If You Liked Nightfall, Watch These Next
Finished Nightfall (1956) 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 Nightfall, most of them are crime, thriller.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.The Glass Key(1942)
6.7CrimeMysteryThrillerAlso crime and thriller
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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3.A Kiss Before Dying(1956)
6.3ThrillerDramaCrimeAlso thriller and crime
A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
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4.Pickup on South Street(1953)
7.4ThrillerCrimeAlso thriller and crime
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of…
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5.The Big Steal(1949)
6.6CrimeThrillerAlso crime and thriller
Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.
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6.Riot in Cell Block 11(1954)
7.1CrimeDramaAlso crime
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
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7.The Mask of Dimitrios(1944)
7.1CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime
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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8.Woman on the Run(1950)
6.8ThrillerCrimeMysteryAlso thriller and crime
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett,…
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9.The Asphalt Jungle(1950)
7.5CrimeDramaAlso crime
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
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10.The Verdict(1946)
6.5CrimeDramaMysteryAlso crime and thriller
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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11.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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12.While the City Sleeps(1956)
6.9ThrillerDramaAlso thriller
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
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13.Brute Force(1947)
7.3CrimeDramaThrillerAlso crime and thriller
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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14.Night and the City(1950)
7.5DramaCrimeAlso crime
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
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15.The Enforcer(1951)
7.1DramaThrillerAlso thriller
After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify.
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16.Ministry of Fear(1944)
6.9CrimeMysteryThrillerAlso crime and thriller
Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous spy ring and doesn't quite know to whom to turn.
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17.The Drowning Pool(1975)
6.3ThrillerMysteryAlso thriller
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not…
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18.What's the Matter with Helen?(1971)
5.9ThrillerHorrorAlso thriller
Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.
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19.Phantom Lady(1944)
7.0MysteryThrillerCrimeAlso thriller and crime
A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife.
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20.Cause for Alarm!(1951)
5.9ThrillerDramaCrimeAlso thriller and crime
A bedridden and gravely ill man believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him, and outlines his suspicions in a letter.
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