Movies Like The Cry of the Turtle

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

Killing Machine

1984·1h 35m·★ 5.1·José Antonio de la Loma

Both star Jorge Rivero & Hugo StiglitzDrama & Thriller

La Civil

2021·2h 20m·★ 7.2·Teodora Ana Mihai

Fans also likedDrama & Crime & Thriller

Above the Rim

1994·1h 36m·★ 6.6·Jeff Pollack

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

2012·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Robert Harmon

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller & Crime

Blindfire

2020·1h 23m·★ 4.9·Michael Nell

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Barron's Cove

2025·1h 56m·★ 6.1·Evan Ari Kelman

Fans also likedCrime & Thriller & Drama

The Crimes That Bind

2020·1h 39m·★ 6.7·Sebastián Schindel

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

Crónicas

2004·1h 48m·★ 6.8·Sebastián Cordero

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

A Crooked Somebody

2018·1h 42m·★ 6.2·Trevor White

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller & Crime

In Secret

2014·1h 41m·★ 6.1·Charlie Stratton

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller & Crime

Blood Ties

2013·2h 8m·★ 6.5·Guillaume Canet

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

Black Site

2022·1h 39m·★ 4.5·Sophia Banks

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

The Limits of Control

2009·1h 56m·★ 6.2·Jim Jarmusch

Fans also likedCrime & Drama & Thriller

Suburbicon

2017·1h 45m·★ 5.8·George Clooney

Fans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

Frank and Penelope

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

Fans also likedThriller & Crime

La pulquería

1981·1h 45m·★ 5.5·Víctor Manuel Castro

Both star Isela Vega & Jorge Rivero

Awake

2007·1h 24m·★ 6.5·Joby Harold

Fans also likedThriller & Crime

The Killer

2024·2h 6m·★ 5.7·John Woo

Fans also likedThriller & Crime

Dreams

2025·1h 38m·★ 5.6·Michel Franco

Fans also likedThriller & Drama

Run

1991·1h 31m·★ 6.2·Geoff Burrowes

Fans also likedThriller & Drama

How Good Is The Cry of the Turtle?

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