20 movies like Terror by Night, ordered by similarity : Murder on the Orient Express(2017), Last Passenger(2013), The Commuter(2018), Mother(2009), The Pearl of Death(1944), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(1939), Time Without Pity(1957), The Ghost Train(1941), Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour(1931), Frenzy(1972), Crooked House(2017), The Clovehitch Killer(2018) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
60 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Alan Mowbray Dennis Hoey Renee Godfrey Mary Forbes Billy Bevan Frederick Worlock Leland Hodgson Geoffrey Steele Boyd Davis
sherlock holmes doctor watson major son lady villain suspenseful crafty london train station train compartment car jewelry theft murder false accusations impersonation mother/son relationship investigation mystery
When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Malta|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Penélope Cruz Willem Dafoe Judi Dench Josh Gad Derek Jacobi Leslie Odom Jr. Daisy Ridley Marwan Kenzari
investigator detective passenger murder suspect governess widow brooding suspenseful uneasy tense train train tracks mountain dining room cabin murder investigation murder plot murder accusation suspicion mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK
2013
92 Minutes
Dougray Scott Kara Tointon Iddo Goldberg David Schofield Lindsay Duncan Joshua Kaynama Samuel Geker-Kawle
commuter worker passenger train passenger driver father son young woman tense thrilling uneasy london train united kingdom city train crash train travel disaster murder runaway train
A small group of everyday passengers on a speeding London commuter train battle their warped driver who has a dark plan for everyone on-board.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|UK|France|China|Canada|Spain
2018
104 Minutes
Liam Neeson Vera Farmiga Patrick Wilson Jonathan Banks Sam Neill Elizabeth McGovern Florence Pugh Shazad Latif Letitia Wright Killian Scott Clara Lago
insurance salesman husband wife son mysterious woman stranger brooding crafty rousing suspenseful gripping thrilling train house train station train tracks mysterious strangers conspiracy train travel unlikely criminal
An action-thriller in which an insurance salesman/ex-cop is caught up in a life-threatening conspiracy during his daily commute home.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
South Korea
2009
128 Minutes
Kim Hye-ja Won Bin Ku Jin Je-mun Yun Mi-Seon Jeon Byoung-Soon Kim
mother widow son suspect police detective defense attorney dark emotional gripping small town south korea shop family home mother/son relationship murder investigation incarceration framed vigilantism love
A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Evelyn Ankers Dennis Hoey Miles Mander Ian Wolfe Charles Francis Richard Nugent Mary Gordon Rondo Hatton Leslie Denison
sherlock holmes doctor watson police detective thief thug gripping intricate suspenseful london museum house theft investigation murder impersonation pursuit quest 1940s
When a valuable pearl with a sinister reputation is stolen, Sherlock Holmes must investigate its link to a series of brutal murders.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
85 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Ida Lupino Alan Marshal Terry Kilburn George Zucco E.E. Clive Mary Gordon
sherlock holmes doctor watson nemesis beautiful woman brother crafty intricate thrilling suspenseful london tower of london 221b baker street death theft revenge investigation revenge rivalry mystery quest
The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1957
88 Minutes
father convict girlfriend wealthy man wife son suspenseful dark melodramatic london england countryside prison mansion courtroom murder investigation wrongfully accused father/son relationship vigilantism cover-up
The day before a young man is to be executed for killing his girlfriend, his alcoholic father shows up to try to prove his innocence.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1941
85 Minutes
Arthur Askey Richard Murdoch Kathleen Harrison Herbert Lomas
train conductor stationmaster train passenger doctor arms dealer performer amusing creepy suspenseful witty cornwall, england train train station ghost stories train travel gun running smuggling stranded investigation mystery
High jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station and a legendary phantom train approaches.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1931
83 Minutes
Arthur Wontner Ian Fleming Minnie Rayner Leslie Perrins Jane Welsh Norman McKinnell Phillip Hewland Gordon Begg
diplomat sister doctor watson detective sidekick villain crafty engaging tense london office bank hideout extortion murder friendship sherlock holmes impersonation deception mystery
A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarty.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1972
116 Minutes
Jon Finch Barry Foster Barbara Leigh-Hunt Anna Massey Alec McCowen Vivien Merchant Billie Whitelaw Jean Marsh Bernard Cribbins Michael Bates Clive Swift
murderer suspect ex-wife inspector murder suspect murder victim dark gritty thrilling suspenseful london bar market river office restaurant framed for murder murder manhunt serial murders
A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2017
115 Minutes
Glenn Close Terence Stamp Max Irons Stefanie Martini Julian Sands Gillian Anderson Christina Hendricks Amanda Abbington
aristocratic lady detective chief inspector tycoon granddaughter ex-lover murder suspect suspenseful tense sultry brooding uneasy engaging london family estate office estate road murder accusation murder investigation poison
In Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather's murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Dylan McDermott Charlie Plummer Samantha Mathis Madisen Beaty Brenna Sherman Lance Chantiles-Wertz Kat Pérez Jonathan Riggs
family father son murder suspect killer chilling creepy dark disturbing eerie engaging frightful gripping intense shocking suspenseful thrilling tense uneasy america
A picture-perfect family is shattered when the work of a serial killer hits too close to home.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
65 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Marjorie Riordan Rosalind Ivan Martin Kosleck John Abbott Frederick Worlock Morton Lowry Leslie Vincent Gerald Hamer Rex Evans
sherlock holmes doctor watson prince prime minister singer thug spirited tense london ship algiers, algeria airplane lisbon, portugal alexandria, egypt jewel smuggling royalty impersonation sabotage attempted murder investigation
Holmes is recruited to escort the heir to a European throne safely back to his homeland after his father's assassination.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1948
94 Minutes
Ralph Richardson Michèle Morgan Bobby Henrey Sonia Dresdel Jack Hawkins Bernard Lee
diplomat son butler wife inspector detective suspenseful dark household embassy london idolization investigation witnessing murder misunderstanding affair secret mystery quest rescue
A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
2006
85 Minutes
Lorraine Stanley Johnny Harris Georgia Groome Sam Spruell Alexander Morton Nathan Constance Claudie Blakley Jamie Kenna David Keeling Jack Deam Chloe Bale
prostitute runaway pimp son gangster friend dark intense london brighton, england train bathroom field arcade murder on the run prostitution father/son relationship female bonding revenge
Desperate to evade an angry pimp, a London prostitute and a young girl flee by train to Brighton after an appointment with a powerful client goes violently wrong.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Australia|Canada
2014
93 Minutes
Essie Davis Daniel Henshall Noah Wiseman Hayley McElhinney Barbara West Cathy Adamek Benjamin Winspear Craig Behenna
widow son monster intense somber thrilling shocking suspenseful brutal house child's room bedroom depression children's book monsters mother/son relationship fear horror films transformation mystery
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
66 Minutes
Tom Conway Paula Corday Sharyn Moffet Edward Brophy Fay Helm Robert Armstrong
detective partner young girl butler wealthy woman bootlegger dark suspenseful train san francisco household jail hotel room ship murder racketeering smuggling impersonation father/daughter relationship investigation
The Falcon and his friend Goldie Locke check into what appears to be a silk-smuggling racket in San Francisco.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1942
73 Minutes
Van Heflin Patricia Dane Cecilia Parker Virginia Grey Samuel S. Hinds Sam Levene Connie Gilchrist Mark Daniels Stephen McNally Tom Conway Betty Wells
broadway star private investigator police detective ex-boyfriend father housekeeper suspenseful witty cheeky police station broadway theater grand central station train new york city murder investigation greed show business trains false accusations mystery
Classic whodunit mystery film about a gold-digging variety show actress who has many enemies and is found dead in her private railroad car at Grand Central Station in New York.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
69 Minutes
Sidney Toler Mantan Moreland Edwin Luke Hardie Albright Frank Reicher Janet Warren Cyril Delevanti Alan Bridge
scientist chauffeur detective family member son charlie chan cheeky suspenseful intricate mansion laboratory car vault missing persons investigation science murder plot assumed identity government secrets mystery
Eccentric scientist Harper lives in a spooky mansion with all the trimmings: hidden lab, secret panels, inscrutable butler, and greedy relatives with unusual talents. When Harper seems to ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
lawyer private investigator murderer murder suspect murder victim dark chilling tense suspenseful united states murder murder investigation private detective mystery crime discovery mystery pursuit 2000s
Tim Callahan, aide to New York Senator Lauren Platt, is disappointed that all of the $3 million funding has been pulled from his latest pet project, a safe zone for children and youth. His ... See full summary »