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Movies Like Edge of Darkness

If you liked Edge of Darkness (2010), a crime and drama movie directed by Martin Campbell, 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. 1Striking Distance

    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.

  2. 2A Walk Among the Tombstones

    A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama

    Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

  3. 3Farewell, My Lovely

    Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime and mystery

    Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled…

  4. 4Righteous Kill

    Righteous Kill (2008)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and thriller

    Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the…

  5. 5McQ

    McQ (1974)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and drama

    Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.

  6. 6The Little Things

    The Little Things (2021)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and crime

    Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes…

  7. 7In the Valley of Elah

    In the Valley of Elah (2007)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and thriller

    A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.

  8. 8The Parallax View

    The Parallax View (1974)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime and drama

    An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.

  9. 9Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

    Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime and mystery

    Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?

  10. 10Arlington Road

    Arlington Road (1999)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and drama

    Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed — and increasingly paranoid — since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. When a seemingly all-American couple set up house next door…

  11. 11Blindfire

    Blindfire (2020)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime and drama

    A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repercussions, he must track down the…

  12. 12Destroyer

    Destroyer (2018)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime

    When Erin Bell was a young cop, she was given an undercover assignment that ended badly and destroyed her life. Years later, she must face her demons in order to make peace with her past.

  13. 13Cleaner

    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…

  14. 14Absolute Power

    Absolute Power (1997)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime and drama

    A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the…

  15. 15Crooked House

    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.

  16. 16Prisoners

    Prisoners (2013)

    ★ 8.1/10Also drama and thriller

    After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search…

  17. 17Suburbicon

    Suburbicon (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime

    In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…

  18. 18The Locksmith

    The Locksmith (2023)

    ★ 5.9/10Also thriller and mystery

    A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an…

  19. 19Gunpowder Milkshake

    Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and thriller

    To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen.

  20. 20Nighthawks

    Nighthawks (1981)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime and thriller

    When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.

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