10 Movies & Shows Like The Stranger (1946)

Description: A quintessential film noir featuring a hard-boiled detective, femme fatale, and convoluted plot involving deception and a mysterious artifact.

Fact: This was the third film adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel, but the first to use the original novel's ending.

Description: A psychological thriller that explores themes of deception and hidden darkness beneath a seemingly idyllic small-town surface.

Fact: Alfred Hitchcock often cited this as his personal favorite among his own films.

Description: A classic noir about an insurance salesman drawn into a web of murder and deceit by a seductive woman, told in flashback with stark lighting and shadowy visuals.

Fact: The screenplay was co-written by Raymond Chandler, who reportedly didn't get along with director Billy Wilder during production.

Description: A labyrinthine detective story filled with rapid-fire dialogue, mysterious women, and a plot so complex even the author claimed not to know who committed one murder.

Fact: The film was shot in 1944 but held for release until 1946 to capitalize on the popularity of Bogart and Bacall's pairing.

Description: A steamy noir melodrama set in Buenos Aires, featuring a love-hate relationship, psychological tension, and one of cinema's most iconic femme fatales.

Fact: Rita Hayworth's performance and the famous 'Put the Blame on Mame' striptease number made her an international sex symbol.

Description: A dark crime story that begins with a fatalistic premise and unfolds through flashbacks, featuring stark lighting and existential themes.

Fact: This was Burt Lancaster's film debut, and his performance launched him to stardom.

Description: A tense espionage romance with themes of betrayal and moral ambiguity, featuring stunning black-and-white cinematography and complex character relationships.

Fact: The famous extended kissing scene was a clever workaround to bypass the Hays Code's restrictions on screen kisses.

Description: A quintessential film noir with a doomed protagonist, complex flashback structure, and themes of fate and inescapable past mistakes.

Fact: The film's original title was 'Build My Gallows High,' taken from the source novel by Daniel Mainwaring.

Description: A visually stunning noir with a convoluted plot, femme fatale, and famous hall-of-mirrors climax that creates a sense of psychological disorientation.

Fact: Orson Welles drastically altered his appearance for the role, bleaching his hair and adopting an Irish accent.

Description: A gripping noir thriller set in post-war Vienna, featuring a mysterious protagonist, shadowy cinematography, and a morally ambiguous narrative.

Fact: The film's iconic zither score was composed by Anton Karas, a relatively unknown musician at the time, and became a worldwide hit.