Movies Like Smart Girls Don't Talk

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

Flaxy Martin

1949·1h 26m·★ 6.5·Richard L. Bare

3 shared cast incl. Virginia Mayo & Tom D'AndreaDir. Richard L. Bare

The Damned Don't Cry

1950·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Vincent Sherman

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Mildred Pierce

1945·1h 51m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

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1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

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Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

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Sweet Smell of Success

1957·1h 37m·★ 8.0·Alexander Mackendrick

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Gilda

1946·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Charles Vidor

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Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

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Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

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The Lady from Shanghai

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.5·Orson Welles

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24 Hour Party People

2002·1h 57m·★ 7.3·Michael Winterbottom

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Hardly a Criminal

1949·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Hugo Fregonese

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Secret Beyond the Door

1947·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Fritz Lang

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The Black Vampire

1953·1h 30m·★ 7.3·Román Viñoly Barreto

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Harlem Nights

1989·1h 56m·★ 6.1·Eddie Murphy

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54

1998·1h 33m·★ 5.9·Mark Christopher

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Backfire

1950·1h 31m·★ 6.5·Vincent Sherman

Both star Virginia Mayo & Richard Rober

The Red Cockatoo

2006·2h 8m·★ 6.7·Dominik Graf

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36 Fillette

1988·1h 28m·★ 6.0·Catherine Breillat

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So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950·10m·★ 6.0·Richard L. Bare

Starring Phyllis CoatesDir. Richard L. Bare

How Good Is Smart Girls Don't Talk?

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