Movies like The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps (1935) is a mystery movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Sherlock Holmes (2009)
★ 7.2 · 15,124 votes · Action, Adventure, Mystery
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
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2. Gaslight (1944)
★ 7.5 · 601 votes · Thriller, Drama, Mystery
A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
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3. The Next Three Days (2010)
★ 7.1 · 3,229 votes · Romance, Drama, Thriller
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison.
Movies like The Next Three Days →
4. Psycho (1960)
★ 8.4 · 11,336 votes · Horror, Thriller, Mystery
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Movies like Psycho →
5. Fast Five (2011)
★ 7.2 · 9,143 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.
Movies like Fast Five →
6. The Fugitive (1993)
★ 7.5 · 5,011 votes · Action, Thriller, Drama
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.
Movies like The Fugitive →
7. North by Northwest (1959)
★ 8.0 · 4,674 votes · Thriller, Adventure
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Movies like North by Northwest →
8. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
★ 7.4 · 8,671 votes · Action, Drama, Mystery
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.
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9. Shooter (2007)
★ 7.1 · 5,679 votes · Drama, Action, Thriller
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to help thwart a plot to kill the President of the United States. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, Swagger becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. He goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why, eventually seeking revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.
Movies like Shooter →
10. Mission: Impossible (1996)
★ 7.0 · 10,362 votes · Adventure, Action, Thriller
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.
Movies like Mission: Impossible →
11. It (2017)
★ 7.2 · 20,770 votes · Horror, Thriller, Drama
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Movies like It →
12. Live and Let Die (1973)
★ 6.5 · 2,390 votes · Adventure, Action, Thriller
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
Movies like Live and Let Die →
13. Foreign Correspondent (1940)
★ 7.0 · 468 votes · Thriller, Mystery, Action
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
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Movies like The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps (1935) is a mystery movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Sherlock Holmes (2009)
★ 7.2 · 15,124 votes · Action, Adventure, Mystery
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Movies like Sherlock Holmes →
2. Gaslight (1944)
★ 7.5 · 601 votes · Thriller, Drama, Mystery
A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
Movies like Gaslight →
3. The Next Three Days (2010)
★ 7.1 · 3,229 votes · Romance, Drama, Thriller
Life seems perfect for John Brennan until his wife, Lara, is arrested for a murder she says she didn’t commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son and teaching at college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison.
Movies like The Next Three Days →
4. Psycho (1960)
★ 8.4 · 11,336 votes · Horror, Thriller, Mystery
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Movies like Psycho →
5. Fast Five (2011)
★ 7.2 · 9,143 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.
Movies like Fast Five →
6. The Fugitive (1993)
★ 7.5 · 5,011 votes · Action, Thriller, Drama
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.
Movies like The Fugitive →
7. North by Northwest (1959)
★ 8.0 · 4,674 votes · Thriller, Adventure
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Movies like North by Northwest →
8. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
★ 7.4 · 8,671 votes · Action, Drama, Mystery
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.
Movies like The Bourne Ultimatum →
9. Shooter (2007)
★ 7.1 · 5,679 votes · Drama, Action, Thriller
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to help thwart a plot to kill the President of the United States. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, Swagger becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. He goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why, eventually seeking revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.
Movies like Shooter →
10. Mission: Impossible (1996)
★ 7.0 · 10,362 votes · Adventure, Action, Thriller
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.
Movies like Mission: Impossible →
11. It (2017)
★ 7.2 · 20,770 votes · Horror, Thriller, Drama
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Movies like It →
12. Live and Let Die (1973)
★ 6.5 · 2,390 votes · Adventure, Action, Thriller
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
Movies like Live and Let Die →
13. Foreign Correspondent (1940)
★ 7.0 · 468 votes · Thriller, Mystery, Action
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
Movies like Foreign Correspondent →

1. Sherlock Holmes (2009)

2. Gaslight (1944)

3. The Next Three Days (2010)

4. Psycho (1960)

5. Fast Five (2011)

6. The Fugitive (1993)

7. North by Northwest (1959)

8. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

9. Shooter (2007)

10. Mission: Impossible (1996)

11. It (2017)

12. Live and Let Die (1973)

13. Foreign Correspondent (1940)

Related lists

1. Sherlock Holmes (2009)

2. Gaslight (1944)

3. The Next Three Days (2010)

4. Psycho (1960)

5. Fast Five (2011)

6. The Fugitive (1993)

7. North by Northwest (1959)

8. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

9. Shooter (2007)

10. Mission: Impossible (1996)

11. It (2017)

12. Live and Let Die (1973)

13. Foreign Correspondent (1940)

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