Movies Like Strange Confession (1945)

Strange Confession is a 1945 crime, drama, horror, mystery film from John Hoffman with a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Calling Dr. Death and Weird Woman.

Crime Drama Horror Mystery

Calling Dr. Death

1943

Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele, aware of his conniving wife's infidelity, believes he may have been the killer and enlists the aid of his pretty nurse Stella to hypnotize him into recovering his lost memories.

6.3

MagicScore

Weird Woman

1944

After bringing his beautiful new wife Paula home to America from a remote island on which she was raised, Professor Norman Reed begins to feel the clash between his world of rational science and hers of bizarre dancing and freaky voodoo rituals. Norman's stuck-up friends also sense Paula's strangeness, and soon their meddling gossip and suspicious scheming push the poor woman to use her magic to defend herself and her husband – and maybe even to kill! Or is it just the power of suggestion...?

5.9

MagicScore

Dead Man's Eyes

1944

Artist David Stuart is blinded by a jealous model whose portrait he is painting. His fiance's father generously offers his eyes for a sight restoring operation. There's only one hitch: Stuart has to wait until after the man dies. Not surprisingly, when the benefactor dies a very premature death, suspicion falls on the artist.

6.5

MagicScore

The Frozen Ghost

1945

When a man dies of a heart attack, a stage and radio mentalist believes he has willed him to die because he was angry with the man. Riddled with guilt, the mentalist cancels further shows, breaks off his engagement to his female partner, who can read minds while in a hypnotic trance, and takes refuge in the eerie wax-museum-cum-home of another woman friend.

6.3

MagicScore

Pillow of Death

1945

Attorney Wayne Fletcher and his secretary have an affair. When Wayne's wife is found smothered to death, he becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigate the murder, a psychic with questionable motives tries to contact the deceased woman. Soon, Wayne begins seeing visions of his dead wife, and other people involved with the case begin to be killed, one by one.

6.5

MagicScore

Havoc

2025

When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.

6.4

MagicScore

To Steal from a Thief

2016

Valencia, Spain. On a rainy morning, six armed men in disguise assault a bank. But what seemed like an easy heist, quickly goes wrong with nothing unfolding as planned, and mistrust quickly builds between the two leaders of the gang.

6.2

MagicScore

BPM (Beats per Minute)

2017

Paris, in the early 1990s: a group of young activists is desperately tied to finding the cure against an unknown lethal disease. They target the pharmaceutical labs that are retaining potential cures, and multiply direct actions, with the hope of saving their lives as well as the ones of future generations.

7.7

MagicScore

Tigers

2014

Ayan, a pharmaceutical salesman in Pakistan, takes on the multinational health care corporation he works for after he realizes they knowingly marketed a baby formula that's responsible for the death of hundreds of babies everyday.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Side Effects

2005

America! Built on a better pill. Karly Hert has spent the last ten years selling drugs. Legally, that is. Karly is a pharmaceutical sales representative. She sells pills to doctors. She makes lots of money. She has a company car. She has a nice fat expense account. But there's a growing pit in Karly's stomach. Something isn't right behind the scenes at big pharma. Based on the director's decade working directly for the industry.

5.6

MagicScore

#11

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

1996

A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.

6.1

MagicScore

#12

Colony

2026

Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.

8.1

MagicScore

#13

The End of Oak Street

2026

After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.

6.6

MagicScore

#14

Ghost in the Cell

2026

In a notorious prison, an invisible force begins killing inmates brutally, compelling enemy gangs and corrupt guards to work together as they try to survive the mounting bloodshed.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Mourning Wife

2001

Director Daisuke Goto, the master of the cinematic Pink Eiga, is back with this retelling of the classic film noir, The Postman Always Rings Twice. A married woman, tasked with running her handicapped husband’s failing printing business, meets a drifter and they fall in love. Soon a plan to murder the husband is put into motion and the forces of fate begin to show their hand. Featuring bravura filmmaking, fantastic performances and steamy sex, the Mourning Wife is a worthy follow up for any fan of Daisuke Goto’s masterpiece A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn.

4.5

MagicScore

#16

Vishwanath & Sons

2026

A celebrated Olympian shooter travels to America looking for a donor to help his sick child — but unexpected romance complicates his search.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Facing El Chapo

2026

Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.

8.8

MagicScore

#18

Obsession

2026

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

8.2

MagicScore

#19

The Last Sunrise

2026

Ry, a college student with a chronic illness, escapes to Mallorca for the summer with her mother, where she unexpectedly falls for a local and begins to embrace living in the moment. But as her condition worsens and long-hidden family secrets come to light, everything she has found before summer's end is threatened.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Pinocchio: Unstrung

2026

Influenced by a sinister Cricket and created by Geppetto, Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Strange Confession?

The top films similar to Strange Confession by MovieMagicScore are Calling Dr. Death (6.3), Weird Woman (5.9), Dead Man's Eyes (6.5). Each shares crime/drama/horror/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Strange Confession worth watching?

Strange Confession holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.8/10 from 22 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Strange Confession?

Strange Confession (1945) is a crime, drama, horror, mystery film directed by John Hoffman, starring Lon Chaney Jr., Brenda Joyce, J. Carrol Naish.

Where can I find more recommendations like Strange Confession?

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About movies like Strange Confession

This ranked list pairs Strange Confession (1945), a crime and drama and horror and mystery film from John Hoffman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lon Chaney Jr. 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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