Movies Like Lightning Strikes Twice

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

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsDP: Sidney HickoxMystery & Crime & Thriller

Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsStarring Ruth RomanCrime & Thriller

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller & Crime

The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

TMDB recommendsMystery & Crime & Thriller

Notorious

1946·1h 43m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Rumble Fish

1983·1h 34m·★ 7.1·Francis Ford Coppola

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Three Secrets

1950·1h 38m·★ 6.9·Robert Wise

DP: Sidney HickoxStarring Ruth Roman

Blowing Wild

1953·1h 30m·★ 6.4·Hugo Fregonese

DP: Sidney HickoxStarring Ruth Roman

Ride the Pink Horse

1947·1h 41m·★ 7.2·Robert Montgomery

Fans also likedDrama & Mystery & Thriller

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

The Hitch-Hiker

1953·1h 11m·★ 6.9·Ida Lupino

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

Beyond the Forest

1949·1h 37m·★ 6.8·King Vidor

Starring Ruth RomanDir. King VidorDrama & Thriller

The Glass Key

1942·1h 25m·★ 7.0·Stuart Heisler

Fans also likedCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Fallen Angel

1945·1h 38m·★ 7.0·Otto Preminger

Fans also likedCrime & Mystery & Drama

M

1951·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Joseph Losey

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller & Mystery

Sleep, My Love

1948·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Douglas Sirk

Fans also likedThriller & Mystery & Drama

Maniac

1963·1h 26m·★ 5.9·Michael Carreras

Fans also likedCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Black Angel

1946·1h 21m·★ 6.9·Roy William Neill

Fans also likedMystery & Crime & Thriller

The Dark Past

1948·1h 14m·★ 6.3·Rudolph Maté

Fans also likedCrime & Thriller & Drama

How Good Is Lightning Strikes Twice?

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