Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Crime Story

If you loved Crime Story, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Cleveland Abduction

Cleveland Abduction

2015★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Crime Story for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years....

#2
Connected

Connected

2008★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Crime Story for fans of Action & Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A debt collector receives a call from a woman who is kidnapped by an unknown gang. He thinks it is a joke but soon, he realises that it is not a prank....

#3
The Rookie

The Rookie

1990★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Crime Story for fans of Action & Crime & Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 th...

#4
Tiger Cage

Tiger Cage

1988★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Crime Story for fans of Action & Crime & Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must ...

#5
The Night of the Following Day

The Night of the Following Day

1969★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Crime Story for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A gang of four professional criminals kidnaps a wealthy teenage girl from an airport in Paris in a meticulous plan to extort money from the girl's wealthy father. Holding her priso...

#6
In Too Deep

In Too Deep

1999★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Crime Story for fans of Action & Crime & Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop J...

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