Movies Like Shamus

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

Breakdown

1997·1h 33m·★ 7.0·Jonathan Mostow

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller & Action

Rebecca

1940·2h 10m·★ 8.1·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956·2h 1m·★ 7.4·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

The Bourne Supremacy

2004·1h 48m·★ 7.7·Paul Greengrass

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

Pacific Heights

1990·1h 42m·★ 6.4·John Schlesinger

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Shattered

1991·1h 38m·★ 6.5·Wolfgang Petersen

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Secret Agent

1936·1h 26m·★ 6.4·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Desert Saints

2002·1h 28m·★ 6.0·Richard Greenberg

TMDB recommendsAction & Thriller

Unforgettable

1996·1h 56m·★ 6.0·John Dahl

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

Liberty Stands Still

2002·1h 36m·★ 5.7·Kari Skogland

TMDB recommendsThriller & Action

Hostile Takeover

2025·1h 29m·★ 4.6·Michael Hamilton-Wright

Fans also likedAction & Comedy & Thriller

The International

2009·1h 58m·★ 6.5·Tom Tykwer

Fans also likedAction & Thriller & Mystery

Overdrive

2017·1h 33m·★ 5.4·Antonio Negret

Fans also likedThriller & Action & Mystery

Ca$h

2010·1h 48m·★ 5.9·Stephen Milburn Anderson

Fans also likedThriller & Comedy & Mystery

Breathless

2012·1h 31m·★ 5.2·Jesse Baget

Fans also likedComedy & Thriller & Mystery

The Locksmith

2023·1h 31m·★ 4.9·Nicolas Harvard

Fans also likedThriller & Mystery & Action

North by Northwest

1959·2h 17m·★ 8.3·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommends

Laura

1944·1h 28m·★ 7.9·Otto Preminger

TMDB recommends

The Birds

1963·1h 59m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommends

The Long Goodbye

1973·1h 52m·★ 7.5·Robert Altman

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How Good Is Shamus?

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