20 best movies like Night Train (1959)


List of the best movies like Night Train (1959): Echoes from the Dead, The Crimson Kimono, Jack Strong, Sorry, Wrong Number, Sara's Notebook, Dark Places, Gone Girl, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire, Sun Don't Shine.

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Markimdb: 5.7
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountrySweden

On a foggy day, Julia's six-year-old son Jens is called missing. Despite a thorough search, the boy is never found. Twenty years later, Julia’s father receives one of the shoes Jens was wearing the day he disappeared. Who sent it? Why? Is the boy still alive? This inexplicable act suddenly awakens a hope in Julia that she might see her son again… or that she could find his body and murderer. As she returns to her father’s island, she hears stories of the mythical Nils Kant – a murderer who once was the terror of the island. He is dead and buried for years, long before Julia’s son disappeared. But Julia’s father uncovers that his death and burial were only a fake. While on his tracks, Julia accepts the help and love of Lennart, a local police inspector. His dark and mysterious past brings him a lot closer to Jens’s disappearance that she might think…

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:22

A Los Angeles detective and his Japanese partner woo an artist while solving a stripper's murder.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective, biography
CountryPoland
Duration02:08

Poland, 1970. Firmly determined to fight against Soviet tyranny and prevent the destruction of the world, the high-ranking officer of the Polish army Ryszard Kukliński makes a serious decision that will put his life, his family and the fate of an entire nation at risk.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, drama, detective, film noir
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, drama, adventure, detective
CountrySpain
Duration01:35

Laura has spent years looking for her sister Sara who went missing in the depths of the jungle in the Congo. Neither the NGO she works for, nor the embassy, have news on her whereabouts until a photo appears of Sara in a mining town. Apparently, Sara is being held captive by The Hawk, the fearsome rebel leader who controls the mafias behind the prized mineral coltan.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
Duration02:31

A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:29

    With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryIndia
    Duration01:03

    In war torn Calcutta during the 1940's, Byomkesh Bakshy, fresh out of college, pits himself against an evil genius who is out to destroy the world.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryTurkey

    In the absence of Behzat Ç., a superintendent named Himmet gets replaced as the president of the murder Bureau. When the murder of minister of Interior makes a big impact, Himmet decides to take advantage of it and he makes his team help the fight against terrorism bureau.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Crystal and her boyfriend Leo embark on a tense and mysterious road trip through the desolate yet hauntingly beautiful landscape of central Florida.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, France
    Duration01:31

      Kat Connors is 17 years old when her perfect homemaker mother, Eve, disappears. Having lived for so long in an emotionally repressed household, she barely registers her mother's absence and certainly doesn't blame her doormat of a father, Brock, for the loss. But as time passes, Kat begins to come to grips with how deeply Eve's disappearance has affected her. Returning home on a break from college, she finds herself confronted with the truth about her mother's departure, and her own denial about the events surrounding it...

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountrySweden
      Duration01:40

      There is a thin line between money and loyalty. Thomas Skepphult runs an investment company, and is arrested for the murder of his business partner when his fingerprint is found on the murder weapon. When he tries to call his lawyer, the phone is answered by someone who he thought had committed suicide years ago.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryGermany, USA
      Duration02:02

      A recently released ex-con gets involved in a fake kidnapping scheme that turns very real.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, drama, detective, film noir
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      Paratroopers Captain 'Rip' Murdock and Sergeant Johnny Drake are mysteriously ordered to travel to Washington, DC. When Drake learns that he is to be awarded the Medal of Honor, he disappears before newspaper photographers can take his picture. Murdock follows the clues and tracks him down, where he learns Drake is dead. Further investigations reveal unexpected twists. Rip learns that Johnny had been accused of murder and sets out to find out whatever he can. He falls in love with Coral whose husband Johnny is supposed to have killed.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:46

      The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:50

      An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada, France
      Duration01:53

      A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, film noir
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      Gumshoe Philip Marlowe is hired by the oafish Moose Malloy to track down his former girlfriend. He's also hired to accompany an effeminate playboy buy back some jewels. When the exchange results in the playboy's murder, Marlowe can't leave the case alone, and soon discovers it's related to Malloy's. As he gets drawn deeper into a complex web of intrigue by a mysterious blonde, the detective finds his own life in increasing jeopardy.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:32

      The government cover-up of the causes behind a massive explosion in a futuristic UK metropolis spur photo journalist Jennifer Preston on to search for the truth and in the process blow open a paranormal phenomenon haunting the city.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:43

      Will Graham, a former London crime boss who has left his former life to live as a recluse in the forest. Haunted by the blood of those he has murdered, Will wishes never to return. But when his brother commits suicide, following a sexual assault at the hands of a volatile car dealer, Will returns to London to discover the cause of his brother's death and administer justice to those responsible.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryIndia
      Duration01:53

      Prime leader of a campaign against a big government project is killed in what appears to be a road accident. An IAS officer is ordered to probe the incident and the veils of falsehood begin to drop.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany, Canada

      A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration01:48

      A seasoned police detective and his partner have just uncovered a string of unusual murders that lead them to a serial killer, who believes that he is the descendant of Judas.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary

      At the height of the Spanish Inquisition, high-ranking noblemen begin dropping like flies, with alarming frequency and unexplained violence. But can local 16th-century sheriff Ruy de Mendoza (Christopher Lambert) discern who's responsible when no one wants to cooperate? After all, before Mendoza can even identify the bodies, the crime scenes are mysteriously cleared -- and the villagers pretend the murders never happened.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:01

      Based on true events, The Wannabe, a story about Thomas, a man obsessed with Mafia culture during the 1990s in New York City. When Thomas’s failed attempts to fix the trial of infamous mobster John Gotti gets him rejected by the people he idolizes most, he sets off on a drug infused crime spree with his girlfriend and longtime mob groupie, Rose, by brazenly robbing the local Mafia hangouts.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryNetherlands
      Duration01:54

      Young lawyer Iris discovers that she has an older, autistic half-brother Ray, who is in prison for the atrocious murder of his neighbour and her five-year-old daughter. When she meets Ray he reminds her a lot of her own son Aron, who also is autistic, and she starts to believe that he is innocent.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective, film noir
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      A man working for the War Crimes Commission suspects that an important Nazi official has folded himself into a quaint Connecticut town.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Kidnappers force a young mother (Melissa George) to recover money stolen by her shady husband (Christian Campbell).

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA

      Kaitlyn, an ER nurse who is tending to a young stabbing victim, is accidentally electrocuted by the defibrillator that is used in an effort to save the woman's life. Almost immediately Kaitlyn starts to experience the victim's memories. She turns to family, friends, and the police, but no one takes her seriously. She decides that she must take it upon herself to try to solve the crime - or risk the terrifying visions ending in her own sanity being at stake. Ultimately Kaitlyn teams up with the detective on the case and weaves her way through the victim's past - to discover not only the brutal truth, but also some very unexpected lessons about life, love, sorrow and forgiveness along the way. (official website)

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family, crime, detective
      CountryJapan
      Duration01:59

      In Victorian-era London, on the night of Ciel Phantomhive's tenth birthday a fire destroyed his manor and killed both of his parents. In a moment of death Ceil strikes a deal with a demon, his soul in exchange for revenge. This demon becomes his butler and calls himself by name of Sebastian Michaelis, to protect and serve Ciel until the deal has been completed. One month after the fire Ciel returns from being missing, with his new butler Sebastian. Ceil is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the work as the Queen of England’s guard dog and looking for his parents murders.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountrySweden, Sri Lanka

      After a year abroad Estelle returns home to collect her husband's share of the loot from a major robbery.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:23

      In 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions". One night, during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      As investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman chase a sensational, career-making story with the help of Ward's younger brother Jack and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless, the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:24

        Publisher, Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered there, and the surviving husband is the town's prime suspect. With help from a neighbor who was close to the murdered family, Will pieces together a horrifying chain of events.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:28

        Detective Andrea Cornell is a tough, thorough Homicide Detective who leaves no stone unturned. Her unwavering dedication to her job makes her the most formidable opponent - or a highly valuable ally.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective, film noir
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:22

        A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Spain, South Korea
        Duration02:32

        A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:54

        When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they are about to solve the case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that tears them apart.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryGermany
        Duration01:42

        During their childhood, Hanna and Clarissa were best friends. They spent every vacation together in an old summer house on a small island. Shortly after Hanna’s 9th birthday, they suddenly lost touch and only meet again unexpectedly 25 years later. Hanna is now married, has a seven-year-old daughter and is the chief resident physician at the hospital where she reunites with Clarissa. Her old friend has been brought to the hospital ER for overdosing on sleeping pills. The two women pick up their friendship where they left off and spontaneously decide to spend a few days on the island, just like in the old days. When Hanna learns that Maria, a playmate of hers from the island’s village, disappeared as a child and was never seen or heard from again, she begins to search in the past. Something horrible must have happened on the island and they must have been involved.

        Markimdb: 5.6
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, Germany, France
        Duration02:01

        Lee Blanchard and Bucky Bleichert are former boxers-turned-cops in 1940s Los Angeles and, when an aspiring young actress turns up dead, Blanchard and Bleichert must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:03

        Uncle John revolves around the struggle to keep a mysterious disappearance unsolved

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryIndia

        If you're not safe at home, and you're not safe outside, what do you do? Where do you go? Is it possible to face your fears? Find out in the spookiest psychological thriller of the year, Phobia, starring Radhika Apte.

        Markimdb: 4.2
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryBermuda, USA

        A C-list celebrity gets kidnapped and held hostage after a night-club appearance. When the police interrogate the man she accuses, they question whether she's after justice or a front-page story.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom

        Fortitude is a place like nowhere else. Although surrounded by the savage beauty of the Arctic landscape, Fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. There has never been a violent crime here. Until now. In such a close-knit community a murder touches everyone and the unsettling, mysterious horror of this crime threatens the future of the town itself.

        Markimdb: 5
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:28

        Mary Walsh delivers boyfriend Kevin to a hospital for routine outpatient surgery. But when Mary returns to take him home, he's mysteriously vanished.

        Markimdb: 7.9
        Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective, film noir
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:34

        An aspiring actress begins to suspect that her temperamental boyfriend is a murderer.

        Markimdb: 8.4
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryJapan
        Duration02:23

        An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.

        Markimdb: 3.6
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        Bernard Salzmann's thriller Assumed Killer tells the tale of a reporter investigating a serial killer. After she suffers an accident and becomes an amnesiac, she begins to suspect her husband may be the person responsible for the brutal slayings

        Markimdb: 5.1
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:27

        Seven strangers find themselves unwitting participants in a U.S. government evacuation program gone horribly wrong.

        Markimdb: 8.5
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:05

          A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.




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