Movies like Victim (1961)
The best movies like Victim (1961) are The Unknown Man (1951), Pool of London (1951) and Brighton Rock (1948). If Victim hooked you with its drama and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedThe Night of the Hunter (1955)7.8/10 from 1,939 votes
- NewestFemme (2023)Released 2023
The Unknown Man (1951)
A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Pool of London (1951)
Merchant sailor Dan MacDonald has a lucrative sideline in smuggling black market goods ashore. While docked in London, MacDonald and his best friend, Johnny Lambert, get mixed up with a gang of ruthless jewel thieves, who hire MacDonald to smuggle their loot out of the country. Complications arise when Johnny falls for a charming but pernicious young woman named Pat, and is falsely charged with murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Brighton Rock (1948)
Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Price of Fear (1956)
A co-owner of a race track goes on the run after witnessing something he shouldn't have at the track.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately involved with middle-aged doctor Daniel Hirsh. For both Alex and Daniel, the younger man represents a break with their repressive pasts, and though both know that Bob is seeing both of them, neither is willing to let go of the youth and vitality he brings to their otherwise stable lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlackout (1954)
When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood, he must unravel the mystery to clear his name.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Room at the Top (1958)
An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Leather Boys (1964)
Reggie and Dot are a young South London couple who get married before they really get to know each other. After the marriage, they quickly begin to drift apart. Dot seems content to pursue her own interests, until Reggie meets Pete, a fellow cyclist, and begins to explore his own identity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Jigsaw (1962)
A woman is found murdered in a seaside house along the coast from Brighton in the county of East Sussex, England. Local D.I. Fred Fellows and D.S. Jim Wilks lead an investigation methodically following up leads and clues mostly in Brighton and Hove but also further afield. _-= Based on the novel "Sleep Long My Love" by Hillary Waugh and Inspired by the Brighton Trunk Murders of the late 1930's =-_
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Femme (2023)
Jules is a drag artist in London who withdraws into himself and loses his career after a horrific attack. Months later, he recognizes one of his assailants in a gay sauna and quickly realizes he has the perfect opportunity to get revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhistle Down the Wind (1961)
When an injured wife-murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the farmer’s three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNowhere to Go (1958)
A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know where he's hid his loot.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
A Taste of Honey (1961)
While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSeance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Bad Sleep Well (1960)
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Night of the Hunter (1955)
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThis Sporting Life (1963)
In early 1960s Northern England, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHell Is a City (1960)
Set in Manchester, heartland of England's industrial north, Don Starling escapes from jail becoming England's most wanted man. Ruthless villain Starling together with his cronies engineered a robbery that resulted in the violent death of a young girl. Detective Inspector Martineau has been assigned to hunt him down and bring him in. From seedy barrooms, through gambling dens the trail leads to an explosive climax high on the rooftops of the city.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
The Servant (1963)
An indolent aristocrat gets more than he bargained for when he hires a competent but silently devious manservant.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNighthawks (1978)
In 70s Great Britain, a gay teacher is forced to hide his sexuality by day while living his secret life by night.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Crying Game (1992)
Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYield to the Night (1956)
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSaturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLook Back in Anger (1959)
A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Winslow Boy (1948)
In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
The Naked Edge (1961)
Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Killer's Kiss (1955)
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 to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlackmail (1929)
London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSabotage (1936)
Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Victim?
The closest matches to Victim are The Unknown Man (1951), Pool of London (1951) and Brighton Rock (1948). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Victim?
People who watched Victim most often go on to The Unknown Man (1951), Pool of London (1951) and Brighton Rock (1948).
What is the highest-rated movie like Victim?
The Night of the Hunter (1955), rated 7.8/10 by 1,939 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Victim?
Femme (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Victim?
Yes: The Unknown Man (1951), Pool of London (1951) and Brighton Rock (1948).
How are movies similar to Victim chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Victim, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.