Movies Like The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
If you liked The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941), a mystery movie directed by Sidney Salkow, 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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The Black Book (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryAfter his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
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The Locksmith (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryA thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an…
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Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryIn the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…
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Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryFaced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
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Winter's Tale (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryA burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.
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Cleaner (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also mysterySingle father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may…
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The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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Thirteen at Dinner (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryActress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound…
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The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also mysteryUnable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
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Time Without Pity (1957)
★ 6.5/10Also mysteryAlec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a…
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Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also mysteryMaster car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
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Terror by Night (1946)
★ 6.6/10Also mysteryHolmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the…
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Absolution (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryAn aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children…
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Righteous Kill (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryTwo veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the…
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Fallen Angel (1945)
★ 6.6/10Also mysteryAn unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman…
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Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)
★ 6.9/10Also mysteryAt the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryNancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also mysteryAt 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…
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Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also mysteryRaimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for…
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Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also mysteryTravelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?