
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.

A Place in the Sun
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....

The Blue Gardenia
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...

A Kiss Before Dying
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....

They Won't Believe Me
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...

Absence of Malice
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...

Born to Kill
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....