Movies Like An Act of Murder

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

Another Part of the Forest

1948·1h 47m·★ 7.2·Michael Gordon

3 shared cast incl. Fredric March & Edmond O'Brien2 shared crewDir. Michael Gordon

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedStarring Edmond O'BrienDir. Michael Gordon

Each Dawn I Die

1939·1h 32m·★ 7.2·William Keighley

Fans also likedStarring Stanley RidgesCrime & Drama

Madea Goes to Jail

2009·1h 42m·★ 4.7·Tyler Perry

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

I Love You Phillip Morris

2010·1h 38m·★ 6.6·John Requa

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Heavy Hand of the Law

2017·1h 41m·★ 6.9·Fernán Mirás

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

12 Angry Men

1957·1h 37m·★ 9.0·Sidney Lumet

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The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928·1h 21m·★ 8.1·Carl Theodor Dreyer

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Judgment at Nuremberg

1961·3h 11m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kramer

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About Elly

2009·1h 59m·★ 7.9·Asghar Farhadi

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Becoming Jane

2007·2h·★ 7.0·Julian Jarrold

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996·1h 31m·★ 7.0·Gary Trousdale

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Les Misérables

1935·1h 48m·★ 7.6·Richard Boleslawski

Both star Fredric March & Florence Eldridge

Amen.

2002·2h 12m·★ 7.2·Costa-Gavras

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The Damned Don't Cry

1950·1h 43m·★ 7.1·Vincent Sherman

Fans also likedCrime & Drama

Hang 'em High

1968·1h 54m·★ 7.0·Ted Post

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Citizen Ruth

1996·1h 44m·★ 7.0·Alexander Payne

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The Face Behind the Mask

1941·1h 9m·★ 7.1·Robert Florey

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Framed

1947·1h 22m·★ 6.9·Richard Wallace

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Madame X

1966·1h 40m·★ 6.9·David Lowell Rich

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How Good Is An Act of Murder?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.