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10 Best Movies Like Appointment with a Shadow

If you loved Appointment with a Shadow, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Black Angel

Black Angel

1946★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Appointment with a Shadow for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin...

#2
The Web

The Web

1947★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Appointment with a Shadow for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 hea...

#3
His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Appointment with a Shadow for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man ...

#4
The Locket

The Locket

1946★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Appointment with a Shadow for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters....

#5
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Appointment with a Shadow for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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

#6
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Appointment with a Shadow for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in ord...

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