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10 Best Movies Like The Threat

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

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#1
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

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

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another cri...

#2
They Made Me a Fugitive

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947★ 6.6

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

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge....

#3
Illegal

Illegal

1955★ 6.3

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

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent crimi...

#4
The Web

The Web

1947★ 7.1

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

#5
The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949★ 6.5

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

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to...

#6
M

M

1951★ 6.4

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

Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods de...

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