Movies Like The Tall Target

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

Devil's Doorway

1950·1h 24m·★ 7.2·Anthony Mann

Both star Paula Raymond & Marshall ThompsonDir. Anthony Mann

Lady in the Lake

1946·1h 45m·★ 6.5·Robert Montgomery

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Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

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The Maltese Falcon

1941·1h 40m·★ 7.9·John Huston

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Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

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JFK

1991·3h 9m·★ 8.0·Oliver Stone

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsMystery & Thriller

Basic Instinct

1992·2h 8m·★ 7.1·Paul Verhoeven

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Klute

1971·1h 54m·★ 7.1·Alan J. Pakula

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The Mask of Dimitrios

1944·1h 35m·★ 7.2·Jean Negulesco

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Dial M for Murder

1954·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Alfred Hitchcock

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Strangers on a Train

1951·1h 41m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

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Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

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Dirty Harry

1971·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2005·1h 43m·★ 7.4·Shane Black

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Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

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Murder on the Orient Express

1974·2h 8m·★ 7.2·Sidney Lumet

Fans also likedThriller & Mystery

Insomnia

2002·1h 58m·★ 7.2·Christopher Nolan

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Foreign Correspondent

1940·2h·★ 7.4·Alfred Hitchcock

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The Glass Key

1942·1h 25m·★ 7.0·Stuart Heisler

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How Good Is The Tall Target?

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