# Movies like The Killing

> Films most similar to The Killing (1956) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-killing-1956/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[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
- **[Touch of Evil](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/touch-of-evil-1958/)** (1958) — ★ 7.7 · 1,585 votes · neon-soaked, paranoid, raw
- **[White Heat](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/white-heat-1949/)** (1949) — ★ 7.7 · 539 votes · bittersweet, raw, unhinged
- **[Killer's Kiss](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/killer-s-kiss-1955/)** (1955) — ★ 6.4 · 596 votes · paranoid
- **[The Asphalt Jungle](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-asphalt-jungle-1950/)** (1950) — ★ 7.5 · 533 votes · dread, paranoid, raw
- **[Dial M for Murder](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dial-m-for-murder-1954/)** (1954) — ★ 8.0 · 2,844 votes · cerebral, paranoid
- **[Strangers on a Train](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/strangers-on-a-train-1951/)** (1951) — ★ 7.7 · 1,870 votes · cerebral, dread, paranoid
- **[Rififi](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/rififi-1955/)** (1955) — ★ 7.8 · 639 votes · foreign-gem, raw, slow-burn
- **[The Big Heat](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-big-heat-1953/)** (1953) — ★ 7.7 · 549 votes · comfort-cult, neon-soaked, raw
- **[Compulsion](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/compulsion-1959/)** (1959) — ★ 7.1 · 162 votes · cerebral, gut-punch, paranoid

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