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10 Best Movies Like Murder in the Dark

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

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#1
One Night at McCool's

One Night at McCool's

2001★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bartender Randy. The pair leave t...

#2
Panic

Panic

2000★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for hi...

#3
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

2021★ 6.6

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

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the F...

#4
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another cri...

#5
Blackwater Lane

Blackwater Lane

2024★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An American school teacher in England drives past an abandoned car late one night, unaware that the driver was the victim of a murder. As she comes to terms with the realization, s...

#6
Sea of Love

Sea of Love

1989★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colle...

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