Movies Like The Scapegoat

If you liked The Scapegoat (1959), a mystery and crime movie directed by Robert Hamer, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Eye of the Devil (1966)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and thriller
A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.
2
Sudden Fear (1952)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and crime
Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to…
3
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller and mystery
Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.
4
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and thriller
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
5
So Long at the Fair (1950)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and thriller
Vicky Barton and her brother Johnny travel from Naples to visit the 1889 Paris Exhibition. They both sleep in seperate rooms in their hotel. When the she gets up in the morning she finds her brother and his room have…
6
Rebecca (1940)
★ 7.9/10Also mystery and thriller
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips…
7
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
★ 7/10Also thriller and crime
A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.
8
Fallen Angel (1945)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and mystery
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman…
9
Dial M for Murder (1954)
★ 8/10Also thriller and crime
When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.
10
Nightfall (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and thriller
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
11
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
★ 7.4/10Also mystery and thriller
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of…
12
Double Indemnity (1944)
★ 8.1/10Also crime and thriller
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
13
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
★ 8.2/10Also mystery and crime
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a…
14
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and crime
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
15
I Confess (1953)
★ 7.1/10Also thriller and crime
When a priest hears a murderer’s confession, he becomes bound by his vow of silence—even as circumstantial evidence turns suspicion toward him. Torn between faith and self-preservation, he faces public scandal and…
16
To Catch a Thief (1955)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and thriller
When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to trap the copycat himself—entangling a wealthy widow and her beguiling…
17
Tension (1949)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller and crime
Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store salesman, Warren can no longer bear it. He decides to assume a new identity in…
18
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and mystery
Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.
19
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and mystery
While attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in…
20
The 39 Steps (1935)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and thriller
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to…