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Movies Like Daughter of Darkness

If you liked Daughter of Darkness (1948), a thriller and drama movie directed by Lance Comfort, 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. 1Each Dawn I Die

    Each Dawn I Die (1939)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and thriller

    A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

  2. 2The 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.

  3. 3The Lady Vanishes

    The Lady Vanishes (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and horror

    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.

  4. 4Maniac

    Maniac (1963)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and 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.

  5. 5Odd Man Out

    Odd Man Out (1947)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and thriller

    Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

  6. 6The Locket

    The Locket (1946)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and thriller

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

  7. 7While the City Sleeps

    While the City Sleeps (1956)

    ★ 6.9/10Also thriller and drama

    Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

  8. 8Race with the Devil

    Race with the Devil (1975)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

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

  9. 9Children of the Damned

    Children of the Damned (1964)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and horror

    Six children are found spread through out the world that not only have enormous intelligence, but identical intelligence and have a strange bond to each other.

  10. 10A Kiss Before Dying

    A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and drama

    A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.

  11. 11The Thinning: New World Order

    The Thinning: New World Order (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and 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.

  12. 12Islands

    Islands (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and drama

    In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist arrives, Tom is…

  13. 13Footsteps in the Fog

    Footsteps in the Fog (1955)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller and drama

    A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.

  14. 14The Dark Mirror

    The Dark Mirror (1946)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller and horror

    A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.

  15. 15Sleep, 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.

  16. 16The Hitch-Hiker

    The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

    ★ 6.8/10Also thriller and drama

    Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no…

  17. 17They Made Me a Fugitive

    They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller

    After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

  18. 18The Shed

    The Shed (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and 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…

  19. 19Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity (1957)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and drama

    Alec 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…

  20. 20The Reckless Moment

    The Reckless Moment (1949)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and thriller

    After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

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