Movies Like Ordeal by Innocence

If you liked Ordeal by Innocence (1984), a mystery and thriller movie directed by Desmond Davis and Alan Birkinshaw, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller
On a lavish yacht for an assignment, a journalist sees a passenger go overboard. But when no one believes her, she risks her life to uncover the truth.
2
Double Jeopardy (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crime
Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted of her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive. She survives the long years in prison with two burning desires sustaining her -- finding her son and solving the mystery that…
3
The Whisper Man (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and thriller
When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.
4
The Bone Collector (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and thriller
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves…
5
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
★ 7/10Also mystery and thriller
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams…
6
Striking Distance (1993)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and mystery
Demoted Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy works river patrol while a serial killer targets women from his past, forcing him to conduct an unauthorized investigation to prove his innocence and expose a dirty cop.
7
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and mystery
Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera…
8
I See You (2019)
★ 7/10Also thriller and mystery
When a 12-year-old boy goes missing at a local park, a detective investigates the case to help the boy's family find answers.
9
Cleaner (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and thriller
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may…
10
The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and thriller
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
11
All the Devils Are Here (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and mystery
After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
12
Crooked House (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and crime
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
13
Cape Fear (1962)
★ 7.4/10Also thriller and crime
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
14
The Woman in the Window (2021)
★ 6/10Also crime and mystery
An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors only to witness a disturbing act of violence.
15
Caddo Lake (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and thriller
When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.
16
The Cycle (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also thriller and mystery
A daughter unravels her father's dark past after his body, missing for 36 years, is found at a horrific crime scene.
17
Blood Work (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and crime
Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
18
The Marsh King's Daughter (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and crime
Helena, a woman living a seemingly ordinary life, hides a dark secret—her father is the infamous 'Marsh King', the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. After a lifetime of trying to…
19
Ca$h (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and thriller
A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a…
20
All Good Things (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and thriller
Newly-discovered facts, court records and speculation are used to elaborate the true love story and murder mystery of the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history.