Movies Like The Laramie Project

If you liked The Laramie Project (2002), a crime and drama movie directed by Moisés Kaufman, 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
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and drama
A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.
2
The Quick and the Dead (1987)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and tv movie
In 1876 Wyoming, the gun is the only law. And for Duncan and Suzanna McKaskel, newly arrived settlers beset by outlaws, rugged frontiersman Con Vallian is the only hope.
3
In Cold Blood (1967)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama
After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.
4
Elephant (2003)
★ 7/10Also crime and drama
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
5
Woman of the Hour (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and drama
An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in '70s LA when they're cast on an episode of "The Dating Game."
6
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and tv movie
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…
7
Appaloosa (2008)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and crime
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
8
The Devil All the Time (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and drama
In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.
9
Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and tv movie
Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable…
10
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and crime
Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets…
11
The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and crime
A picture-perfect family is torn apart after Tyler finds a cache of disturbing images in his father's possession. He begins to suspect that the man he trusts most in the world may be responsible for the murder of 13…
12
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and drama
A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of…
13
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014)
★ 6/10Also drama and crime
Cult leader Warren Jeffs rises to power in the polygamist Mormon sect once headed by his late father, but some of his wives fight back to bring him to justice. Based on a true story.
14
American Gigolo (1980)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and drama
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…
15
My Friend Dahmer (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and crime
Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.
16
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and tv movie
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
17
Dogville (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and drama
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.
18
Fury (1936)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and drama
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
19
Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and drama
A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that made Ray who he is today finally come to light, the Donovans find themselves drawn back to Boston to face the past. Each…
20
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and tv movie
Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?