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Movies Like The Fate of Number One

If you liked The Fate of Number One (1915), 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. 1Sleep, My Love

    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.

  2. 2Conflict

    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.

  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. 4Safety Last!

    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.

  5. 5Black 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…

  6. 6The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

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

  7. 7The Naked City

    The Naked City (1948)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller

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

  8. 8The Mirror Crack'd

    The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller

    Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

  9. 9Nightfall

    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.

  10. 10Pickup on South Street

    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…

  11. 11No 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.

  12. 12Dark Passage

    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.

  13. 13The Brotherhood of Justice

    The Brotherhood of Justice (1986)

    ★ 6/10Also thriller

    High-school students start a vigilante group in their neighbourhood but, as their power increases, they become more abusive and dangerous.

  14. 14Point Blank

    Point Blank (1967)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller

    After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.

  15. 155 Against the House

    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.

  16. 16Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity (1957)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller

    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…

  17. 17Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

    ★ 7.5/10Also thriller

    In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle…

  18. 18The 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…

  19. 19Murder at the Gallop

    Murder at the Gallop (1963)

    ★ 7.1/10Also thriller

    Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don't believe them, thus leading Miss Marple to yet again…

  20. 20Ride in the Whirlwind

    Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    Three cowboys, mistaken for members of an outlaw gang, are relentlessly pursued by a posse.

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