Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Headline

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

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#1
Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice

1981★ 6.6

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

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it inv...

#2
Agatha

Agatha

1979★ 6.1

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

England, 1926. An American journalist looks for mystery writer Agatha Christie when she suddenly disappears without explanation, leaving no trace....

#3
Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train

1945★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Headline for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one too many mystery novels. She th...

#4
Islands

Islands

2025★ 6.1

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

In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When ...

#5
Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Headline for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate....

#6
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Headline for fans of Crime & Drama. 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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