Movies Like Killer's Seat is Vacant
If you liked Killer's Seat is Vacant (1991), a crime and mystery movie directed by Valeri Kurykin, 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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Thirteen at Dinner (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and mysteryActress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed tact and logic to make her case. Lord Edgware turns up murdered, a well-placed knife wound…
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All the Devils Are Here (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and mysteryAfter 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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Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and mysteryTravelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?
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Inside Man (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeBased on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.
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Absolution (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and mysteryAn 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…
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Righteous Kill (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and mysteryTwo 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…
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Misdirection (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also crimeA desperate couple have pulled off a string of high-end break-ins to pay off a mob debt. When they attempt to rob their latest victim, they find themselves caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. The tables are…
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and mysteryA police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
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Killer Heat (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also crimeAn 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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The Virtuoso (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeDanger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.
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The International (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and mysteryAn 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…
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Suburbicon (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and mysteryIn 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…
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The Execution (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and mysteryWhen the police finally catch an elusive serial killer, no one can prove his guilt, resulting in the lead detective making it personal.
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The Dancer Upstairs (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also crimeA police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.
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Trap House (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also crimeAn undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their…
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Welcome to the Punch (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeWhen notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
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Striking Distance (1993)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and mysteryDemoted Pittsburgh cop Tom Hardy works river patrol while a serial killer targets women from his past, forcing him to conduct an unauthorized investigation to prove his innocence and expose a dirty cop.
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Shimmer Lake (2017)
★ 6/10Also crime and mysteryShot 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.
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In Cold Light (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also crimeFresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.
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Run (1991)
★ 6/10Also crimeWhen a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.