Movies Like The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)

The File on Thelma Jordon is a 1949 crime, drama, thriller film from Robert Siodmak with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Postman Always Rings Twice and In the Palm of Your Hand.

Crime Drama Thriller

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

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

7.0

MagicScore

In the Palm of Your Hand

1951

A con artist seduces the widow of a millionaire, only to learn she'd plotted with her lover to murder the late husband. A tense game of cat-and-mouse ensues—but who's the cat?

6.0

MagicScore

The Killing

1956

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

7.6

MagicScore

Double Indemnity

1944

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

8.1

MagicScore

L.A. Confidential

1997

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

7.8

MagicScore

Pocket Listing

2016

A satirical thriller about L.A.'s real estate roller coaster. Double crosses, adultery, murder, mistaken identity, and revenge ensues when a mysterious power player and his sultry wife hire a disgraced Los Angeles property broker to discreetly market and sell their Malibu villa.

6.2

MagicScore

Scarlet Street

1945

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.

7.6

MagicScore

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

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

7.4

MagicScore

The Killers

1946

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

Tension

1949

Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store salesman, Warren can no longer bear it. He decides to assume a new identity in order to murder his wife's lover without leaving a trace. Along the way, his plans are complicated by an attractive neighbor, as well as a shocking discovery that opens up a new world of doubts and accusations.

6.8

MagicScore

#11

Eileen

2023

During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

The Maltese Falcon

1931

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

The Great Flamarion

1945

A beautiful but unscrupulous female performer manipulates all the men in her life in order to achieve her aims.

6.0

MagicScore

#14

The Woman in the Window

1944

A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.

7.4

MagicScore

#15

Tight Spot

1955

A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.

6.3

MagicScore

#16

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

Kiss of Death

1947

An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

Alias Nick Beal

1949

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Illegal

1955

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

The Underworld Story

1950

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The File on Thelma Jordon?

The top films similar to The File on Thelma Jordon by MovieMagicScore are The Postman Always Rings Twice (7.0), In the Palm of Your Hand (6.0), The Killing (7.6). Each shares crime/drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The File on Thelma Jordon worth watching?

The File on Thelma Jordon holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 64 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The File on Thelma Jordon?

The File on Thelma Jordon (1949) is a crime, drama, thriller film directed by Robert Siodmak, starring Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly.

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This ranked list pairs The File on Thelma Jordon (1949), a crime and drama and thriller film from Robert Siodmak, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Barbara Stanwyck 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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