Movies Like A Simple Story About Murder

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

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Dial M for Murder

1954·1h 45m·★ 8.1·Alfred Hitchcock

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L.A. Confidential

1997·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Curtis Hanson

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Frequency

2000·1h 58m·★ 7.4·Gregory Hoblit

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Carbone

2017·1h 44m·★ 6.5·Olivier Marchal

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

In the Blood

2014·1h 48m·★ 5.7·John Stockwell

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Baise-moi

2000·1h 17m·★ 4.5·Coralie Trinh Thi

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Batman Begins

2005·2h 20m·★ 8.2·Christopher Nolan

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American Gangster

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.8·Ridley Scott

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Frank and Penelope

2022·1h 52m·★ 5.4·Sean Patrick Flanery

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A Thousand Billion Dollars

1982·2h 12m·★ 7.0·Henri Verneuil

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New Trial

2017·1h 59m·★ 6.8·Kim Tae-yun

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Blindfire

2020·1h 23m·★ 4.9·Michael Nell

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Indemnity

2022·2h 4m·★ 4.9·Travis Taute

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Hallam Foe

2007·1h 35m·★ 6.9·David Mackenzie

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Barron's Cove

2025·1h 56m·★ 6.1·Evan Ari Kelman

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Red Right Hand

2024·1h 51m·★ 5.5·Eshom Nelms

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Black Mass

2015·2h 3m·★ 6.8·Scott Cooper

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The Seven-Ups

1973·1h 43m·★ 6.8·Philip D'Antoni

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Shade

2003·1h 41m·★ 6.3·Damian Nieman

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How Good Is A Simple Story About Murder?

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