6 Best Secret Society and Conspiracy Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 8, 2026

Hidden societies and vast conspiracies feed a paranoid pleasure. The Da Vinci Code has a symbologist unraveling a Holy Grail secret, National Treasure races after clues on the back of the Declaration of Independence, and Three Days of the Condor has a CIA researcher on the run after his office is murdered. Eyes Wide Shut, Rosemary’s Baby and The Manchurian Candidate round out the six.

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

IMDb ★ 6.7 RT 25% Metacritic 46

A symbologist and a cryptologist race to unravel a conspiracy hidden inside religious history.

Directed by Ron Howard · 2h 29m · Rated PG-13

8 wins & 21 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, fuboTV, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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National Treasure (2004)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A historian races to find a legendary treasure hidden by America's founding fathers before rival hunters can.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub · 2h 11m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 77% Metacritic 69

A doctor's Christmas-season marital crisis spirals into one increasingly surreal night.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 2h 39m · Rated R

12 wins & 30 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Three Days of the Condor (1975)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A CIA analyst returns from lunch to find his entire office murdered, with no idea why.

Directed by Sydney Pollack · 1h 57m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Rosemary's Baby (1968)

IMDb ★ 8.0 RT 97% Metacritic 96

A pregnant woman grows convinced her neighbours have disturbing plans for her unborn child.

Directed by Roman Polanski · 2h 18m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar13 wins & 13 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A war hero returns home secretly brainwashed into becoming a political assassin.

Directed by John Frankenheimer · 2h 06m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Secret Society and Conspiracy Movies

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

National Treasure (2004)

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Three Days of the Condor (1975)

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

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