Movies Like Where Danger Lives

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

Five Came Back

1939·1h 15m·★ 7.1·John Farrow

2 shared crewDir. John FarrowDP: Nicholas Musuraca

Out of the Past

1947·1h 37m·★ 7.9·Jacques Tourneur

Themes: femme fatale, small town, black and whiteDP: Nicholas MusuracaStarring Robert Mitchum

His Kind of Woman

1951·2h·★ 7.0·John Farrow

Both star Robert Mitchum & Philip Van ZandtDir. John FarrowFans also liked

Tension

1949·1h 35m·★ 7.3·John Berry

Themes: femme fatale, suspenseful, infidelityFans also liked

The Killing

1956·1h 25m·★ 7.9·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: femme fatale, black and whiteTMDB recommends

North by Northwest

1959·2h 17m·★ 8.3·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: on the run, suspensefulTMDB recommends

The 39 Steps

1935·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: on the run, black and whiteTMDB recommends

No Way Out

1950·1h 46m·★ 7.4·Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Themes: doctor, hospitalFans also liked

The Locket

1946·1h 25m·★ 7.1·John Brahm

DP: Nicholas MusuracaFans also likedStarring Robert Mitchum

One Battle After Another

2025·2h 42m·★ 7.6·Paul Thomas Anderson

Themes: usa–mexico border, on the run

No Country for Old Men

2007·2h 2m·★ 8.2·Joel Coen

Themes: usa–mexico border, desert

The Hitch-Hiker

1953·1h 11m·★ 6.9·Ida Lupino

DP: Nicholas MusuracaFans also liked

Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

Themes: doctor, hospital

Eyes Wide Shut

1999·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: doctor, suspenseful

Casino

1995·2h 59m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

Themes: suspenseful, desert

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015·2h 1m·★ 8.1·George Miller

Themes: on the run, desert

Fall

2022·1h 47m·★ 6.4·Scott Mann

Themes: suspenseful, desert

The Running Man

2025·2h 13m·★ 6.4·Edgar Wright

Themes: on the run, suspenseful

Moontide

1942·1h 34m·★ 6.8·Archie Mayo

Fans also likedStarring Claude Rains

The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

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