Movies Like Mystery of the White Room
If you liked Mystery of the White Room (1939), a crime and mystery movie directed by Otis Garrett, 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.
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The Blue Gardenia (1953)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and mysteryUpon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while…
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and mysteryNancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
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The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and crimeJane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
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The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and mysteryA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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Garage Sale Mystery (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and mysteryJennifer Shannon can always find a diamond in the rough, when it comes to garage sales, that is. Whether it's a new antique to sell at her consignment shop, an Atari game for her son or a piece of furniture for her…
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Lady in the Lake (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and crimePrivate 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…
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A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and crimeWhitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that…
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and crimeDuring WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects…
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Murder! (1930)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and crimeWhen actress Diana Baring is found in a daze beside her colleague’s murdered body, all evidence points to her guilt. During the trial, juror Sir John Menier doubts the verdict, but yields to pressure. Haunted by…
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and mysteryLondon. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the…
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Frequencies (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and mysteryThe story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.
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The House of Fear (1945)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and crimeThe Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members…
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and mysteryHaving 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…
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The Maltese Falcon (1941)
★ 7.7/10Also mystery and crimeA private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
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Black Angel (1946)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and crimeA falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin's wife.
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Green for Danger (1946)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery and crimeIn the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?
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Secret Agent (1936)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and romanceDuring World War I, a novelist declared dead is recruited by British intelligence and sent to Switzerland under a new identity to assassinate a German spy. Teamed with a fellow agent posing as his wife and an eccentric…
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Chronicle Mysteries: Vines that Bind (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also mystery and crimeThe latest edition of Alex McPherson’s true crime podcast leads her and most of the Chronicle staff to nearby Macklin, where they investigate the death of a vintner that was ruled an accident by the local police.
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The Moon-Spinners (1964)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and romanceYoung English girl Nikky and her aunt arrive at the Moon-Spinners, a hotel on Crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome. The coolness of the owner is only out-done by the surliness of her brother Stratos, recently…
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The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and mysteryPhilo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.