Movies Like True Confessions

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

Straight Time

1978·1h 54m·★ 7.4·Ulu Grosbard

2 shared crewDir. Ulu GrosbardDP: Owen Roizman

Blood

2012·1h 33m·★ 6.0·Nick Murphy

Themes: murder investigation, brother brother relationshipFans also likedDrama & Crime

Gangster Squad

2013·1h 53m·★ 6.7·Ruben Fleischer

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Psycho Killer

2026·1h 31m·★ 4.7·Gavin Polone

Themes: cop, priest

The Eagle Has Landed

1976·2h 15m·★ 6.9·John Sturges

TMDB recommendsStarring Robert Duvall

Cop

1988·1h 50m·★ 6.4·James B. Harris

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The Godfather Part II

1974·3h 22m·★ 9.0·Francis Ford Coppola

Both star Robert Duvall & Robert De NiroDrama & Crime

Memories of Murder

2003·2h 11m·★ 8.1·Bong Joon Ho

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Die Hard

1988·2h 12m·★ 8.2·John McTiernan

Themes: lapd, los angeles, california

Crime 101

2026·2h 21m·★ 6.8·Bart Layton

Themes: lapd, los angeles, california

The Salton Sea

2002·1h 43m·★ 7.0·D.J. Caruso

TMDB recommendsCrime & Drama

Mercy

2026·1h 39m·★ 6.2·Timur Bekmambetov

Themes: cop, los angeles, california

Shutter Island

2010·2h 18m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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L.A. Confidential

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Primal Fear

1996·2h 10m·★ 7.7·Gregory Hoblit

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V.I.P.

2017·2h 8m·★ 6.6·Park Hoon-jung

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Scarface

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From Here to Eternity

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How Good Is True Confessions?

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