If You Liked House of Strangers, Watch These Next
Finished House of Strangers (1949) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like House of Strangers, most of them are drama, crime, thriller.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.The Parts You Lose(2019)
6.7DramaCrimeThrillerAlso drama and crime
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
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2.Cry of the City(1948)
6.7CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism.…
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3.The Outfit(1973)
6.7CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.
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4.Little Caesar(1931)
6.9DramaCrimeAlso drama and crime
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
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5.They Made Me a Fugitive(1947)
6.6DramaThrillerCrimeAlso drama and thriller
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
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6.Killer's Kiss(1955)
6.3ThrillerCrimeDramaAlso thriller and crime
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced…
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7.The Newton Boys(1998)
6.1CrimeActionDramaAlso crime and drama
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
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8.The Outsiders(1983)
7.2CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.
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9.Riot in Cell Block 11(1954)
7.1CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
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10.The Rainmaker(1997)
7.0DramaCrimeThrillerAlso drama and crime
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.
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11.Brute Force(1947)
7.3CrimeDramaThrillerAlso crime and drama
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?
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12.Kidnapping Mr. Heineken(2015)
6.0DramaActionCrimeAlso drama and crime
The true story of the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, the grandson of the founder of the Heineken brewery, and his driver. They were released after a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders was paid.
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13.The Seven-Ups(1973)
6.4ThrillerCrimeMysteryAlso thriller and crime
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
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14.Fast X(2023)
7.0ActionCrimeThrillerAlso crime and thriller
Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who's fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined…
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15.Sherlock Holmes Faces Death(1943)
6.9MysteryCrimeThrillerAlso crime and thriller
During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there.
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16.Perfect Sisters(2014)
5.8ThrillerDramaCrimeAlso thriller and drama
Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.
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17.Changing Lanes(2002)
6.3ThrillerDramaAlso thriller and drama
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be…
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18.No One Would Tell(1996)
7.0DramaCrimeAlso drama and crime
Shy sixteen-year-old Stacy Collins can't believe that the most popular guy in school, an attractive athlete named Bobby Tennison, is interested in her. At first she is flattered by his constant attention, but then he becomes possessive and jealous-telling her who she can speak to and what she can wear. Threats…
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19.Thick as Thieves(2009)
6.0ActionThrillerCrimeAlso thriller and crime
A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.
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20.He Ran All the Way(1951)
7.2ThrillerCrimeAlso thriller and crime
A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.
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