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Movies Like The Return of the Whistler

If you liked The Return of the Whistler (1948), a crime and mystery movie directed by D. Ross Lederman, 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 Black Book

    The Black Book (2023)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery

    After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.

  2. 2Thirteen at Dinner

    Thirteen at Dinner (1985)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and mystery

    Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound…

  3. 3The Commuter

    The Commuter (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery

    A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.

  4. 4Panic

    Panic (2000)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime

    Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful…

  5. 5Suburbicon

    Suburbicon (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and mystery

    In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…

  6. 6Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel (1945)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and mystery

    An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman…

  7. 7Killer Heat

    Killer Heat (2024)

    ★ 5.8/10Also crime

    An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.

  8. 8Endless Night

    Endless Night (1972)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery

    Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious…

  9. 9All the Devils Are Here

    All the Devils Are Here (2025)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and mystery

    After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.

  10. 10The Ritual Killer

    The Ritual Killer (2023)

    ★ 5.8/10Also mystery

    Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…

  11. 11Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man (1947)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime and 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…

  12. 12The 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…

  13. 13Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

    Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime and mystery

    Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?

  14. 14Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

    Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery and crime

    Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.

  15. 15Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime and 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…

  16. 16Run

    Run (1991)

    ★ 6/10Also crime

    When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

  17. 17The Seven-Ups

    The Seven-Ups (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and mystery

    A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

  18. 18The International

    The International (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and mystery

    An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…

  19. 19The Locksmith

    The Locksmith (2023)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery and crime

    A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an…

  20. 20Mr. Right

    Mr. Right (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime

    A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.

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