Movies Like The Offence

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

The Sea Gull

1968·2h 24m·★ 6.6·Sidney Lumet

2 shared crewDir. Sidney LumetDP: Gerry Fisher

Running on Empty

1988·1h 56m·★ 7.6·Sidney Lumet

2 shared crewDir. Sidney LumetDP: Gerry Fisher

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

2009·1h 46m·★ 6.8·Julian Jarrold

Themes: missing child, police brutalityFans also likedThriller & Crime & Drama

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

Themes: police brutality, neo-noirTMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Thriller

The Boston Strangler

1968·1h 56m·★ 7.0·Richard Fleischer

Themes: interrogation, police brutalityFans also likedDrama & Crime & Thriller

The Hill

1965·2h 3m·★ 7.8·Sidney Lumet

Both star Sean Connery & Ian BannenDir. Sidney Lumet

Following

1999·1h 9m·★ 7.4·Christopher Nolan

Themes: london, england, neo-noirFans also likedDrama & Thriller

Sicario

2015·2h 2m·★ 7.7·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: interrogation, neo-noirCrime & Thriller

Animal Kingdom

2010·1h 53m·★ 7.2·David Michôd

Themes: interrogation, neo-noirCrime & Drama

Léon: The Professional

1994·1h 51m·★ 8.5·Luc Besson

Themes: police brutality, neo-noirCrime & Drama

Training Day

2001·2h 2m·★ 7.8·Antoine Fuqua

Themes: police brutality, neo-noirCrime & Drama

The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Thriller

Dead Again

1991·1h 47m·★ 6.8·Kenneth Branagh

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime & Thriller

Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

V.I.P.

2017·2h 8m·★ 6.6·Park Hoon-jung

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Repulsion

1965·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Manhunter

1986·2h·★ 7.2·Michael Mann

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Runaway Jury

2003·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Gary Fleder

TMDB recommendsDrama & Thriller

Body Double

1984·1h 54m·★ 6.8·Brian De Palma

TMDB recommendsCrime & Thriller

Andha Naal

1954·2h 14m·★ 8.0·S. Balachander

TMDB recommendsThriller & Crime

How Good Is The Offence?

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