Movies Like No Way Out (1987)

No Way Out is a 1987 drama, thriller film from Roger Donaldson with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Kremlin Letter and Dhurandhar.

Drama Thriller

The Kremlin Letter

1970

After an unauthorized letter suggesting U.S. support for a Russian attack on China is sent to Moscow, a former naval officer and his team go undercover to retrieve it. Their plans are disrupted when a cunning politician raids their hideout.

6.0

MagicScore

Dhurandhar

2025

A mysterious traveler slips into the heart of Karachi's underbelly and rises through its ranks with lethal precision, only to tear the notorious ISI-Underworld nexus apart from within.

7.3

MagicScore

Salt

2010

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"

6.4

MagicScore

Hunter Killer

2018

Captain Glass of the USS Arkansas discovers that a coup d'état is taking place in Russia, so he and his crew join an elite group working on the ground to prevent a war.

6.9

MagicScore

Avalanche Express

1979

CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey, they must survive attacks by terrorists and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.

4.8

MagicScore

Call Northside 777

1948

In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.

6.7

MagicScore

Shanghai

2010

An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.

6.1

MagicScore

Red Sparrow

2018

Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Dominika emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, she meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.

6.5

MagicScore

xXx: State of the Union

2005

Darius Stone's criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert.

5.1

MagicScore

#10

Eagle Eye

2008

Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.

6.6

MagicScore

#13

The Sentinel

2006

Veteran Secret Service agent Pete Garrison investigates a colleague's murder and is subsequently framed as a mole in an assassination attempt on the President due to the machinations of a blackmailer who knows the secret he is hiding. Disgraced, dismissed, and now a fugitive with two relentless federal investigators hot on his heels, Garrison must both clear his name and save the president from assassination.

6.1

MagicScore

#14

North by Northwest

1959

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

8.0

MagicScore

#15

The Double Man

1967

In a complex piece of espionage the Russian secret service attempts to kidnap a high ranking officer in the CIA and replace him with a one of its own.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Notorious

1946

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

7.7

MagicScore

#17

The Eiger Sanction

1975

A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

The Last Detail

1973

Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

The Departed

2006

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

8.2

MagicScore

#20

The Wicker Man

2006

A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.

4.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like No Way Out?

The top films similar to No Way Out by MovieMagicScore are The Kremlin Letter (6.0), Dhurandhar (7.3), Salt (6.4). Each shares drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is No Way Out worth watching?

No Way Out holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 759 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is No Way Out?

No Way Out (1987) is a drama, thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young.

Where can I find more recommendations like No Way Out?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like No Way Out

This ranked list pairs No Way Out (1987), a drama and thriller film from Roger Donaldson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Kevin Costner take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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