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10 Best Movies Like The Critic

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

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#1
52 Pick-Up

52 Pick-Up

1986★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Critic for fans of Thriller & Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers confront him with a videotape...

#2
The Cat's Meow

The Cat's Meow

2001★ 5.8

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

Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924....

#3
Marlowe

Marlowe

1969★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Critic for fans of Crime & Drama & Mystery. 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...

#4
A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

1998★ 6.6

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

Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial...

#5
Julia

Julia

1977★ 6.5

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

At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany....

#6
Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear

1952★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Critic for fans of Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New Yor...

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