Movies Like Lonely Joe

If you liked Lonely Joe (2009), a movie directed by Michael Coonce, 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
Crooked House (2017)
★ 6.4/10
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.
2
The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
★ 6.6/10
A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.
3
Caddo Lake (2024)
★ 7.2/10
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.
4
The Empty Man (2020)
★ 6.2/10
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
5
Changeling (2008)
★ 7.6/10
Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her…
6
The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
★ 6.8/10
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his heart cut out, the top brass summons former New York City constable Augustus Landor to investigate. While attempting…
7
Nancy (2018)
★ 5.8/10
Nancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, reasonable doubts give way to willful belief.
8
A Working Man (2025)
★ 6.7/10
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to…
9
The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10
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…
10
Fire in the Sky (1993)
★ 6.7/10
After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted. Despite no apparent motive or evidence of foul play, no-one believes their story and his disappearance is…
11
The Girl on the Train (2016)
★ 6.4/10
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something…
12
Cleaner (2007)
★ 6.1/10
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…
13
Murder Most Foul (1964)
★ 7.1/10
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his guilt. Once again she begins her own investigation.
14
Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024)
★ 6.3/10
When five women take part in a corporate hiking retreat and only four come out on the other side, Federal Agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper head deep into the Victorian mountain ranges to investigate in the hopes of…
15
Messenger of Death (1988)
★ 6.1/10
A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.
16
The Tall Man (2012)
★ 6.1/10
When her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
17
No Exit (2022)
★ 6.8/10
Stranded at a rest stop in the mountains during a blizzard, a recovering addict discovers a kidnapped child hidden in a car belonging to one of the people inside the building which sets her on a terrifying struggle to…
18
The Weekend Away (2022)
★ 6/10
When her best friend vanishes during a girls' trip to Croatia, Beth races to figure out what happened. But each clue yields another unsettling deception.
19
Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
★ 6.5/10
Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for…
20
Rising Sun (1993)
★ 6.2/10
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working…