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Movies that feel like Notorious (1946)

If you loved Notorious, the closest films we have are Vertigo (1958), Rear Window (1954) and Psycho (1960). All three share Notorious's twisty and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on YouTube TV, TCM and Philo and others, checked against today's data.

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

πŸ… 96% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Alfred Hitchcockromantictendertwistytense

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If Notorious hit the spot, these will too

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Vertigo
1958 Β· dir. Alfred Hitchcock
πŸ… 94%β˜… 8.2mystery Β· romance Β· thriller

Alfred Hitchcock working the same nerve twice

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

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Rear Window
1954 Β· dir. Alfred Hitchcock
πŸ… 99%β˜… 8.5thriller Β· mystery Β· drama

Both are Alfred Hitchcock films, and they rhyme

The difference: Not nearly as romantic as Notorious

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

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Psycho
1960 Β· dir. Alfred Hitchcock
πŸ… 97%β˜… 8.5horror Β· thriller Β· mystery

The same mix in both: twists, then tension

The difference: None of the romance that defines Notorious

When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.

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North by Northwest
1959 Β· dir. Alfred Hitchcock
πŸ… 97%β˜… 8.3thriller Β· adventure

Espionage runs into spy in each of them

The difference: Missing the tenderness of Notorious

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

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The Vanishing
1988 Β· dir. George Sluizer
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.7thriller Β· mystery

Romantic mystery, and it commits to that

The difference: 42 years apart, and the 1980s show

Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation when they stop at a busy service station. Saskia is abducted in broad daylight and three years pass with no answers or closure surrounding her disappearance. Rex has nearly given up all hope when he suddenly begins receiving letters from her abductor.

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The Third Man
1949 Β· dir. Carol Reed
πŸ… 99%β˜… 8.1thriller Β· mystery

Both trade on twists more than on being thriller

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.

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Dial M for Murder
1954 Β· dir. Alfred Hitchcock
πŸ… 90%β˜… 8.1thriller Β· crime Β· drama

Romance with a pulse of romance, in both cases

The difference: Leans crime where Notorious does not

When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.

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Match Point
2005 Β· dir. Woody Allen
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.6drama Β· romance Β· thriller

Tender romance in both cases

Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.

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Red Sparrow
2018 Β· dir. Francis Lawrence
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.6thriller Β· mystery

The same preoccupation in both: patriotism

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Dominika emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, she meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.

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The Adjustment Bureau
2011 Β· dir. George Nolfi
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7science fiction Β· thriller Β· romance

Thriller built on tenderness, twice over

A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.

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Charade
1963 Β· dir. Stanley Donen
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· mystery Β· romance

Espionage is the engine of both

After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.

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Identity
2003 Β· dir. James Mangold
πŸ… 63%β˜… 7.3mystery Β· thriller

Mystery with a pulse of tension, in both cases

Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.

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