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10 Best Movies Like The Devil Thumbs a Ride

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

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#1
Naked Alibi

Naked Alibi

1954★ 6.1

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

Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next night, Lieut. Parks is murder...

#2
His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

1951★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Devil Thumbs a Ride for fans of Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man ...

#3
The Web

The Web

1947★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Devil Thumbs a Ride for fans of Thriller & 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...

#4
Black Angel

Black Angel

1946★ 6.0

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

A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin...

#5
Man from Reno

Man from Reno

2014★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Devil Thumbs a Ride for fans of Thriller & Crime. 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 ...

#6
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Devil Thumbs a Ride for fans of Thriller & Crime. 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....

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