Movies Like Mr. Wong, Detective

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

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

1939·1h 8m·★ 6.1·William Nigh

Mr. Wong Collection3 shared cast incl. Boris Karloff & Grant Withers2 shared crew

The Fatal Hour

1940·1h 8m·★ 5.4·William Nigh

Mr. Wong Collection3 shared cast incl. Boris Karloff & Grant Withers2 shared crew

Doomed to Die

1940·1h 8m·★ 5.5·William Nigh

Mr. Wong Collection2 shared crewBoth star Boris Karloff & Grant Withers

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

1939·1h 11m·★ 5.8·William Nigh

Mr. Wong Collection2 shared crewBoth star Boris Karloff & Grant Withers

The Ape

1940·1h 2m·★ 4.7·William Nigh

2 shared crewDir. William NighDP: Harry Neumann

The Mysterious Mr. Wong

1935·1h 3m·★ 4.7·William Nigh

2 shared crewDir. William NighDP: Harry Neumann

Phantom of Chinatown

1940·1h 2m·★ 5.9·Phil Rosen

Mr. Wong CollectionCrime & Mystery & ThrillerStarring Grant Withers

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

Themes: poison, detectiveTMDB recommendsMystery & Crime & Thriller

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

TMDB recommendsThemes: investigation, detectiveCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

Themes: mysterious, detectiveTMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Laura

1944·1h 28m·★ 7.9·Otto Preminger

Themes: mysterious, investigation, detectiveFans also liked

The Da Vinci Code

2006·2h 29m·★ 6.7·Ron Howard

Themes: meditative, introspectiveThriller & Mystery

Wind River

2017·1h 47m·★ 7.7·Taylor Sheridan

Themes: mysterious, investigationCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Girl, Interrupted

1999·2h 7m·★ 7.3·James Mangold

Themes: meditative, introspective

The Great Flood

2025·1h 47m·★ 5.4·Kim Byung-woo

Themes: meditative, introspective

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932·1h 8m·★ 6.2·Charles Brabin

Themes: investigation, detectiveStarring Boris Karloff

Prisoners

2013·2h 33m·★ 8.2·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: investigation, detectiveThriller & Crime

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

Themes: investigation, detectiveCrime & Thriller

Knives Out

2019·2h 11m·★ 7.9·Rian Johnson

Themes: investigation, detectiveCrime & Mystery

Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

TMDB recommendsMystery & Crime

How Good Is Mr. Wong, Detective?

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