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10 Best Movies Like The Detective's Peril

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

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#1
The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

1980★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective's Peril for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim....

#2
Black Widow

Black Widow

1987★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective's Peril for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a ma...

#3
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective's Peril for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign....

#4
Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake

1946★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective's Peril for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about ...

#5
Conflict

Conflict

1945★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective's Peril for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister....

#6
The Apology

The Apology

2022★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective's Peril for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, a recovering alcoholic is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration when her estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives un...

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