20 movies like The Reckless Moment, ordered by similarity : A Conspiracy of Faith(2016), Postmark for Danger(1955), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), Psycho Raman(2016), Cold in July(2014), 21 Bridges(2019), Raees(2017), The Third Murder(2017), Crooked House(2017), Death Toll(2008), The Silent Passenger(1935), Frenzy(1972) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1949
82 Minutes
James Mason Joan Bennett Geraldine Brooks Henry O'Neill Shepperd Strudwick David Bair Roy Roberts Frances E. Williams Paul E. Burns Danny Jackson Claire Carleton
wife daughter boyfriend gangster murder suspect police officer dark intricate intense family home boat crime scene police station southern california accidental death murder blackmail cover-up unlikely allies crime
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Denmark|Germany|Sweden|Norway
2016
119 Minutes
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Fares Fares Johanne Louise Schmidt Søren Pilmark Jakob Oftebro Pål Sverre Hagen Lotte Andersen Signe Anastassia Mannov Laura Bro Divya Das Amanda Collin
detective investigator murder suspect murder victim criminal thrilling gripping suspenseful shocking boarding school crime scene police station denmark crime investigation murder cold case serial murders discovery mystery
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA
1955
84 Minutes
Terry Moore Robert Beatty William Sylvester Geoffrey Keen Josephine Griffin Allan Cuthbertson Henry Oscar William Lucas
actress artist diamond smugglers blackmailer murder suspect killer melodramatic brooding tense suspenseful engaging intense england murder blackmail crime syndicate alibi diamond smuggling father/daughter relationship discovery
A woman's painted portrait and a post card with a sketch of a woman's hand holding a Chianti bottle are the main clues used by the Scotland Yard to solve a string of murders connected to a diamond-smuggling ring.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
lawyer private investigator murderer murder suspect murder victim dark chilling tense suspenseful united states murder murder investigation private detective mystery crime discovery mystery pursuit 2000s
Tim Callahan, aide to New York Senator Lauren Platt, is disappointed that all of the $3 million funding has been pulled from his latest pet project, a safe zone for children and youth. His ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2016
126 Minutes
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Vicky Kaushal Sobhita Dhulipala Mukesh Chhabra Anuschka Sawhney
serial killer police chief psychopath murderer murder suspect murder victim intense disheartening disturbing thrilling suspenseful mumbai, india police station obsession serial murders psychopath investigation crime revenge discovery
Ramanna, a maniac murderer, finds a soulmate in Raghavan, a policeman, who inspects his murder cases. He tries to make Raghavan realize how they both are similar.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA|France
2014
109 Minutes
Michael C. Hall Sam Shepard Vinessa Shaw Don Johnson Nick Damici Wyatt Russell Brogan Hall Lanny Flaherty
father ex-convict criminal murderer thrilling tense bleak gritty united states crime scene texas countryside country road police station crime murder fatherhood past crimes violence pursuit
When a protective father meets a murderous ex-con, both need to deviate from the path they are on as they soon find themselves entangled in a downwards spiral of lies and violence while having to confront their own inner psyche.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
China|USA
2019
99 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Sienna Miller J.K. Simmons Stephan James Taylor Kitsch Keith David Alexander Siddig Louis Cancelmi Victoria Cartagena Gary Carr Morocco Omari
police officer criminal detective murderer family member murder suspect cool confident thrilling suspenseful intense intricate new york city subway apartment crime scene police station car murder manhunt
An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2017
155 Minutes
crime boss gangster smuggler police officer rival religious person brooding fascinating powerful shocking suspenseful thrilling house india police station jail illegal activity alcohol prohibition crime
A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Japan
2017
125 Minutes
Masaharu Fukuyama Koji Yakusho Shinnosuke Mitsushima Mikako Ichikawa Izumi Matsuoka Isao Hashizume Suzu Hirose Hajime Inoue Aju Makita Yuki Saito Kôtarô Yoshida
attorney murder suspect eyewitness disturbing brooding bleak prison japan office crime scene courtroom criminal justice system murder robbery past crimes witnessing murder justice discovery mystery underdog
A courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2017
115 Minutes
Glenn Close Terence Stamp Max Irons Stefanie Martini Julian Sands Gillian Anderson Christina Hendricks Amanda Abbington
aristocratic lady detective chief inspector tycoon granddaughter ex-lover murder suspect suspenseful tense sultry brooding uneasy engaging london family estate office estate road murder accusation murder investigation poison
In Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather's murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2008
80 Minutes
police officer crime boss criminal brutal tense suspenseful thrilling new orleans united states crime murder saving the town crime prevention crime ring law enforcement fall quest 2000s
New Orleans has the No. 1 per capita murder rating in the nation. A decade earlier the city was dubbed the "Murder Capital of the Country." Drugs and violence controlled the streets, taking... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1935
75 Minutes
lord peter wimsey killer detective husband murder suspect blackmailer engaging tense intricate train crime scene great britain english channel seaside murder investigation blackmail crime false accusations frame-up
A really well made British murder mystery. Story opens with a dead body found in a trunk. Who's the cold-blooded killer?
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1972
116 Minutes
Jon Finch Barry Foster Barbara Leigh-Hunt Anna Massey Alec McCowen Vivien Merchant Billie Whitelaw Jean Marsh Bernard Cribbins Michael Bates Clive Swift
murderer suspect ex-wife inspector murder suspect murder victim dark gritty thrilling suspenseful london bar market river office restaurant framed for murder murder manhunt serial murders
A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2016
81 Minutes
Tom Meeten Alice Lowe Rufus Jones Niamh Cusack Geoffrey McGivern Paul Kaye Dan Renton Skinner Waen Shepherd Rachel Stubbings James Eyres
detective therapist colleague undercover cop murder suspect victim bleak chilling dark disturbing gripping raw london crime scene therapist's office police station therapy undercover operations fantasy uncertainty
A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1931
99 Minutes
Peter Lorre Ellen Widmann Inge Landgut Otto Wernicke Gustaf Gründgens Theodor Loos Georg John Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
murderer cop criminal creepy dark tense thrilling germany city murder fugitives crime manhunt pursuit mystery fall 1930s
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Norway
1997
99 Minutes
Stellan Skarsgård Sverre Anker Ousdal Bjørn Floberg Gisken Armand Maria Bonnevie Maria Mathiesen Thor Michael Aamodt Frode Rasmussen
detective police officer writer murderer suspect partner dark dreamy somber norway arctic beach small town insomnia murder investigation cover-up guilt accidental death fall mystery
In a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle a Swedish murder investigator has been brought in on a special case. Sleep deprived, he makes a horrible mistake which is discovered by the killer he has been hunting.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2018
110 Minutes
Patricia Clarkson Jacki Weaver James Caan Toby Jones Mamie Gummer Yolonda Ross Aaron Tveit Jonathan Majors Bri Collins Gary Grubbs
detective astrophysicist murder suspect murder victim intricate fascinating tense emotional incredible police station crime scene fire escape office reality murder investigation mysterious deaths astrophysics existential crisis mystery adventure
When Detective Mike Hoolihan is called to investigate the shooting of leading astrophysicist and black hole expert, Jennifer Rockwell, she is affected in ways she struggles to comprehend.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France|South Africa
2013
110 Minutes
Orlando Bloom Forest Whitaker Conrad Kemp Inge Beckmann Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots Regardt van den Bergh Randall Majiet Patrick Lyster Joelle Kayembe
murderer murder victim eunuch detective drug dealer south african man bleak brutal dark thrilling intense suspenseful south africa cape town, south africa beach murder drugs apartheid crime detective work
Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Liam Neeson Dan Stevens David Harbour Boyd Holbrook Maurice Compte Adam David Thompson Astro Sebastian Roche Mark Consuelos Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Laura Birn
detective client drug trafficker murder victim murderer friend brooding confident intense gripping new york city office crime scene car bar apartment detective work murder morality work-life balance
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1947
97 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Jane Greer Kirk Douglas Rhonda Fleming Richard Webb Steve Brodie Virginia Huston Paul Valentine Dickie Moore Frank Wilcox Mary Field
investigator gambler femme fatale henchman cool dark intricate new york city mexico san francisco bridgeport, calif. theft crime love triangle blackmail murder pursuit forbidden love 1940s
A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1949
122 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Takashi Shimura Keiko Awaji Eiko Miyoshi Noriko Sengoku Noriko Honma Reikichi Kawamura Eijiro Tono
police officer criminal stripper mentor brooding dark tokyo slum nightclub police station crime corruption poverty murder pursuit mystery 1940s
Two detectives (Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura) track one's stolen revolver into the underworld of late-1940s Tokyo.