Movies Like Sudden Fear (1952)

Sudden Fear is a 1952 crime, thriller film from David Miller with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Taste of Fear and The Killer Is Loose.

Crime Thriller

Taste of Fear

1961

A wheelchair-bound young girl returns to her father's estate after ten years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate.

7.0

MagicScore

The Killer Is Loose

1956

A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole swears vengeance against Wagner. Poole begins his plans to get revenge when he escapes his captors.

6.6

MagicScore

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932

A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.

6.3

MagicScore

Blonde Ice

1948

A golddigging femme fatale leaves a trail of men behind her, rich and poor, alive and dead.

5.7

MagicScore

The Servant

1963

Indolent aristocrat Tony employs competent Barrett as his manservant and all seems to be going well until Barrett persuades Tony to hire his sister as a live-in maid.

7.6

MagicScore

Strangers on a Train

1951

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

7.7

MagicScore

Angels Over Broadway

1940

Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-spending wife. Deciding on suicide, he scribbles a note, stuffs it in his pocket and goes for one last night on the town. He is pulled into a poker game by conman Bill O'Brien and singer Nina Barone, but when they discover the dropped note, they resolve to turn the tables, get Engle his $3,000 and save his life.

5.8

MagicScore

The Prowler

1951

Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of a married woman.

6.8

MagicScore

China Moon

1994

Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After she shoots her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide the body, but his partner is showing an unusual flair for finding clues.

6.1

MagicScore

#10

Rosemary's Baby

1968

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

7.8

MagicScore

#11

Double Jeopardy

1999

Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted for her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive and wants to settle the score and find their son. As she has been tried for the crime, she cannot be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills Nick.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Follow Her

2022

An aspiring actress responds to a mysterious classified ad and finds herself trapped in her new boss's twisted revenge fantasy.

4.9

MagicScore

#13

Manhattan

1979

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

7.7

MagicScore

#14

The Maltese Falcon

1941

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

7.7

MagicScore

#15

Escape in the Fog

1945

A military nurse recovering at an inn from a nervous breakdown keeps having dreams where she sees two men trying to murder a third. When she meets a man who is a federal agent at the inn, she is astounded to discover that he is the man in her dream who is the intended murder victim.

5.3

MagicScore

#16

Carrie

1952

In the late 1890s, the ambitious, innocent Carrie arrives in Chicago’s South Side and stays with her nagging, dullish married sister. She then runs for help to traveling salesman Charles Drouet. She soon becomes his mistress, but falls in love with married restaurant manager George Hurstwood.

6.4

MagicScore

#17

Laura

1944

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

7.6

MagicScore

#18

In the Realm of the Senses

1976

A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

Act of Violence

1949

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

A Different Man

2024

Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Sudden Fear?

The top films similar to Sudden Fear by MovieMagicScore are Taste of Fear (7.0), The Killer Is Loose (6.6), Merrily We Go to Hell (6.3). Each shares crime/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Sudden Fear worth watching?

Sudden Fear holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 135 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Sudden Fear?

Sudden Fear (1952) is a crime, thriller film directed by David Miller, starring Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame.

Where can I find more recommendations like Sudden Fear?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more crime recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Sudden Fear

This ranked list pairs Sudden Fear (1952), a crime and thriller film from David Miller, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Joan Crawford take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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