20 movies like The Fallen Idol, ordered by similarity : The Pearl of Death(1944), Time Without Pity(1957), The Falcon in San Francisco(1945), Dressed to Kill(1946), The Ax(2005), Terror by Night(1946), The Deadly Affair(1966), Victim(1961), The Woman in Green(1945), Shadow of a Doubt(1943), The 39 Steps(1959), Mother(2009) ...
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
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
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.
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
1946
72 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Patricia Morison Edmond Breon Frederick Worlock Carl Harbord Patricia Cameron Tom Dillon Harry Cording Topsy Glyn Mary Gordon
sherlock holmes doctor watson inspector femme fatale criminal thief crafty gripping melodramatic suspenseful london apartment auction house antique shop england street murder treasure hunting clues music
Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Comedy, Drama
Belgium|France|Spain
2005
122 Minutes
José Garcia Karin Viard Olivier Gourmet Ulrich Tukur Yvon Back Thierry Hancisse Geordy Monfils Christa Théret Olga Grumberg Yolande Moreau Dieudonné Kabongo
unemployed person wife executive police detective son husband dark emotional amusing suspenseful suburb motel house europe unemployment murder capitalism desperation financial crisis marriage
A chemist (Garcia) loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.
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
UK
1966
107 Minutes
James Mason Simone Signoret Maximilian Schell Harriet Andersson Harry Andrews Kenneth Haigh Roy Kinnear Corin Redgrave
secret agent inspector wife victim widow tense intricate london office household investigation murder suicide deception espionage mystery quest 1960s
A British agent sets out to uncover the hidden facts behind a British government employee's suicide.
Mystery & Thriller
1961
100 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde Sylvia Sims Dennis Price Nigel Stock Peter McEnery Donald Churchill Anthony Nicholls Hilton Edwards Norman Bird Derren Nesbitt
barrister wife criminal friend homosexual detective dark emotional tense london household courtroom homosexuality blackmail suicide investigation affair trial quest pursuit
A prominent London barrister sets out to learn the identity of a blackmailer who preys on homosexuals.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
68 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Hillary Brooke Henry Daniell Paul Cavanagh Matthew Boulton Eve Amber Frederick Worlock Tom Bryson
sherlock holmes doctor watson professor moriarty beautiful woman police detective amateur sleuth suspenseful intricate london household scotland yard 221b baker street investigation murder mutilation deception hypnosis mystery rivalry discovery
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1943
108 Minutes
Teresa Wright Joseph Cotten Hume Cronyn Macdonald Carey Henry Travers Patricia Collinge Edna May Wonacott Wallace Ford Irving Bacon Charles Bates Clarence Muse
uncle serial killer young girl neighbor detective widow dark suspenseful household small town murder surveillance poison newspapers paranoia infatuation pursuit mystery 1940s
A young girl, overjoyed when her favorite uncle comes to visit the family, slowly begins to suspect that he is in fact the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1959
93 Minutes
Kenneth More Taina Elg Brenda De Banzie Barry Jones Reginald Beckwith Faith Brook Michael Goodliffe James Hayter
man diplomat spy assassin schoolteacher police officer spectacular frenetic thrilling suspenseful scotland london train music hall boarding school police station espionage treason escape pursuit
In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.
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
UK
1938
73 Minutes
Wilfrid Lawson Sonnie Hale Alexander Knox Louise Henry Patrick Barr John Longden Patricia Roc Charles Eaton George Merritt Arthur Hambling
lawyer murderer scotland yard agent police detective secretary fiancée chilling dark suspenseful london apartment scotland yard police station office street crime murder investigation engagement brother/sister relationship
A millionaire in London falls for a poor girl with a great singing voice, but his gold-digging past girlfriend tries her best to ruin the relationship.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
70 Minutes
George Murphy Rita Johnson Virginia Field Leo G. Carroll George Zucco Montagu Love Eddie Quillan Leonard Mudie J.M. Kerrigan Neil Fitzgerald Harry Stubbs
reporter socialite inspector murderer secretary dog fascinating airy suspenseful london pub house shop murder investigation missing persons switched identities unusual romance ransom human-animal friendship mystery
A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
81 Minutes
Joel McCrea Gail Russell Herbert Marshall Phyllis Brooks Isobel Elsom Norman Lloyd Mikhail Rasumny Elisabeth Risdon Tom Tully Nona Griffith Richard Lyon
widower governess murderer son child dark intricate gripping suspenseful new england house neighborhood murder police work investigation suspicion crime quest discovery mystery
A secretive widower hires a governess for his children, a willful boy and impressionable girl. Strange occurrences and the governess's curiosity lead her to unlock the secrets of the mysterious and uninhabited brownstone next door.
Mystery & Thriller
Spain
2014
105 Minutes
Raúl Arévalo Javier Gutiérrez Antonio de la Torre Nerea Barros María Varod Perico Cervantes Jesús Ortiz Jesús Carroza
detective teen girl teenager father missing girl murder victim bleak thrilling intense disturbing suspenseful gripping marsh spain madrid countryside missing persons rape murder relationships
Two cops lost in the deep south of Spain. One serial killer to catch. A lot of secrets and lies to disclose.
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, Crime, Drama
2011
90 Minutes
Bill Pullman Marcia Gay Harden Alfred Molina Richard Schiff Callard Harris Mariana Klaveno Tahmoh Penikett
judge son wife tense disturbing dark bleak courtroom house town illinois trial murder affair father/son relationship fall mystery 2010s
After a judge (Bill Pullman) is accused of murdering his wife, an affair from his past threatens to destroy his defense.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada|USA
1987
113 Minutes
Mickey Rourke Robert De Niro Lisa Bonet Charlotte Rampling Stocker Fontelieu Brownie McGhee Michael Higgins Charles Gordone Kathleen Wilhoite
private investigator singer daughter satan magician dark gripping suspenseful new york city new orleans hotel racetrack mystery murder secret detective voodoo investigation mystery pursuit
A private investigator is hired by a man who calls himself Louis Cyphre to track down a singer named Johnny Favorite. But the investigation takes an unexpected and somber turn.
Mystery & Thriller
Ireland|Sweden|USA
2018
100 Minutes
Guy Pearce Pierce Brosnan Minnie Driver Jamie Kennedy Odeya Rush Clark Gregg Alexandra Shipp Noah Salsbury Lipson Eliza Pryor Nagel Freya Tingley Sterling Beaumon
professor student missing girl wife child investigator dark tense uneasy disturbing suspenseful university car office house woods lake missing persons investigation lie
A happily married professor, known for having many affairs with students, becomes the prime suspect when a young woman has gone missing.