20 movies like The Murder Man, ordered by similarity : The Last Gangster(1937), On Dangerous Ground(1951), At Close Range(1986), To the Ends of the Earth(1948), Cold Moon(2016), The Big Clock(1948), The Maltese Falcon(1941), I Cover the Waterfront(1933), The Usual Suspects(1995), Zodiac(2007), Edge of Darkness(2010), Down Terrace(2009) ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
70 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Virginia Bruce Lionel Atwill Harvey Stephens Robert Barrat James Stewart William Collier Bobby Watson William Demarest John Sheehan Lucien Littlefield
newspaper reporter gossip columnist police officer business partner father editor dark brooding shocking suspenseful newsroom sing sing correctional facility new york city shooting gallery newspapers murder investigation father/son relationship deception cover-up mystery
When a crooked businessman is fatally shot, a hotshot New York newspaper reporter specializing in murder stories narrows in on the dead man's associate.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
81 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson James Stewart Rose Stradner Lionel Stander Douglas Scott John Carradine Sidney Blackmer Grant Mitchell
gangster wife reporter henchman brother son melodramatic gripping spirited new york city alcatraz island newsroom household street organized crime murder father/son relationship marriage kidnapping imprisonment
A gangster is jailed for ten years after his wife becomes pregnant. He becomes bitter when she divorces him and remarries.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Ida Lupino Robert Ryan Ward Bond Charles Kemper Anthony Ross Ed Begley Ian Wolfe Sumner Williams Gus Schilling Frank Ferguson Cleo Moore
police detective sister killer father partner captain dark gritty brooding new york city police station apartment countryside cabin investigation brother/sister relationship murder mental breakdown blindness redemption
Rough city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain and is sent upstate, to a snowy mountain town, to help the local sheriff solve a murder case.
Crime, Drama
USA
1986
111 Minutes
Sean Penn Christopher Walken Mary Stuart Masterson Chris Penn Millie Perkins Eileen Ryan Tracey Walter R.D. Call David Strathairn J.C. Quinn Candy Clark
father son crime boss girlfriend chilling dark disturbing pennsylvania family home town crime revenge father/son relationship rivalry revenge transformation 20th century
Reunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
109 Minutes
Dick Powell Signe Hasso Maylia Ludwig Donath Vladimir Sokoloff Edgar Barrier
government agent widow ward criminal drug dealer commissioner gripping melodramatic tense suspenseful san francisco shanghai ship restaurant courtroom havana travel investigation justice crime
After witnessing an incident on a foreign ship off California coast, a U.S. Treasury agent aboard a Coast Guard vessel decides to further investigate the matter by following a crime trail leading to China, Egypt, Lebanon and Cuba.
Crime, Drama, Horror
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Josh Stewart Candy Clark Frank Whaley Robbie Kay Christopher Lloyd Madison Wolfe Rachele Brooke Smith Laura Cayouette
murder suspect grandmother police officer ghost father brooding solemn dark tense emotional frightening small town american south murder case mysterious deaths paranormal ghosts haunting revenge mystery
From Michael McDowell, the writer of Beetlejuice (1988) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), comes a chilling tale of supernatural vengeance.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Ray Milland Charles Laughton Maureen O'Sullivan George Macready Rita Johnson Elsa Lanchester Harold Vermilyea Dan Tobin Harry Morgan Richard Webb Tad Van Brunt
editor boss wife mistress henchman reporter spirited gripping cheeky new york city apartment bar office elevator antique shop disillusionment corporate culture journalism honeymoon cover-up
A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Peter Lorre Gladys George Barton MacLane Sydney Greenstreet Lee Patrick Ward Bond Jerome Cowan Elisha Cook Jr. James Burke
detective femme fatale criminal police officer secretary dark gritty brooding intricate san francisco hotel office dangerous assignment shady dealings deception murder greed mystery pursuit temptation
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Drama
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Ben Lyon Ernest Torrence Hobart Cavanaugh Maurice Black Purnell Pratt Wilfred Lucas Harry Beresford
reporter smuggler daughter illegal immigrant police officer editor gritty melodramatic waterfront san diego ship apartment hideout news investigation deception smuggling illegal immigration pursuit mystery
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Germany
1995
105 Minutes
Stephen Baldwin Gabriel Byrne Chazz Palminteri Kevin Pollak Pete Postlethwaite Kevin Spacey Suzy Amis Giancarlo Esposito Benicio Del Toro Dan Hedaya Paul Bartel
con artist criminal fbi agent special agent survivor district attorney intricate suspenseful dark ship port los angeles new york city police station heist deception interrogation crime robbery quest
A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2007
157 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Mark Ruffalo Robert Downey Jr. Anthony Edwards Dermot Mulroney Brian Cox Elias Koteas Donal Logue John Carroll Lynch Clea DuVall Chloë Sevigny
reporter police officer detective serial killer child creepy gritty suspenseful san francisco bus california police station school obsession murder newspapers violence crime paranoia mystery
In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2010
117 Minutes
Mel Gibson Ray Winstone Danny Huston Bojana Novakovic Shawn Roberts David Aaron Baker Jay O. Sanders Denis O'Hare Damian Young Caterina Scorsone Frank Grillo
single father detective daughter police officer suspect suspenseful tense boston family home government corruption murder deception cover-up revenge mystery pursuit 2000s
As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the murder of his activist daughter, he uncovers a corporate cover-up and government conspiracy that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK
2009
93 Minutes
Robert Hill Robin Hill Julia Deakin David Schaal Tony Way Kerry Peacock Michael Smiley Mark Kempner Gareth Tunley Kali Peacock
father son uncle girlfriend mother politician rousing suspenseful witty dark house prison bedroom england organized crime betrayal family pregnancy deception discovery
A crime family looks to unmask the police informant in their midst who threatens to take down their business.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Biography
Argentina|Spain
2015
110 Minutes
Guillermo Francella Peter Lanzani Antonia Bengoechea Gastón Cocchiarale Stefanía Koessl Franco Masini Fernando Miró Giselle Motta
father son clansman murderer kidnapper crime boss intense suspenseful gory brutal disturbing brooding argentina villa clan war mafia kidnapping murder family secrets rise
The true story of the Puccio Clan, a family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1995
125 Minutes
Brad Pitt Morgan Freeman Gwyneth Paltrow R. Lee Ermey Richard Roundtree John C. McGinley Julie Araskog Mark Boone Junior John Cassini Reg E. Cathey Peter Crombie
police officer detective serial killer wife police chief dark suspenseful tense disturbing shocking intricate city police station desert murder violence morality torture wretched excess mystery
A meticulous detective (Morgan Freeman) and the young officer (Brad Pitt) about to replace the veteran probe serial murders based on the seven deadly sins.
Crime, Drama
USA
2002
116 Minutes
Tom Hanks Paul Newman Jude Law Jennifer Jason Leigh Stanley Tucci Daniel Craig Tyler Hoechlin Liam Aiken Dylan Baker Ciarán Hinds
hit man mobster son psychopath father dark suspenseful chicago cemetery elevator murder violence robbery betrayal jealousy mafia escape sacrifice 1930s
A mob enforcer's son witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
84 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Sterling Hayden Raymond Burr Fay Wray Virginia Grey Royal Dano Robert Griffin Dennis Cross
columnist police detective police chief wife reporter friend tense suspenseful brooding gripping san francisco los angeles house newsroom murder ambition marriage investigation infidelity career
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Lizabeth Scott Kirk Douglas Wendell Corey Kristine Miller Jorge Rigaud Marc Lawrence Mike Mazurki Mickey Knox Roger Neury
bootlegger ex-convict nightclub owner ex-girlfriend partner brooding dark tense melodramatic new york city nightclub prison partnership greed business bootlegging love triangle deception rivalry rise
Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
100 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Wendell Corey Paul Kelly Joan Tetzel Stanley Ridges Richard Rober Minor Watson Barry Kelley Kasey Rogers Basil Ruysdael Jane Novak
femme fatale thief assistant district attorney wife lawyer butler dark tense household courtroom office beach house hospital robbery murder deception cover-up infidelity investigation forbidden love
Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate.
Crime, Drama, Romance, Action
India
2000
177 Minutes
Hrithik Roshan Amisha Patel Satish Shah Farida Jalal Anupam Kher Ashish Vidyarthi Mohnish Bahl
rich girl car dealer indian brother murderer father emotional melodramatic thrilling suspenseful intense brooding india singapore new zealand cruise ship car dealership murder criminals wedding
A young girl meets the doppelganger of her deceased boyfriend and now has a chance to find the people who have murdered him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Glenn Ford Gloria Grahame Jocelyn Brando Alexander Scourby Lee Marvin Jeanette Nolan Peter Whitney Willis Bouchey Robert Burton Adam Williams Howard Wendell
gangster kingpin police detective wife husband mistress dark gritty suspenseful melodramatic city nightclub household police station penthouse police corruption murder plot investigation conspiracy organized crime
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.