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Movies Like The Island of Intrigue

If you liked The Island of Intrigue (1919), a crime and drama movie directed by Henry Otto, 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. 1Killer Heat

    Killer Heat (2024)

    ★ 5.8/10Also crime and drama

    An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.

  2. 2In Secret

    In Secret (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and crime

    In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching…

  3. 3Blue Story

    Blue Story (2019)

    ★ 7.3/10Also crime and drama

    Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a…

  4. 4The Dancer Upstairs

    The Dancer Upstairs (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and drama

    A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.

  5. 5Empire

    Empire (2002)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama

    Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top…

  6. 6The Parts You Lose

    The Parts You Lose (2019)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and crime

    An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.

  7. 7Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel (1945)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and drama

    An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman…

  8. 8Silverton Siege

    Silverton Siege (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama

    After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story.

  9. 9The Enforcer

    The Enforcer (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and drama

    A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…

  10. 10Suburbicon

    Suburbicon (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and drama

    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…

  11. 11Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

    Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and crime

    Police 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…

  12. 12The Wild One

    The Wild One (1953)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and crime

    The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another…

  13. 13They Live by Night

    They Live by Night (1949)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime and romance

    An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

  14. 14The Locksmith

    The Locksmith (2023)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and drama

    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…

  15. 15Shimmer Lake

    Shimmer Lake (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and drama

    Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.

  16. 16Limbo

    Limbo (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and drama

    Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the…

  17. 17Fast Charlie

    Fast Charlie (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama

    When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.

  18. 18Winter's Tale

    Winter's Tale (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.

  19. 19Each Dawn I Die

    Each Dawn I Die (1939)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama

    A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

  20. 20Convict

    Convict (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime and drama

    Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the…

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