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Movies Like Phantom of the Rue Morgue

If you liked Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954), a thriller and crime movie directed by Roy Del Ruth, 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. 1Overdrive

    Overdrive (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and mystery

    Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

  2. 2The Seven-Ups

    The Seven-Ups (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crime

    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.

  3. 3The 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…

  4. 4The Bourne Identity

    The Bourne Identity (2002)

    ★ 7.5/10Also mystery and thriller

    Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many…

  5. 5Race with the Devil

    Race with the Devil (1975)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

  6. 6Night Watch

    Night Watch (1973)

    ★ 6.3/10Also mystery and thriller

    A woman recovering from a nervous breakdown tries to convince her husband and and the local London police that she has witnessed a murder in the abandoned house next door.

  7. 7Eradication

    Eradication (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror and thriller

    When an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and…

  8. 8He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way (1951)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller and crime

    A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

  9. 9The Limits of Control

    The Limits of Control (2009)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and mystery

    A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him…

  10. 10Poker Night

    Poker Night (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime

    When a new detective is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement, he must use the knowledge he learned from some of the best detectives at Poker Night, then match wits against his captor.

  11. 11Nick of Time

    Nick of Time (1995)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and crime

    An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.

  12. 12Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play

    Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)

    ★ 7.5/10Also mystery and thriller

    At a gathering of mystery and true crime fans, Aurora Teagarden’s nephew, Phillip, is accused of murder when an unplanned onstage blackout during the play in which he is performing ends, revealing Phillip holding the…

  13. 13Kept Woman

    Kept Woman (2015)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and mystery

    Jessica and her fiancé Evan have just moved from the city into their dream home on a quiet suburban street. Soon after, Jessica catches her seemingly friendly new neighbor, Simon, in a strange lie and can't let her…

  14. 14Ten Little Indians

    Ten Little Indians (1965)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and mystery

    Ten strangers are invited as weekend guests to a remote mountain mansion. When the host doesn't show up, the guests start dying, one by one.

  15. 15Indemnity

    Indemnity (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crime

    An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.

  16. 16Woman on the Run

    Woman on the Run (1950)

    ★ 6.8/10Also thriller and crime

    Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he…

  17. 17The Car

    The Car (1977)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined…

  18. 18Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

    ★ 7.5/10Also thriller and mystery

    In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle…

  19. 19The Medusa Touch

    The Medusa Touch (1978)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror and thriller

    A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realises that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.

  20. 20Time Lapse

    Time Lapse (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and mystery

    Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.

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