Movies Like Blackmail

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

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1945·59m·★ 5.9·Lesley Selander

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1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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1946·1h 39m·★ 7.1·Henry Hathaway

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1954·1h 48m·★ 8.1·Elia Kazan

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The Bodyguard

1992·2h 9m·★ 6.4·Mick Jackson

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Rebecca

1940·2h 10m·★ 8.1·Alfred Hitchcock

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Annie Hall

1977·1h 33m·★ 7.9·Woody Allen

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Arsenic and Old Lace

1944·1h 58m·★ 7.9·Frank Capra

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1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

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2006·1h 50m·★ 7.7·Paul McGuigan

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2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

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2002·2h 25m·★ 7.6·Steven Spielberg

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1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

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Zatoichi

2003·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Takeshi Kitano

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1990·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Jerry Zucker

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Sea of Love

1989·1h 53m·★ 6.8·Harold Becker

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How Good Is Blackmail?

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