Movies Like J'ai tué Clémence Acéra

If you liked J'ai tué Clémence Acéra (2001), a crime movie directed by Jean-Luc Gaget, 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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Blackwater Lane (2024)
★ 6/10Also crime
An American school teacher in England drives past an abandoned car late one night, unaware that the driver was the victim of a murder. As she comes to terms with the realization, seemingly supernatural events start to…
2
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
★ 6.5/10Also crime
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
3
Diabolically Yours (1967)
★ 5.9/10Also 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.
4
Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
An overlooked pencil-pusher catches her husband in bed with another woman, the shock of which causes him to die of a heart attack. So she buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes…
5
In Secret (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also crime
In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching…
6
Our Paradise (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
Vassili is an aged prostitute with killer instincts. He finds an unconscious young man in the Forest of Boulogne and takes him home. Now lovers and accomplices, the two men become a couple in prostitution and steal…
7
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
★ 7.1/10Also crime
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
8
Without Apparent Motive (1971)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
A series of murders is committed in Nice on the French riviera. The commissaire Carella is in charge and tries to find a missing link between all these murders.
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Voyeur (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.
10
The Whisper Man (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
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.
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Winged Creatures (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
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…
12
The Unfaithful Wife (1969)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
A man begins to believe his wife is cheating on him.
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Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also crime
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…
14
Ad Vitam (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
When he and his pregnant wife are attacked in their home, a former elite agent becomes trapped in a deadly manhunt tied to his own painful past.
15
SK1 (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
The hunt, capture and trial of Guy Georges, one of France's most notorious serial killers.
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All the Devils Are Here (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.
17
Presumed Innocent (1990)
★ 6.8/10Also crime
Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fight to clear his name becomes a whirlpool of lies and hidden passions.
18
Killer Heat (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also crime
An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
★ 7.8/10Also crime
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District…
20
The Last Diamond (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also crime
Simon, a burglar on probation, agreed to go on the biggest shot of his life: The flight of the "Florentine", a mythical diamond set auction by its owners. To succeed, he must approach Julia, expert diamond for sale…