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10 Best Movies Like The Two Jakes

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

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#1
The Late Show

The Late Show

1977★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Two Jakes for fans of Crime & Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-pl...

#2
Sea of Love

Sea of Love

1989★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Two Jakes for fans of Crime & Drama & Romance. 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...

#3
Suburbicon

Suburbicon

2017★ 5.9

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

In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasio...

#4
Too Late

Too Late

2016★ 6.8

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

Private investigator Mel Sampson is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past....

#5
The Kid Detective

The Kid Detective

2020★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Two Jakes for fans of Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' c...

#6
In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950★ 7.6

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

A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts....

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