Movies Like Dead Man's Eyes (1944)

Dead Man's Eyes is a 1944 crime, mystery, thriller film from Reginald Le Borg with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Calling Dr. Death and Weird Woman.

Crime Mystery Thriller

Calling Dr. Death

1943

Losing his memories of the last few days, neurologist Dr. Steele is told that his wife has been brutally murdered. Steele, aware of his conniving wife's infidelity, believes he may have been the killer and enlists the aid of his pretty nurse Stella to hypnotize him into recovering his lost memories.

6.3

MagicScore

Weird Woman

1944

After bringing his beautiful new wife Paula home to America from a remote island on which she was raised, Professor Norman Reed begins to feel the clash between his world of rational science and hers of bizarre dancing and freaky voodoo rituals. Norman's stuck-up friends also sense Paula's strangeness, and soon their meddling gossip and suspicious scheming push the poor woman to use her magic to defend herself and her husband – and maybe even to kill! Or is it just the power of suggestion...?

5.9

MagicScore

The Frozen Ghost

1945

When a man dies of a heart attack, a stage and radio mentalist believes he has willed him to die because he was angry with the man. Riddled with guilt, the mentalist cancels further shows, breaks off his engagement to his female partner, who can read minds while in a hypnotic trance, and takes refuge in the eerie wax-museum-cum-home of another woman friend.

6.3

MagicScore

Strange Confession

1945

A scientist who is working on a cure for influenza is victimized by his unscrupulous boss, who releases the vaccine before it's ready, resulting in the death of the scientist's son.

6.8

MagicScore

Pillow of Death

1945

Attorney Wayne Fletcher and his secretary have an affair. When Wayne's wife is found smothered to death, he becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigate the murder, a psychic with questionable motives tries to contact the deceased woman. Soon, Wayne begins seeing visions of his dead wife, and other people involved with the case begin to be killed, one by one.

6.5

MagicScore

The Eye

2008

Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead people.

5.9

MagicScore

The Eye

2002

A blind concert violinist gets a cornea transplant allowing her to see again. However, she gets more than she bargained for when she realizes her new eye can see ghosts. She sets out to find the origins of the cornea and discover the fate of its former host.

6.6

MagicScore

Dancer in the Dark

2000

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

7.9

MagicScore

City Lights

1931

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

8.2

MagicScore

#10

The Whistler

1944

A guilt-ridden man blames himself for his wife's death and secretly pays an assassin to kill him. But then he finds out that his wife isn't dead at all. And now the assassin is on his trail, with no way to call off the hit.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

A Perfect Murder

1998

Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

Portrait of Jennie

1948

A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

Art of Falling in Love

2019

A spirited artist with a mysterious bucket list gets a commission to paint a mural on a new hospital wing in a charming community. When she finds herself falling for the handsome architect designing the addition, she must decide if she can trust him with her list, and the painful memory behind it, or if he’ll break her heart and prove that it’s better to be alone than to be close to someone who will leave.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

Something in the Air

2012

During the 1970s a student named Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to his friends and his personal ambitions he falls in love with Christine.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

A Brush with Love

2019

As she considers giving up on her artistic dreams, Jamie paints a vision board that brings her success and love—only to discover that the mystery man in her painting isn't who she thinks.

5.8

MagicScore

#16

Blink

1993

Emma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye operation partially restores her sight, but she is having problems: sometimes she doesn't "remember" what she's seen until later. One night she is awakened by a commotion upstairs. Peering out of her door, she sees a shadowy figure descending the stairs. Convinced that her neighbour has been murdered she approaches the police, only to find that she is unsure if it was just her new eyes playing tricks on her.

6.1

MagicScore

#17

Think Fast, Mr. Moto

1937

When his import/export business infiltrated by international diamond smugglers, Mr. Moto must follow a trail of clues littered with beautiful women, glittering gems and deadly assassins. Making his way from the mysterious streets of San Francisco's Chinatown to the dark and dangerous alleys of Shanghai, Mr. Moto will stop at nothing to bring the culprits to justice...even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice!

6.0

MagicScore

#18

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939

A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in Egypt. The real Mr. Moto is already in Port Said, investigating a conspiracy against the British and French governments.

5.5

MagicScore

#19

The Burnt Orange Heresy

2020

Hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.

5.6

MagicScore

#20

The Shadow

1994

Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Dead Man's Eyes?

The top films similar to Dead Man's Eyes by MovieMagicScore are Calling Dr. Death (6.3), Weird Woman (5.9), The Frozen Ghost (6.3). Each shares crime/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Dead Man's Eyes worth watching?

Dead Man's Eyes holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 22 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Dead Man's Eyes?

Dead Man's Eyes (1944) is a crime, mystery, thriller film directed by Reginald Le Borg, starring Lon Chaney Jr., Jean Parker, Paul Kelly.

Where can I find more recommendations like Dead Man's Eyes?

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

Keep exploring

Movies like Calling Dr. Death Movies like Weird Woman Movies like The Frozen Ghost Movies like Strange Confession Movies like Pillow of Death Movies like The Eye

About movies like Dead Man's Eyes

This ranked list pairs Dead Man's Eyes (1944), a crime and mystery and thriller film from Reginald Le Borg, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lon Chaney Jr. 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.

← Back to Dead Man's Eyes