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10 Best Movies Like By Whose Hand?

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

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#1
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By Whose Hand? for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before....

#2
Hoodlum

Hoodlum

1997★ 6.4

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

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bump...

#3
The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

1995★ 8.2

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

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and h...

#4
Dark Passage

Dark Passage

1947★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By Whose Hand? for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence....

#5
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By Whose Hand? for fans of Mystery & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wi...

#6
High Sierra

High Sierra

1941★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to By Whose Hand? for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort....

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