20 movies like Cruising, ordered by similarity : True Crimes(2016), Kiss Me Deadly(1955), On Dangerous Ground(1951), Cry of the City(1948), Madigan(1968), Cop(1988), Red Riding: 1983(2009), Kiss of Death(1947), Breaking Point(1994), Alphabet City(1984), Loulou(1980), Bhrashtachar(1989) ...
Crime, Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA|West Germany
1980
106 Minutes
Al Pacino Paul Sorvino Karen Allen Richard Cox Don Scardino Joe Spinell Jay Acovone Barton Heyman Sonny Grosso Larry Atlas James Remar
police detective girlfriend police captain playwright homosexual killer hedonistic shocking outlandish brutal new york city nightclub apartment park street working undercover serial murders sadomasochism homophobia sexual awakening
A police detective goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2016
92 Minutes
Jim Carrey Charlotte Gainsbourg Marton Csokas Kati Outinen Vlad Ivanov Agata Kulesza Robert Wieckiewicz Piotr Glowacki Zbigniew Zamachowski Anna Polony
detective businessman novelist mysterious woman girlfriend murderer brooding brutal emotional gripping suspenseful bleak poland police station apartment lake city sex club murder copycat killers
A hard-boiled detective becomes suspicious of an author when the incidents described in his hit novel resemble the inner-workings of an unsolved murder.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
105 Minutes
Ralph Meeker Albert Van Dekker Paul Stewart Maxine Cooper Gaby Rodgers Juano Hernandez Wesley Addy Nick Dennis Cloris Leachman Marion Carr Jack Lambert
mike hammer stranger girlfriend police captain scientist roommate uneasy chilling brutal los angeles highway hospital office apartment beach house murder femme fatales atomic age deception impersonation
A doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious "great whatsit".
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
1948
95 Minutes
Victor Mature Richard Conte Shelley Winters Fred Clark Berry Kroeger Debra Paget Betty Garde Tommy Cook
police detective murderer girlfriend lawyer thief brutal chilling dark suspenseful new york city hospital prison murder theft investigation imprisonment escape fall pursuit mystery
Police Lieut. Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop-killer Martin Rome.
Crime, Drama
USA
1968
101 Minutes
Richard Widmark Henry Fonda Harry Guardino Inger Stevens James Whitmore Michael Dunn
police detective commissioner suspect mistress partner minister gritty tense melodramatic thrilling brooklyn, n.y. police station new york city street apartment theft corruption manhunt police brutality investigation
In New York City's Spanish Harlem, detectives Madigan and Bonaro are given 72 hours by their superior to capture a hoodlum wanted for homicide in Brooklyn.
Crime, Drama
USA
1988
105 Minutes
James Woods Lesley Ann Warren Charles Durning Charles Haid Raymond J. Barry Randi Brooks Steven Lambert Annie McEnroe Vicki Wauchope
police detective pretty woman serial killer police captain brooding intense thrilling los angeles police station bookstore city investigation serial murders romance defiance pursuit mystery 1980s
An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2009
103 Minutes
David Morrissey Mark Addy Lisa Howard Chris Walker Shaun Dooley Jim Carter Warren Clarke Sean Bean Sean Harris Steven Robertson Tony Mooney
lawyer disabled person police detective police chief mother bleak suspenseful intense yorkshire, england courtroom prison police station police brutality police corruption serial murders regret law and order investigation discovery mystery
The disappearance of a young girl leads a Yorkshire detective (David Morrissey) to believe that he may have helped convict the wrong man of murder three years earlier.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
98 Minutes
Victor Mature Brian Donlevy Richard Widmark Coleen Gray Karl Malden Taylor Holmes Anthony Ross Mildred Dunnock Millard Mitchell J. Scott Smart
murderer criminal wife police detective elderly woman dark tense brutal prison new york city apartment street gangsters parole violence criminal justice system pursuit revenge 1940s
Nick Bianco is caught during a botched jewellery heist. The prosecution offer him a more lenient sentence if he squeals on his accomplices but he doesn't roll over on them. Three years into the sentence an event changes his mind.
Crime, Drama
Canada|USA
1994
90 Minutes
Gary Busey Kim Cattrall Darlanne Fluegel Jeff Griggs Blu Mankuma Leam Blackwood Laurie Briscoe Michael Tiernan Douglas H. Arthurs Deryl Hayes Philip Granger
serial killer woman man surgeon police officer retired detective brutal rousing thrilling suspenseful dark intense united states sex sexual fantasy serial murders law enforcement crime revenge escape
A retired police detective reluctantly returns to action to stop a serial killer dubbed "The Surgeon".
Crime, Drama
USA
1984
85 Minutes
Vincent Spano Kate Vernon Michael Winslow Jami Gertz Zohra Lampert Raymond Serra Kenny Marino Daniel Jordano
drug dealer friend gangster mother sister girlfriend raw cool suspenseful outlandish manhattan, n.y. street apartment building nightclub car mobsters drug trade going straight kidnapping troubled youth
A New York City drug dealer decides to get out of the business, but has to flee from mobsters.
Drama
France
1980
110 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Gérard Depardieu Guy Marchand Humbert Balsan Bernard Tronczak Christian Boucher Frederique Cerbonnet Jacqueline Dufranne Agnès Rosier
young woman petty criminal boss husband advertising executive lover intense brutal raw france nightclub apartment city love sex infidelity marriage class distinctions jealousy transformation
A bored wife leaves her husband for an unemployed, petty criminal.
Crime, Drama, Action
India
1989
172 Minutes
Rekha Mithun Chakraborty Anupam Kher Raza Murad Shilpa Shirodkar Rajnikanth
young man young woman widow hoodlum don politician emotional moving gripping sad india city house bungalow street murder injustice corruption political corruption rape
Bhrastachar tells the story of a disparate group of characters whose lives overlap- Bhavani, a journalist fighting injustice and corruption; Janki a widow who becomes the mistress of local ... See full summary »
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
96 Minutes
Alan Ladd Veronica Lake William Bendix Howard da Silva Doris Dowling Tom Powers Hugh Beaumont Howard Freeman Don Costello Will Wright Frank Faylen
naval officer wife nightclub owner friend detective brooding gritty suspenseful hollywood, calif. ranch infidelity murder mystery secret betrayal love mystery revenge 1940s
An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.
Crime, Drama
Japan
1979
128 Minutes
Ken Ogata Rentarô Mikuni Chocho Miyako Mitsuko Baishô Nijiko Kiyokawa Mayumi Ogawa
serial killer wife father madam truck driver ex-convict bleak brutal tense japan city suburbia prison brothel murder manhunt relationships incest investigation mental illness
Chronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the run.
Crime, Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2002
96 Minutes
Michael Reilly Burke Boti Bliss Stephanie Brass Marina Black Renee Madison Cole Alexa Jago Diana Kauffman Michael R. Meredith Tom Savini Tiffany Shepis Steve Whelan
serial killer girlfriend victim chilling shocking tense brutal seattle washington state utah colorado idaho prison ted bundy serial murders trial mental illness execution sexual abuse temptation
The story of serial killer Ted Bundy.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1991
111 Minutes
Michael J. Fox James Woods Stephen Lang Annabella Sciorra John Capodice Luis Guzman LL Cool J Mary Mara Delroy Lindo Conrad Roberts Christina Ricci
actor detective serial killer captain girlfriend partner hilarious thrilling spectacular new york city hollywood, calif. police station nightclub roof police work acting mentorship serial murders unlikely friendship research
An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York City policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.
Action, Crime, Adventure, Drama
Canada
2011
86 Minutes
Rutger Hauer Gregory Smith Molly Dunsworth Brian Downey Nick Bateman Pasha Ebrahimi Robb Wells Brian Jamieson
homeless person prostitute robber gangsters santa claus pedophile gory dark shocking profound disturbing brutal city street dark room outdoors alley bordello street fighting justice
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Barry Sullivan Arlene Dahl Jean Hagen George Murphy Richard Anderson Moroni Olsen Dan Dayton Dick Simmons Howard Petrie William Reynolds Mauritz Hugo
lawyer boss fiancée girlfriend detective gangster suspenseful gritty intricate thrilling new york city hotel apartment nightclub courtroom betrayal frame-ups mob law second chance
An insurance lawyer unhappy with his rate of company advancement becomes a middleman in deals to recover stolen property from the Mob, thus earning a nice living. But his actions attract police attention and set him up for a double-cross.