Movies Like Dark Passage

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

The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

Themes: film noir, san francisco, californiaFans also likedStarring Humphrey Bogart

A Perfect World

1993·2h 18m·★ 7.5·Clint Eastwood

Themes: escaped convict, prison escapeFans also liked

The Lady from Shanghai

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.5·Orson Welles

TMDB recommendsThemes: film noir, san francisco, californiaMystery & Thriller

Jeopardy

1953·1h 9m·★ 6.7·John Sturges

Themes: escaped convict, film noirFans also liked

Woman on the Run

1950·1h 17m·★ 7.2·Norman Foster

Themes: film noir, san francisco, californiaFans also likedThriller & Mystery

The House on Telegraph Hill

1951·1h 33m·★ 6.9·Robert Wise

Themes: film noir, san francisco, californiaFans also likedThriller & Mystery

To Have and Have Not

1945·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Howard Hawks

Both star Humphrey Bogart & Lauren BacallDP: Sidney Hickox

Born to Kill

1947·1h 32m·★ 7.2·Robert Wise

Themes: film noir, san francisco, californiaFans also liked

White Heat

1949·1h 54m·★ 8.1·Raoul Walsh

DP: Sidney HickoxFans also liked

Suspicion

1941·1h 39m·★ 7.2·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Dead Again

1991·1h 47m·★ 6.8·Kenneth Branagh

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Pacific Heights

1990·1h 42m·★ 6.4·John Schlesinger

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Andha Naal

1954·2h 14m·★ 8.0·S. Balachander

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Secret Agent

1936·1h 26m·★ 6.4·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941·1h 24m·★ 6.3·Ray Enright

DP: Sidney HickoxStarring Humphrey Bogart

The Shawshank Redemption

1994·2h 22m·★ 9.3·Frank Darabont

Themes: prison escape, 1940s

The Rock

1996·2h 17m·★ 7.4·Michael Bay

Themes: prison escape, san francisco, california

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

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The Defiant Ones

1958·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kramer

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The Dead Zone

1983·1h 43m·★ 7.2·David Cronenberg

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