Movies Like Joy in Moscow

If you liked Joy in Moscow (1992), a tv movie and crime movie directed by Jean-Yves Pavel, 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 Night Affair (1958)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and romance
Vallois, a vice inspector for the Paris police, takes special interest in the plight of drug-addicted Lucky (Najda Tiller), whom he considers to be more victim than criminal. Taking it upon himself to wean Lucky away…
2
True Romance (1993)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and romance
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
3
5lbs of Pressure (2024)
★ 6/10Also crime and romance
Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking for revenge. Mike, is trying to…
4
Hierarchy (2025)
★ 6/10Also crime and 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.
5
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and tv movie
While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the apparently natural death of a retired British major is actually the work of a murderer planning yet another killing.
6
Turkey Drop (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and tv movie
Lucy Jacobs, a freshman university student, returns home to her small town for Thanksgiving break and suspects she's about to get turkey dropped— aka dumped by her high school sweetheart. To avoid a Turkey Day…
7
Wild at Heart (1990)
★ 7/10Also crime and romance
Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.
8
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?
9
The Hot Spot (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and crime
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
10
The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also crime 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
Girl in the Basement (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and tv movie
Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.
12
Desert Dawn (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and tv movie
A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his begrudging deputy get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.
13
Abducted by My Teacher: The Elizabeth Thomas Story (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also tv movie and crime
The story of Elizabeth Thomas, a 15-year-old high school student who was groomed and abducted by teacher Tad Cummins.
14
For a Cop's Hide (1981)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and crime
Victim of manipulation, Cop Choucas is wanted for two murders and searched for by every cop in town.
15
The Blue Room (2014)
★ 6/10Also crime and romance
In their blue hotel room, a clandestine couple of two married lovers plan an impossible future, as death shutters their already frail tranquillity. Now, the noose tightens more and more around innocents and sinners…
16
Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and romance
Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal…
17
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and tv movie
The corpse of a shabbily dressed young woman has been discovered in the mud flats of the Thames at low tide. Police assume she's a prostitute, but Dr. Watson suspects something more and goes to his old friend Holmes…
18
Into Pitch Black (2000)
★ 6/10Also crime and tv movie
After the events of Pitch Black, a contractor is hired to locate Riddick, dead or alive. He reviews available information on him and the events of Pitch Black. Terrified, he hires a female cyberpunk merc to do the job…
19
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and crime
Walker investigates a murder connected with a missing government weapon. In addition, he tries to track down a teen on the run from a crime syndicate.
20
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and romance
In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, while Nick is a high-profile detective trying to take down a Mexican…