Movies Like Crime story
If you liked Crime story (2012), a movie directed by Anil Thomas, 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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The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
★ 6.9/10Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
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Cry of the City (1948)
★ 6.7/10Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check…
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The Big Combo (1955)
★ 7/10Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.
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A Shot in the Dark (1964)
★ 7.2/10Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles…
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Absence of Malice (1981)
★ 6.6/10Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells…
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Birth of the Dragon (2017)
★ 5.8/10Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.
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The Blue Lamp (1950)
★ 6.6/10P.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…
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Strangers on a Train (1951)
★ 7.7/10A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.
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Indemnity (2022)
★ 6.6/10An 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.
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Dick Tracy (1990)
★ 6.2/10The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
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You Only Live Once (1937)
★ 7.1/10Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham…
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Little Caesar (1931)
★ 6.9/10A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
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Nightfall (1956)
★ 6.9/10An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
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The Naked City (1948)
★ 7.2/10After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
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Maniac (1963)
★ 6.2/10When 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.
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Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
★ 7/10While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…
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Foreign Correspondent (1940)
★ 7/10American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a…
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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)
★ 7.8/10Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.
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Take the Lead (2006)
★ 6.9/10A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based…