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10 Best Movies Like True Detective

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

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#1
God Is a Bullet

God Is a Bullet

2023★ 6.0

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

Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the ...

#2
Prisoners

Prisoners

2013★ 8.1

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

Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in...

#3
To Catch a Killer

To Catch a Killer

1992★ 6.7

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

"To Catch a Killer" tells the true gruesome story of John Wayne Gacy - a good friend and helpful neighbour, a great child entertainer, a respectful businessman, and a violent seria...

#4
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

1992★ 8.9

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

Following the release of The Godfather Part III in 1990, Coppola, Barry Malkin, and Walter Murch edited the three Godfather movies into chronological order. As had the earlier comp...

#5
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

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

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...

#6
Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

1959★ 7.8

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

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensiv...

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