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Movies Like Who's the Real Killer

If you liked Who's the Real Killer (1957), a action and crime movie directed by Kō Nakahira, 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. 1No Man's Land

    No Man's Land (1987)

    ★ 6/10Also action and crime

    A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romanticly involved…

  2. 2Double Indemnity

    Double Indemnity (1944)

    ★ 8.1/10Also crime

    An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

  3. 3The Comeback Trail

    The Comeback Trail (2020)

    ★ 5.8/10Also crime

    Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.

  4. 4Cadillac Man

    Cadillac Man (1990)

    ★ 5.8/10Also crime

    Joe's a car salesman with a problem—he has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two-timing), a missing…

  5. 5The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime

    A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him…

  6. 6The Last Seduction

    The Last Seduction (1994)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime

    A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.

  7. 7Thin Ice

    Thin Ice (2012)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime

    A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.

  8. 8U Turn

    U Turn (1997)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime

    When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s faced with deadly contracts to…

  9. 9Parker

    Parker (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action and crime

    A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of…

  10. 10The Man

    The Man (2005)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and crime

    A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.

  11. 11Fargo

    Fargo (1996)

    ★ 7.8/10Also crime

    Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of…

  12. 12I Love You Phillip Morris

    I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime

    Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the…

  13. 13The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime

    A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes that he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist--until he must match wits with an insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.

  14. 14Gone in Sixty Seconds

    Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action and crime

    Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to meet the demands of notorious crime boss Raymond Calitri as…

  15. 15The Laundromat

    The Laundromat (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also crime

    When a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawyers in Panama who hide cash for the superrich.

  16. 16The Rookie

    The Rookie (1990)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action and 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…

  17. 17They Drive by Night

    They Drive by Night (1940)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime

    Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success…

  18. 18Shade

    Shade (2003)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and crime

    Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game…

  19. 19How to Steal a Million

    How to Steal a Million (1966)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime

    A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.

  20. 20Nothing to Lose

    Nothing to Lose (1997)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime and action

    Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary…

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