Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 08, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Big Sleep

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

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#1
Crooked House

Crooked House

2017★ 6.4

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

A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family....

#2
A Walk Among the Tombstones

A Walk Among the Tombstones

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Sleep for fans of Mystery & Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife....

#3
Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

2007★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Sleep for fans of Mystery & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Pa...

#4
The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

1973★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Sleep for fans of Mystery & Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife....

#5
Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Sleep for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend....

#6
L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

1997★ 7.8

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

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night d...

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