Movies Like Cruising

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

Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

Themes: american giallo, whodunit, serial killerTMDB recommendsCrime & Mystery & Thriller

8MM

1999·2h 3m·★ 6.6·Joel Schumacher

Themes: subculture, bdsm, sadomasochismFans also likedThriller & Crime & Mystery

Dressed to Kill

1980·1h 45m·★ 7.0·Brian De Palma

Themes: american giallo, interrogation, whodunitFans also likedThriller & Mystery

Strange Darling

2024·1h 37m·★ 7.0·JT Mollner

Themes: bdsm, sadomasochism, serial killerFans also liked

The Bone Collector

1999·1h 58m·★ 6.7·Phillip Noyce

Themes: nypd, serial killerFans also likedCrime & Thriller & Mystery

The Boston Strangler

1968·1h 56m·★ 7.0·Richard Fleischer

Themes: interrogation, serial killer, detectiveFans also likedCrime & Thriller

Blitz

2011·1h 37m·★ 6.2·Elliott Lester

Themes: homophobia, serial killerFans also likedCrime & Thriller

Basic Instinct

1992·2h 8m·★ 7.1·Paul Verhoeven

Themes: american giallo, detectiveFans also likedThriller & Mystery

Murder on the Orient Express

2017·1h 54m·★ 6.5·Kenneth Branagh

Themes: stabbing, whodunit, detectiveMystery & Crime

American Gigolo

1980·1h 57m·★ 6.3·Paul Schrader

Themes: gay theme, detectiveFans also likedCrime & Mystery

Psycho

1960·1h 49m·★ 8.5·Alfred Hitchcock

Themes: stabbing, serial killer, detectiveThriller & Mystery

21 Bridges

2019·1h 40m·★ 6.7·Brian Kirk

Themes: nypd, detectiveFans also liked

Secretary

2002·1h 51m·★ 6.9·Steven Shainberg

Themes: fetish, bdsm, sadomasochism

The Batman

2022·2h 57m·★ 7.8·Matt Reeves

Themes: murder investigation, serial killerCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Dhurandhar: The Revenge

2026·3h 49m·★ 8.3·Aditya Dhar

Themes: undercover, interrogationCrime & Thriller

Zodiac

2007·2h 37m·★ 7.7·David Fincher

Themes: whodunit, serial killer, detectiveCrime & Mystery & Thriller

Sea of Love

1989·1h 53m·★ 6.8·Harold Becker

Themes: serial killer, detectiveFans also likedStarring Al Pacino

The Imitation Game

2014·1h 53m·★ 8.0·Morten Tyldum

Themes: homophobia, gay theme

American Psycho

2000·1h 42m·★ 7.6·Mary Harron

Themes: ambiguity, serial killerThriller & Crime

Sherlock Holmes

2009·2h 9m·★ 7.5·Guy Ritchie

Themes: whodunit, serial killer, detectiveCrime & Mystery

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