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10 Best Movies Like What happened yesterday?

If you loved What happened yesterday?, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Compulsion

Compulsion

2024★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What happened yesterday? for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of ...

#2
Black Widow

Black Widow

1987★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What happened yesterday? for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a ma...

#3
Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947★ 6.8

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

Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club....

#4
The Perfect Host

The Perfect Host

2010★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What happened yesterday? for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career crimina...

#5
Conflict

Conflict

1945★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What happened yesterday? for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister....

#6
See No Evil

See No Evil

1971★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What happened yesterday? for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In the English countryside, Sarah Rexton, recently blinded in a horse riding accident, moves in with her uncle's family and gallantly adjusts to her new condition, unaware that a k...

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