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10 Best Movies Like Murder on the Waterfront

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

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#1
Striking Distance

Striking Distance

1993★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder on the Waterfront for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegation...

#2
Querelle

Querelle

1982★ 6.6

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

A handsome Belgian sailor on shore leave in the port of Brest, who is also a drug smuggler and murderer, embarks upon a voyage of highly charged and violent homosexual self-discove...

#3
Lady in Cement

Lady in Cement

1968★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder on the Waterfront for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

While diving for sunken treasure, street-smart gumshoe Tony Rome finds the body of a gorgeous blonde, her feet stuck in a block of cement. Soon after, tough guy Waldo Gronski hires...

#4
Murder at the Embassy

Murder at the Embassy

2025★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Murder on the Waterfront for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

1934. Private detective Miranda Green investigates a murder perpetrated in the British Embassy in Cairo, where a top secret document was stolen, risking to jeopardize both Buckingh...

#5
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 on the Waterfront for fans of Mystery & Drama. 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...

#6
Wild Things

Wild Things

1998★ 6.4

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

When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighti...

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