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10 Best Movies Like The Lodger

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

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#1
Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear

1952★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lodger for fans of Thriller. 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...

#2
Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

1944★ 7.0

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

A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife....

#3
Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

1944★ 6.9

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

Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles ...

#4
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

1955★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lodger for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Rus...

#5
I Walked with a Zombie

I Walked with a Zombie

1943★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lodger for fans of Mystery & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she's fallen in love with....

#6
The January Man

The January Man

1989★ 4.9

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

Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, ...