Movies Like Case Against the Playground

If you liked Case Against the Playground, a crime movie directed by Luke Flanagan, 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
Voyeur (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.
2
Maternal Instinct (2026)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
Police pull over a woman who claims she just gave birth. But the baby — and the blood — aren't hers. Twisted lies unravel in this true-crime documentary.
3
The Betrayed (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
Kidnappers force a young mother to recover money stolen by her shady husband.
4
Play Dirty (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also crime
Expert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world's richest man.
5
The Devil on Trial (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
Explore the first – and only – time “demonic possession” has officially been used as a defense in a U.S. murder trial. Including firsthand accounts of alleged devil possession and a shocking murder, this extraordinary…
6
Don't Say a Word (2001)
★ 6.3/10Also crime
When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he is horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a young woman, suffering from PTSD, who knows a secret six digit code number.
7
Ted Bundy: Mind of a Monster (2019)
★ 7.6/10Also crime
New exclusive access and never before heard testimony gives a unique insight into the mind of America's most notorious serial killer, Ted Bundy. Breathtaking archive from the time and the voice of Bundy himself…
8
Neighborhood Watch (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
When a mentally ill young man thinks he witnesses an abduction and the police refuse to believe him, he reluctantly turns to his next door neighbor – a bitter, retired security guard – to help him find the missing woman.
9
Stolen: Heist of the Century (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
Antwerp, 2003. A gang of thieves rob the impenetrable Diamond Center. Who was behind one of the world's biggest heists - and how did they pull it off?
10
Faces in the Crowd (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also crime
Anna is living with "face-blindness" after surviving a serial killer's attack. As she lives with her condition, one in which facial features change each time she loses sight of them, the killer closes in.
11
The Crash (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.
12
The Naked City (1948)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
13
The Imposter (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also crime
In 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture…
14
Identity Thief (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.
15
Security (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also crime
An ex-special services veteran, down on his luck and desperate for work, takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job, he opens the door to a distraught and…
16
The Conversation (1974)
★ 7.5/10Also crime
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
17
Cult Killer (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also 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.
18
Klute (1971)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
19
Wanda (1970)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
After a string of abusive relationships, Wanda abandons her family and seeks solace in the company of a petty criminal.
20
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.