# Movies like Mildred Pierce

> Films most similar to Mildred Pierce (1945) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/mildred-pierce-1945/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[Angels with Dirty Faces](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/angels-with-dirty-faces-1938/)** (1938) — ★ 7.5 · 354 votes · bittersweet, raw
- **[Strangers on a Train](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/strangers-on-a-train-1951/)** (1951) — ★ 7.7 · 1,870 votes · cerebral, dread, paranoid
- **[The Night of the Hunter](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-night-of-the-hunter-1955/)** (1955) — ★ 7.9 · 1,820 votes · bittersweet, dread, slow-burn
- **[The Killing](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-killing-1956/)** (1956) — ★ 7.6 · 1,701 votes · paranoid, raw, slow-burn
- **[Monsieur Verdoux](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/monsieur-verdoux-1947/)** (1947) — ★ 7.7 · 472 votes · cerebral, pitch-black
- **[Oliver Twist](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/oliver-twist-1948/)** (1948) — ★ 7.6 · 253 votes · bittersweet, dread
- **[The Set-Up](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-set-up-1949/)** (1949) — ★ 7.4 · 180 votes
- **[We're No Angels](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/we-re-no-angels-1955/)** (1955) — ★ 7.2 · 207 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Rope](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/rope-1948/)** (1948) — ★ 7.9 · 2,990 votes · cerebral, paranoid, slow-burn
- **[White Heat](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/white-heat-1949/)** (1949) — ★ 7.7 · 539 votes · bittersweet, raw, unhinged
- **[Odd Man Out](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/odd-man-out-1947/)** (1947) — ★ 7.3 · 228 votes · dread, paranoid, slow-burn

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