Movies Like The July Group
If you liked The July Group (1980), a tv movie and crime movie directed by George McCowan, 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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Seeds of Yesterday (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and thrillerThe Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.
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Scum (1977)
★ 7.2/10Also tv movie and crimeCarlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage gang leader Pongo to humble Carlin, but Carlin overtakes Pongo as Daddy of the ward. The guards institute a reign of…
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)
★ 7/10Also tv movie and crimeA murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals and where years ago Aurora and Sally, as teenagers, discovered a body.
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Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and tv movieA showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that made Ray who he is today finally come to light, the Donovans find themselves drawn back to Boston to face the past. Each…
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Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movie and crimeAbby Knight, ex-lawyer and crime buff, and the owner of Bloomers Flower Shop, is having a week to be reckoned with. A reluctant bridesmaid at her drama queen cousin’s wedding, Abby ends up not just doing the…
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All the Devils Are Here (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and thrillerAfter 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.
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Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and tv movieFormer detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also... a murderer.
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Cleveland Abduction (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and tv movieA single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
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Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011)
★ 6/10Also crime and tv movieBased on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Marcia Gay Harden (Academy Award winner for Pollock) star in the Lifetime Original Movie Amanda Knox…
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Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and tv movieArchaeologist Emma Fielding is hired to consult on the acquisition of a castle-like estate that local legend states is cursed. But she finds herself in the middle of a murder case after discovering the body of the…
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Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie and crimeGoldy is a spirited single mom who’s thrust into the role of town sleuth to help solve a friend’s mysterious death. With the clock ticking to find the culprit, Goldy strikes up an unlikely partnership with Detective…
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Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and crimeFormer attorney-turned-small-town-florist, Abby Knight, has a nose for sleuthing, quickly embroiled in a murder investigation, grateful for the help when she teams with retired private eye, Marco Salvare, who now owns…
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Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and tv movieFaced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
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Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie and crimeBrilliant, dedicated, and driven, archaeologist Emma Fielding is trying to unearth evidence of a 17th century coastal Maine settlement that predates Jamestown, one of the most significant archaeological finds in years…
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If There Be Thorns (2015)
★ 6/10Also tv movie and thrillerChristopher and Cathy Dollanganger live together as man and wife with Cathy's two sons who are unaware of the incestuous nature of their parents' relationship. But when a mysterious woman moves in next door and…
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)
★ 7.3/10Also thriller and tv movieWhen a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
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Sherlock: Case of Evil (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and tv movieEarly in his crime-solving career, Sherlock Holmes attempts to prevent Moriarty from cornering the heroin market.
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Red Right Hand (2024)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thrillerCash is trying to live a quiet, honest life in a small Appalachian town. When a vicious crime boss forces him back into her services, he soon learns he's capable of anything -- even killing -- to protect his family and…
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Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also tv movie and crimeTess gets invited to be a part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O'Connor seek to uncover who was behind it all.
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Petals on the Wind (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie and thrillerThis sequel to Flowers in the Attic picks up 10 years after Cathy, Chris and Carrie managed to escape Foxworth Hall.