Movies Like Cause for Alarm! (1951)

Cause for Alarm! is a 1951 crime, drama, thriller film from Tay Garnett with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Postman and Letters to God.

Crime Drama Thriller

The Postman

1994

Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.

7.9

MagicScore

Letters to God

2010

A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and inspiring hope among everyone he comes in contact. An unsuspecting substitute postman, with a troubled life of his own, becomes entangled in the boy's journey and his family by reading the letters. They inspire him to seek a better life for himself and his own son he's lost through his alcohol addiction.

6.9

MagicScore

Klaus

2019

A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.

8.2

MagicScore

Green for Danger

1946

In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?

6.7

MagicScore

The Letter

1940

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

7.3

MagicScore

Railroaded!

1947

A beautician and her crooked boyfriend attempt to rob the bookie operation located in the back room, but when the plan goes wrong, they frame an innocent man.

6.6

MagicScore

The Steel Trap

1952

Joseph Cotten plays an assistant bank manager who steals $1,000,000 from the safe late on a Friday and then plans to flee to Brazil over the weekend.

6.4

MagicScore

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945

George Sanders stars in this engrossing melodrama about a very domineering sister who holds a tight grip on her brother -- especially when he shows signs of falling in love.

6.2

MagicScore

The Hoodlum

1951

Vincent Lubeck is a vicious ex-convict. His criminal activities are despised by his family, but he uses and abuses them in the course of his crimes. Eventually his own brother must stand up to him.

6.1

MagicScore

#10

Highway Dragnet

1954

An ex-Marine, on the lam from a murder charge, hitches a ride with a glamour-magazine photographer, who is travelling cross-country with her principal model. Tensions rise when the women realize the man with them may be a killer.

5.7

MagicScore

#11

Stolen Face

1952

A plastic surgeon changes the face of a female convict to match that of the beautiful woman who broke his heart and left him. He marries the convict but trouble starts when his true love returns.

5.6

MagicScore

#12

Lightning Strikes Twice

1951

Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.

5.5

MagicScore

#13

The Scarlet Hour

1956

An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.

5.1

MagicScore

#14

Woman on the Run

1950

Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

The Sniper

1952

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Follow Me Quietly

1949

When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

Repeat Performance

1947

On New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout the year. Her wish comes true but cheating fate proves more difficult than she anticipated.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

City That Never Sleeps

1953

Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with his stripper girlfriend Angel Face, but keeps getting cold feet. During one crowded night, Angel Face decides she's had enough vacillation, and crooked lawyer Biddel has an illegal mission for Johnny that could put him in a financial position to act. But other, conflicting schemes are also in progress...

5.9

MagicScore

#19

Trapped

1949

Secret Service agents make a deal with a counterfeiting inmate to be released on early parole if he will help them recover some bogus moneymaking plates, but he plans to double-cross them.

5.9

MagicScore

#20

Please Murder Me

1956

A lawyer tries to exact justice on a woman he defended in court -- a woman whom he found out was guilty after getting her off.

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Cause for Alarm!?

The top films similar to Cause for Alarm! by MovieMagicScore are The Postman (7.9), Letters to God (6.9), Klaus (8.2). Each shares crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Cause for Alarm! worth watching?

Cause for Alarm! holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 42 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Cause for Alarm!?

Cause for Alarm! (1951) is a crime, drama, thriller film directed by Tay Garnett, starring Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Cowling.

Where can I find more recommendations like Cause for Alarm!?

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About movies like Cause for Alarm!

This ranked list pairs Cause for Alarm! (1951), a crime and drama and thriller film from Tay Garnett, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Loretta 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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