15 Movies Like The State Counsellor

Loved The State Counsellor? 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.

Mechanic: Resurrection
#1

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 State Counsellor.

Iron Mask
#2

Iron Mask

Commissioned to map the Far East territories of the Russian Empire, cartographer Jonathan Green sets off on a long journey of unbelievable adventures—making breath-taking discoveries and meeting mysterious creatures, Chinese princesses, deadly masters of oriental martial arts, and even the King of Dragons.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The State Counsellor.

Invasion
#3

Invasion

Two years after the fall of the alien ship, the life of a young woman from Moscow has been changed forever. Her growing powers are now at the focus of both human and celestial investigation: an alien force takes an interest in her, and will stop short of nothing, including an invasion. Can love and compassion save humanity, when faced with a much greater and more demanding test this time?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The State Counsellor.

Fast Charlie
#4

Fast Charlie

When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The State Counsellor.

The Commuter
#5

The Commuter

A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The State Counsellor.

Chernobyl: Abyss
#6

Chernobyl: Abyss

The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The State Counsellor.

Solaris
#7

Solaris

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The State Counsellor.

Bespredel
#8

Bespredel

Using an elaborate system of denunciation, the chief of the Zone keeps his prisoners in check. A new inmate, allegedly imprisoned for speculating on postage stamps, tries to rebel against the system.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The State Counsellor.

Absolution
#9

Absolution

An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The State Counsellor.

Coma
#10

Coma

A young and talented architect comes to his senses after a horrific accident only to find himself in the odd dystopian world. A world that is filled with the memories of all current coma patients. Just like a human memory this world is fragmental, chaotic and unstable. This is COMA: icecaps, rivers and cities can all exist in a space of a single room and laws of physics are no longer laws as they can be bent.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The State Counsellor.

Major Grom: Plague Doctor
#11

Major Grom: Plague Doctor

In present day St. Petersburg, police major Igor Grom, an honest and skilled cop with unconventional methods, pursues a vigilante murderer in the mask of a plague doctor.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The State Counsellor.

Brother
#12

Brother

Danila goes to his successful brother, Victor, in Petersburg to start a new life. Unknown to Danila, Victor is a contract killer, but is in hiding after asking for too much money to assassinate a Chechen mob boss. To avoid exposure, Victor convinces Danila to kill the boss instead.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The State Counsellor.

Accident Man
#13

Accident Man

Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The State Counsellor.

Balkan Line
#14

Balkan Line

After the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the Yugoslav army pulls out of Kosovo region, leaving Serbian people at the mercy of the Albanian UCK. A small band of soldiers must take over the Slatina airport, and hold it until the Russian peacekeepers arrive.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The State Counsellor.

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
#15

Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The State Counsellor.