Movies Like Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer

If you liked Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer (2020), a crime and tv movie movie directed by Michael Nankin, 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
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and tv movie
Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?
2
Hierarchy (2025)
★ 6/10Also crime and tv movie
In an undisclosed area of Texas after two adoptive brothers become entangled in criminal activity, forced to evade law enforcement and the greedy Russian mafia.
3
Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and tv movie
A 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…
4
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and tv movie
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
5
5lbs of Pressure (2024)
★ 6/10Also crime and tv movie
Fresh out of prison after serving time for murder, Adam returns to his old stomping grounds to seek out a son who doesn't know him. Eli, the brother of the man he killed is looking for revenge. Mike, is trying to…
6
Desert Dawn (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and tv movie
A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his begrudging deputy get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.
7
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie and crime
Police Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an investigation filled with surprises…
8
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and tv movie
Jesse finds himself struggling to get his job back as the Paradise police chief, and he is forced to rely on his cop intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues and hidden meanings as he attempts to solve a…
9
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and tv movie
A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of…
10
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and tv movie
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she…
11
Cleveland Abduction (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and tv movie
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
12
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.
13
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and tv movie
While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the apparently natural death of a retired British major is actually the work of a murderer planning yet another killing.
14
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and tv movie
When Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake, it brings him up against the Boston mob and into the affluent world of a bestselling writer who exploits troubled…
15
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.
16
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and crime
Walker investigates a murder connected with a missing government weapon. In addition, he tries to track down a teen on the run from a crime syndicate.
17
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
★ 7/10Also crime and tv movie
Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, and he fears he's relapsing into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse begins working on the unsolved murder of a bank teller shot during…
18
Stone Cold (2005)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and tv movie
Jesse Stone is a former L.A. homicide detective who left behind the big city and an ex-wife to become the police chief of the quiet New England fishing town of Paradise. Stone's old habits die hard as he continues to…
19
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…
20
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014)
★ 6/10Also crime and tv movie
Cult leader Warren Jeffs rises to power in the polygamist Mormon sect once headed by his late father, but some of his wives fight back to bring him to justice. Based on a true story.