15 Movies Like The Poet And The Spy
Loved The Poet And The Spy? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
Madness
An escaped convicted murderer invades the cottage of a man, his wife and the wife's sister, whereupon he proceeds to torment this already dysfunctional trio with rape and violence.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Poet And The Spy.
Monika
Monika is young, beautiful and a virgin. She is only 16 years old, and, beside getting the attention of all her classmates, she also attracts older men. She has a relationship with a boy, Leo, but she doesn't know that he uses to pimp the girls he seduces to rich businessmen. One of Leo's client befriends Monika and becomes so obsessed that he pays Leo to get her. But Monika turns her attention to her art professor, unknowing that he too has his secrets.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Poet And The Spy.
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the world's fate at stake and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan must consider that nothing can matter more than his mission—not even the lives of those he cares about most.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Poet And The Spy.
Cinema Paradiso
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Poet And The Spy.
The Key
In 1940s Venice, after twenty years' marriage, retired art critic Nino Rolfe and his younger wife Teresa feel their passion waning. To help her shed her inhibitions and rekindle their relationship, the professor records his sexual fantasies in a diary.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Poet And The Spy.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a perilous mission to liberate Panem and confront President Snow. Joined by a team of trusted allies, she navigates deadly traps, shifting loyalties, and the heavy cost of rebellion, determined to bring freedom to her people and end the Hunger Games once and for all.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Poet And The Spy.
Last Tango in Paris
A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Poet And The Spy.
Miranda
In 1950s Ferrara, a lonely innkeeper explores a series of relationships while awaiting her missing husband’s return from war.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Poet And The Spy.
That Malicious Age
Gardener Napoleone takes a job in a southern-Italian villa and quickly finds himself embroiled in a menage-a-trois with Paola and her mother, which soon leads to sex, death and mayhem.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Poet And The Spy.
The Tearsmith
Adopted together after a tough childhood in an orphanage, Nica and Rigel realize that unexpected but irresistible feelings pull them together.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Poet And The Spy.
No Place to Be Single
A brilliant and intelligent love comedy that celebrates second chances and new horizons, starring a strong and determined woman who settles the score.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Poet And The Spy.
Provocation
Passions run wildly amok at Carlo's country inn as his wife, Amelia, fantasizes about an affair with a guest, while his grandson Gianni spies on him to learn the secrets of love. And when Carlo's sexy cousin Marilinda comes to stay, everybody sits up and takes notice.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Poet And The Spy.
Mechanic: Resurrection
Arthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he does best, make them look like accidents.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Poet And The Spy.
Buen Camino
Checco's life is a comfortable and luxurious one, and it couldn't be otherwise, considering he's the only son of Eugenio Zalone, a wealthy sofa manufacturer. Stranded by the pool in his luxurious villas, with an unspecified number of Filipinos serving him, a very young Mexican model as a girlfriend, and vacationing on his yacht with friends who share his passion for not wanting to work; it seems like a truly enviable life, considering he lacks nothing, absolutely nothing. Actually, no. Something is missing. It's his underage daughter, Cristal, named after the famous French sparkling wine, who has suddenly disappeared without a trace. Urgently summoned to Rome by his ex-wife, Linda, he finds himself facing the responsibilities of fatherhood for the first time, trying to find the girl—a very complicated task, considering he knows absolutely nothing about Cristal and her life.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Poet And The Spy.
Africa Blood and Guts
A chronicle of the violence that occurred in much of the African continent throughout the 1960s. As many African countries were transitioning from colonial rule to other forms of government, violent political upheavals were frequent. Revolutions in Zanzibar and Kenya in which thousands were killed are shown, the violence not only political; there is also extensive footage of hunters and poachers slaughtering different types of wild animals.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Poet And The Spy.