Movies Like The 39 Steps

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

The Clouded Yellow

1950·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Ralph Thomas

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Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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The Ghost Writer

2010·2h 8m·★ 7.2·Roman Polanski

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Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

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The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

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Andha Naal

1954·2h 14m·★ 8.0·S. Balachander

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Domestic Disturbance

2001·1h 29m·★ 5.6·Harold Becker

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A Night to Remember

1958·2h 3m·★ 7.9·Roy Ward Baker

Both star Kenneth More & Michael Goodliffe

Scott of the Antarctic

1948·1h 51m·★ 7.0·Charles Frend

Both star Reginald Beckwith & Kenneth More

The Dead Zone

1983·1h 43m·★ 7.2·David Cronenberg

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Manhunter

1986·2h·★ 7.2·Michael Mann

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Runaway Jury

2003·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Gary Fleder

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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

1943·1h 8m·★ 6.9·Roy William Neill

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Sink the Bismarck!

1960·1h 37m·★ 7.2·Lewis Gilbert

Both star Kenneth More & Michael Goodliffe

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978·1h 42m·★ 6.6·Don Sharp

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The Glass Key

1942·1h 25m·★ 7.0·Stuart Heisler

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Genevieve

1953·1h 26m·★ 7.0·Henry Cornelius

Both star Kenneth More & Reginald Beckwith

Into the Night

1985·1h 55m·★ 6.4·John Landis

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The Serpent and the Rainbow

1988·1h 38m·★ 6.4·Wes Craven

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The Lady Vanishes

2013·1h 26m·★ 6.1·Diarmuid Lawrence

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How Good Is The 39 Steps?

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