Unlocked
2023South Korea★ 7.35 pt match
Both films sit with paranoia and feeling powerless. Both move the same way too, tense, bleak, and escalating.
Three Days of the Condor
1975USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Sydney Pollack★ 7.3
When bookish CIA researcher Joe Turner finds all his co-workers dead, he, together with a woman he has kidnapped, must work together to outwit those responsible until he determines who he can really trust.
Themes and style
Tone
tensebleakcold and detachedhaunting
Pacing
slow burnescalatingmethodical
Story
survivalpursuitinvestigationescape
Emotion
paranoiafeeling powerlessloyalty under pressurefiguring out who you are
Themes
corrupt institutionslife under oppressionnational identity
Feel
cerebralquietly hauntingdiscussion starterrewatchable
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Foreign films like Three Days of the Condor
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Three Days of the Condor. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Miss Sloane
2016France★ 7.45 pt match
Like Three Days of the Condor, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are and paranoia. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and life under oppression. Both move the same way too, tense, cold and detached, and escalating.
Black Box
2021France★ 7.35 pt match
What ties these together is paranoia. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions and life under oppression. Same energy: tense, cold and detached, slow burn, and escalating.
The Call
2020South Korea★ 7.54 pt match
Both films sit with paranoia, feeling powerless, and figuring out who you are. Both move the same way too, tense, haunting, and escalating.
Wall to Wall
2025South Korea★ 6.14 pt match
What ties these together is paranoia, feeling powerless, and figuring out who you are. Same energy: tense, haunting, slow burn, and escalating.
The Ghost Writer
2010France★ 6.84 pt match
Like Three Days of the Condor, this one is rooted in paranoia, feeling powerless, and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions, life under oppression, and national identity. The feel is the same: tense, cold and detached, slow burn, and methodical.
The Wolf's Call
2019France★ 7.54 pt match
What ties these together is paranoia, feeling powerless, and loyalty under pressure. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions, national identity, and life under oppression. The feel is the same: tense, bleak, and escalating.
Red Lights
2012Spain★ 6.24 pt match
Both films sit with paranoia and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions. Same energy: tense, haunting, slow burn, and escalating.