20 best movies like The Truth About Charlie (2002)

List of the best movies like The Truth About Charlie (2002): The Interpreter, Inferno, Secret in Their Eyes, The Black Dahlia, Dressed to Kill, Palmetto, The List of Adrian Messenger, State of Play, Alex Cross, Double Jeopardy.

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Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, USA
Duration02:03

After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Malta, France, United Kingdom, Hungary
Duration02:03

After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot.

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: 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: 6.8
Genrethriller, crime, detective
CountryUSA

A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and Watson investigate.

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: 6.8
Genrethriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:38

Adrian Messenger, a famous writer, asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, a former British agent, to help him investigate the whereabouts of the people who appear on a list, without asking him the reason why he should do so.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
Duration02:07

Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, France
Duration01:41

    After Washington DC detective Alex Cross is told that a family member has been murdered, he vows to track down the killer. He soon discovers that she was not his first victim and that things are not what they seem.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Germany, Canada
    Duration01:45

    A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.

    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: 6.8
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:54

      After losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies a gorgeous blonde dancing in her window. But when he witnesses the girl's murder, it leads Scully through the netherworld of the adult entertainment industry on a search for answers -- with porn actress Holly Body as his guide.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany
      Duration01:42

      For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely similar killings, Bernier launches an investigation that forces him to confront unimaginable evil.

      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: 5.9
      Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force them to work together again. That Austin is now dating Caldwell's daughter is not helping their relationship.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrethriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserved, it's James Urbanksi, an abusive drunk who steals from his wife, Joyce, and promises her close friend Cynthia Kellogg that she'll be the next target of his rage. At a group outing, James bleeds to death after someone cuts his throat. But because he's such a terrible human being, police aren't sure which of his acquaintances decided to kill him.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountrySpain, USA
      Duration01:39

      A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:31

      Jill Parrish is trying to rebuild her life after surviving a terrifying kidnapping attempt. Though she is having a difficult time, she takes small steps toward normalcy by starting a new job and inviting her sister, Molly, to move in with her. Returning home from work one morning, Jill discovers that Molly has vanished, and she is certain that the same man who previously abducted her has returned for revenge.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, melodrama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she hasn't handled a criminal case for many years. There's a certain chemistry between them and Teddy soon finds herself defending the man she loves.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrethriller, detective, film noir
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:39

      Wealthy, sheltered Lina McLaidlaw is swept off her feet by charming ne'er-do-well Johnnie Aysgarth. Though warned that Johnnie is little more than a fortune hunter, Lina marries him anyway and remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually Lina comes to the conclusion that Johnnie intends to kill her in order to collect her inheritance. The suspicion seems confirmed when Johnnie's business partner dies under mysterious circumstances.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrehorror, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:39

      A family imprisoned by intruders is forced to play a terrifying game of "Kill, Or Be Killed". As the night unfolds, the game's mysterious rules become clear, and the family realizes their nightmare is being streamed live to riveted viewers all over the world, who are compelled to KEEP WATCHING... not knowing if what they're seeing is real, or staged.

      Markimdb: 3.5
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      Nationally acclaimed evangelist John Luther is the last obstacle in the way of sweeping religious reform in the States. When a U.S. Senator and Luther's own supporters abduct and frame him in the murder of an innocent teenage girl, an unprecedented era of persecution is unleashed. Out on personal recognizance, Luther escapes police surveillance in search of the truth. And suddenly, a once-normal life is targeted by a team of ex-military operatives who wage a relentless campaign to eliminate the incriminating evidence. As evangelist turned fugitive, Luther vows to expose anyone involved with or profiting from the girl's murder; a mission that brings him face-to-face with the coming storm of persecution that will threaten the entire Christian community in America.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genreaction, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:15

      A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.

      Markimdb: 3.3
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Stu Undercoffler (Eric Roberts) is a corrupt CEO whose drive for power has led him to make some highly unethical choices. Once Stu's self-serving decisions have begun to spread darkness through the world, there's no stopping it. After losing his wife, Stu begins to have a crisis of conscience but starts to believe he is being stalked and has been hallucinating. Is he losing his mind or have his former victims come back to wreck havoc on him?

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      FBI agent Dennis Quaid tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.

      Markimdb: 3.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:50

      Six young adults struggle with their personal demons while staying at a secluded mansion during a dark and stormy night where a seemingly innocent game of 'taboo' brings out their inter-most secrets which soon leads to murder.

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

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

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:26

      Communication is the key to the survival for nine strangers who have been kidnapped by a masked gunman and told that one of them will die every ten minutes until they discover how they are all connected. Who of the nine lives and who dies?

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:04

      When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Conner and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Conner has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryFrance, United Kingdom
      Duration02:11

      A man receives a mysterious e-mail appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryGermany, United Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:50

      Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scenery will help alleviate her suffering, she leaves her home in the city and moves into a vacant country house owned by a friend and begins a relationship with charming local Angus. But, just as her life is taking a turn for the better, Rachel realizes she's being romanced by a ghost, leading her to doubt her own sanity.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany, Canada

      An FBI agent tracks a serial killer with the help of three of his would-be victims - all of whom have wildly different stories to tell.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

      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: 4.7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:36

      Over the course of one feverish day, a harried narcotics detective and his reluctant partner frantically track down a recently released convict who knows a secret from the past.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:13

      When New York psychiatrist Bill Capa visits Los Angeles to take over his murdered colleague's therapy group, he finds himself embroiled in the thick of a mystery when he bumps into Rose and begins a torrid affair.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:21

      Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrethriller, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:06

      A gang of thieves gather at a safe house following a robbery, but a detective is on their trail.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA

      When a teenage girl says she's the victim of a secret network called The Sisterhood of Night, a quiet suburban town becomes the backdrop for a modern-day Salem witch trial.

      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: 7.4
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryItaly, France
        Duration01:58

        Irena, a Ukrainian woman coming to Italy looking for a job as a maid. She does everything she to become a beloved nanny for an adorable little girl Thea. However, that is just the very beginning of her unknown journey.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, Germany
        Duration01:44

        A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patients near death experiences.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryFrance

        Francois always despised the textile barons who ruled his local town. But he fell in love with the family heiress Gilberte. Ten years ago, he would have married her. Now only hatred holds them together. Francois is accused of murder. A hooker and a football star lie slaughtered. He thinks he has been framed by the mob. Going underground, he finds that the trail leads all the way to the top - to Gilberte's family. He needs friends. And friends are hard to come by in his town.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        Shy and reserved, Claire Decker, 30ish, is a part-time investigator for Social Services. Typically, she solves cases where senior citizens have died alone, leaving no indication of who must handle their estate. This time however, Claire is reluctantly drawn into a puzzling murder case. The local police have been unable to solve the horrific crime, or even decipher the victim's true identity. A beautiful and enigmatic young blond, known only as "The White Orchid," has been brutally murdered. As Claire is drawn deeper and more intimately into the dead woman's life, she finds herself taking dangerous chances and pushing personal and professional boundaries. As she gets closer to the truth, Claire must effectively become the charismatic "White Orchid" in order to solve the mysterious crime.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime, detective
        CountryUSA, Canada, France, Turkey
        Duration01:41

          The only U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, Carrie Stetko will soon leave the harsh environment behind for good – in three days, the sun will set and the Amundsen-Scott Research Station will shut down for the long winter. When a body is discovered out on the open ice, Carrie's investigation into the continent's first homicide plunges her deep into a mystery that may cost her her own life.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrethriller, melodrama, crime, detective, film noir
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:34

          A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:49

          Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:58

          Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. The murderer's special signature is to leave tantalizing clues based on the grim remains of his crimes.




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