Movies Like Bedevilled

If you liked Bedevilled (1955), a crime and thriller movie directed by Richard Thorpe and Mitchell Leisen, 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
King Creole (1958)
★ 6.4/10Also crime
Delinquent Danny Fisher flunks out of high school, quits his job as a nightclub busboy, and one night gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at…
2
The Grissom Gang (1971)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and thriller
Violent crime caper set in 1930s Kansas in which a gang kidnap an heiress and attempt to recover a ransom. However, the scheme is jeopardised when the leader falls in love with their beautiful captive.
3
Frank and Penelope (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and crime
A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is…
4
Crimes of Passion (1984)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and thriller
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a…
5
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
6
Like Minds (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and crime
A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder.
7
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.
8
Vice Squad (1982)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller
An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.
9
No Mercy (1986)
★ 5.8/10Also crime and thriller
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
10
The Hot Spot (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and thriller
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
11
The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller
A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
12
One Night at McCool's (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave together, but he ends up getting into a…
13
Psycho Killer (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also crime
Following the brutal murder of her husband, a Kansas highway patrol officer sets out on a journey to track down the perpetrator. As the hunt progresses, she comes to realize the man responsible is a sadistic serial…
14
The Confession (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also crime
A unique story of redemption and an exploration of good and evil featuring a hit man and a priest.
15
Sea of Love (1989)
★ 6.6/10Also crime
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from…
16
Cult Killer (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and crime
A private investigator is forced into a dangerous alliance with a killer in order to uncover a quiet town’s grisly criminal underbelly and clear the name of her mentor, who is implicated in the crimes.
17
The Prowler (1981)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.
18
Stark Raving Mad (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also crime
A crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.
19
Too Late (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
Private investigator Mel Sampson is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past.
20
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and thriller
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.