Movies Like The Long Night (1947)

The Long Night is a 1947 crime, drama, romance, thriller film from Anatole Litvak with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Daybreak and The Window.

Crime Drama Romance Thriller

Daybreak

1939

After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.

7.6

MagicScore

The Window

1949

An imaginative boy who frequently makes things up witnesses a murder, but can't get his parents or the police to believe him. The only people taking him seriously are the killers - who live upstairs, know that he saw what they did, and are out to permanently silence him.

6.9

MagicScore

Now You See Me

2013

An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

7.3

MagicScore

West of Zanzibar

1928

A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.

6.8

MagicScore

Ek Thi Daayan

2013

A popular magician seeks help from a psychiatrist to protect him from a witch that has haunted him since childhood.

5.0

MagicScore

The Prestige

2006

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

8.2

MagicScore

Marvelous and the Black Hole

2022

A teenage delinquent befriends a surly magician who helps her navigate her inner demons and dysfunctional family with sleight of hand magic.

6.9

MagicScore

Magic

1978

A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.

6.8

MagicScore

The Raven

1963

A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

Presto

2008

Dignity. Poise. Mystery. We expect nothing less from the great turn-of-the-century magician, Presto. But when Presto neglects to feed his rabbit one too many times, the magician finds he isn't the only one with a few tricks up his sleeve!

7.8

MagicScore

#11

Fantasia 2000

2000

Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Prest-O Change-O

1939

Fleeing from a dog catcher, the Two Curious Puppies run to an old remote house where, upon entering, they are continually subject to the antics of a mischievous magician's rabbit and surprise by the house's magical items.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

The House of Magic

2013

Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the new addition to the troupe as Jack Rabbit and Maggie Mouse plot to evict Thunder. The situation gets worse when the magician lands in hospital and his scheming nephew sees his chance to cash in by selling the mansion. Our young hero is determined to earn his place and so he enlists the help of some wacky magician's assistants to protect his magical new home.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2010

Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

Haunted Mouse

1965

Jerry is paid a visit by a look-alike magician.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Haunted Honeymoon

1986

Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced their engagement, Larry has been plagued by speech problems and, seeking out an unconventional cure, he returns to his boyhood home, a mansion in the countryside, bringing Vickie along. Larry reunites with numerous family members, but discovers that there are sinister things afoot within the walls of the creepy estate.

5.3

MagicScore

#17

Sovereign

2025

Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision course with a police chief who has spent his life upholding the rules that Jerry has spent his tearing down.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2010

Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

The Dark Past

1948

A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be able to analyze.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

El Camino Christmas

2017

A young man seeking a father he has never met, through no fault of his own, ends up barricaded in a liquor store with five other people on Christmas Eve in the fictitious town of El Camino, NV.

5.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Long Night?

The top films similar to The Long Night by MovieMagicScore are Daybreak (7.6), The Window (6.9), Now You See Me (7.3). Each shares crime/drama/romance/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Long Night worth watching?

The Long Night holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 38 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Long Night?

The Long Night (1947) is a crime, drama, romance, thriller film directed by Anatole Litvak, starring Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Long Night?

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About movies like The Long Night

This ranked list pairs The Long Night (1947), a crime and drama and romance and thriller film from Anatole Litvak, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Henry Fonda 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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