
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:45

      Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA, Canada, China, Japan
      Duration02:12

        The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrehorror, comedy
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:55

        A low-budget film crew working in New York City find themselves being preyed upon by a sexually conflicted serial killer.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:30

        Tracy, a lonely college freshman in New York, is rescued from her solitude by her soon-to-be stepsister Brooke, an adventurous gal about town who entangles her in alluringly mad schemes. Mistress America is a comedy about dream-chasing, score-settling, makeshift families, and cat-stealing.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genreaction, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA, Germany, China, Italy
        Duration02:06

          Retired from active duty to train new IMF agents, Ethan Hunt is called back into action to confront sadistic arms dealer, Owen Davian. Hunt must try to protect his girlfriend while working with his new team to complete the mission.

          Markimdb: 5.1
          Genrethriller, drama
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration02:15

          A mother looks to escape her abusive past by moving to a new town where she befriends another mother, who grows suspicious of her.

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genrethriller, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:42

          UNREQUITED is a psychological thriller and tells the story of Ben Jacobs, a troubled young man who, on his 18th birthday, has to leave the group home for "troubled teens" where he has been living for the past several months and move back in with his alcoholic mother. Upon his return, Ben soon discovers that his girlfriend, Jessica Morgan, has moved on with her life and is now dating an older college guy. Desperate for love and unable to cope with losing Jessica, Ben's troubled past catches up with him as he kidnaps her in an attempt to regain her affection. Spiraling out of control and on a very dangerous path, Ben must ultimately decide whether to let her go, or hold on to the one person he loves, even if it means destroying them both in the process.

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrecomedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA

          Following both the death of her father-in-law and a divorce, Jesse, a New Yorker, returns to a small town to live with her now widowed mother-in-law. Jesse struggles to fit in with the local townsfolk who don’t welcome her with open arms to say the least. Jesse becomes acquainted with the local pastor, her widowed brother-in-law, falling in love with him, much to the dismay of the community. Things get even more complicated when her ex-husband comes calling, suspiciously trying to win her back. Between her love life and entangled in-laws, Jesse is tested as she seeks the answer to where she truly belongs.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrecomedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA

          Portland book editor Natalie Holland has chosen the wrong guy – another underachiever – once again. With her life going nowhere fast, she accepts a job offer from publisher and friend Avery Goldstein and moves to Los Angeles. A woman of depth and principle, Portland chic Natalie is a fish out of water in LA. Things only get worse when she learns she’s been hired to edit the latest romance novel from bestselling author Beverly Wilcox, a powerful, glamorous and intimidating figure straight out of "The Devil Wears Prada".

          Markimdb: 8.4
          Genrecomedy, drama, documentary, biography
          CountryUSA

          The story of legendary comedian Garry Shandling, featuring interviews from nearly four dozen friends, family and colleagues; four decades’ worth of television appearances; and a lifetime of personal journals, private letters and home audio and video footage.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genreaction, fantasy, cartoon, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:38

          In an alternative Victorian Age Gotham City, Batman begins his war on crime while he investigates a new series of murders by Jack the Ripper.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrethriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:03

          For three US Border Patrol agents, the contents of one car reveal an insidious plot within their own ranks. The next 24 hours may cost them their lives.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genredrama, biography, history
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:04

          In 1561, Mary Stuart, widow of the King of France, returns to Scotland, reclaims her rightful throne and menaces the future of Queen Elizabeth I as ruler of England, because she has a legitimate claim to the English throne. Betrayals, rebellions, conspiracies and their own life choices imperil both Queens. They experience the bitter cost of power, until their tragic fate is finally fulfilled.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrethriller, drama, detective
          CountryUSA

          A high-octane suspense drama that centers on Dr. Ellen Sanders, a premier surgeon thrust into a chilling political conspiracy when she and her family are held captive in their home by rogue FBI Agent Duncan Carlisle, a desperate man doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, who orders Dr. Sanders to assassinate the President when she operates on him.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genreaction, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:25

          After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagues and the FBI, Banning begins a race against the clock to clear his name.

          Markimdb: 5
          Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:23

          When a young man is executed for committing murder, he leaves behind a curse letter, promising vengeance for all those connected to his unfair trial.

          Markimdb: 7.8
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration03:22

          Mackenzie "Mickey" Murphy is a hard-living, foul-mouthed, cigarette-smoking woman who moves to affluent Greenwich, CT to raise the spoiled kids of her wealthy sister who fled the country to avoid a federal indictment. She quickly learns what the rest of us already know - other people's children are awful.

          Markimdb: 8.2
          Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration03:00

            A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

            Markimdb: 6.9
            Genrehorror, melodrama, drama
            CountryItaly, USA

            Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genrecomedy, drama
            CountryUSA

            When a dutiful, albeit barren Christian housewife discovers that her devout husband has suffered a stroke at a sperm bank where he's been secretly donating his seed for the past 25 years, she leaves her sheltered world and starts off on a journey to find his eldest biological son - a mullet-headed, foul-mouthed ex-con with whom she develops an odd but meaningful relationship.

            Markimdb: 5.8
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
            CountryUSA

            Young lovers Billy and Sarah journey from L.A. to Texas with plans to make a false claim to the valuable assets left behind by a dead friend. But when their voyage brings them to Tremo, Texas, they find a bizarre and sinister world awaiting them.

            Markimdb: 2.3
            Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:39

            A sheriff must rescue an estranged family from the impending eruption of a volcano, at the same time fighting off a horde of lava-filled zombies brought to life by the cursed mountains.

            Markimdb: 6.4
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:39

            The story of three unrelated people, who slowly realize that they are dreaming separate parts of a single common dream.

            Markimdb: 6.4
            Genrecomedy, drama, history
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:47

            In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs by the President himself.

            Markimdb: 5.9
            Genrecomedy, drama, music, biography
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:22

            Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.

            Markimdb: 5.2
            Genrethriller, comedy, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:16

            Five best friends from college reunite 10 years later for a wild bachelorette weekend in Miami. Their hard partying takes a hilariously dark turn when they accidentally kill a male stripper. Amidst the craziness of trying to cover it up, they're ultimately brought closer together when it matters most.

            Markimdb: 5.1
            Genredrama, biography
            CountryCanada, USA
            Duration00:45

            When a change of circumstances leaves Miriam unable to pay her college tuition, she makes a surprising decision: to start performing in adult films, using the pseudonym Belle Knox. Miriam lies to her family and her friends at school, keeping her double life a secret. But soon rumours spread and Miriam becomes the subject of vicious online attacks and unwanted attention. Miriam fights back: she talks to the media, saying her new line of work empowers her as a feminist. But her confident stand has unintended consequences. Miriam is shunned by her conservative family and her colleagues in the adult film world. One impulsive decision has quickly spiralled out of control - and Miriam's problems are just beginning.

            Markimdb: 6
            Genrecomedy, drama
            CountryUSA, Mexico
            Duration02:09

            An aging Latin lover gets dumped by his sugar mama and must fend for himself in a harsh world.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genredrama
            CountryUSA, Greece
            Duration02:08

            An intersectional narrative of two families in Brooklyn and the unraveling of unspoken unhappiness that occurs when a young foreign girl spending time abroad upsets the balance on both sides.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genrethriller, drama
            CountryUSA

            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. Her life of sadness and solitude is opened up to friendship, understanding, and even acceptance. However, friendship and understanding can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genredrama
            CountryUSA

            In 1973, the Loud family became a television sensation of a new kind. It was long before a metal rock star showed his eccentric family on the small screen and decades before housewives had screaming matches with each other on camera in public. CINEMA VERITE tells the behind-the-scenes story of the groundbreaking documentary "An American Family," which chronicled the lives of the Louds in the early 1970s and catapulted the Santa Barbara family to notoriety while creating a new television genre: the reality TV series.

            Markimdb: 7
            Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
            CountryUSA

            Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a brand-new set of Little Liars finds themselves tormented by an unknown assailant.

            Markimdb: 5.5
            Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA

            Janie’s just trying to get well. As she recovers from a violent psychotic break, she’s subjected each day to a bizarre holistic health and wellness regimen designed, and enforced, by her lifelong nanny and caretaker. But when she develops an obsession with a stranger, Janie's buried demons begin to surface.




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