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10 Best Movies Like Detector

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

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#1
Hassel - SĂ€kra papper

Hassel - SĂ€kra papper

1989‱★ 4.7

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

A small criminal who is reported missing is found murdered in the safe of a known bank manager. While working with the motive behind the murder it is discovered that a large amount...

#2
The Insider

The Insider

1999‱★ 7.5

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

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco....

#3
The Sicilian Clan

The Sicilian Clan

1969‱★ 7.6

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

An ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter-in-law of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them....

#4
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972‱★ 7.9

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

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#5
Metropolis

Metropolis

1927‱★ 8.1

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

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their difference...

#6
Missing

Missing

1982‱★ 7.2

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

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. ...