A Widow’s Game is a Spanish crime drama film directed by Carlos Sedes. Inspired by true events, the Netflix film revolves around the murder investigation of an engineer, which reveals hidden dark secrets about his seemingly perfect wife. A Widow’s Game stars Ivana Baquero, Tristán Ulloa, Carmen Machi, Joel Sánchez, and Álex Gadea. So, if you loved the intense drama, thrilling mystery, and complex characters in A Widow’s Game, here are some similar movies you should check out next.
Gone Girl (Rent on Prime Video)
Gone Girl is a psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Gillian Flynn. Based on Flynn’s 2012 novel of the same name, the 2014 film follows Nick Dunne, who suddenly becomes the prime suspect in his wife’s sudden disappearance, but everything might not be as it seems. Gone Girl stars Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, and Emily Ratajkowski.
Darlings (Netflix)
Darlings is an Indian crime dark comedy film directed by Jasmeet K. Reen, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Parveez Sheikh. The 2022 film Badru, a young woman whose love marriage with Hamza turns into an absolute nightmare when Hamza becomes an alcoholic and begins abusing her. She soon teams up with her mother to get her revenge. Darlings stars Alia Bhatt, Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma, Roshan Mathew, and Vikram Pratap.
Anatomy of a Fall (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Anatomy of a Fall is a French psychological legal drama film directed by Justine Triet, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur Harari. The 2023 film revolves around a widowed woman trying to prove her innocence in her husband’s death, with the only witness being her blind son. Anatomy of a Fall stars Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, Jehnny Beth, and Camille Rutherford.
The Body (Prime Video, Pluto TV & Tubi)
The Body is a Spanish mystery thriller film directed by Oriol Paulo, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Lara Sendim. The 2012 film revolves around the missing body of a wealthy businesswoman as the widower and the inspector decide to work together to solve the mystery behind it. The Body stars José Coronado, Hugo Silva, Belen Rueda, Aura Garrido, Cristina Plazas, Montse Guallar, and Nausicaa Bonnín.
A Kind of Murder (HBO Max & Rent on Prime Video)
A Kind of Murder is a psychological thriller murder mystery film directed by Andy Goddard from a screenplay by Susan Boyd. Based on the 1954 novel film The Blunderer by Patricia Highsmith, the 2016 film follows Walter Stackhouse, an aspiring writer working as an architect, who becomes obsessed with the killing of a local woman and tries to investigate it, but his investigation takes a horrific turn when his own wife dies in the same way. A Kind of Murder stars Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel, Vincent Kartheiser, Haley Bennett, and Eddie Marsan.
To Die For (Rent on Prime Video)
To Die For is a satirical crime dark comedy film directed by Gus Van Sant from a screenplay by Buck Henry. Based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard, the 1995 film is set in a small New Hampshire town and it follows Suzanne Stone, a weather reporter who aspires to get out of her town and become a celebrity but she feels that her middle-class husband will always get in the way of her achieving her dream. To Die For stars Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Matt Dillon, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, and Alison Folland.
The Whole Truth (Prime Video, Peacock, Plex, Pluto TV & Vix)
The Whole Truth is a legal thriller film directed by Courtney Hurt from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan. The 2015 film follows Richard Ramsay, a defense attorney trying his hardest to defend a teen boy accused of killing his father, but Richard’s new colleague Janelle uncovers some previously unknown, disturbing facts about the boy’s family. The Whole Truth stars Keanu Reeves, Renee Zellweger, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Gabriel Basso, and Jim Belushi.