Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Blackmail

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

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#1
The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1978★ 5.9

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

Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster....

#2
Being Frank

Being Frank

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blackmail for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A seventeen-year-old boy blackmails his father after discovering his secret second family...

#3
The Big Knife

The Big Knife

1955★ 6.0

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

Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's film...

#4
Pitfall

Pitfall

1948★ 6.9

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

An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator....

#5
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

2026★ 7.2

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

After his estranged son gets embroiled in a Nazi plot, self-exiled gangster Tommy Shelby must return to Birmingham to save his family — and his nation....

#6
Relay

Relay

2025★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Blackmail for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive....

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