01
Bad Girls
Why this pick
Chabrol turns an intimate triangle into a poised, poisonous psychological game, with the same cool control, shifting loyalties, and quietly escalating dread that make Diabolique so unnerving.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1955 1h 57m FRA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Movies like
Diabolique
DramaHorrorThriller
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
If you loved Diabolique, try these.
01
02
The Housemaid
Why this pick
A domestic setting becomes a pressure cooker of desire, resentment, and manipulation. Its boldly stylized cruelty and mounting unease echo Diabolique's fascination with private lives curdling into danger.
03
The Innocents
Why this pick
Its immaculate old house, restrained performances, and deliberate ambiguity create a similarly refined atmosphere of dread, letting small details and unstable perceptions do the frightening work.
04
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Why this pick
Its investigation is driven by patient accumulation rather than action, pairing chilly atmosphere with the gradual exposure of cruelty hidden behind respectable surfaces.
05
The Vanishing
Why this pick
A model of controlled suspense: ordinary settings, lucid storytelling, and a steadily tightening moral chill. It shares Diabolique's confidence that the most disturbing revelations need no embellishment.
Finding the atmosphere, tension and little details that made this one stay with you.
Our curator needs a little longer. Please come back shortly.
No confident matches yet. Try our personal film finder.
01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A second-rate boarding school in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, Delassalle also has a relationship with Nicole Horner, another teacher at the school. Rather than antagonism, the two women are shown to have a somewhat close relationship, primarily based on their apparent mutual hatred of Michel, who is physically and emotionally abusive to both, as well as unkind to the children.
Showing saved details. Some information may be out of date.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Michel Serrault
M. Raymond, le surveillant
Georges Poujouly
Soudieu, un élève
Jean Lefebvre
Soldier
Charles Vanel
Alfred Fichet, le commissaire
Robert Dalban
Le garagiste
Jacques Hilling
L'employé de la morgue
Simone Signoret
Nicole Horner
Paul Meurisse
Michel Delassalle