Movies Like A Matter of Seconds
If you liked A Matter of Seconds (1915), a thriller movie directed by J. Gunnis Davis, 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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Black Widow (1987)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerFederal 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…
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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also thrillerWhen 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.
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The Shed (2019)
★ 6/10Also thrillerThe 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…
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Undercurrent (1946)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerAfter a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael…
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No Name on the Bullet (1959)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerWhen 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.
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Monster (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerA mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
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The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerBased on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.
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The Mechanic (1972)
★ 6.7/10Also thrillerArthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and…
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9 (2009)
★ 7/10Also thrillerWhen 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that…
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What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
★ 5.9/10Also thrillerTwo 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.
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Z (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also thrillerA family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
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The Lady Vanishes (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also thrillerYoung 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.
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Race with the Devil (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerTwo couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.
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Ballistic (2026)
★ 5.8/10Also thrillerWhen a soldier's mother discovers the bullet that killed her son in Afghanistan was made at the factory where she works, she sets out on a path of revenge against those responsible.
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Seeds of Yesterday (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also thrillerThe Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.
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Pickup on South Street (1953)
★ 7.4/10Also thrillerIn 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…
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Indemnity (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also thrillerAn ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.
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The MacKintosh Man (1973)
★ 6.1/10Also thrillerA 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…
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North by Northwest (1959)
★ 8/10Also thrillerAdvertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
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Safety Last! (1923)
★ 7.7/10Also thrillerWhen a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.