Movies Like The Stolen Engine

If you liked The Stolen Engine (1914), a thriller movie directed by J.P. McGowan, 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
Safety Last! (1923)
★ 7.7/10Also thriller
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
2
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…
3
Strange but True (2019)
★ 6/10Also thriller
A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
4
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.
5
Sleep, My Love (1948)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller
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.
6
The Escapist (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an…
7
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.
8
Pickup on South Street (1953)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified…
9
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.
10
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.
11
The Last Voyage (1960)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller
The S. S. Claridon is scheduled for her five last voyages after thirty-eight years of service. After an explosion in the boiler room, Captain Robert Adams is reluctant to evacuate the steamship. While the crew fights…
12
5 Against the House (1955)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
13
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of…
14
Figures in a Landscape (1970)
★ 6/10Also thriller
Two escaped convicts are on the run in an unnamed Latin American country. But everywhere they go, they are followed and hounded by a menacing black helicopter.
15
Dark Passage (1947)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller
A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.
16
What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller
Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.
17
North by Northwest (1959)
★ 8/10Also thriller
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
18
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…
19
Union Station (1950)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a…
20
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.