Movies Like I Was a Communist for the FBI

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

Breakthrough

1950·1h 31m·★ 6.7·Lewis Seiler

3 shared cast incl. Frank Lovejoy & Paul Picerni

House of Wax

1953·1h 28m·★ 7.0·André de Toth

3 shared cast incl. Frank Lovejoy & Paul Picerni

Mara Maru

1952·1h 38m·★ 6.0·Gordon Douglas

Both star Paul Picerni & Richard WebbDir. Gordon Douglas

Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

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1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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The Manchurian Candidate

1962·2h 6m·★ 7.9·John Frankenheimer

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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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The Lady from Shanghai

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.5·Orson Welles

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The Black Vampire

1953·1h 30m·★ 7.3·Román Viñoly Barreto

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Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

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The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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Sweet Smell of Success

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

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Mildred Pierce

1945·1h 51m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

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Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

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The Travelling Players

1975·3h 43m·★ 7.8·Theo Angelopoulos

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Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005·1h 32m·★ 7.4·George Clooney

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Hardly a Criminal

1949·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Hugo Fregonese

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A Dry White Season

1989·1h 47m·★ 7.0·Euzhan Palcy

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How Good Is I Was a Communist for the FBI?

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