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Movies Like Nora Prentiss

If you liked Nora Prentiss (1947), a drama movie directed by Vincent Sherman, 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. 1Mildred Pierce

    Mildred Pierce (1945)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

  2. 2Othello

    Othello (1951)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    Manipulated by his jealous ensign Iago, the Moorish general Othello is driven to believe that his new wife Desdemona is unfaithful, setting in motion a chain of deception, jealousy, and violence that leads to tragedy.

  3. 3Pitfall

    Pitfall (1948)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.

  4. 4Dial M for Murder

    Dial M for Murder (1954)

    ★ 8/10Also drama

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

  5. 5The Dark Corner

    The Dark Corner (1946)

    ★ 6.6/10Also 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…

  6. 6Scarlet Street

    Scarlet Street (1945)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find…

  7. 7Witness for the Prosecution

    Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama

    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…

  8. 8Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

  9. 9Johnny Eager

    Johnny Eager (1941)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

  10. 10The Locket

    The Locket (1946)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

  11. 11Johnny O'Clock

    Johnny O'Clock (1947)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature…

  12. 12The File on Thelma Jordon

    The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.

  13. 13Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard (1950)

    ★ 8.3/10Also drama

    A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

  14. 14I Walk Alone

    I Walk Alone (1947)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released…

  15. 15Detour

    Detour (1945)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.

  16. 16Blonde Venus

    Blonde Venus (1932)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    In an effort to be able to afford expensive treatment for her gravely ill American husband, a retired German entertainer returns to the cabaret as Blonde Venus and catches the eye of a wealthy politician.

  17. 17Hungry Hearts

    Hungry Hearts (2015)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

  18. 18A Woman's Face

    A Woman's Face (1941)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.

  19. 19King Creole

    King Creole (1958)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    Delinquent Danny Fisher flunks out of high school, quits his job as a nightclub busboy, and one night gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at…

  20. 20The Big Combo

    The Big Combo (1955)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

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