
Movies that feel like Spellbound (1945)
If you loved Spellbound, the closest films we have are Young and Innocent (1937), Suspicion (1941) and Notorious (1946). All three share Spellbound's tense and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.
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If Spellbound hit the spot, these will too

Alfred Hitchcock directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: None of the ideas Spellbound is built on

Alfred Hitchcock working the same nerve twice

Tense where it counts, twisty underneath

Romantic and tender in the same breath

Thriller built on tension, twice over

The same preoccupation in both: black and white

One thread runs through both: black and white

Both lean on twists more than on mystery

Tense romance in both cases

Twisty thriller, and it commits to that
The difference: Leans harder into action than Spellbound does

The same mix in both: ideas, then dream logic
The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Spellbound does

Mystery with a pulse of romance, in both cases
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