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10 Best Movies Like An American Tragedy

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

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#1
A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

1951★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An American Tragedy for fans of Crime & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition....

#2
The Blue Gardenia

The Blue Gardenia

1953★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An American Tragedy for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspe...

#3
A Kiss Before Dying

A Kiss Before Dying

1956★ 6.3

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

A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters....

#4
They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

1947★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An American Tragedy for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence o...

#5
Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice

1981★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to An American Tragedy for fans of Crime & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it inv...

#6
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947★ 6.7

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

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer....

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