Movies Like The Offence
If you liked The Offence (1973), a crime and drama movie directed by Sidney Lumet, 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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Blitz (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeA tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
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Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeA gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break…
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Changeling (2008)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and dramaLos Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her…
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Neighborhood Watch (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeWhen a mentally ill young man thinks he witnesses an abduction and the police refuse to believe him, he reluctantly turns to his next door neighbor – a bitter, retired security guard – to help him find the missing woman.
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and dramaYorkshire, 1974. Fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit…
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Following (1999)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaBill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious…
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Reptile (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and dramaFollowing 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.
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and dramaBrad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.
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In the Valley of Elah (2007)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and crimeA career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
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The Boston Strangler (1968)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and crimeBoston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is…
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Boy Wonder (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaA young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night. But what is a…
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Copycat (1995)
★ 6.5/10Also crimeAn agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.
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Detective Story (1951)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and dramaTells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's…
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Marlowe (1969)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaMysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are…
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Gone Baby Gone (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaWhen 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The…
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Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
★ 7/10Also drama and crimePolice Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, and he fears he's relapsing into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse begins working on the unsolved murder of a bank teller shot during…
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Stone Cold (2005)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and crimeJesse 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…
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Along Came a Spider (2001)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeAfter the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's…
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Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and crimeJesse 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.
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Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeA tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.