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Movies Like The Kind of Meat You Can't Buy in the Store

If you liked The Kind of Meat You Can't Buy in the Store (1994), a thriller and horror movie directed by Gary Whitson, 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. 1The Glass Key

    The Glass Key (1942)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime and thriller

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

  2. 2The Night Stalker

    The Night Stalker (1972)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and thriller

    Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…

  3. 3Race with the Devil

    Race with the Devil (1975)

    ★ 6.4/10Also horror and thriller

    Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

  4. 4Maniac

    Maniac (1963)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and horror

    When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

  5. 5The Blue Lamp

    The Blue Lamp (1950)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller

    P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also…

  6. 6The Night Strangler

    The Night Strangler (1973)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror and crime

    After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every…

  7. 7The Mirror Crack'd

    The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and thriller

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

  8. 8Oscar Shaw

    Oscar Shaw (2026)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller

    After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…

  9. 9The Dark Mirror

    The Dark Mirror (1946)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller and horror

    A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.

  10. 10Union Station

    Union Station (1950)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and crime

    Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a…

  11. 11Z

    Z (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror and thriller

    A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.

  12. 12Murder!

    Murder! (1930)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and thriller

    When actress Diana Baring is found in a daze beside her colleague’s murdered body, all evidence points to her guilt. During the trial, juror Sir John Menier doubts the verdict, but yields to pressure. Haunted by…

  13. 13He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way (1951)

    ★ 7.2/10Also thriller and crime

    A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

  14. 14Indemnity

    Indemnity (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10Also thriller and crime

    An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.

  15. 15Pickup on South Street

    Pickup on South Street (1953)

    ★ 7.4/10Also thriller and crime

    In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified…

  16. 16Lady in the Lake

    Lady in the Lake (1946)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and crime

    Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to…

  17. 17The Shed

    The Shed (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and thriller

    The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge…

  18. 18Black Angel

    Black Angel (1946)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and thriller

    A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin's wife.

  19. 19The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

    ★ 7.1/10Also crime and horror

    When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

  20. 20Side Street

    Side Street (1950)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller and crime

    A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money from the office of a corrupt attorney. Instead of a few hundred dollars, it contains $30,000. When he decides to return…

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