Movies Like Riot Squad

If you liked Riot Squad (1941), a crime movie directed by Edward Finney, 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
Gang Related (1997)
★ 6.4/10Also crime
After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done.
2
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
★ 8.2/10Also crime
An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a…
3
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also crime
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The…
4
Blue Velvet (1986)
★ 7.6/10Also crime
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
5
The Good Nurse (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.
6
Destroyer (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
When Erin Bell was a young cop, she was given an undercover assignment that ended badly and destroyed her life. Years later, she must face her demons in order to make peace with her past.
7
Prescription: Murder (1968)
★ 7.8/10Also crime
In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
8
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.
9
London Boulevard (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
A parolee falls for a reclusive movie star while trying to evade a ruthless gangster.
10
American Gigolo (1980)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and…
11
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.
12
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
★ 7/10Also crime
A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from its extremely resentful…
13
Bad Influence (1990)
★ 6/10Also crime
Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who…
14
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
★ 7.4/10Also crime
A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer while making a film about her…
15
Mulholland Falls (1996)
★ 6/10Also crime
In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
16
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.
17
The Substitute (1996)
★ 7/10Also crime
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon…
18
Before and After (1996)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
19
The Dead Girl (2006)
★ 6/10Also crime
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated women begin to intersect.
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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.