If You Liked The Blue Gardenia, Watch These Next
Finished The Blue Gardenia (1953) and want more of the same? These 14 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like The Blue Gardenia, most of them are crime, mystery.
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14 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Cry of the City(1948)
6.7CrimeDramaAlso crime
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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2.Footsteps in the Fog(1955)
7.0ThrillerDramaCrimeAlso crime
A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.
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3.The Man Who Cheated Himself(1950)
6.2CrimeThrillerAlso crime
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
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4.Killer's Kiss(1955)
6.3ThrillerCrimeDramaAlso 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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5.Shadow of the Thin Man(1941)
7.0ComedyCrimeMysteryAlso crime and mystery
While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of corruption, blackmail, gambling scandals, and criminal intrigue. As Nick investigates, he encounters…
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6.They Made Me a Fugitive(1947)
6.6DramaThrillerCrimeAlso crime
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
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7.The Verdict(1946)
6.5CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and mystery
After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.
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8.The Mask of Dimitrios(1944)
7.1CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and mystery
A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his…
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9.The Seven-Ups(1973)
6.4ThrillerCrimeMysteryAlso crime and mystery
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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10.Murder in Three Acts(1986)
6.0CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and mystery
In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.
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11.Marlowe(1969)
6.1CrimeMysteryDramaAlso crime and mystery
Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars, and self-preserving…
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12.Limbo(2023)
6.0CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and mystery
Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the detective gains a new insight into the unsolved case.
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14.The Pelican Brief(1993)
6.6ThrillerCrimeDramaAlso crime
A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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