
Movies that feel like Dial M for Murder (1954)
If you loved Dial M for Murder, the closest films we have are Rope (1948), Elevator to the Gallows (1958) and Blood Simple (1985). All three share Dial M for Murder's tense and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on YouTube TV, HBO Max Amazon Channel and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.
If Dial M for Murder hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Memories of Murder (2003)

Alfred Hitchcock working the same nerve twice
The difference: Missing the romance of Dial M for Murder

The same mix in both: tension, then grit

Contemplative where it counts, romantic underneath
The difference: 31 years apart, and the 1980s show

Theft is the engine of both

Both circle blackmail and detective

Thriller built on tension, twice over

Crime with a pulse of grit, in both cases

Both trade on stillness more than on being drama

Both built around jealousy

The same preoccupation in both: adultery

Tense thriller in both cases

Detective sits at the heart of each
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