Movies Like The Acquittal
If you liked The Acquittal (1923), a mystery movie directed by Clarence Brown, 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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Deceiver (1997)
★ 6/10Also mysteryThe gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for…
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The Book of Henry (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also mysterySusan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother…
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Goodnight Mommy (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryWhen twin brothers arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, they begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother.
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryNancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
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The Tall Man (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also mysteryWhen her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
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Mystic River (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also mysteryThe lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
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Knives Out (2019)
★ 7.8/10Also mysteryWhen renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's…
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The Housemaid (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also mysteryTrying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy…
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Before and After (1996)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryTwo parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
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Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
★ 5.8/10Also mysteryA famous fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a serial killer.
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A Shot in the Dark (1964)
★ 7.2/10Also mysteryInspector 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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The Dead Girl (2006)
★ 6/10Also mysteryThe clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated women begin to intersect.
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The Black Book (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryAfter his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
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Every Secret Thing (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryOne clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another…
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Drop (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryViolet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as…
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The Sixth Sense (1999)
★ 8/10Also mysteryFollowing an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
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Nancy (2018)
★ 5.8/10Also mysteryNancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, reasonable doubts give way to willful belief.
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Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryWorking in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome…
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Amelia’s Children (2024)
★ 6/10Also mysteryWhen Edward’s search for his biological family leads him and his girlfriend Ryley to a magnificent villa high in the mountains of Northern Portugal, he is full of excitement at meeting his long-lost mother and twin…
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The Organization (1971)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryAfter a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for…