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Movies Like The Man Who Didn't Want to Die

If you liked The Man Who Didn't Want to Die (1989), a drama and crime movie directed by Lamberto Bava, 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. 1Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

    Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and crime

    At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.

  2. 2Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder

    Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also tv movie and crime

    A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals and where years ago Aurora and Sally, as teenagers, discovered a body.

  3. 3Dead Man's Folly

    Dead Man's Folly (1986)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime and thriller

    During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

  4. 4Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

    Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and crime

    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…

  5. 5Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

    Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and crime

    Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.

  6. 6Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

    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?

  7. 7Ray Donovan: The Movie

    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…

  8. 8Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

    Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and crime

    Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also... a murderer.

  9. 9Desert Dawn

    Desert Dawn (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and thriller

    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.

  10. 10Stone Cold

    Stone Cold (2005)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and crime

    Jesse Stone is a former L.A. homicide detective who left behind the big city and an ex-wife to become the police chief of the quiet New England fishing town of Paradise. Stone's old habits die hard as he continues to…

  11. 11Hierarchy

    Hierarchy (2025)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and thriller

    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.

  12. 12Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

    Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)

    ★ 7.3/10Also crime and tv movie

    Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.

  13. 13Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play

    Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)

    ★ 7.5/10Also tv movie and thriller

    At a gathering of mystery and true crime fans, Aurora Teagarden’s nephew, Phillip, is accused of murder when an unplanned onstage blackout during the play in which he is performing ends, revealing Phillip holding the…

  14. 14Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery

    Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery (2018)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime and drama

    Archaeologist Emma Fielding is hired to consult on the acquisition of a castle-like estate that local legend states is cursed. But she finds herself in the middle of a murder case after discovering the body of the…

  15. 15Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

    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…

  16. 16Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

    Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and drama

    Redemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison term, and his work writing children's novels encouraging peace and…

  17. 17Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

    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.

  18. 18Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

    Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and crime

    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.

  19. 19TalhotBlond

    TalhotBlond (2012)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and tv movie

    Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.

  20. 20Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud

    Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and crime

    Former attorney-turned-small-town-florist, Abby Knight, has a nose for sleuthing, quickly embroiled in a murder investigation, grateful for the help when she teams with retired private eye, Marco Salvare, who now owns…

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