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10 Best Movies Like The Scapegoat

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

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#1
Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil

1966★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Scapegoat for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret....

#2
Tension

Tension

1949★ 6.8

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

Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store salesman, Warren can no longer bear it. ...

#3
Black Angel

Black Angel

1946★ 6.1

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

A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin...

#4
The Mask of Dimitrios

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944★ 7.0

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

A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career...

#5
The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

1946★ 6.9

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

An adventurous young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even...

#6
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002★ 6.8

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

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a co...

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