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10 Best Movies Like True Crime

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

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#1
Blood Work

Blood Work

2002★ 6.2

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

Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer....

#2
Firefox

Firefox

1982★ 6.0

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

The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectabl...

#3
La Menace

La Menace

1977★ 5.8

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

Henri Savin has managed a trucking company for his lover, Dominique Montlaur, for many years. Now he is planning to leave her for Julie Manet, the woman he has made pregnant, and D...

#4
The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty

The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty

1992★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to True Crime for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Four children, all but one of whom go unnamed, build a snowman which comes to life and threatens their town....

#5
Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

1972★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to True Crime for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" in which we meet a host of curious characters (and ghosts) through the 'e...

#6
By the Time It Gets Dark

By the Time It Gets Dark

2016★ 6.1

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

Film-maker Ann has an upcoming project about the 1976 massacre of Thai students. She interviews Taew, a survivor, at a mountain retreat only to have her perspective change as the p...