Movies Like Detective Story
If you liked Detective Story (2007), a horror and drama movie directed by Takashi Miike, 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.
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Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)
★ 6/10Also drama and crimeThe true story of the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, the grandson of the founder of the Heineken brewery, and his driver. They were released after a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders was paid.
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and thrillerA police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
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Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crimeIn the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…
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Fallen (1998)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and dramaHomicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
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The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and thrillerUnable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
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All the Devils Are Here (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and mysteryAfter a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
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Mindcage (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and thrillerDetectives Jake Doyle and Mary Kelly seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and…
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The Locksmith (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and mysteryA thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an…
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Shimmer Lake (2017)
★ 6/10Also thriller and crimeShot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.
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The Number 23 (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and mysteryAnimal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
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Dead Man's Folly (1986)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and thrillerDuring a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
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Lumberjack the Monster (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and thrillerA self-proclaimed psychopath, coldblooded lawyer Ninomiya becomes obsessed with stopping an ax-wielding serial killer who's made him their next target.
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180 (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crimeWhen an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
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Nocebo (2022)
★ 6/10Also mystery and thrillerA fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying…
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The Vanishing (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and dramaThe boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.
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Baby Blues (2008)
★ 6/10Also drama and horrorOn a secluded family farm, a mother suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression, forcing the eldest son to protect his sibling from the mother they have always known and loved.
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God Told Me To (1976)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crimeA New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'.
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Intruders (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and thrillerAnna suffers from agoraphobia so crippling that when a trio of criminals break into her house, she cannot bring herself to flee. But what the intruders don't realize is that agoraphobia is not her only psychosis.
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The Virtuoso (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crimeDanger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
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Body Cam (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and thrillerAs a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.