Movies Like Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

If you liked Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), a comedy and crime movie directed by George Clooney, 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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UNABOMBER (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and drama
Follow Ted Kaczynski's transformation from Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber. Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray, Kaczynski's troubled past resurfaces decades later…
2
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and thriller
Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.
3
The Killer (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thriller
After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
4
Kill the Messenger (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and drama
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the…
5
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and thriller
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to…
6
Fast Charlie (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama
When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.
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Driven (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and history
FBI informant Jim Hoffman lures troubled automobile magnate John DeLorean to an undercover sting for cocaine trafficking.
8
The Parallax View (1974)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and drama
An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.
9
The Luckiest Man in America (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and history
1984; Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, steps onto the game show "Press Your Luck" harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak is threatened when the…
10
By Any Means (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and history
In 1960s Mississippi, a young Black FBI agent is forced to partner with a notorious mafia hitman to investigate a wave of brutal civil rights murders.
11
Bugsy (1991)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and drama
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies…
12
No Man of God (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and drama
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
13
Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and thriller
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
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Hitman (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and drama
A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed, the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a…
15
Run All Night (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and thriller
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind…
16
J. Edgar (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and crime
As the face of law enforcement in the United States for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his…
17
Oslo (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and history
The true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that…
18
American Made (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and crime
The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
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Under Fire (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and thriller
Story unfolds in the scorching heat of the Mexico border, where rival drug dealers Griff and Abbott arrive at a remote drop point for a routine drug deal. But when the exchange goes down, both reveal undercover badges…
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Ava (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller and crime
A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.