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10 Best Movies Like The Classified File

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

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#1
Voice of a Murderer

Voice of a Murderer

2007★ 6.6

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

After Gyeong-bae's son is kidnapped, he receives a call from the kidnapper asking for 100 million won. The detectives are teamed up for the case, yet the culprit gets away at every...

#2
Voice of Silence

Voice of Silence

2020★ 7.4

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

Two guys who are working for cartels as cleaners get a request to monitor an 11-year-old kidnapped girl, but the situation gets worse when their supervisor gets killed....

#3
The Deep End of the Ocean

The Deep End of the Ocean

1999★ 6.6

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

A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated....

#4
A Perfect World

A Perfect World

1993★ 7.5

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

A kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor: an escaped convict on the run from the law, headed by an honorable U.S. Marshal....

#5
New Trial

New Trial

2017★ 6.9

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

A taxi driver is found dead, and Hyun-woo, the only witness, charged with a murder and serves 10 years in prison. While offering pro bono services, a lawyer Junyoung meets Hyun-woo...

#6
Sunflower

Sunflower

2006★ 7.0

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

Tae-sik gets out of a prison after spending 10 years for killing a man and wishes nothing but an ordinary life. A local lady welcomes him into her household like a son and he gets ...

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