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Movies Like Lonely Bus in the Rain

If you liked Lonely Bus in the Rain (1987), a mystery movie directed by Vasile Brescanu, 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. 1The Locksmith

    The Locksmith (2023)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery

    A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an…

  2. 2Absolution

    Absolution (2024)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery

    An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children…

  3. 3The International

    The International (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also mystery

    An interpol agent and an attorney are determined to bring one of the world's most powerful banks to justice. Uncovering money laundering, arms trading, and conspiracy to destabilize world governments, their…

  4. 4Shimmer Lake

    Shimmer Lake (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery

    Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.

  5. 5The Limits of Control

    The Limits of Control (2009)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery

    A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him…

  6. 6Suburbicon

    Suburbicon (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery

    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…

  7. 7Murder Most Foul

    Murder Most Foul (1964)

    ★ 7.1/10Also mystery

    A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his guilt. Once again she begins her own investigation.

  8. 8Ca$h

    Ca$h (2010)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery

    A stroke of good luck turns lethal for Sam Phelan and his wife Leslie when they are faced with a life-changing decision that brings strange and sinister Pyke Kubic to their doorstep. As Pyke leads Sam and Leslie on a…

  9. 9The Glass Key

    The Glass Key (1942)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

  10. 10The Killers

    The Killers (1964)

    ★ 6.9/10Also mystery

    A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.

  11. 11All the Devils Are Here

    All the Devils Are Here (2025)

    ★ 6.2/10Also mystery

    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.

  12. 12Flypaper

    Flypaper (2011)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery

    A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love.

  13. 13Righteous Kill

    Righteous Kill (2008)

    ★ 5.9/10Also mystery

    Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the…

  14. 14Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

    ★ 7/10Also mystery

    While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…

  15. 15Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

    Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)

    ★ 6.7/10Also mystery

    Faced 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.

  16. 16Cleaner

    Cleaner (2007)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery

    Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence after a brutal shooting, Cutler is shocked to learn he may…

  17. 17Overdrive

    Overdrive (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also mystery

    Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

  18. 18Mr. Arkadin

    Mr. Arkadin (1955)

    ★ 6.8/10Also mystery

    Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy…

  19. 19Cult Killer

    Cult Killer (2024)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery

    A private investigator is forced into a dangerous alliance with a killer in order to uncover a quiet town’s grisly criminal underbelly and clear the name of her mentor, who is implicated in the crimes.

  20. 20The Killers

    The Killers (1946)

    ★ 7.4/10Also mystery

    Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a…

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