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10 Best Movies Like Play Murder for Me

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

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#1
The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups

1973★ 6.3

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

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money....

#2
Above the Rim

Above the Rim

1994★ 7.0

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

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now empl...

#3
Blindfire

Blindfire

2020★ 6.7

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

A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repe...

#4
Black Site

Black Site

2022★ 6.1

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

A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysteri...

#5
Blood Ties

Blood Ties

2013★ 6.1

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

Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s....

#6
The Parts You Lose

The Parts You Lose

2019★ 6.7

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

An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm....

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