Movies Like Cry Terror!

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

The Decks Ran Red

1958·1h 24m·★ 6.2·Andrew L. Stone

Both star James Mason & Jack KruschenDir. Andrew L. StoneThriller & Crime

Julie

1956·1h 39m·★ 6.2·Andrew L. Stone

Both star Jack Kruschen & Carleton YoungDir. Andrew L. Stone

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

TMDB recommendsStarring Jack KruschenThriller & Crime

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Lady from Shanghai

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.5·Orson Welles

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

1964·1h 56m·★ 7.5·Bryan Forbes

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

In Order of Disappearance

2014·1h 55m·★ 7.1·Hans Petter Moland

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

The Steel Trap

1952·1h 25m·★ 6.9·Andrew L. Stone

Starring Carleton YoungDir. Andrew L. StoneCrime & Thriller

A Blueprint for Murder

1953·1h 17m·★ 6.7·Andrew L. Stone

Starring Jack KruschenDir. Andrew L. StoneCrime & Thriller

The Night Holds Terror

1955·1h 26m·★ 6.3·Andrew L. Stone

Starring Jack KruschenDir. Andrew L. StoneCrime & Thriller

Mildred Pierce

1945·1h 51m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

TMDB recommends

Gilda

1946·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Charles Vidor

TMDB recommends

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommends

Pickup on South Street

1953·1h 20m·★ 7.6·Samuel Fuller

Fans also likedThriller & Crime

Criss Cross

1949·1h 28m·★ 7.4·Robert Siodmak

Fans also likedCrime & Thriller

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

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How Good Is Cry Terror!?

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