Movies Like The Night of the Hunter (1955)

Updated: August 29, 2024

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• Overall Score: ☆ 9.00/10
  IMDB: ☆ 8.0/10
  Metascore: ☆ 9.7/10
  Tomatometer: ☆ 9.3/10
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The Night of the Hunter Movie Information:

Directors:

Charles Laughton

Stars:

Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden … (full cast)

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1. The Third Man (1949)

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2. Cape Fear (1962)

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   Cady went to jail for 8 years after Bowden testified that Cady attacked a young woman.
   
   Now that Cady has been released,…
   
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Movies like The Night of the Hunter include The Third Man (1949) and Cape Fear (1962).

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