20 movies like Sudden Fear, ordered by similarity : The Lady From Shanghai(1948), Black Widow(1954), Diabolique(1955), The American Friend(1977), Last Passenger(2013), Dead Ringer(1964), Sleeping Car to Trieste(1948), Sleuth(1972), The Ghost Train(1941), Elevator to the Gallows(1958), The Bridesmaid(2004), Murder in the Private Car(1934) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1952
110 Minutes
Joan Crawford Jack Palance Gloria Grahame Herman Brix Virginia Huston Michael Connors
playwright heiress actor lover lawyer friend dark melodramatic suspenseful new york city broadway theater train san francisco mansion marriage murder plot inheritance adultery deception acting
After an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1948
87 Minutes
Rita Hayworth Orson Welles Everett Sloane Glenn Anders Ted de Corsia Erskine Sanford Gus Schilling Carl Frank Louis Merrill Evelyn Ellis Harry Shannon
seaman wife attorney investigator cop femme fatale dark engaging suspenseful new york city yacht san francisco courtroom theater fun house murder deception betrayal love mystery
Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1954
95 Minutes
Ginger Rogers Van Heflin Gene Tierney George Raft Peggy Ann Garner
producer writer actor actress wife dark suspenseful new york city broadway theater manhattan apartment murder deception suicide broadway ambition mystery pursuit 1950s
A young writer insinuates herself into the life of a Broadway producer.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
1955
116 Minutes
Simone Signoret Vera Clouzot Paul Meurisse Charles Vanel Jean Brochard Noel Roquebert Thérèse Dorny Pierre Larquey Michel Serrault Yves Marie Maurin Georges Poujouly
teacher headmaster detective wife mistress suspenseful tense dark frightening france boarding school apartment murder adultery revenge deception revenge mystery 1950s
The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.
Mystery & Thriller
West Germany|France
1977
127 Minutes
Dennis Hopper Bruno Ganz Elisabeth Kreuzer Gérard Blain Nicholas Ray Samuel Fuller Peter Lilienthal Daniel Schmid Jean Eustache Rudolf Schündler Sandy Whitelaw
art dealer husband artist forger friend wife uneasy profound dark suspenseful hamburg, germany car train city apartment murder plot unlikely criminal family desperation terminal illness
Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man.
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
USA
1964
115 Minutes
Bette Davis Karl Malden Peter Lawford Philip Carey Jean Hagen George Macready Estelle Winwood George Chandler Mario Alcalde Cyril Delevanti Monika Henreid
twin killer sister lover police detective dark creepy melodramatic funeral mansion murder jealousy deception impersonation infidelity wealth rivalry revenge fall 1960s
The working-class twin sister of a callous, wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes her identity. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1948
95 Minutes
Jean Kent Albert Lieven Derrick de Marney Paul Dupuis Rona Anderson David Tomlinson Bonar Colleano Finlay Currie Gregoire Aslan Alan Wheatley
spy accomplice man criminal traveler train passenger suspenseful thrilling intense gory train embassy paris train station trieste, italy wagon train espionage diary theft double-cross
Spies pursue a stolen diary aboard the Orient Express.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1972
138 Minutes
wealthy man adulterer businessperson writer crafty playful suspenseful england countryside city mansion competition deception infidelity murder class distinctions mystery discovery rivalry revenge
A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
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
France
1958
90 Minutes
Jeanne Moreau Maurice Ronet Jean Wall Georges Poujouly Yori Bertin Lino Ventura Elga Andersen Micheline Bona Félix Marten Robert Balpo Nicolas Bataille
industrialist wife lover thug police officer suspenseful sultry dark melodramatic paris office elevator motel apartment murder plot infidelity marriage schemes botched crime forbidden love
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2004
110 Minutes
Benoît Magimel Laura Smet Aurore Clément Bernard Le Coq Solène Bouton Anna Mihalcea Thomas Chabrol
young man femme fatale bridesmaid sister love interest suspenseful dark unrestrained france wedding murder love spell marriage passion unusual behavior family love temptation discovery 2000s
In 1984, loser pizza guy Whitey Johnson is run over by a semi truck on live television, making him a local hero. The world watches as Whitey vows to not only walk again but to win his ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1934
60 Minutes
Charles Ruggles Una Merkel Mary Carlisle Russell Hardie Porter Hall Willard Robertson Berton Churchill Cliff Thompson Fred S. Toones
heiress father railroad tycoon detective boyfriend best friend lighthearted suspenseful train los angeles office united states murder plot mistaken identity kidnapping inheritance wealth train travel mystery 1930s
Ruth Raymond works on the switchboard and her boyfriend is John Blake. It has taken 14 years, but a detective named Murray has found her and confirmed that she is Ruth Carson. As a child, ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1950
110 Minutes
Jane Wyman Marlene Dietrich Richard Todd Michael Wilding Kay Walsh Sybil Thorndike Miles Malleson Hector MacGregor Joyce Grenfell Andre Morell Patricia Hitchcock
wrongly accused ex-girlfriend detective actress actor amateur sleuth suspenseful gripping london theater chase false accusations disguise blackmail deception investigation pursuit mystery escape 1950s
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high society entertainer.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1989
98 Minutes
Denzel Washington Robert Townsend James Fox Mimi Rogers M. Emmet Walsh Sheryl Lee Ralph Art Evans Esther Rolle Norman Beaton Alex Colon Baldwin Howe
police chief small-time crook drug dealer governor wife childhood friend suspenseful charming spirited emotional caribbean mansion beach household musical gathering island murder investigation political corruption troubled marriage race relations
When police officer Xavier Quinn's childhood friend, Maubee, becomes associated with murder and a briefcase full of ten thousand dollar bills, The Mighty Quinn must clear his name. Or try to catch him, which could be even trickier.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
62 Minutes
George Zucco Wanda McKay Noel Madison Robert Randall Byron Foulger Charles Middleton Robert Middlemass Glenn Strange I. Stanford Jolley
innkeeper father gangster sheriff bank teller lover dark creepy suspenseful hotel lobby road murder heist stranded strange happenings secret past deception mystery escape
A group of strangers are brought together in an old, dark house and must contend with two murders and $50,000 in stolen money.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia|France|USA
2001
95 Minutes
Burt Reynolds Saffron Burrows Peter Facinelli Mike Starr George Di Cenzo Eric Mabius Michael Arata
husband wife law student best friend melodramatic suspenseful chilling house bedroom restaurant new orleans loyalty revenge terminal illness infidelity marriage love discovery temptation revenge
A wealthy man married to a beautiful younger woman puts her fidelity to the test.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1999
139 Minutes
Matt Damon Gwyneth Paltrow Jude Law Cate Blanchett Philip Seymour Hoffman Jack Davenport James Rebhorn Sergio Rubini Philip Baker Hall Celia Weston Fiorello
sociopath playboy expatriates father friend detective thrilling suspenseful tense new york city italy boat hotel rome apartment deception death affair friendship obsession
In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1987
94 Minutes
Beau Bridges Kiefer Sutherland Wayne Rogers Joe Don Baker Camelia Kath Janet Carroll Michael Madsen Gracie Harrison
sheriff deputy lover husband victim psychopath raw tense suspenseful brooding california small town beach lighthouse road police station murder plot blackmail assumed identity deception
A murderer who assumes the identity of a new deputy is unbeknownst to the sheriff planning to pin a separate murder on him.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK
2018
112 Minutes
Scott Adkins Ray Stevenson Ashley Greene David Paymer Michael Jai White Ray Park Amy Johnston Nick Moran
assassin hit man hit woman girlfriend amusing brutal campy confident fiery intense melodramatic spirited thrilling unrestrained city pub town united kingdom murder murderous rampage
Mike is a tough hitman, who makes his hits look like accidents or suicide. He's in a gang of hitmen, each with his own style. When his loved ex is killed, Mike looks for those responsible.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2011
112 Minutes
Kyle Chandler Elle Fanning Joel Courtney Gabriel Basso Ron Eldard Noah Emmerich Riley Griffiths Ryan Lee Zach Mills AJ Michalka Glynn Turman
teen boy teen girl friend father deputy military officer thrilling emotional endearing suspenseful gripping heartwarming ohio train tracks lair small town household military base train crash filmmaking
During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.