Movies Like The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)

The Face of Fu Manchu is a 1965 crime, thriller film from Don Sharp with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Brides of Fu Manchu and The Vengeance of Fu Manchu.

Crime Thriller

The Brides of Fu Manchu

1966

This time Fu Manchu and his army of henchmen are kidnaping the daughters of prominent scientists and taking them to his remote island headquarters. Instead of asking for ransom, Fu demands that the fathers help him to build a death ray, which he intends to use to take over the world. But Fu's archenemy, Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard, is determined not to let that happen.

5.7

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The Vengeance of Fu Manchu

1967

In his remote China hideaway the evil Fu Manchu plots the death and discredit of his arch rival, Inspector Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard.

6.2

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The Blood of Fu Manchu

1968

Fu Manchu inoculates ten women with poison, to kill ten world leaders.

4.2

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The Castle of Fu Manchu

1969

The evil mastermind Fu Manchu plots his latest scheme to basically freeze over the Earth's oceans with his diabolical new device. Opposing him is his arch-nemesis, Interpol's very British Nayland Smith.

3.6

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Daughter of the Dragon

1931

At her Chinese father's bidding, a woman goes to murder an enemy and meets a Scotland Yard detective.

5.1

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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

1980

Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington. The FBI sends agents Capone and Williams to England to confer with Nayland Smith, an expert on Fu.

4.7

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The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.

5.4

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Gaslight

1944

A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.

7.5

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Sapphire

1959

Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.

7.0

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#10

Obsession

1949

A British psychiatrist devises a devilish revenge plot against his wife's lover.

6.7

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#11

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

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#12

Blackmail

1929

London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.

6.5

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#13

The Woman in Green

1945

Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot.

6.4

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#14

Fellowship of the Frog

1959

Both Scotland Yard and an amateur American sleuth are tracking a master criminal known as The Frog. This moniker refers to the bulging-eyed mask worn by the evildoer, and is reflected by the frog icons painfully tatooed onto the forearms of his henchmen. The trail leads to the country manor of an enigmatic, steely-eyed nabob, whose repressed son has eyes for the artistes at the Lolita cabaret, and whose lovely daughter captures the fancy of both the American playboy and the villain himself. Murder, kidnapping and seduction ensue.

6.4

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#15

Lured

1947

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.

6.3

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#16

Brannigan

1975

A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in his Irish-American way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard but has to contend with a stuffy old London first.

6.0

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#17

Secret of the Red Orchid

1962

Rival gangsters from Chicago move to London and attempt to extort money from rich Britons.

5.6

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#18

The Lady from Shanghai

1947

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

7.3

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#19

Charlie Chan in Shanghai

1935

When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring.

6.6

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#20

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.

7.5

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Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Face of Fu Manchu?

The top films similar to The Face of Fu Manchu by MovieMagicScore are The Brides of Fu Manchu (5.7), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (6.2), The Blood of Fu Manchu (4.2). Each shares crime/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Face of Fu Manchu worth watching?

The Face of Fu Manchu holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 46 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Face of Fu Manchu?

The Face of Fu Manchu (1965) is a crime, thriller film directed by Don Sharp, starring Christopher Lee, Nigel Green, Joachim Fuchsberger.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Face of Fu Manchu?

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This ranked list pairs The Face of Fu Manchu (1965), a crime and thriller film from Don Sharp, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Christopher Lee 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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