Movies Like Trial by Fire

If you liked Trial by Fire (1999), a mystery and tv movie movie directed by Patrick Lau, 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
Hailey Dean Mysteries: A Prescription for Murder (2019)
★ 7/10Also mystery and tv movie
Psychologist and former prosecutor Hailey Dean aids her friend Detective Garland Fincher in investigating a rapidly growing string of murders at Atlanta Memorial Hospital when Fincher’s girlfriend Dr. Meghan Phillips…
2
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also mystery and tv movie
Jesse finds himself struggling to get his job back as the Paradise police chief, and he is forced to rely on his cop intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues and hidden meanings as he attempts to solve a…
3
Righteous Kill (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the…
4
Garage Sale Mysteries: The Mask Murder (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also mystery and tv movie
When Jennifer buys a storage locker at auction, she discovers a dead body inside - along with a mask matching the deceased woman.
5
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and tv movie
When Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake, it brings him up against the Boston mob and into the affluent world of a bestselling writer who exploits troubled…
6
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery
A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
7
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery 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.
8
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movie
Jesse investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the police force deals with the arrogant new police chief who is the son-in-law of a town councilman.
9
Body Cam (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery
As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.
10
The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and tv movie
When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute…
11
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also mystery and tv movie
Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?
12
Crooked House (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
13
A Fall from Grace (2020)
★ 7/10Also mystery
When a law-abiding woman gets indicted for murdering her husband, her lawyer soon realizes that a larger conspiracy may be at work.
14
The International (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery
An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…
15
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie and mystery
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…
16
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery
Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome…
17
Hierarchy (2025)
★ 6/10Also tv movie
In an undisclosed area of Texas after two adoptive brothers become entangled in criminal activity, forced to evade law enforcement and the greedy Russian mafia.
18
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also mystery and tv movie
Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and…
19
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery
To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a…
20
Reptile (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery
Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.