Movies Like Cry Wolf

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

Christmas in Connecticut

1945·1h 42m·★ 7.3·Peter Godfrey

2 shared crewDir. Peter GodfreyDP: Carl E. Guthrie

Hotel Berlin

1945·1h 38m·★ 6.8·Peter Godfrey

2 shared crewDir. Peter GodfreyDP: Carl E. Guthrie

The Woman in White

1948·1h 49m·★ 6.6·Peter Godfrey

2 shared crewDir. Peter GodfreyDP: Carl E. Guthrie

Lady on a Train

1945·1h 34m·★ 6.7·Charles David

Themes: inheritance, film noirFans also likedMystery & Thriller

Rebecca

1940·2h 10m·★ 8.0·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: rural area, film noirFans also likedMystery & Thriller

Shadow of a Doubt

1943·1h 47m·★ 7.7·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: widow, film noirFans also likedThriller & Mystery

Thir13en Ghosts

2001·1h 31m·★ 5.6·Steve Beck

Themes: last will and testament, inheritance

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

1948·1h 21m·★ 7.0·John Farrow

Fans also likedStarring Jerome CowanThriller & Mystery

The House on Telegraph Hill

1951·1h 33m·★ 6.9·Robert Wise

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The Lady from Shanghai

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.5·Orson Welles

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Inheritance

2020·1h 50m·★ 5.6·Vaughn Stein

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Domestic Disturbance

2001·1h 29m·★ 5.6·Harold Becker

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

The Omen

2006·1h 50m·★ 5.5·John Moore

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Sense and Sensibility

1995·2h 16m·★ 7.7·Ang Lee

Themes: inheritance, widow

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

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Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

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Gilda

1946·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Charles Vidor

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Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

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Battle Royale

2000·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Kinji Fukasaku

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How Good Is Cry Wolf?

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