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10 Best Movies Like The Critic

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

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#1
The Cat's Meow

The Cat's Meow

2001★ 5.8

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

Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924....

#2
Appointment with Death

Appointment with Death

1988★ 6.1

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

Emily Boynton, the stepmother to three children, blackmails the family lawyer into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from her dominati...

#3
Killer's Kiss

Killer's Kiss

1955★ 6.4

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

Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Ra...

#4
Perfect Sisters

Perfect Sisters

2014★ 5.9

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

Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her....

#5
Black Widow

Black Widow

1954★ 6.4

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

When a young stage hopeful is found dead, suspicion falls on her mentor, a successful Broadway producer....

#6
Murder in Three Acts

Murder in Three Acts

1986★ 5.8

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

In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of ...

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