Movies Like Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island is a 1939 mystery, thriller film from Norman Foster with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Charlie Chan in Honolulu and Charlie Chan in the Secret Service.

Mystery Thriller

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.

6.4

MagicScore

Charlie Chan in the Secret Service

1944

Charlie Chan is an agent of the US government working in Washington DC and he is assigned to investigate the murder of the inventor of a highly advanced torpedo. Aiding Chan is his overeager but dull-witted son Tommy and his daughter Iris.

5.9

MagicScore

The Scarlet Clue

1945

Chinese sleuth Charlie Chan discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while investigating several murders.

5.9

MagicScore

Dark Alibi

1946

After three men are convicted of bank robberies, Charlie becomes suspicious. After some investigation Charlie finds the men are innocent and that the fingerprint evidence used to convict them had been forged. Charlie then proceeds to find the true bank robbers.

6.1

MagicScore

Dangerous Money

1946

A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger, Charlie Chan, that there have been two attempts on his life.

5.7

MagicScore

The Mad Magician

1954

Don Gallico is an inventor of stage magic effects who aspires to become a star in his own right. Just before his first performance his act is shut down by capricious manager Ross Ormond who wants Gallico's brilliant buzz saw effect for the act of The Great Rinaldi, an established star. With this defeat, and the humiliation of having already lost his wife Claire to Ormond, Gallico decides it is time to take matters into his own hands.

6.9

MagicScore

The Amazing Mr. X

1948

On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know all about such things. After more ghostly manifestations, Christine and younger sister Janet become enmeshed in the eerie artifices of Alexis; but he in turn finds himself manipulated into deeper deviltry than he had in mind...

6.2

MagicScore

The Tarnished Angels

1957

In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne, works as a parachutist. When newspaper reporter Burke Devlin arrives to do a story on the Shumanns’ act, he quickly falls in love with the beautiful--and neglected--LaVerne.

6.7

MagicScore

The Limit of Sleeping Beauty

2017

Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was the time spent with her lover Kaito.

5.4

MagicScore

#10

Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2

1978

Emanuelle hosts this peculiar sexploitation Mondo film that looks at several examples of bizarre sexual behavior.

4.9

MagicScore

#11

Carnival Magic

1983

A magician in a carnival--who actually can read minds and levitate people and objects--works with a superintelligent chimp named Alex, who can also talk. The magician and the chimp soon become the stars of the carnival, drawing in big crowds. However, the wild-animal trainer, who has been displaced by the team as the carnival's top act, decides to kidnap Alex and sell him to a medical laboratory for experimentation, thereby getting rid of his competition.

2.7

MagicScore

#12

To: Gerard

2020

A sprightly elderly man brightens the day of a little girl through magic.

8.0

MagicScore

#13

Tarot

2024

When a group of friends recklessly violate the sacred rule of Tarot readings, they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

1972

A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

Christine

2016

In 1974, television reporter Christine Chubbuck struggles with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

Colors of Wind

2018

Yuri leaves Ryo with mysterious words. Ryo goes to Hokkaido knowing that his doppelganger magician is missing. Ryo realizes Yuri was also the magician’s lover and he learns magic. The story that crosses over two identities, illusion and magic.

7.8

MagicScore

#17

Case of the Missing Hare

1942

After a traveling magician puts a poster over the entrance to his home, Bugs visits his act to get revenge.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Fear City

1984

Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.

5.3

MagicScore

#19

Village of the Damned

1960

In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

Mystery Street

1950

When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard professor, to determine the woman's identity, how she died, and who killed her.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Charlie Chan at Treasure Island?

The top films similar to Charlie Chan at Treasure Island by MovieMagicScore are Charlie Chan in Honolulu (6.4), Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (5.9), The Scarlet Clue (5.9). Each shares mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Charlie Chan at Treasure Island worth watching?

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 26 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Charlie Chan at Treasure Island?

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) is a mystery, thriller film directed by Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Cesar Romero.

Where can I find more recommendations like Charlie Chan at Treasure Island?

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

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About movies like Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

This ranked list pairs Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939), a mystery and thriller film from Norman Foster, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sidney Toler 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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