Movies Like Persistence of Memory
If you liked Persistence of Memory (2012), a mystery movie directed by Aleksandar Kostic, 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 Naked City (1948)
★ 7.2/10Also mysteryAfter a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
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D.O.A. (1949)
★ 6.9/10Also mysteryFrank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his…
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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryWhen a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
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Vertigo (1958)
★ 8.1/10Also mysteryA retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also 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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Sherlock Jr. (1924)
★ 8/10Also mysteryA film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
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The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
★ 7.1/10Also mysteryHoping for a peaceful visit with his parents in the small town of Sycamore Springs, Nick Charles and his wife Nora soon find themselves surrounded by old rivalries, family tensions, and a mysterious murder. Nick’s…
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The Prize (1963)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryA group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American novelist Andrew Craig, a former literary luminary now writing pulp detective stories to earn a living. Craig, who is…
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The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also mysteryJane 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 Night Strangler (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryAfter 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…
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The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also mysteryWisecracking 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…
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Murder! (1930)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryWhen 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 Honey Pot (1967)
★ 6.5/10Also mysteryIn Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy exes into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
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A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also mysteryAfter being forced into early retirement, former detective Jeff Jackson returns to a quiet life on Martha's Vineyard. Quiet, at least, until a body washes up and he's drawn back into crime solving.
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Spellbound (1945)
★ 7.4/10Also mysteryWhen Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the…
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Circle (2015)
★ 6/10Also mysteryIn a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two…
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
★ 7.3/10Also mysteryAn examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers.
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Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryScooby-Doo and the gang are on the case when a mysterious lake monster starts scaring the guests at a summer resort in Erie Point, where Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy have taken on seasonal jobs to pay for a barn they…
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Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
★ 7.3/10Also mysteryA middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
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Sleep, My Love (1948)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryA woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.