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Movies Like The Confidence Man

If you liked The Confidence Man (2001), a mystery and crime movie directed by Tripp Reed, 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. 1Righteous Kill

    Righteous Kill (2008)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and mystery

    Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the…

  2. 2Blindfire

    Blindfire (2020)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime

    A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repercussions, he must track down the…

  3. 3McQ

    McQ (1974)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and mystery

    Police Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.

  4. 4The Rookie

    The Rookie (1990)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime

    Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help…

  5. 5The Locksmith

    The Locksmith (2023)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery and crime

    A 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…

  6. 6They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

    They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and mystery

    A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.

  7. 712 Rounds 3: Lockdown

    12 Rounds 3: Lockdown (2015)

    ★ 6/10Also crime

    Detective Shaw returns to active duty after the death of his partner. When he uncovers evidence linking his fellow officers to a murder, they frame him for a homicide he didn't commit. Trapped in his own precinct, Shaw…

  8. 8Breathless

    Breathless (2012)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery and crime

    Lorna is a strong-willed Texas woman who’s had enough of her untrustworthy husband Dale’s criminal acts and lack of husbandry. Fed up, she enlists the help of her old friend, Tiny, to help her figure out what to do…

  9. 9Trap House

    Trap House (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime

    An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their…

  10. 10Killer Heat

    Killer Heat (2024)

    ★ 5.8/10Also crime

    An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.

  11. 11Until Death

    Until Death (2007)

    ★ 6/10Also crime

    Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wants to put things right.

  12. 12The Limits of Control

    The Limits of Control (2009)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and mystery

    A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him…

  13. 13In Too Deep

    In Too Deep (1999)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime

    Drug 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…

  14. 14Suburbicon

    Suburbicon (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and mystery

    In 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…

  15. 15Murder in Three Acts

    Murder in Three Acts (1986)

    ★ 6/10Also crime and mystery

    In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.

  16. 16The Virtuoso

    The Virtuoso (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime

    Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.

  17. 17I Am All Girls

    I Am All Girls (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also mystery and crime

    A special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.

  18. 18The Mirror Crack'd

    The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery and crime

    Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

  19. 19The Ritual Killer

    The Ritual Killer (2023)

    ★ 5.8/10Also mystery

    Unable 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…

  20. 20Limbo

    Limbo (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and mystery

    Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20 years ago. As truths about the murder begin to unfold, the…

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