Movies Like Once Upon a Dead Man
If you liked Once Upon a Dead Man (1971), a mystery and tv movie movie directed by Leonard B. Stern, 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.
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Basic Instinct (1992)
★ 7/10Also mysteryCatherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
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Gone Girl (2014)
★ 7.9/10Also mysteryWith his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
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Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also mystery and tv movieMonk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter's wedding turns tragic when her fiancé dies in a bungee jumping accident.
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Pacific Heights (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryA couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
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The Maltese Falcon (1941)
★ 7.7/10Also mysteryA private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
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The Conversation (1974)
★ 7.5/10Also mysteryA paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
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Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryPrivate eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled…
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Woman on the Run (1950)
★ 6.8/10Also mysteryFrank 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…
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A Fall from Grace (2020)
★ 7/10Also mysteryWhen a law-abiding woman gets indicted for murdering her husband, her lawyer soon realizes that a larger conspiracy may be at work.
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Blackwater Lane (2024)
★ 6/10Also mysteryAn American school teacher in England drives past an abandoned car late one night, unaware that the driver was the victim of a murder. As she comes to terms with the realization, seemingly supernatural events start to…
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Dead Again (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also mysteryIn 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.
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Prescription: Murder (1968)
★ 7.8/10Also mystery and tv movieIn Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
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I See You (2019)
★ 7/10Also mysteryWhen a 12-year-old boy goes missing at a local park, a detective investigates the case to help the boy's family find answers.
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American Gigolo (1980)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryJulian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and…
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Vertigo (1958)
★ 8.1/10Also mysteryA retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
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Cult Killer (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also mysteryA private investigator is forced into a dangerous alliance with a killer in order to uncover a quiet town’s grisly criminal underbelly and clear the name of her mentor, who is implicated in the crimes.
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Drop (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryViolet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as…
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China Moon (1994)
★ 6.1/10Also mysteryDetective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After she shoots her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide the body, but his partner is showing an unusual flair for finding…
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Intrusion (2021)
★ 6/10Also mysteryWhen a husband and wife move to a small town, a home invasion leaves the wife traumatized and suspicious that those around her might not be who they seem.
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Presumed Innocent (1990)
★ 6.8/10Also mysteryRusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.