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10 Best Movies Like The Secret

If you loved The Secret, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Don't Torture a Duckling

Don't Torture a Duckling

1972★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Secret for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town rife with superstition and a distrust of outsiders....

#2
The River Murders

The River Murders

2011★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Secret for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The sins of the past are not forgotten in this chilling suspense thriller. When the first body was discovered, it seemed a coincidence. But now homicide detective Jack Verdon has c...

#3
24 Days

24 Days

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Secret for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the tortures of the "gang of barba...

#4
Private Eye

Private Eye

2009★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Secret for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being s...

#5
Retribution

Retribution

2015★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Secret for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

While Carlos, a banking executive, takes his two kids to school in his car, he gets a phone call telling him that there is a bomb under the seats and he must to gather a large amou...

#6
Stay

Stay

2005★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Secret for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- e...