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10 Best Movies Like Marlowe

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

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#1
The Lost Son

The Lost Son

1999★ 6.0

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

Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie, a high-class call girl. He gets a call from an old friend from t...

#2
The Detective

The Detective

1968★ 5.9

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

Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man....

#3
True Believer

True Believer

1989★ 6.2

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

Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases a...

#4
Marlowe

Marlowe

1969★ 6.0

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

Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly...

#5
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

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

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another cri...

#6
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

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

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

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