Movies Like Shadows Over Chinatown

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

The Trap

1946·1h 2m·★ 6.0·Howard Bretherton

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection4 shared cast incl. Sidney Toler & Mantan MorelandCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Castle in the Desert

1942·1h 2m·★ 7.0·Harry Lachman

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionTMDB recommendsBoth star Sidney Toler & Victor Sen Yung

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938·1h 7m·★ 6.7·H. Bruce Humberstone

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionTMDB recommendsBoth star Sidney Toler & Victor Sen Yung

The Jade Mask

1945·1h 6m·★ 6.2·Phil Rosen

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection4 shared cast incl. Sidney Toler & Mantan MorelandCrime & Mystery

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939·1h 12m·★ 7.2·Norman Foster

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionTMDB recommendsBoth star Sidney Toler & Victor Sen Yung

Charlie Chan in Reno

1939·1h 10m·★ 7.0·Norman Foster

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionTMDB recommendsBoth star Sidney Toler & Victor Sen Yung

Dangerous Money

1946·1h 6m·★ 6.3·Terry O. Morse

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionBoth star Sidney Toler & Victor Sen YungDir. Terry O. Morse

City in Darkness

1939·1h 15m·★ 6.5·Herbert I. Leeds

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionTMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller & Mystery

Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum

1940·1h 3m·★ 7.0·Lynn Shores

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionBoth star Sidney Toler & Victor Sen YungCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940·1h 17m·★ 7.1·Eugene Forde

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionBoth star Sidney Toler & Victor Sen YungComedy & Crime & Mystery & Thriller

Charlie Chan in Panama

1940·1h 6m·★ 7.1·Norman Foster

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionBoth star Sidney Toler & Victor Sen YungCrime & Thriller & Mystery & Comedy

Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat

1944·1h 6m·★ 6.4·Phil Rosen

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionBoth star Sidney Toler & Mantan MorelandMystery & Comedy & Crime & Thriller

Dead Men Tell

1941·1h 1m·★ 6.9·Harry Lachman

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionBoth star Sidney Toler & Victor Sen YungMystery & Thriller & Crime & Comedy

Charlie Chan in Rio

1941·1h·★ 6.9·Harry Lachman

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionBoth star Sidney Toler & Victor Sen YungCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Murder Over New York

1940·1h 5m·★ 6.9·Harry Lachman

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionBoth star Sidney Toler & Victor Sen YungCrime & Mystery & Comedy & Thriller

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

1944·1h 3m·★ 6.2·Phil Rosen

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionBoth star Sidney Toler & Mantan MorelandComedy & Crime & Mystery

Black Magic

1944·1h 7m·★ 6.3·Phil Rosen

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionBoth star Sidney Toler & Mantan MorelandMystery & Comedy

The Scarlet Clue

1945·1h 5m·★ 6.3·Phil Rosen

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionBoth star Sidney Toler & Mantan MorelandMystery & Thriller

The Shanghai Cobra

1945·1h 4m·★ 6.4·Phil Karlson

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) CollectionBoth star Sidney Toler & Mantan MorelandMystery & Thriller

Murder by Death

1976·1h 34m·★ 7.2·Robert Moore

TMDB recommendsComedy & Crime & Mystery & Thriller

How Good Is Shadows Over Chinatown?

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