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10 Best Movies Like By a Thread

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

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#1
The Mean Season

The Mean Season

1985★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By a Thread for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the reporter and appoints him his personal spokesman. As the killer's calls and clues in...

#2
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

1966★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By a Thread for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigat...

#3
Indemnity

Indemnity

2022★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By a Thread for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree....

#4
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By a Thread for fans of Mystery & 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....

#5
Black Widow

Black Widow

1987★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By a Thread for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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 ma...

#6
Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity

1957★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By a Thread for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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. Ale...

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