Movies Like The Family Secret

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

Convicted

1950·1h 31m·★ 6.8·Henry Levin

2 shared crewBoth star Carl Benton Reid & Henry O'NeillDir. Henry Levin

Night Editor

1946·1h 8m·★ 6.7·Henry Levin

2 shared crewDir. Henry LevinDP: Burnett Guffey

Knock on Any Door

1949·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Nicholas Ray

DP: Burnett GuffeyFans also likedStarring John Derek

Scandal Sheet

1952·1h 22m·★ 7.4·Phil Karlson

Both star John Derek & Henry O'NeillDP: Burnett Guffey

Madame X

1966·1h 40m·★ 6.9·David Lowell Rich

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Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

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Michael Clayton

2007·2h·★ 7.2·Tony Gilroy

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Reservation Road

2007·1h 42m·★ 6.6·Terry George

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All the King's Men

1949·1h 49m·★ 7.4·Robert Rossen

DP: Burnett GuffeyStarring John Derek

The Last Posse

1953·1h 13m·★ 6.6·Alfred L. Werker

DP: Burnett GuffeyStarring John Derek

Innocence

2020·1h 50m·★ 6.6·Park Sang-hyeon

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Zodiac

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.7·David Fincher

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Scream

1996·1h 52m·★ 7.4·Wes Craven

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A Fish Called Wanda

1988·1h 49m·★ 7.5·Charles Crichton

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998·1h 58m·★ 7.4·Terry Gilliam

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Andrew Dominik

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The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

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The Damned Don't Cry

1950·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Vincent Sherman

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Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

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Bridget Jones's Diary

2001·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Sharon Maguire

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