Movies Like The Sleeping Cardinal

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

The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes

1935·1h 24m·★ 5.7·Leslie S. Hiscott

Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner) Collection4 shared cast incl. Arthur Wontner & Leslie PerrinsDir. Leslie S. Hiscott

Silver Blaze

1937·1h 11m·★ 5.7·Thomas Bentley

Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner) Collection3 shared cast incl. Arthur Wontner & Ian FlemingCrime & Mystery

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

1932·1h 17m·★ 5.8·Graham Cutts

Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Wontner) CollectionStarring Arthur WontnerMystery & Crime

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

TMDB recommendsCrime & Mystery

The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

TMDB recommendsMystery & Crime

Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

TMDB recommendsMystery & Crime

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsMystery & Crime

Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

TMDB recommendsMystery & Crime

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2005·1h 43m·★ 7.4·Shane Black

TMDB recommendsCrime & Mystery

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

1970·2h 5m·★ 7.0·Billy Wilder

TMDB recommendsMystery & Crime

Heat

1995·2h 50m·★ 8.3·Michael Mann

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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

2016·1h 30m·★ 8.0·Douglas Mackinnon

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Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

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True Romance

1993·2h 1m·★ 7.9·Tony Scott

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Dirty Harry

1971·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

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Murder She Said

1961·1h 27m·★ 7.3·George Pollock

Fans also likedCrime & Mystery

A Shot in the Dark

1964·1h 42m·★ 7.3·Blake Edwards

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Murder Most Foul

1964·1h 30m·★ 7.1·George Pollock

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Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

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Another Thin Man

1939·1h 43m·★ 7.4·W.S. Van Dyke

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