Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 08, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Hammett

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

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#1
Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck

2017★ 6.1

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

The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection....

#2
The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai

1947★ 7.4

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

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife....

#3
Genius

Genius

2016★ 6.5

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

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,...

#4
Passing

Passing

2021★ 6.3

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

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white....

#5
The Man Who Cheated Himself

The Man Who Cheated Himself

1950★ 6.2

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

A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case....

#6
2073

2073

2024★ 6.6

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

Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominan...

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