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Movies Like Portrait of Alison

If you liked Portrait of Alison (1955), a crime and drama movie directed by Guy Green, 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. 1Laura

    Laura (1944)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama and mystery

    A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

  2. 2The Mirror Crack'd

    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.

  3. 3Dial M for Murder

    Dial M for Murder (1954)

    ★ 8/10Also crime and drama

    When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.

  4. 4Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

    Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)

    ★ 7.8/10Also crime and drama

    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.

  5. 5The Man Who Knew Too Much

    The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

    ★ 7.4/10Also mystery and 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.

  6. 6The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)

    ★ 7.2/10Also crime and mystery

    London. 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…

  7. 7Lured

    Lured (1947)

    ★ 6.3/10Also mystery and crime

    Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has…

  8. 8Agatha

    Agatha (1979)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and mystery

    England, 1926. An American journalist looks for mystery writer Agatha Christie when she suddenly disappears without explanation, leaving no trace.

  9. 9Witness for the Prosecution

    Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama and mystery

    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…

  10. 10Murder in Three Acts

    Murder in Three Acts (1986)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and drama

    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.

  11. 11Sapphire

    Sapphire (1959)

    ★ 7/10Also mystery and crime

    Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving…

  12. 12Blackmail

    Blackmail (1929)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and crime

    London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and…

  13. 13Garage Sale Mystery

    Garage Sale Mystery (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and mystery

    Jennifer 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…

  14. 14The Maltese Falcon

    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.

  15. 15The Blue Gardenia

    The Blue Gardenia (1953)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime and mystery

    Upon 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…

  16. 16The Dark Corner

    The Dark Corner (1946)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and drama

    Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in…

  17. 17Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery

    Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery (2017)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery

    In the small resort town of Lighthouse Cove, everyone knows that the best man for the job is a woman. And that woman is Shannon Hughes, owner of a construction company and an expert in Victorian home restoration and…

  18. 18The Letter

    The Letter (1940)

    ★ 7.3/10Also crime and drama

    After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

  19. 19Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

    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…

  20. 20The Interview

    The Interview (1998)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime and mystery

    A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted?

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