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10 Best Movies Like La Cinquième Empreinte

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

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#1
Witness in the City

Witness in the City

1959★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to La Cinquième Empreinte for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acqui...

#2
Flic Story

Flic Story

1975★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to La Cinquième Empreinte for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years la...

#3
Last Known Address

Last Known Address

1970★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to La Cinquième Empreinte for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely ...

#4
The Night Caller

The Night Caller

1975★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to La Cinquième Empreinte for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A serial-killer frightens Paris by phoning young ladies at night, telling them insults about their lives. Minos, as he calls himself, wants to prevent the world from free women and...

#5
Daybreak

Daybreak

1939★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to La Cinquième Empreinte for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing....

#6
The Crime Is Mine

The Crime Is Mine

2023★ 6.5

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

In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend, Pauline, a young, unemployed la...

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