Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Forbidden

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

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#1
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

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

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign....

#2
Hollow Triumph

Hollow Triumph

1948★ 6.6

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

Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity—with unfortunate results....

#3
Black Angel

Black Angel

1946★ 6.1

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

A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin...

#4
The Blue Lamp

The Blue Lamp

1950★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forbidden for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon i...

#5
Nightfall

Nightfall

1956★ 6.9

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

An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit....

#6
Conflict

Conflict

1945★ 6.7

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

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister....

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