Movies Like They Won't Believe Me (1947)

They Won't Believe Me is a 1947 drama, romance film from Irving Pichel with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Suspect and Cast a Dark Shadow.

Drama Romance

The Suspect

1945

Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.

6.7

MagicScore

Cast a Dark Shadow

1955

Edward "Teddy" Bare is a ruthless schemer who thinks he's hit the big time when he kills his older wife, believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don't go according to plan, Teddy sets his sights on a new victim: wealthy widow Freda Jeffries. Unfortunately for the unscrupulous criminal, Freda is much more guarded and sassy than his last wife, making separating her from her money considerably more challenging.

6.4

MagicScore

Red Rock West

1993

When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.

6.7

MagicScore

Jack Irish: Bad Debts

2012

Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover - the complete man really. Jack is an expert in finding those who don't want to be found - dead or alive. He helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.

6.4

MagicScore

A Walk Among the Tombstones

2014

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

6.3

MagicScore

The Lost Wife of Robert Durst

2017

Young and wide-eyed, Kathie falls in love with charming yet quirky real estate scion Robert Durst, only to find their marriage turning stranger, darker and more disturbing as time passes.

5.8

MagicScore

The Phone

2015

When his wife is murdered, Dong-ho loses the light in his life, breaks down and falls into depression. But he knows that as long as the killer is still around, he can not get out of his loss. Then, one day, he receives a call and can not believe who he is listening to.

6.8

MagicScore

A Crime in Paradise

2001

In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other, though their respective interests speak against divorce. The only thing that keeps the oppressed Jojo from murder is the threat of the guillotine...

6.6

MagicScore

The Black Castle

1952

A man investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

Heartbeat

1983

Paul Marnac and his infirm wife Geneviève move to his childhood estate in the French countryside. The estate is also the site of the castle inhabited by Paul's ancestor Alaric de Marnac, who was known for brutally slaughtering anyone whom he suspected of infidelity. There is a legend that Alaric rises from the grave to continue his deeds. The estate is currently inhabited by Paul's aunt Maville and cousin Julie. Right after Paul and Geneviève arrive, mysterious things begin to happen. Geneviève begins to wonder if the legend about Alaric is true.

5.0

MagicScore

#11

In a Lonely Place

1950

A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.

7.6

MagicScore

#12

Gilda

1946

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

7.5

MagicScore

#13

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

Pépé le Moko

1937

Pépé le Moko, one of France's most wanted criminals, hides out in the Casbah section of Algiers. He knows police will be waiting for him if he tries to leave the city. When Pépé meets Gaby, a gorgeous woman from Paris who is lost in the Casbah, he falls for her.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

You Only Live Once

1937

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

An Inspector Calls

1954

An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?

7.1

MagicScore

#17

The Petrified Forest

1936

Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

They Live by Night

1949

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Possessed

1947

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like They Won't Believe Me?

The top films similar to They Won't Believe Me by MovieMagicScore are The Suspect (6.7), Cast a Dark Shadow (6.4), Red Rock West (6.7). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is They Won't Believe Me worth watching?

They Won't Believe Me holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 46 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is They Won't Believe Me?

They Won't Believe Me (1947) is a drama, romance film directed by Irving Pichel, starring Robert Young, Susan Hayward, Jane Greer.

Where can I find more recommendations like They Won't Believe Me?

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About movies like They Won't Believe Me

This ranked list pairs They Won't Believe Me (1947), a drama and romance film from Irving Pichel, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Robert Young 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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