
10 Best Movies Like The Defector
If you loved The Defector, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Torn Curtain
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Defector for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the formula for a resin solution—but the plan goes awry w...

Little Boy Blue
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Defector for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...

The Hummingbird Project
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Defector for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal....

The Truth About Emanuel
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Defector for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother....

Hellion
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Defector for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father m...

The Experiment
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Defector for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control....