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Movies Like The House of the Arrow

If you liked The House of the Arrow (1953), a mystery movie directed by Michael Anderson, 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. 1The Mirror Crack'd

    The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery

    Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

  2. 2Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery

    Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery (2017)

    ★ 6.6/10Also 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…

  3. 3Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery

    Nancy 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…

  4. 4Brand Upon the Brain!

    Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)

    ★ 6.6/10Also mystery

    After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.

  5. 5Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

    ★ 7/10Also 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…

  6. 6The Thin Man Goes Home

    The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

    ★ 7.1/10Also mystery

    Hoping 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…

  7. 7The Night Stalker

    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…

  8. 8The Blue Gardenia

    The Blue Gardenia (1953)

    ★ 6.5/10Also 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…

  9. 9The Naked City

    The Naked City (1948)

    ★ 7.2/10Also mystery

    After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

  10. 10Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man (1947)

    ★ 6.7/10Also 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…

  11. 11Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

    Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also mystery

    A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals and where years ago Aurora and Sally, as teenagers, discovered a body.

  12. 12Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

    Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (2014)

    ★ 8/10Also mystery

    In this epic two-part finale, the Doctor comes face to face with the mysterious Missy, and an impossible choice is looming. With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies, and the Doctor…

  13. 13The Glass Key

    The Glass Key (1942)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

  14. 14Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man (1939)

    ★ 7.1/10Also mystery

    Nick and Nora Charles are back - and this time, they have a baby, a wealthy new client, and another murder to solve! Retired detective Nick is enjoying family life with Nora and their young son, Nick Jr., when…

  15. 15Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket

    Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket (2016)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery

    Vacationing on historic Nantucket Island, a teenage mystery writer and her friends must outwit two scheming thieves to solve the secret behind a legendary ghost story.

  16. 16Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love

    Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love (2016)

    ★ 7.3/10Also mystery

    Former prosecutor-turned-therapist Hailey Dean is a powerhouse, Mensa bright, and acutely observant. During a tragic week, one of her patients loses her parents to separate fatal accidents along with millions of…

  17. 17The Night Strangler

    The Night Strangler (1973)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery

    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…

  18. 18A Shot in the Dark

    A Shot in the Dark (1964)

    ★ 7.2/10Also mystery

    Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles…

  19. 19Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

    Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery

    Can twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop…

  20. 20Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

    Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)

    ★ 6.9/10Also mystery

    At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.

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