Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Detective

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

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#1
Welcome to the Punch

Welcome to the Punch

2013★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after....

#2
The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

1980★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective for fans of Crime & Mystery. 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....

#3
The Organization

The Organization

1971★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective for fans of Crime & Mystery & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Poli...

#4
God Told Me To

God Told Me To

1976★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective for fans of Crime. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random citizens who claim that 'God told them to'....

#5
Dead Man's Folly

Dead Man's Folly

1986★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective for fans of Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs....

#6
Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

2010★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Detective for fans of Crime & Mystery & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of mu...

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