
Movies that feel likeDark Passage (1947)
If you loved Dark Passage, the closest films we have are The Naked City (1948), Stray Dog (1949) and The Lady from Shanghai (1947). All three share Dark Passage's tense and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Criss Cross (1949).
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If Dark Passage hit the spot, these will too

The same preoccupation in both: film noir
The difference: Sits closer to crime than Dark Passage does

One thread runs through both: film noir

Tense and twisty in the same breath


Mystery built on tension, twice over

Thriller with a pulse of twists, in both cases

Atmospheric mystery, and it commits to that

Both lean on tension more than on thriller

Mystery with a pulse of atmosphere, in both cases
The difference: Takes it somewhere less twisty than Dark Passage does

Both run twisty where it counts

The thriller is handled with the same confidence

Thriller approached the same way
The difference: Easier on the twists than Dark Passage
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