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10 Best Movies Like Mr. Bowling Ball

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

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#1
Nightfall

Nightfall

1956★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Bowling Ball for fans of Crime. 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....

#2
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

1943★ 7.5

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

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she be...

#3
Born to Kill

Born to Kill

1947★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Bowling Ball for fans of Crime. 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....

#4
Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Bowling Ball for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death....

#5
Man from Reno

Man from Reno

2014★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mr. Bowling Ball for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A mystery outside of San Francisco brings together small-town sheriff Paul Del Moral, Japanese author Aki Akahori, and a traveler from Reno who soon disappears, leaving behind his ...

#6
The Lineup

The Lineup

1958★ 7.1

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

In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers....

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