Movies Like Playing with Fire

If you liked Playing with Fire (1985), a tv movie and crime movie directed by Ivan Nagy, 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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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and tv movie
When Aida Teagarden's real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter Aurora sets out with her fiancé Nick and the Real Murders Club to solve the murder.
2
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.
3
Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also tv movie and crime
Tess gets invited to be a part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O'Connor seek to uncover who was behind it all.
4
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.
5
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…
6
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game (2018)
★ 7/10Also tv movie and drama
Crime-solving librarian Aurora Teagarden leaps headfirst into Lawrenceton’s latest murder investigation when her nephew Phillip and his college roommate go missing after the roommate’s girlfriend is found dead…
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Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver (2020)
★ 8/10Also tv movie and crime
During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn't always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead.
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also tv movie and crime
When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it.
9
Backdraft (1991)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and crime
Two feuding siblings carrying on a heroic family tradition as Chicago firefighters. But when a puzzling series of arson attacks is reported, they are forced to set aside their differences to solve the mystery…
10
Garage Sale Mystery (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and tv movie
Jennifer Shannon can always find a diamond in the rough, when it comes to garage sales, that is. Whether it's a new antique to sell at her consignment shop, an Atari game for her son or a piece of furniture for her…
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Chronicle Mysteries: Vines that Bind (2019)
★ 8.1/10Also tv movie and crime
The latest edition of Alex McPherson’s true crime podcast leads her and most of the Chronicle staff to nearby Macklin, where they investigate the death of a vintner that was ruled an accident by the local police.
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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.
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also tv movie and crime
Just days before Aurora’s wedding, a body is discovered, and she fears her father may be a suspect. She and Nick race to solve the cold case before they walk down the aisle.
14
Backdraft 2 (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama
Years after the original Backdraft, Sean, son of the late Steve "Bull" McCaffrey, is assigned to investigate a deadly fire only to realize it is something much more sinister.
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180 (2026)
★ 5.8/10Also crime and drama
When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.
16
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama
Internet sensation and old family friend of Aurora Teagarden, Poppy Wilson, has returned to Lawrenceton to start her new embroidery business. But not everyone is happy with Poppy's success when she turns up dead. To…
17
Seeds of Yesterday (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and drama
The Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.
18
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama
Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance of Clare Kemplay, who was found dead in 1974, and the subsequent imprisonment of local boy Michael Myshkin. Washed-up…
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Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also tv movie and crime
When an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper is found murdered on the very day her puzzle includes his proposal of marriage, Tess unofficially teams up with Detective Logan O’Connor to find the…
20
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…