Movies Like Stranger on the Third Floor

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

The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

TMDB recommendsBoth star Peter Lorre & Elisha Cook Jr.Mystery & Thriller

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsBoth star Charles Waldron & Elisha Cook Jr.Mystery & Thriller

Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

TMDB recommendsDP: Nicholas Musuraca

The Blue Gardenia

1953·1h 29m·★ 6.8·Fritz Lang

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1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsStarring Peter Lorre

Black Angel

1946·1h 21m·★ 6.9·Roy William Neill

Fans also likedStarring Peter LorreMystery & Thriller

Notorious

1946·1h 43m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsThriller & Mystery

The Lady from Shanghai

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.5·Orson Welles

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Secret Beyond the Door

1947·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Cat People

1942·1h 13m·★ 7.2·Jacques Tourneur

DP: Nicholas MusuracaStarring Alec Craig

The Story of Mankind

1957·1h 40m·★ 4.8·Irwin Allen

DP: Nicholas MusuracaStarring Peter Lorre

The Verdict

1946·1h 26m·★ 7.2·Don Siegel

Fans also likedStarring Peter Lorre

Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

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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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The Naked City

1948·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Jules Dassin

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Woman on the Run

1950·1h 17m·★ 7.2·Norman Foster

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Mr. Arkadin

1955·1h 47m·★ 7.1·Orson Welles

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The Black Book

2023·2h 4m·★ 5.3·Editi Effiong

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The Glass Key

1942·1h 25m·★ 7.0·Stuart Heisler

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How Good Is Stranger on the Third Floor?

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