Movies Like Background to Danger

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Secret Agent

1936·1h 26m·★ 6.4·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsStarring Peter Lorre

Casablanca

1943·1h 42m·★ 8.5·Michael Curtiz

Both star Sydney Greenstreet & Peter Lorre

V.I.P.

2017·2h 8m·★ 6.6·Park Hoon-jung

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Duck Soup

1933·1h 8m·★ 7.7·Leo McCarey

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The Travelling Players

1975·3h 43m·★ 7.8·Theo Angelopoulos

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From Russia with Love

1963·1h 55m·★ 7.3·Terence Young

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Steel Rain

2017·2h 19m·★ 7.1·Yang Woo-seok

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Dr. No

1962·1h 50m·★ 7.2·Terence Young

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36 Hours

1964·1h 55m·★ 7.4·George Seaton

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The Spy Who Loved Me

1977·2h 5m·★ 7.0·Lewis Gilbert

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Thunderball

1965·2h 10m·★ 6.9·Terence Young

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Breach

2007·1h 50m·★ 7.0·Billy Ray

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The Long Kiss Goodnight

1996·2h 1m·★ 6.8·Renny Harlin

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The Living Daylights

1987·2h 10m·★ 6.7·John Glen

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The Counterfeit Traitor

1962·2h 20m·★ 7.4·George Seaton

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Diamonds Are Forever

1971·2h·★ 6.5·Guy Hamilton

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Tomorrow Never Dies

1997·1h 59m·★ 6.5·Roger Spottiswoode

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Journey into Fear

1943·1h 8m·★ 6.5·Norman Foster

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The Art of War

2000·1h 57m·★ 5.7·Christian Duguay

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The Avengers

1998·1h 29m·★ 3.8·Jeremiah S. Chechik

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How Good Is Background to Danger?

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