Movies Like Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
If you liked Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936), a drama and crime movie directed by George King, 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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Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
★ 7/10Also drama and crimeA Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.
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The Parts You Lose (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and crimeAn unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
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The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and crimeAfter two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.
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Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)
★ 6/10Also drama and crimeThe true story of the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken, the grandson of the founder of the Heineken brewery, and his driver. They were released after a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders was paid.
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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and dramaSherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.
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Perfect Sisters (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and crimeTired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.
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Before and After (1996)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and dramaTwo parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
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Montana (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and dramaIn the mean streets of London's East End, a former Serbian commando and a fourteen-year old boy plot revenge against a powerful crime lord and his ruthless lieutenants. As our heroes prepare to take on their enemies…
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The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and dramaVerden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over…
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Murder in Three Acts (1986)
★ 6/10Also crime and dramaIn Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.
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No One Would Tell (1996)
★ 7/10Also drama and crimeShy sixteen-year-old Stacy Collins can't believe that the most popular guy in school, an attractive athlete named Bobby Tennison, is interested in her. At first she is flattered by his constant attention, but then he…
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Scarlet Street (1945)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and crimeCashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find…
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Oliver Twist (2005)
★ 6.8/10Also crime and dramaAn orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of…
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The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and dramaA kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire.
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Devil's Knot (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaThe savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaA police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
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The Woman in the Window (1944)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and dramaA seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaAurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.
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Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and crimeWhen Henry is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they…
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and horrorWhen a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.