Movies Like How to Kill a Judge

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

The Day of the Owl

1968·1h 48m·★ 7.0·Damiano Damiani

3 shared cast incl. Franco Nero & Tano CimarosaDir. Damiano DamianiDrama & Crime

Sardinia Kidnapped

1968·1h 35m·★ 6.0·Gianfranco Mingozzi

3 shared cast incl. Franco Nero & Ennio BalboThriller & Crime

Confessions of a Police Captain

1971·1h 41m·★ 7.2·Damiano Damiani

Both star Franco Nero & Luciano CatenacciDir. Damiano DamianiCrime & Drama

The Most Beautiful Wife

1970·1h 48m·★ 7.0·Damiano Damiani

Both star Tano Cimarosa & Pierluigi ApràDir. Damiano DamianiCrime & Drama

A Man on His Knees

1979·1h 46m·★ 7.2·Damiano Damiani

Both star Tano Cimarosa & Luciano CatenacciDir. Damiano DamianiThriller & Crime

Close-Up

1990·1h 38m·★ 8.2·Abbas Kiarostami

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

The Case Is Closed, Forget It

1971·1h 46m·★ 7.3·Damiano Damiani

Crime & Thriller & DramaStarring Franco NeroDir. Damiano Damiani

The Web

1947·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Michael Gordon

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

I Am Afraid

1977·2h·★ 7.4·Damiano Damiani

Starring Giorgio CerioniDir. Damiano DamianiDrama & Thriller

Girolimoni, the Monster of Rome

1972·1h 54m·★ 7.3·Damiano Damiani

Starring Luciano CatenacciDir. Damiano DamianiDrama & Crime

House by the River

1950·1h 28m·★ 7.0·Fritz Lang

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The Pelican Brief

1993·2h 21m·★ 6.6·Alan J. Pakula

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They Made Me a Fugitive

1947·1h 39m·★ 7.2·Alberto Cavalcanti

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Barron's Cove

2025·1h 56m·★ 6.1·Evan Ari Kelman

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Illegal Tender

2007·1h 48m·★ 5.4·Franc. Reyes

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Blood Ties

2013·2h 8m·★ 6.5·Guillaume Canet

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Islands

2025·2h 3m·★ 6.4·Jan Ole Gerster

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I'm Not a Killer

2019·1h 50m·★ 5.8·Andrea Zaccariello

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The Quiller Memorandum

1966·1h 44m·★ 6.3·Michael Anderson

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Phantom Halo

2014·1h 27m·★ 5.1·Antonia Bogdanovich

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How Good Is How to Kill a Judge?

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