If You Liked Deception, Watch These Next
Finished Deception (2008) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Deception, most of them are thriller, mystery.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Michael Clayton(2007)
6.8DramaThrillerCrimeAlso thriller
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
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2.Black Widow(1987)
6.2ThrillerAlso thriller
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she…
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3.The Independent(2022)
6.5ThrillerMysteryCrimeAlso thriller and mystery
It's the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is poised to elect either its first female president or its first viable independent candidate. Reporting history as it's made, an idealistic young journalist teams up with her idol, legendary journalist Nick Booker, to uncover a…
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5.Man on a Ledge(2012)
6.4ActionThrillerCrimeAlso thriller
An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for the biggest diamond heist ever pulled.
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7.Six Degrees of Separation(1993)
6.4MysteryDramaComedyAlso mystery
The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.
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8.The File on Thelma Jordon(1949)
6.6ThrillerDramaCrimeAlso thriller
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.
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9.Thick as Thieves(2009)
6.0ActionThrillerCrimeAlso thriller
A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
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10.The Enforcer(1951)
7.1DramaThrillerAlso thriller
After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify.
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11.Who's Harry Crumb?(1989)
6.0ComedyCrimeMysteryAlso mystery
Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.
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12.Night Watch(1973)
6.3MysteryThrillerHorrorAlso mystery and thriller
A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.
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13.The Mask of Dimitrios(1944)
7.1CrimeDramaMysteryAlso mystery
A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his…
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14.Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017)
6.3DramaCrimeThrillerAlso thriller
Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping…
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16.Dirty Mary Crazy Larry(1974)
6.4ActionAdventureCrimeAlso thriller
Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.
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17.Blacklight(2022)
6.1ActionThrillerAdventureAlso thriller
Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.
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19.Strange but True(2019)
6.0ThrillerAlso thriller
A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
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20.Closed Circuit(2013)
5.9MysteryDramaCrimeAlso mystery and thriller
A high-profile terrorism case unexpectedly binds together two ex-lovers on the defense team - testing the limits of their loyalties and placing their lives in jeopardy.
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