Movies Like In a Lonely Place

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

Knock on Any Door

1949·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Nicholas Ray

2 shared crewDir. Nicholas RayDP: Burnett Guffey

Laura

1944·1h 28m·★ 7.9·Otto Preminger

Themes: murder suspect, black and white, film noirFans also likedDrama & Mystery

Hollywood Homicide

2003·1h 56m·★ 5.4·Ron Shelton

Themes: murder investigation, hollywoodTMDB recommends

They Live by Night

1949·1h 36m·★ 7.4·Nicholas Ray

Dir. Nicholas RayThemes: black and white, film noirRomance & Drama

A Woman's Secret

1949·1h 24m·★ 6.0·Nicholas Ray

Both star Gloria Grahame & Robert WarwickDir. Nicholas RayMystery & Drama

Human Desire

1954·1h 31m·★ 7.1·Fritz Lang

DP: Burnett GuffeyFans also likedStarring Gloria Grahame

Sudden Fear

1952·1h 52m·★ 7.5·David Miller

Themes: black and white, film noirFans also likedStarring Gloria Grahame

Kiss Me Deadly

1955·1h 46m·★ 7.5·Robert Aldrich

Themes: black and white, film noirFans also likedMystery & Thriller

Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

Themes: assault, fearDrama & Thriller

Casablanca

1943·1h 42m·★ 8.5·Michael Curtiz

Themes: black and white, film noirStarring Humphrey BogartDrama & Romance

Naked Alibi

1954·1h 26m·★ 6.6·Jerry Hopper

Fans also likedDrama & Romance & ThrillerStarring Gloria Grahame

The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

TMDB recommendsDrama & Mystery & Thriller

High and Low

1963·2h 22m·★ 8.4·Akira Kurosawa

Themes: black and white, film noirDrama & Thriller

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

Repulsion

1965·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The Defiant Ones

1958·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kramer

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Red Eye

2005·1h 25m·★ 6.4·Wes Craven

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Andha Naal

1954·2h 14m·★ 8.0·S. Balachander

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

How Good Is In a Lonely Place?

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