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Movies like Without Warning!

If Without Warning! hooked you with its crime and thriller, these are the films to watch next. Every pick says why it matches.

  1. Maniac (1963)

    When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller

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  2. Nightfall (1956)

    An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller

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  3. The Naked City (1948)

    After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller

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  4. The Glass Key (1942)

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller

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  5. Time Without Pity (1957)

    Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a not-so-successful writer and alcoholic who has neglected his son in the past, flies in from Canada to visit his son on death row. David then goes on a quest to try and clear his son’s name while battling “the bottle.”

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller

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  6. The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)

    A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller

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  7. The Web (1947)

    A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller

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  8. He Ran All the Way (1951)

    A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime

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  9. LaRoy, Texas (2024)

    Broke and depressed, Ray is mistaken for a dangerous hitman and given an envelope of cash. Along with his P.I. friend Skip, he must escape the actual hitman to make it out of LaRoy alive.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & thriller

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  10. Conflict (1945)

    Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  11. Plunder Road (1957)

    A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  12. Black Widow (1987)

    Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  13. The Blue Gardenia (1953)

    Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  14. Chief of Station (2024)

    After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  15. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

    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 suspicious bookmakers, dishonest officials, rival gangsters, and a mysterious killer determined to stay ahead of the law. Nora, as always, is never far from the action, bringing her quick wit and fearless curiosity to the case.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  16. Fallen Angel (1945)

    An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  17. No Name on the Bullet (1959)

    When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

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  18. What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller

  19. Song of the Thin Man (1947)

    While attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in to clear their friends and uncover the real killer. Their investigation leads through a lively world of jazz clubs, radio personalities, high society, and backstage rivalries, where almost everyone has a secret and the next clue may be hidden in the music.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  20. The Face Behind the Mask (1941)

    A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime

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  21. High and Low (1963)

    A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & thriller

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  22. Fury (1936)

    Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & thriller

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  23. The Killers (1946)

    Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & thriller

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  24. Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)

    One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & thriller

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  25. The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

    A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & thriller

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  26. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & thriller

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  27. Double Indemnity (1944)

    An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & thriller

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  28. Black Gravel (1961)

    Tensions rise when a U.S. military base is built in a small village in post-war Germany.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & thriller

  29. Touch of Evil (1958)

    A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & thriller

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  30. Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

    A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & thriller

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Without Warning!?

The closest matches to Without Warning! are Maniac, Nightfall, The Naked City.

How are movies similar to Without Warning! chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Without Warning!, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

Are there English movies like Without Warning!?

Yes: Maniac, Nightfall, The Naked City.

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