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Movies Like Sweet Silence

If you liked Sweet Silence (1990), a crime and thriller movie directed by Paul Rusch, 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. 1The Corrupted

    The Corrupted (2019)

    ★ 6.1/10Also crime and thriller

    Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam, an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen, who…

  2. 2The Calendar Killer

    The Calendar Killer (2024)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime and thriller

    Klara is going to die today unless she kills her husband instead. The Calendar Killer has given her that impossible choice. When Jules starts his night shift at a telephone safety helpline for lonely women on their way…

  3. 3Shades of Desire

    Shades of Desire (2023)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller

    After her twin sister Aubrey goes missing, Jennifer uncovers the scandalous, secret double-life that Aubrey leads - and that has put both of them in danger.

  4. 4The Infernal Machine

    The Infernal Machine (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    Reclusive 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…

  5. 5I Spit on Your Grave 2

    I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also thriller and crime

    Broke, and in desperate need to update her portfolio, New York City model Katie calls a number from a tear-off flyer offering free photos. But this innocent attempt quickly turns into an unthinkable kidnapping…

  6. 6The Substitute

    The Substitute (1996)

    ★ 7/10Also crime and thriller

    When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon…

  7. 7The Devil's Double

    The Devil's Double (2011)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and crime

    A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.

  8. 8Original Sin

    Original Sin (2001)

    ★ 6.2/10Also thriller

    A 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.

  9. 9Rise of the Footsoldier

    Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and thriller

    Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.

  10. 10In the Blood

    In the Blood (2014)

    ★ 5.8/10Also crime and thriller

    When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

  11. 11The Protector

    The Protector (1985)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime

    Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is…

  12. 12Savaged

    Savaged (2014)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller

    After thugs brutalize a deaf-mute woman, the spirit of an Apache warrior takes over her lifeless body and sets out on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge.

  13. 13Strange Darling

    Strange Darling (2024)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime and thriller

    Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

  14. 14American Gigolo

    American Gigolo (1980)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime

    Julian 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…

  15. 15The Rookie

    The Rookie (1990)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and thriller

    Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help…

  16. 16Accident Man

    Accident Man (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime and thriller

    Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.

  17. 17Walking Tall: Lone Justice

    Walking Tall: Lone Justice (2007)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and crime

    In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the…

  18. 18The Voyeurs

    The Voyeurs (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also thriller

    When Pippa and Thomas move into their dream apartment, they notice that their windows look directly into the apartment opposite – inviting them to witness the volatile relationship of the attractive couple across the…

  19. 19Exit Wounds

    Exit Wounds (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime and thriller

    Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he…

  20. 20Grindhouse

    Grindhouse (2007)

    ★ 7/10Also thriller

    Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who…

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