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10 Best Movies Like Shadows in the Night

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

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#1
Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy

1981★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shadows in the Night for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

During a high-profile Mafia testimony case in Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed neighbor contemplates suicide over ...

#2
Woman of Straw

Woman of Straw

1964★ 6.2

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

Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him....

#3
The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

1980★ 6.1

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

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim....

#4
The Naked City

The Naked City

1948★ 7.2

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

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder....

#5
Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost

1941★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shadows in the Night for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunte...

#6
The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shadows in the Night for fans of Crime. 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....

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