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10 Best Movies Like Shorty’s Guilty

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

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#1
Mystery Train

Mystery Train

1989★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shorty’s Guilty for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling ...

#2
Blood Simple

Blood Simple

1985★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shorty’s Guilty for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues afte...

#3
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952★ 7.5

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

The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis....

#4
Shotgun Stories

Shotgun Stories

2007★ 6.9

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

Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas,...

#5
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

1970★ 8.2

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

Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and t...

#6
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953★ 7.1

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

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but both have ...