Movies Like The Detective

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

The Organization

1971·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Don Medford

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The Score

2001·2h 4m·★ 6.8·Frank Oz

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Badlands

1974·1h 34m·★ 7.7·Terrence Malick

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The Thin Man

1934·1h 31m·★ 7.9·W.S. Van Dyke

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The Crying Game

1992·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Neil Jordan

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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

2006·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Robert Harmon

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Jesse Stone: No Remorse

2010·1h 27m·★ 7.2·Robert Harmon

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I Am All Girls

2021·1h 47m·★ 6.0·Donovan Marsh

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God's Own Country

2017·1h 44m·★ 7.6·Francis Lee

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Laura

1944·1h 28m·★ 7.9·Otto Preminger

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C.R.A.Z.Y.

2005·2h 6m·★ 7.8·Jean-Marc Vallée

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As Good as It Gets

1997·2h 19m·★ 7.7·James L. Brooks

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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

1994·1h 43m·★ 7.5·Stephan Elliott

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Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

1987·1h 50m·★ 7.6·Martyn Friend

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Law of Desire

1987·1h 42m·★ 7.1·Pedro Almodóvar

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Gods and Monsters

1998·1h 45m·★ 7.3·Bill Condon

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Stone Cold

2005·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Robert Harmon

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The Third One

2014·1h 12m·★ 5.9·Rodrigo Guerrero

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And the Band Played On

1993·2h 20m·★ 7.8·Roger Spottiswoode

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In Too Deep

1999·1h 35m·★ 6.2·Michael Rymer

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How Good Is The Detective?

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