Movies Like The Killing

If you liked The Killing (2026), a mystery and crime movie directed by Habibie Sultan Akbar, 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
The Limits of Control (2009)
★ 6/10Also crime and mystery
A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him…
2
Thirteen at Dinner (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and mystery
Actress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound…
3
Limbo (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and mystery
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…
4
The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also mystery and crime
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
5
The Seven-Ups (1973)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and mystery
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
6
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and crime
Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.
7
16 Blocks (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also crime
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
8
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
★ 7/10Also mystery and crime
Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, but she also never wanted to see him dead. When his body is found outside of Aurora’s home, she then becomes the main…
9
Wrong Cops (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also crime
A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
10
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and crime
Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles…
11
See How They Run (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and crime
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable…
12
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and crime
When Aida Teagarden's real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter Aurora sets out with her fiancé Nick and the Real Murders Club to solve the murder.
13
Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also crime
The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffin's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
14
Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery
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…
15
A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and crime
Aurora Teagarden and her boyfriend Martin are thrilled when they get an unexpected visit from his niece and her new baby. Their excitement is short lived when his niece disappears and the baby is left behind. Once…
16
Winged Creatures (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an…
17
Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
18
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and mystery
Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
19
The Dream Team (1989)
★ 6.1/10Also crime
Four mental patients on a field trip in New York City must save their caring chaperone, who ends up being taken to a hospital in a coma after accidentally witnessing a murder, before the killers can find him and finish…
20
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery
Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…