Movies Like Murder in Oakland
If you liked Murder in Oakland (1991), a crime and drama movie directed by Karl Francis, 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.
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Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011)
★ 6/10Also crime and dramaBased on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Marcia Gay Harden (Academy Award winner for Pollock) star in the Lifetime Original Movie Amanda Knox…
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Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and dramaA showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that made Ray who he is today finally come to light, the Donovans find themselves drawn back to Boston to face the past. Each…
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and tv movieAurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.
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Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and crimeFormer detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also... a murderer.
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Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and crimeFaced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
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Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and tv moviePolice Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an investigation filled with surprises…
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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)
★ 6/10Also crime and dramaRedemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison term, and his work writing children's novels encouraging peace and…
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Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crimeAt the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.
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A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and dramaA librarian with a sharp mind for murder, Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling…
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Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and dramaArchaeologist Emma Fielding is hired to consult on the acquisition of a castle-like estate that local legend states is cursed. But she finds herself in the middle of a murder case after discovering the body of the…
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Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and dramaA town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of…
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A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaPrivate investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and tv movieWhen Aida Teagarden's real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter Aurora sets out with her fiancé Nick and the Real Murders Club to solve the murder.
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Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie and dramaAurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal "copycat" killings follow, Aurora will have to…
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Inside Man (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaBased on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.
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Dead Man's Folly (1986)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and tv movieDuring a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
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Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also tv movie and crimeThere is excitement in the air when a Hollywood crew comes to Lawrenceton to film a movie about the town’s sleuthy librarian, Aurora Teagarden. However, when the film’s leading lady is found murdered in her dressing…
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A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also tv movie and dramaAurora Teagarden and her boyfriend Martin are thrilled when they get an unexpected visit from his niece and her new baby. Their excitement is short lived when his niece disappears and the baby is left behind. Once…
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Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also tv movie and crimeWhen an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper is found murdered on the very day her puzzle includes his proposal of marriage, Tess unofficially teams up with Detective Logan O’Connor to find the…
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Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and tv movieTravelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?