Movies like The Bad Sleep Well: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Bad Sleep Well (1960) — a crime, drama and thriller film directed by Akira Kurosawa — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Bad Sleep Well most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like corruption, parent child relationship and film noir. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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An Inspector Calls 1954★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
An upper-crust family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. It seems that any or all of them could have had a hand in her death. But who is the mysterious Inspector and what can he want of them?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Reckless Moment 1949★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Crime
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Locket 1946★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Crime, Thriller
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mildred Pierce 1945★ 7.6
Shares: Crime, Drama
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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No Man of Her Own 1950★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Crime, Thriller
A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Dark Corner 1946★ 6.6
Shares: Crime, Drama
Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Kathleen Stewart, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Glengarry Glen Ross 1992★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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The Set-Up 1949★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Crime
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Man 2022★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Thriller
Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 10
A Woman's Face 1941★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Thriller
A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.
Stream in India on Artiflix
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Johnny O'Clock 1947★ 6.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Dark Past 1948★ 6.0
Shares: Crime, Thriller, Drama
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pitfall 1948★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Crime
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Each Dawn I Die 1939★ 6.9
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 15
Nightfall 1956★ 6.9
Shares: Crime, Thriller
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sleep, My Love 1948★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Drama
A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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They Made Me a Fugitive 1947★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Crime
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Johnny Eager 1941★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Web 1947★ 7.1
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cause for Alarm! 1951★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller, Drama, Crime
A bedridden and gravely ill man believes his wife and doctor are conspiring to kill him, and outlines his suspicions in a letter.
Stream in India on Artiflix, JustWatch TV Beta, Plex