Movies Like The Gentle Gunman

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

The Blue Lamp

1950·1h 24m·★ 6.8·Basil Dearden

2 shared crewDir. Basil DeardenDP: Gordon Dines

Pool of London

1951·1h 25m·★ 7.1·Basil Dearden

2 shared crewDir. Basil DeardenDP: Gordon Dines

Frieda

1947·1h 38m·★ 7.1·Basil Dearden

2 shared crewDir. Basil DeardenDP: Gordon Dines

Odd Man Out

1947·1h 56m·★ 7.6·Carol Reed

Themes: ira (irish republican army), film noirFans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller & Crime

Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Scarface

1932·1h 33m·★ 7.7·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

'71

2014·1h 39m·★ 7.2·Yann Demange

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

The Long Memory

1953·1h 36m·★ 7.0·Robert Hamer

Both star John Mills & Elizabeth SellarsCrime & Thriller

Rendition

2007·2h·★ 6.8·Gavin Hood

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The Seven-Ups

1973·1h 43m·★ 6.8·Philip D'Antoni

Fans also likedThriller & Drama & Crime

Out of Exile

2023·1h 47m·★ 5.0·Kyle Kauwika Harris

Fans also likedThriller & Drama & Crime

The Mind Benders

1963·1h 49m·★ 6.4·Basil Dearden

Starring Dirk BogardeDir. Basil DeardenThriller & Drama

Five Minutes of Heaven

2009·1h 29m·★ 6.5·Oliver Hirschbiegel

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Blood Ties

2013·2h 8m·★ 6.5·Guillaume Canet

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

The Dark Past

1948·1h 14m·★ 6.3·Rudolph Maté

Fans also likedCrime & Thriller & Drama

The Quiller Memorandum

1966·1h 44m·★ 6.3·Michael Anderson

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Suburbicon

2017·1h 45m·★ 5.8·George Clooney

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How Good Is The Gentle Gunman?

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