If You Liked The Maltese Falcon, Watch These Next
Finished The Maltese Falcon (1941) and want more of the same? These 19 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like The Maltese Falcon, most of them are mystery, crime, thriller.
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19 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
1.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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2.The Mirror Crack'd(1980)
6.1MysteryCrimeThrillerAlso mystery and crime
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
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3.Nancy Drew(2007)
6.1FamilyAdventureCrimeAlso crime and mystery
Intrepid teenage private eye Nancy Drew heads to Tinseltown with her father to investigate the unsolved murder of a movie star in this old-fashioned whodunit based on Carolyn Keene's popular series of books for young adults. But can the small-town girl cut through the Hollywood hype to solve the case?
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4.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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6.The Late Show(1977)
6.3MysteryCrimeComedyAlso mystery and crime
An over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.
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7.The Pearl of Death(1944)
7.1ThrillerMysteryCrimeAlso thriller and mystery
The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its owner since the days of the Borgias, is brought to London, thanks in part to Sherlock Holmes. But before long the jewel is stolen, due to an error on Holmes' part, and shortly thereafter, a series of horrible murders…
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8.Thirteen at Dinner(1985)
5.9CrimeMysteryAlso crime and mystery
Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound at the base of his neck. It will take the precise Poirot to sort out the lies from the alibis - and…
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9.Murder on the Orient Express(1974)
7.1DramaThrillerMysteryAlso thriller and mystery
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
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10.Zero Effect(1998)
6.3MysteryCrimeComedyAlso mystery and crime
Daryl Zero is a private investigator and—along with his assistant, Steve Arlo—he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a master investigator, he doesn't know what to do with himself when he's not working; he has no social skills, writes bad music and drives Steve crazy.
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11.Night Train to Lisbon(2013)
6.5MysteryRomanceThrillerAlso mystery and thriller
Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective,…
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12.The Glass Key(1942)
6.7CrimeMysteryThrillerAlso crime and mystery
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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13.The Big Fix(1978)
5.9ComedyThrillerMysteryAlso thriller and mystery
Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.
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14.Appointment with Death(1988)
6.1ThrillerCrimeMysteryAlso thriller and crime
Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominating influence. She takes herself, the children, and her daughter-in-law on holiday to Europe and the Holy Land. At a dig, Emily is found…
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15.He Walked by Night(1949)
6.7ThrillerCrimeAlso thriller and crime
Roy Martin aka Roy Morgan is a burglar and former war-time Radio & Electronics Engineer who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops.
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16.Murder Most Foul(1964)
7.1ComedyCrimeDramaAlso crime and mystery
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his guilt. Once again she begins her own investigation.
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17.Dark Passage(1947)
7.3ThrillerMysteryAlso thriller and mystery
A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.
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18.Murder on the Orient Express(2017)
6.7MysteryDramaCrimeAlso mystery and crime
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
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19.They Made Me a Fugitive(1947)
6.6DramaThrillerCrimeAlso thriller and crime
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
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