Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Murder by the Book

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

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#1
The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

1980★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder by the Book for fans of Crime & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim....

#2
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

2016★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder by the Book for fans of Crime & Drama & Mystery & Thriller & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special....

#3
Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery

Framed for Murder: A Fixer Upper Mystery

2017★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder by the Book for fans of Drama & Mystery & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the small resort town of Lighthouse Cove, everyone knows that the best man for the job is a woman. And that woman is Shannon Hughes, owner of a construction company and an exper...

#4
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

2017★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder by the Book for fans of Crime & Drama & Mystery & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, but she also never wanted to see him dead. When his body is found outside of Aurora’...

#5
Lady in the Lake

Lady in the Lake

1946★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder by the Book for fans of Crime & Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about ...

#6
The Blue Gardenia

The Blue Gardenia

1953★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder by the Book for fans of Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspe...

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