Movies Like The Face Behind the Mask

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

Meet Boston Blackie

1941·1h·★ 6.6·Robert Florey

2 shared crewDir. Robert FloreyDP: Franz Planer

Island of Doomed Men

1940·1h 7m·★ 5.8·Charles Barton

4 shared cast incl. Peter Lorre & Don BeddoeCrime & Drama

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsStarring Peter LorreDrama & Crime

The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

TMDB recommendsStarring Peter Lorre

Secret Beyond the Door

1947·1h 39m·★ 6.6·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsStarring James Seay

Johnny O'Clock

1947·1h 35m·★ 6.8·Robert Rossen

Fans also likedStarring Evelyn KeyesCrime & Drama

The Usual Suspects

1995·1h 46m·★ 8.5·Bryan Singer

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Mildred Pierce

1945·1h 51m·★ 7.9·Michael Curtiz

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Lady from Shanghai

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.5·Orson Welles

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Hardly a Criminal

1949·1h 28m·★ 7.3·Hugo Fregonese

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954·2h 7m·★ 7.2·Richard Fleischer

DP: Franz PlanerStarring Peter Lorre

Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

TMDB recommends

Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommends

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommends

Sweet Smell of Success

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

TMDB recommends

Gilda

1946·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Charles Vidor

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Odd Man Out

1947·1h 56m·★ 7.6·Carol Reed

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

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How Good Is The Face Behind the Mask?

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