Movies Like Death in Small Doses

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

The Gunfight at Dodge City

1959·1h 21m·★ 6.2·Joseph M. Newman

2 shared crewDir. Joseph M. NewmanDP: Carl E. Guthrie

Fort Massacre

1958·1h 20m·★ 6.2·Joseph M. Newman

2 shared crewDir. Joseph M. NewmanDP: Carl E. Guthrie

They Drive by Night

1940·1h 35m·★ 7.2·Raoul Walsh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime & Thriller

City for Conquest

1940·1h 44m·★ 7.2·Jean Negulesco

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime

Joy Ride

2001·1h 37m·★ 6.6·John Dahl

TMDB recommendsThriller & Drama

Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead

2009·1h 31m·★ 5.1·Louis Morneau

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Vacancy 2: The First Cut

2008·1h 26m·★ 4.9·Eric Bross

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Mojave Diamonds

2023·1h 40m·★ 3.0·Asif Akbar

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Above the Rim

1994·1h 36m·★ 6.6·Jeff Pollack

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Blood Ties

2013·2h 8m·★ 6.5·Guillaume Canet

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

The Limits of Control

2009·1h 56m·★ 6.2·Jim Jarmusch

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

The Quiller Memorandum

1966·1h 44m·★ 6.3·Michael Anderson

Fans also likedThriller & Drama & Crime

Suburbicon

2017·1h 45m·★ 5.8·George Clooney

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

Shimmer Lake

2017·1h 23m·★ 6.3·Oren Uziel

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

Paradise Highway

2022·1h 55m·★ 5.7·Anna Gutto

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

Duel

1971·1h 29m·★ 7.6·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommends

Buried

2010·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Rodrigo Cortés

TMDB recommends

A Dry White Season

1989·1h 47m·★ 7.0·Euzhan Palcy

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller

Awake

2007·1h 24m·★ 6.5·Joby Harold

Fans also likedThriller & Crime

Cocaine Godmother

2017·1h 40m·★ 5.6·Guillermo Navarro

Fans also likedDrama & Crime

How Good Is Death in Small Doses?

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