Movies Like One Dangerous Night

If you liked One Dangerous Night (1943), a crime and mystery movie directed by Michael Gordon, 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
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.
2
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and mystery
Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a…
3
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and mystery
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
4
Murder Most Foul (1964)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and mystery
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his guilt. Once again she begins her own investigation.
5
The Sheep Detectives (2026)
★ 7.9/10Also mystery and crime
George Hardy is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must…
6
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999)
★ 7.4/10Also mystery
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.
7
Murder in Three Acts (1986)
★ 6/10Also crime and mystery
In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.
8
The Pink Panther (2006)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and crime
When the coach of the France football team is killed by a poisoned dart in the stadium at the end of a game, and his huge, expensive ring with the Pink Panther diamond disappears, the ambitious Chief Inspector Dreyfus…
9
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…
10
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
★ 7.7/10Also mystery and crime
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
11
Plunder Road (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
12
Lady in the Lake (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and crime
Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to…
13
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and mystery
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.
14
The Scarlet Claw (1944)
★ 7/10Also mystery and crime
When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
15
The Night Strangler (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery and crime
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every…
16
Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and crime
There is excitement in the air when a Hollywood crew comes to Lawrenceton to film a movie about the town’s sleuthy librarian, Aurora Teagarden. However, when the film’s leading lady is found murdered in her dressing…
17
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
★ 7/10Also mystery and crime
Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, but she also never wanted to see him dead. When his body is found outside of Aurora’s home, she then becomes the main…
18
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10Also crime and mystery
While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…
19
The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…
20
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game (2018)
★ 7/10Also crime and mystery
Crime-solving librarian Aurora Teagarden leaps headfirst into Lawrenceton’s latest murder investigation when her nephew Phillip and his college roommate go missing after the roommate’s girlfriend is found dead…