20 movies like The First Deadly Sin, ordered by similarity : 21 Bridges(2019), Cop(1988), A Conspiracy of Faith(2016), The Zodiac(2005), The Enforcer(1951), Psycho Raman(2016), And Then You Die(1987), Roberto Succo(2001), Vengeance Is Mine(1979), A Walk Among the Tombstones(2014), On Dangerous Ground(1951), Red Riding: 1980(2009) ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1980
112 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Faye Dunaway David Dukes George Coe Brenda Vaccaro Martin Gabel Joe Spinell Jeffrey DeMunn Anthony Zerbe James Whitmore Fred Fuster
police detective police chief wife curator serial killer coroner brooding intense suspenseful new york city store hospital apartment building retirement illness serial murders investigation police work crime pursuit
A police inspector, nearing retirement, tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York.
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.
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.
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, Crime, Drama
USA
2005
92 Minutes
Justin Chambers Robin Tunney Rory Culkin William Mapother Brad Henke Rex Linn Philip Baker Hall Marty Lindsey Shelby Alexis Irey Kris Palm Nate Dushku
police detective wife son police chief serial killer victim brooding gripping somber california san francisco police station house crime scene vallejo, calif. serial murders investigation obsession family zodiac killer
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Zero Mostel Ted de Corsia Everett Sloane Roy Roberts Michael Tolan King Donovan Bob Steele Adelaide Klein Don Beddoe Tito Vuolo
district attorney crime boss henchman witness detective hit man brooding gritty dark gripping hotel prison insane asylum church apartment building city hired killers investigation murder case organized crime
A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc.
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.
Crime, Drama
Canada
1987
96 Minutes
Kenneth Welsh R.H. Thomson Wayne Robson Tom Harvey George Bloomfield Graeme Campbell
drug czar canadian detective sergeant gangster wife tense uneasy cool emotional canada montreal police station city apartment drug trade crime syndicate double-cross police work police corruption
An intense crime drama about a Canadian drug lord who amasses a fortune from the cocaine and marijuana trade. His empire is threatened by the Mafia, Hell's Angels and the police who are all trying to bring him down.
Crime, Drama
France|Switzerland
2001
124 Minutes
Stefano Cassetti Isild Le Besco Patrick Dell'Isola Vincent Deneriaz Aymeric Chauffert Viviana Aliberti Estelle Perron
serial killer teenager mother father detective police officer intense bleak raw disturbing beach resort france switzerland road roberto succo crime spree infatuation murder investigation insanity
'Kurt' claims to be a sales rep. He also claims to be English in spite of his heavy Italian accent. Kurt is an habitual liar and a dangerous driver, at the very least. In the south of ... See full summary »
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.
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, 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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2009
93 Minutes
Warren Clarke Paddy Considine James Fox David Calder Nicholas Woodeson Ron Cook Maxine Peake Tony Pitts Jim Carter David Morrissey Eddie Marsan
police chief police detective businessman prostitute police officer chilling gripping suspenseful yorkshire, england club police station house police corruption revenge investigation serial murders prostitution crime discovery mystery
Detective Peter Hunter returns to Yorkshire to investigate the town's high murder rate. The local police have done little to find the killer, and he soon realizes corrupt police officers are doing everything they can to stop his progress.
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.
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
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
UK|France|USA
2011
93 Minutes
Jason Statham Paddy Considine Aidan Gillen Luke Evans David Morrissey Richard Riddell Chris Wilson Zawe Ashton
cop colleague serial killer police detective police officer thrilling cool intense suspenseful london police station street city apartment hunting serial murders police work murderous rampage bravery perseverance
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
103 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Eleanor Parker William Bendix Horace MacMahon Lee Grant Craig Hill Cathy O'Donnell Bert Freed George Macready Joseph Wiseman Gladys George
police detective abortionist wife burglar shoplifter colleague tense suspenseful gripping melodramatic police station household hospital new york city street obsession abortion investigation dark secrets death
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
89 Minutes
Jack Webb Ben Alexander Richard Boone Ann Robinson Stacy Harris Virginia Gregg Victor Perrin Georgia Ellis James Griffith Dick Cathcart Malcolm Atterbury
police detective assistant district attorney mobster killer witness joe friday intense thrilling melodramatic los angeles field restaurant hospital murder police work investigation justice interrogation quest discovery
Two homicide detectives investigate the brutal shotgun murder of a crime syndicate member.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
1985
90 Minutes
Charles Bronson Deborah Raffin Ed Lauter Martin Balsam Gavan O'Herlihy Kirk Taylor Alex Winter Tony Spiridakis John Gabriel Marina Sirtis
architect friend gang leader gang member police chief public defender rousing suspenseful thrilling new york city apartment police station hospital car street murder gangs police work corruption crime
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
Crime, Drama
USA
1934
84 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Elizabeth Allan Lewis Stone Ralph Forbes Henry Stephenson Forrester Harvey Ivan F. Simpson Leonard Mudie Alec B. Francis Charles Irwin Colin Kenny
serial killer thief police detective fiancé commissioner constable tense brooding suspenseful london apartment murder investigation jewelry theft mistaken identity wrongfully accused love triangle manhunt love pursuit transformation
A jewel thief suspected of being a local serial killer targeting police officers decides to solve the mystery himself to clear his name.