Movies Like Descent Into Hell

If you liked Descent Into Hell (1986), a crime and drama movie directed by Francis Girod, 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
Shirley (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and thriller
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
2
Deep Water (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and thriller
A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.
3
The Girl on the Train (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and thriller
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something…
4
Diabolically Yours (1967)
★ 5.9/10Also thriller and crime
A wealthy amnesiac begins to suspect that his devoted wife is not really his wife and that he is not the man people keep telling him he is.
5
Gone Girl (2014)
★ 7.9/10Also thriller and drama
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
6
The Whisper Man (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and drama
When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.
7
Perfect Nanny (2019)
★ 6/10Also drama and crime
When Myriam, the mother of two young children, decides, despite the reluctance of her husband to resume her activity in a law firm, the couple is looking for a nanny. After a severe casting, they hire Louise, who…
8
Back Roads (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and drama
A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
9
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and thriller
Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect…
10
The Woman in the Window (2021)
★ 6/10Also crime and thriller
An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors only to witness a disturbing act of violence.
11
Derailed (2005)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and thriller
When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.
12
The Kingdom (2024)
★ 7/10Also crime and drama
Lesia, a teenager, is taken by a man to a villa where her fugitive father and his men are hiding. A war erupts, leading to death and a chase where father and daughter bond.
13
The Number 23 (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and crime
Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
14
Wedding in Blood (1973)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and drama
In a small French town, the mayor discovers his wife is cheating on him, a betrayal that eventually leads to murder.
15
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and thriller
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics…
16
The Locket (1946)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and crime
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
17
The Killing (1956)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and thriller
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George…
18
Winged Creatures (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and drama
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an…
19
Off Limits (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and drama
During a patrol, Julie and Simon, two police constables, injure a wealthy man who pointlessly killed their partner. This wealthy man in question turns out to be the son of a politician. This is why the two police…
20
Nightmare Alley (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and drama
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.