Movies Like The Woman in the Window

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

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949·1h 40m·★ 6.9·Robert Siodmak

Themes: district attorney, film noirFans also likedThriller & Drama & Crime

Illegal

1955·1h 28m·★ 7.0·Lewis Allen

Themes: district attorney, film noirStarring Edward G. RobinsonCrime & Drama

M

1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller & CrimeDir. Fritz Lang

Lady on a Train

1945·1h 34m·★ 6.7·Charles David

Fans also likedStarring Dan DuryeaCrime & Thriller

Black Angel

1946·1h 21m·★ 6.9·Roy William Neill

Fans also likedStarring Dan DuryeaCrime & Thriller

Heat

1995·2h 50m·★ 8.3·Michael Mann

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

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

Blue Velvet

1986·2h·★ 7.7·David Lynch

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Bullitt

1968·1h 53m·★ 7.4·Peter Yates

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

The China Syndrome

1979·2h 2m·★ 7.4·James Bridges

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Little Caesar

1931·1h 19m·★ 7.1·Mervyn LeRoy

Both star Edward G. Robinson & Thomas E. JacksonDrama & Crime

Vertigo

1958·2h 8m·★ 8.2·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: painting, film noir

Two Weeks in Another Town

1962·1h 47m·★ 6.4·Vincente Minnelli

DP: Milton KrasnerStarring Edward G. Robinson

Rope

1948·1h 21m·★ 7.9·Alfred Hitchcock

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Insomnia

2002·1h 58m·★ 7.2·Christopher Nolan

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

Born to Kill

1947·1h 32m·★ 7.2·Robert Wise

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

The Pelican Brief

1993·2h 21m·★ 6.6·Alan J. Pakula

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

How Good Is The Woman in the Window?

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