Movies Like While the City Sleeps

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

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1931·1h 50m·★ 8.3·Fritz Lang

Themes: black and white, film noir, serial killerDir. Fritz LangDrama & Thriller

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1951·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Joseph Losey

DP: Ernest LaszloFans also likedDrama & Thriller

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedStarring Vincent PriceDrama & Thriller

The Quiller Memorandum

1966·1h 44m·★ 6.3·Michael Anderson

Fans also likedStarring George SandersThriller & Drama

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Cape Fear

1962·1h 45m·★ 7.7·J. Lee Thompson

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

Repulsion

1965·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The Defiant Ones

1958·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kramer

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Extreme Measures

1996·1h 58m·★ 6.2·Michael Apted

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

The Zodiac

2005·1h 32m·★ 5.4·Alexander Bulkley

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Psycho

1960·1h 49m·★ 8.5·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: black and white, serial killer

The Naked City

1948·1h 36m·★ 7.5·Jules Dassin

Fans also likedStarring Howard Duff

The Warriors

1979·1h 34m·★ 7.5·Walter Hill

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As Good as It Gets

1997·2h 19m·★ 7.7·James L. Brooks

TMDB recommends

From Here to Eternity

1953·1h 58m·★ 7.6·Fred Zinnemann

TMDB recommends

Identity

2003·1h 30m·★ 7.3·James Mangold

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Manhunter

1986·2h·★ 7.2·Michael Mann

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Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

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Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

Dead Presidents

1995·1h 59m·★ 6.9·Albert Hughes

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How Good Is While the City Sleeps?

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