Movies Like They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

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

The Organization

1971·1h 48m·★ 6.0·Don Medford

Virgil Tibbs TrilogyBoth star Sidney Poitier & Barbara McNairFans also liked

Barquero

1970·1h 50m·★ 6.3·Gordon Douglas

2 shared crewDir. Gordon DouglasDP: Gerald Perry Finnerman

In the Heat of the Night

1967·1h 49m·★ 7.9·Norman Jewison

Virgil Tibbs TrilogyCrime & Drama & Mystery & ThrillerStarring Sidney Poitier

The Boston Strangler

1968·1h 56m·★ 7.0·Richard Fleischer

TMDB recommendsDrama & Crime & ThrillerStarring Jeff Corey

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969·1h 51m·★ 8.0·George Roy Hill

TMDB recommendsStarring Jeff CoreyCrime & Drama

The Detective

1968·1h 54m·★ 6.5·Gordon Douglas

Fans also likedCrime & Mystery & DramaDir. Gordon Douglas

And Then There Were None

1974·1h 38m·★ 5.7·Peter Collinson

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama & Mystery

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

1970·2h 5m·★ 7.0·Billy Wilder

TMDB recommendsMystery & Crime

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

2012·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Robert Harmon

Fans also likedDrama & Thriller & Crime & Mystery

We Die Young

2019·1h 33m·★ 5.2·Lior Geller

Fans also likedDrama & Action & Crime & Thriller

I Am All Girls

2021·1h 47m·★ 6.0·Donovan Marsh

Fans also likedDrama & Mystery & Thriller & Crime

F.I.S.T.

1978·2h 25m·★ 6.4·Norman Jewison

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Gang Related

1997·1h 51m·★ 6.4·Jim Kouf

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In Too Deep

1999·1h 35m·★ 6.2·Michael Rymer

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Charlie Countryman

2013·1h 48m·★ 6.3·Fredrik Bond

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The Seven-Ups

1973·1h 43m·★ 6.8·Philip D'Antoni

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Desert Dawn

2025·1h 29m·★ 3.7·Marty Murray

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Spartan

2004·1h 42m·★ 6.5·David Mamet

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The Public Eye

1992·1h 39m·★ 6.5·Howard Franklin

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McQ

1974·1h 51m·★ 6.2·John Sturges

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How Good Is They Call Me Mister Tibbs!?

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