Movies Like Fear

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

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

TMDB recommendsMystery & Crime

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsMystery & Crime

Mildred Pierce

1945·1h 51m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944·1h 35m·★ 7.2·Jean Negulesco

Fans also likedMystery & Crime & Drama

M

1951·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Joseph Losey

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Mystery

Parole, Inc.

1948·1h 11m·★ 5.8·Alfred Zeisler

Starring James CardwellDir. Alfred ZeislerCrime & Drama

Rebecca

1940·2h 10m·★ 8.0·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommends

Notorious

1946·1h 43m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommends

Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommends

The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

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Sweet Smell of Success

1957·1h 37m·★ 8.0·Alexander Mackendrick

TMDB recommends

The Woman in the Window

1944·1h 39m·★ 7.6·Fritz Lang

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

The 39 Steps

1935·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

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Bodied

2018·2h·★ 7.0·Joseph Kahn

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The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

The Damned Don't Cry

1950·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Vincent Sherman

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

They Live by Night

1949·1h 36m·★ 7.4·Nicholas Ray

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1956·1h 20m·★ 6.9·Fritz Lang

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

How Good Is Fear?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.