Movies Like A Short Film About Killing

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Decalogue V

1989·57m·★ 8.4·Krzysztof Kieślowski

6 shared cast incl. Mirosław Baka & Krzysztof Globisz2 shared crewDir. Krzysztof Kieślowski

The Double Life of Véronique

1991·1h 38m·★ 7.6·Krzysztof Kieślowski

2 shared crewDir. Krzysztof KieślowskiDP: Sławomir Idziak

Pedestrian Subway

1974·28m·★ 6.5·Krzysztof Kieślowski

2 shared crewDir. Krzysztof KieślowskiDP: Sławomir Idziak

Slate

1976·6m·★ 5.6·Krzysztof Kieślowski

2 shared crewDir. Krzysztof KieślowskiDP: Sławomir Idziak

Decalogue I

1989·55m·★ 8.2·Krzysztof Kieślowski

Both star Artur Barciś & Jan TesarzDir. Krzysztof Kieślowski

Primal Fear

1996·2h 10m·★ 7.7·Gregory Hoblit

Themes: court, lawyerCrime & Drama

A Time to Kill

1996·2h 29m·★ 7.5·Joel Schumacher

Themes: court, lawyerCrime & Drama

Bad Education

2004·1h 45m·★ 7.4·Pedro Almodóvar

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A History of Violence

2005·1h 36m·★ 7.4·David Cronenberg

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Tsotsi

2005·1h 34m·★ 7.2·Gavin Hood

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Spotlight

2015·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Tom McCarthy

Themes: court, lawyer

Se7en

1995·2h 7m·★ 8.6·David Fincher

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004·1h 48m·★ 8.3·Michel Gondry

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Hotel Rwanda

2004·2h 2m·★ 8.1·Terry George

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Arsenic and Old Lace

1944·1h 58m·★ 7.9·Frank Capra

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The Big Sleep

1946·1h 54m·★ 7.9·Howard Hawks

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Drive

2011·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Nicolas Winding Refn

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Dolls

2002·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Takeshi Kitano

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It Happened in Broad Daylight

1958·1h 40m·★ 7.8·Ladislao Vajda

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The Unforgivable

2021·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Nora Fingscheidt

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