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10 Best Movies Like In a Lonely Place

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

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#1
House by the River

House by the River

1950★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In a Lonely Place for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the m...

#2
The Blue Gardenia

The Blue Gardenia

1953★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In a Lonely Place for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspe...

#3
The Web

The Web

1947★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In a Lonely Place for fans of Thriller & Drama. 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...

#4
The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

1990★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In a Lonely Place for fans of Drama & Romance & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happen...

#5
Human Desire

Human Desire

1954★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In a Lonely Place for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in pa...

#6
Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

1945★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In a Lonely Place for fans of Drama & Romance & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins ...

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