20 movies like Clockers, ordered by similarity : Zulu(2013), Red Riding: 1983(2009), The Snowman(2017), Mother's Day(2018), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), Murder on the Orient Express(2017), Confessions(2010), True Crimes(2016), Set It Off(1996), A Conspiracy of Faith(2016), Blue Hill Avenue(2001), Birds of Passage(2018) ...
Drama
USA
1995
128 Minutes
Harvey Keitel John Turturro Delroy Lindo Mekhi Phifer Isaiah Washington Keith David Pee Wee Love Regina Taylor Tom Byrd Sticky Fingaz Fredro Starr
drug dealer drug lord police detective brother mother gritty bleak intense brooklyn, n.y. housing project church inner-city life drug trade murder investigation police brutality growing up transformation mystery 1990s
Young drug pushers in the projects of Brooklyn live hard dangerous lives, trapped between their drug bosses and the detectives out to stop them.
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
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
UK|USA|China|Sweden|Japan
2017
119 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Rebecca Ferguson Charlotte Gainsbourg Jonas Karlsson J.K. Simmons Val Kilmer David Dencik Toby Jones Chloë Sevigny James D'Arcy Sofia Helin
detective snowman serial killer murder suspect murder victim sociopath brutal gory gripping suspenseful disturbing intense barn cabin field house mountain horror murder investigation serial murders
Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.
Drama
2018
90 Minutes
Anna Maxwell Martin Vicky McClure Daniel Mays David Wilmot Simone Kirby
mother terrorist family victim son gritty powerful tense england city united kingdom terrorism political unrest mother/son relationship mother courage transformation revenge 1990s
Two women living on opposite sides of the Irish Sea are brought together by the Warrington bombing in 1993.
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
Malta|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Penélope Cruz Willem Dafoe Judi Dench Josh Gad Derek Jacobi Leslie Odom Jr. Daisy Ridley Marwan Kenzari
investigator detective passenger murder suspect governess widow brooding suspenseful uneasy tense train train tracks mountain dining room cabin murder investigation murder plot murder accusation suspicion mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Drama
Japan
2010
106 Minutes
Takako Matsu Masaki Okada Yoshino Kimura Kaoru Fujiwara Kai Inowaki Hotaru Nomoto Mana Ashida Sora Iwata Daichi Izumi Karin Katô Takuya Kusakawa
mother grieving mother murderer murder victim student teacher dark intense gripping suspenseful chilling emotional japan school house murder confession psychopath investigation revenge
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
1996
120 Minutes
Jada Pinkett Smith Queen Latifah Vivica A. Fox Blair Underwood John C. McGinley Kimberly Elise Vincent Baum Van Baum Chaz Lamar Shepherd
detective bank teller bank robber janitor single mother brother thrilling tense bank los angeles housing project robbery unemployment police brutality romance racism poverty escape transformation love
Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.
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
2001
128 Minutes
Allen Payne Angelle Brooks Aaron D. Spears Andrew Divoff Clarence Williams III William Forsythe Myquan Jackson Marlon Young Richard Lawson
drug dealer detective friend drug lord woman bleak suspenseful thrilling gritty boston ghetto drug trafficking friendship investigation betrayal double life inner-city life growing up fall rise
A child of a middle class home with solid moral values is lured into a world of crime and corruption.
Crime, Drama
Colombia|Denmark|Mexico|Germany|Switzerland|France
2018
125 Minutes
Cristina Gallego Carmina Martinez Natalia Reyes José Acosta Jhon Narváez Jose Vicente Greider Meza Juan Bautista Martínez Miguel Viera Sergio Coen Aslenis Márquez
grandmother drug dealer trader family member tribesman tribeswoman bleak brash brutal disheartening tense suspenseful colombia village house airplane air field drug trade drug smuggling greed
During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.
Crime, Drama
USA
1991
107 Minutes
Bill Paxton Cynda Williams Billy Bob Thornton Michael Beach Jim Metzler Earl Billings Natalie Canerday
drug dealer girlfriend killer sheriff detective son thrilling gritty dark los angeles houston arkansas small town household murder on the run drug trade investigation road trip violence
A small town police chief awaits the arrival of a gang of killers.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada
2017
80 Minutes
Candace Cameron Marilu Henner Yannick Bisson Lexa Doig Miranda Frigon Bruce Dawson Ellie Harvie Scott Lyster
librarian best friend newspaper reporter boyfriend dead person chief of police ex-cia agent detective murder suspect murder victim lighthearted engaging suspenseful united states town garden murder murder investigation investigation mystery
While staying at a cabin in the woods during the weekend, three teenage kids discover their neighbor is 'feeding' guests to her zombie family. In short order, the battle is on as the kids fight to save themselves and their family.
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.
Drama, War
2003
88 Minutes
Mirjana Karanovic Leon Lucev Alma Prica Kresimir Mikic Drazen Kuhn Predrag Vusovic
gunman soldier daughter police detective widow brother bleak powerful intense croatia tavern hospital house field war kidnapping investigation guilt family murder
A detective and a journalist (Alma Prica) investigate the murder of a Serb living in a Croatian town.
Crime, Drama
France
2009
110 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Clovis Cornillac Jacques Gamblin Marie Bunel Vahina Giocante Marie Matheron Adrienne Pauly Yves Verhoeven Bruno Abraham-Kremer Rodolphe Pauly
detective husband wife half brother emotional crafty dark sultry house france dance floor car vacation husband/wife relationship brotherhood work vs. family investigation murder mystery quest
A well known Parisian inspector becomes involved in an investigation while on holiday.
Drama
USA
1945
109 Minutes
Joan Crawford Jack Carson Ann Blyth Zachary Scott Eve Arden Herman Brix Lee Patrick Moroni Olsen Jo Ann Marlowe George Tobias
restaurant owner daughter mother police detective melodramatic tense glendale, calif. murder social standing mother/daughter relationship investigation the great depression mystery sacrifice 1930s
A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Crime, Drama
2009
95 Minutes
Gilbert Melki Emmanuelle Devos Cyril Descours Nina Meurisse Joana Preiss Jérémy Kapone Marc Rioufol Yeelem Jappain Eric Laugérias Serge Larivière Anne Loiret
teenager teen boy teen girl chief investigator murder victim missing person engaging thrilling suspenseful intense emotional melodramatic france river danger investigation relationships murder coming of age murder case
Two police inspectors from Lyon investigate the death of a young man whose body was found in the Rhône River.
Drama
USA
1989
91 Minutes
Sean Astin Stockard Channing Melinda Dillon Jim Haynie Levon Helm Dinah Manoff Dermot Mulroney Tim Quill Keith Szarabajka Daphne Zuniga
father mother brother son older brother younger brother emotional heartwarming amusing small town restaurant family business life lessons coming of age father/son relationship mother/son relationship brotherhood growing up 1980s
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.