Movies like A Woman's Face (1941)
The best movies like A Woman's Face (1941) are No Man of Her Own (1950), Ruthless (1948) and While the City Sleeps (1956). If A Woman's Face hooked you with its drama and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLeave Her to Heaven (1945)7.5/10 from 298 votes
- NewestWhile the City Sleeps (1956)Released 1956
No Man of Her Own (1950)
A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRuthless (1948)
Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the bill for his Harvard education. When Vic, another childhood pal, is invited to Horace's mansion for a party, he brings along Mallory Flagg, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Martha. As Vic and Horace reunite, old resentments rise to the surface.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
While the City Sleeps (1956)
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRage in Heaven (1941)
A jealous man frames his wife's suspected lover for murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Possessed (1947)
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Damned Don't Cry (1950)
Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSleep, My Love (1948)
A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNightmare Alley (1947)
A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMoontide (1942)
After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Unsuspected (1947)
The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Woman on Pier 13 (1950)
Communists blackmail a shipping executive into spying for them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Locket (1946)
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPhantom Lady (1944)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDeception (1946)
After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Reckless Moment (1949)
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStorm Warning (1951)
A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Klan while traveling to a small town to visit her sister.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBewitched (1945)
A girl enlists a psychic to get rid of her murderous alternate personality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
The Secret Fury (1950)
The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
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: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLeave Her to Heaven (1945)
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChristmas Holiday (1944)
A young femme fatale realizes that the man she married is an incorrigible wastrel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
The Letter (1940)
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKiss of Death (1947)
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Accused (1949)
When college student Bill Perry grows inappropriately fond of psychology professor Wilma Tuttle and tries to rape her, her self-defense inadvertently kills him. Wilma then moves Bill's corpse to a nearby beach and makes his death look like the result of a cliff diving accident. But her guilt over the incident builds, and Lt. Ted Dorgan begins to suspect that Wilma knows more than she's letting on.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Caught (1949)
Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, violent tendencies. Eventually, young Leonora escapes her unhappy life and begins working with New York City doctor Larry Quinada, who she soon falls for. Unfortunately, Ohlrig refuses to grant his wife a divorce, and things get even darker for Leonora when she realizes she's pregnant with his child.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlamingo Road (1949)
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Double Life (1947)
A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShock (1946)
In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was observed by a next-door neighbor, Janet Stewart. As Janet attempts to convince her husband of the doctor's dastardly deed, Cross shows up to advise him that Janet is in dire need of some in-depth counseling.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Stolen Life (1946)
When a woman’s twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like A Woman's Face?
The closest matches to A Woman's Face are No Man of Her Own (1950), Ruthless (1948) and While the City Sleeps (1956). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after A Woman's Face?
People who watched A Woman's Face most often go on to No Man of Her Own (1950), Ruthless (1948) and While the City Sleeps (1956).
What is the highest-rated movie like A Woman's Face?
Leave Her to Heaven (1945), rated 7.5/10 by 298 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like A Woman's Face?
While the City Sleeps (1956) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like A Woman's Face?
Yes: No Man of Her Own (1950), Ruthless (1948) and While the City Sleeps (1956).
How are movies similar to A Woman's Face chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside A Woman's Face, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.