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10 Best Movies Like Mr. Bowling Ball

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

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#1
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Bowling Ball for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer....

#2
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

1943★ 7.5

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

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she be...

#3
Man from Reno

Man from Reno

2014★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Bowling Ball for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A mystery outside of San Francisco brings together small-town sheriff Paul Del Moral, Japanese author Aki Akahori, and a traveler from Reno who soon disappears, leaving behind his ...

#4
The Web

The Web

1947★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Bowling Ball for fans of Crime. 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...

#5
The Man Who Cheated Himself

The Man Who Cheated Himself

1950★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Bowling Ball for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case....

#6
Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Bowling Ball for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death....

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