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Movies Like Whispering City

If you liked Whispering City (1947), a drama and thriller movie directed by Fyodor Otsep, 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 Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and thriller

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

  2. 2Panic

    Panic (2000)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    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…

  3. 3The House on Carroll Street

    The House on Carroll Street (1988)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and thriller

    A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house…

  4. 4Underworld U.S.A.

    Underworld U.S.A. (1961)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller

    A bitter young man sets out to get back at the gangsters who murdered his father.

  5. 5Plunder Road

    Plunder Road (1957)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

  6. 6The Good Neighbor

    The Good Neighbor (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama

    A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…

  7. 7A Dry White Season

    A Dry White Season (1989)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller

    During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.

  8. 8Sleep, My Love

    Sleep, My Love (1948)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and drama

    A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.

  9. 9Run

    Run (1991)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller and drama

    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.

  10. 10Nightfall

    Nightfall (1956)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller

    An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

  11. 11Black Widow

    Black Widow (1987)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple…

  12. 12180

    180 (2026)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and drama

    When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.

  13. 13The Glass Key

    The Glass Key (1942)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

  14. 14Tyler Perry's Duplicity

    Tyler Perry's Duplicity (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama

    High-powered attorney Marley faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of her best friend Fela’s husband. With the help of her boyfriend – a former cop turned…

  15. 15House by the River

    House by the River (1950)

    ★ 6.8/10Also thriller and drama

    Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by…

  16. 16Guilty by Suspicion

    Guilty by Suspicion (1991)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and thriller

    Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for his rights and faces numerous challenges.

  17. 17Heatwave

    Heatwave (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama

    A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.

  18. 18Killer's Kiss

    Killer's Kiss (1955)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and 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…

  19. 19The Killer

    The Killer (2024)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by criminal colleagues and a determined police detective.

  20. 20The Naked City

    The Naked City (1948)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and thriller

    After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

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