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10 Best Movies Like Play Violet for Me

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

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#1
Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin

1955★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Play Violet for Me for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, a...

#2
The Late Show

The Late Show

1977★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Play Violet for Me for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-pl...

#3
The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

1990★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Play Violet for Me for fans of 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...

#4
The Blue Gardenia

The Blue Gardenia

1953★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Play Violet for Me 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...

#5
Eyes of Laura Mars

Eyes of Laura Mars

1978★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Play Violet for Me for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer....

#6
Suburbicon

Suburbicon

2017★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Play Violet for Me for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasio...

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