Movies Like Black Widow

If you liked Black Widow (1954), a mystery and drama movie directed by Nunnally Johnson, 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
Opening Night (1977)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her…
2
Agatha and the Midnight Murders (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and drama
As bombs fall on London, writer Agatha Christie decides it is time to kill off her most famous creation.
3
Before and After (1996)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and mystery
Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
4
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.
5
Killer's Kiss (1955)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The…
6
The Cat's Meow (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also drama
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
7
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
8
Hamlet (1948)
★ 7.4/10Also drama
Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy. Olivier is at his most inspired—both as…
9
Harper (1966)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an…
10
Perfect Sisters (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also drama
Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.
11
The Eternal Daughter (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and mystery
An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past.
12
Birth (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and mystery
It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy…
13
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and mystery
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…
14
Julia (1977)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
15
Wedding Planner Mystery (2014)
★ 6/10Also mystery and drama
Wedding Planner Mystery follows the exploits of a quirky but lovable event planner who makes murder as fun as can be. Homicide doesn't follow our heroine; she seeks it out. Using her circle of contacts, her friendship…
16
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and mystery
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…
17
Remember (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and mystery
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
18
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.
19
Hamlet (1996)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
20
TalhotBlond (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.