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Movies Like The Perfect Wife

If you liked The Perfect Wife (2017), a thriller movie directed by Jonathan Milton, 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. 1Black 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…

  2. 2The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Vanishes (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    Young socialite Iris Carr befriends an older woman while traveling solo by train. When Iris wakes from a nap, the woman is gone and other passengers claim she never existed.

  3. 3Maniac

    Maniac (1963)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

  4. 4The Shed

    The Shed (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge…

  5. 5The MacKintosh Man

    The MacKintosh Man (1973)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller

    A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor; only, someone finds him out…

  6. 6No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet (1959)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

  7. 7The Invitation

    The Invitation (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

    Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that…

  8. 8The Night Stalker

    The Night Stalker (1972)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller

    Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…

  9. 9Conflict

    Conflict (1945)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller

    Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.

  10. 10Race with the Devil

    Race with the Devil (1975)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

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

  11. 11Z

    Z (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller

    A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.

  12. 12The 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.

  13. 13The Thinning: New World Order

    The Thinning: New World Order (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller

    Blake Redding is trapped in this dark room wanting to protect his love so the only thing he will do is escape like no failed student has done before.

  14. 14The Locket

    The Locket (1946)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller

    A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

  15. 15Peeping Tom

    Peeping Tom (1960)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller

    Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He…

  16. 16The Two Mrs. Carrolls

    The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)

    ★ 6.4/10Also thriller

    Struggling artist Geoffrey Carroll meets Sally while on holiday in the country. A romance develops, but he doesn't tell her he's already married. Suffering from mental illness, Geoffrey returns home where he paints an…

  17. 17Dial M for Murder

    Dial M for Murder (1954)

    ★ 8/10Also thriller

    When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.

  18. 18Man in the Shadow

    Man in the Shadow (1957)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller

    In a modern cow town, the powerful ranch owner’s henchmen kill a ranch hand, prompting the sheriff to investigate despite facing strong opposition. He finds an unlikely ally in the rancher's overprotected daughter, but…

  19. 19Caught

    Caught (1949)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller

    Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, violent tendencies. Eventually, young Leonora escapes her unhappy life…

  20. 20Cause for Alarm!

    Cause for Alarm! (1951)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    A bedridden and gravely ill man believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him, and outlines his suspicions in a letter.

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