Movies Like In the Valley of Elah
If you liked In the Valley of Elah (2007), a history and drama movie directed by Paul Haggis, 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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Edge of Darkness (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and dramaAs a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on…
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The General's Daughter (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and mysteryWhen the body of Army Capt. Elisabeth Campbell is found on a Georgia military base, two investigators, Warrant Officers Paul Brenner and Sara Sunhill, are ordered to solve her murder. What they uncover is anything but…
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I Am All Girls (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and mysteryA special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.
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Prisoners (2013)
★ 8.1/10Also drama and thrillerAfter his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search…
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Hypnotic (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thrillerA detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of reality-bending crimes.
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Righteous Kill (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and thrillerTwo 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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Jack Reacher (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and dramaOne morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one…
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The Whisper Man (2026)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and dramaWhen his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.
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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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Stolen (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and dramaA detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance.
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Marlowe (1969)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and mysteryMysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are…
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Reptile (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and mysteryFollowing the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems, and by doing so dismantles the illusions in his own life.
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Hollywoodland (2006)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and dramaWhen Hollywood superstar George Reeves dies in his home, private detective Louis Simo is hired to investigate his death and gets caught in a web of lies involving a big studio executive's wife. Based on a true story.
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McQ (1974)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and dramaPolice Lieutenant Lon McQ investigates the killing of his best friend and uncovers corrupt elements of the police department dealing in confiscated drugs.
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Crooked House (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and crimeA private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
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Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and 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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Changeling (2008)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and dramaLos Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her…
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Murder at 1600 (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and mysteryA secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent…
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In the Electric Mist (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and dramaLt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. When the star of the…
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Nighthawks (1981)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and thrillerWhen one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.