Movies Like The Life of Riley
If you liked The Life of Riley (2011), a mystery movie directed by Randy Spears, 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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Night of the Hunted (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also mysteryWhen an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive, she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her…
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The Infernal Machine (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryReclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his…
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Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryPrivate eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled…
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American Gigolo (1980)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryJulian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and…
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The Dogs (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also mysteryAfter fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
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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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Tightrope (1984)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryWes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women. The murders are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his…
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Mulholland Falls (1996)
★ 6/10Also mysteryIn 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
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Body Double (1984)
★ 6.7/10Also mysteryAfter losing an acting role and his girlfriend, Jake Scully finally catches a break: he gets offered a gig house-sitting in the Hollywood Hills. While peering through the beautiful home's telescope one night, he spies…
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Original Sin (2001)
★ 6.2/10Also mysteryA young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.
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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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Oldboy (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also mysteryA man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.
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The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also mysteryWhen teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute…
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Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
★ 6/10Also mysteryUndead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.
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For the Sake of Vicious (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also mysteryAn overworked nurse returns home to find a maniac hiding out with a bruised and beaten hostage. When an unexpected wave of violent intruders descend upon her home, it becomes a fight for survival.
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Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also mysteryA successful woman in New York City finds her life upended when she is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.
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Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
★ 7.2/10Also mysteryOne evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to…
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The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also mysteryBased on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were…
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The Home (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also mysteryA troubled man starts working at a retirement home and realizes its residents and caretakers harbor sinister secrets. As he investigates the building and its forbidden fourth floor, he starts to uncover connections to…
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Basic Instinct (1992)
★ 7/10Also mysteryCatherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.