Movies Like A Woman Possessed

If you liked A Woman Possessed (1958), a drama movie directed by Max Varnel, 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
Shock (1946)
★ 6/10Also drama
In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was observed by a next-door neighbor, Janet Stewart. As Janet attempts to convince her…
2
Dial M for Murder (1954)
★ 8/10Also drama
When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.
3
Hungry Hearts (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.
4
Extortion (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also drama
A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn.
5
Othello (1951)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
Manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy, and violence that leads to tragedy.
6
The Truth About Emanuel (2013)
★ 6/10Also drama
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
7
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
★ 8.2/10Also drama
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…
8
Flowers in the Attic (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also drama
After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.
9
Madame X (1966)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
Holly Parker, the wife of a wealthy diplomat, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who has been romantically pursuing her. She is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a new identity in order to save the…
10
Gaslight (1944)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
11
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
★ 7/10Also drama
A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.
12
Sons and Lovers (1960)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman from the town it enrages his kind but possessive mother.
13
A Wife's Nightmare (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
Liz, just returned home after a mental breakdown, has to welcome a relative stranger into her home when Caitlin, a young, vivacious woman, claims to be her husband's daughter.
14
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
15
Everybody's Fine (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
Eight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out…
16
I Confess (1953)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
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…
17
Rear Window (1954)
★ 8.3/10Also drama
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
18
Woman of Straw (1964)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.
19
Reality (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
Augusta, Georgia, United States, June 3, 2017. After running some errands, Reality Winner returns home, where she is approached by two men.
20
Blue Heron (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
A family of six's fresh start on 1990s Vancouver Island unravels as their youngest child, Sasha, witnesses the increasingly dangerous behavior of her older brother, Jeremy.