Movies Like Whispers from a Shallow Grave
If you liked Whispers from a Shallow Grave (1997), a crime movie directed by Ted Newsom, 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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Voyeur (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeLegendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.
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Maternal Instinct (2026)
★ 7.2/10Also crimePolice pull over a woman who claims she just gave birth. But the baby — and the blood — aren't hers. Twisted lies unravel in this true-crime documentary.
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Reasonable Doubt (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also crimeWhen up-and-coming District Attorney Mitch Brockden commits a fatal hit-and-run, he feels compelled to throw the case against the accused criminal who was found with the body and blamed for the crime. Following the…
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Murder Most Foul (1964)
★ 7.1/10Also crimeA murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his guilt. Once again she begins her own investigation.
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Nightfall (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also crimeAn innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
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The Crash (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also crimeA teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.
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The Naked City (1948)
★ 7.2/10Also crimeAfter a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
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I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also crimeBroke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping…
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Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeSet in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase…
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Panic (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeAlex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful…
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Belly (1998)
★ 6.3/10Also crimeTommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking…
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In Too Deep (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeDrug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop Jeffrey Cole. But as Cole takes on an…
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The Substitute (1996)
★ 7/10Also crimeWhen 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…
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Absence of Malice (1981)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeMegan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells…
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Wait Until Dark (1967)
★ 7.3/10Also crimeAfter a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed…
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In Cold Light (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeFresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.
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True Story (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also crimeA drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
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The Blue Gardenia (1953)
★ 6.5/10Also crimeUpon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while…
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Find Me Guilty (2006)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeBased on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history.