20 movies like Righteous Kill, ordered by similarity : A Conspiracy of Faith(2016), A Walk Among the Tombstones(2014), Anamorph(2007), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion(1970), 36(2004), Zulu(2013), Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), The Snowman(2017), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri(2017), Cover Girl Killer(1959), Psycho Raman(2016), 21 Bridges(2019) ...
Crime, Drama
USA
2008
100 Minutes
Robert De Niro Al Pacino Curtis Jackson Carla Gugino Donnie Wahlberg Trilby Glover Shirly Brener Melissa Leo Oleg Taktarov Alan Blumenfeld Rob Dyrdek
detective drug dealer serial killer pimp priest partner emotional gripping brutal office shooting gallery courtroom manhattan, n.y. apartment crime scene investigation murder deception corruption violence
Two veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice.
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, 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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2007
104 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Scott Speedman Clea DuVall James Rebhorn Peter Stormare Amy Carlson Yul Vazquez Don Harvey Deborah Harry
police detective partner alcoholic antique dealer police officer killer dark gripping new york city morgue art gallery apartment building police station serial murders alcoholism art prostitution investigation mystery fall
A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.
Crime, Drama
Italy
1970
115 Minutes
Gian Maria Volonte Florinda Bolkan Salvo Randone Gianni Santuccio Arturo Dominici Orazio Orlando Sergio Tramonti
police detective mistress police officer murderer victim colleague dark gutsy engaging crime scene italy police station corruption crime police work investigation law enforcement murder wretched excess mystery
A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
Crime, Drama, Action
France
2004
105 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Gérard Depardieu André Dussollier Roschdy Zem Valeria Golino Daniel Duval Catherine Marchal Francis Renaud Guy Lecluyse Alain Figlarz Vincent Moscato
police officer partner boss criminal gangster suspenseful emotional intense paris police station france street car apartment promotion robbery investigation sabotage competition crime
2 cops are promised by the retiring chief of the Paris police that the one, getting the violent gang robbing armored trucks, will get his job. The 2 will do whatever it takes to get the promotion, even if it means breaking the law.
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, 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
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.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2017
115 Minutes
Frances McDormand Woody Harrelson Sam Rockwell Lucas Hedges Clarke Peters Abbie Cornish Peter Dinklage Caleb Landry Jones Kerry Condon John Hawkes Kathryn Newton
mother police chief police officer dead person dentist reporter amusing emotional brash gutsy tense unrestrained missouri small town restaurant dentist's office murder investigation police work vendetta justice
A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.
Crime, Drama
UK
1959
61 Minutes
Harry H. Corbett Felicity Young Spencer Teakle Victor Brooks Bernadette Milnes Christina Gregg Tony Doonan John Barrard Charles Lloyd Pack Alan Edwards Dermot Kelly
magazine editor publisher model scotland yard detective serial killer dark eerie gripping passionate london magazine office police station crime scene serial murders murder investigation set-up police work killer among us pursuit mystery
A bikini-clad pin-up is found dead by the Serpentine in the same place, pose and get-up as when she appeared on the cover of "Wow!" magazine. When the police find the same fate befalling ... 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.
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.
Horror, Crime, Drama
2019
115 Minutes
Jonas Dassler Margarete Tiesel Adam Bousdoukos Marc Hosemann Katja Studt Martina Eitner-Acheampong Tristan Göbel Philipp Baltus Victoria Trauttmansdorff Hark Bohm
man serial killer murderer murder victim monster woman engaging shocking gripping suspenseful brutal thrilling germany hamburg, germany investigation serial murders fear murder danger suspicion
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Thailand
2015
89 Minutes
Dustin Nguyen Scott Adkins Sahajak Boonthanakit Gary Daniels Way Prinya Kane Kosugi Ammy Chanicha Natalie Lorence Yuhkoh Matsuguchi
young girl dead person daughter murderer colleague police officer engaging emotional melodramatic thrilling gripping suspenseful thailand bangkok murder murder investigation investigation personal vendetta grief fighting
Johnny and Peter, former paramilitary operatives, search Bangkok - leaving carnage in their wake - to find the men who killed Johnny's daughter, Angel.
Crime, Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
134 Minutes
John David Washington Adam Driver Laura Harrier Topher Grace Jasper Pääkkönen Corey Hawkins Ryan Eggold Michael Joseph Buscemi Paul Walter Hauser Ashlie Atkinson Alec Baldwin
detective white supremacist partner undercover cop police officer amusing hilarious tense suspenseful thrilling police station secret headquarters office woods house undercover operations ku klux klan police work investigation underdog
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Belgium|Netherlands
2009
121 Minutes
Koen De Bouw Werner De Smedt Blerim Destani Hilde de Baerdemaeker Filip Peeters Jappe Claes R. Kan Albay Marieke Dilles
police detective mob boss murder suspect partner criminal gangster suspenseful thrilling emotional antwerp, belgium interview room albania port mountain police station organized crime murder investigation gang war family honor police work
Vincke and Verstuyft are detectives of the Antwerp police department. This time they have to deal with the Albanian mob and some problems in their own police division.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
2002
118 Minutes
Al Pacino Robin Williams Hilary Swank Maura Tierney Martin Donovan Nicky Katt Paul Dooley Jonathan Jackson Larry Holden Katharine Isabelle
detective murderer police officer psychopath dark suspenseful school alaska cabin hotel tunnel blackmail interrogation murder investigation crime mystery pursuit 2000s
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
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
1968
116 Minutes
Tony Curtis Henry Fonda George Kennedy Mike Kellin Hurd Hatfield Murray Hamilton Jeff Corey Sally Kellerman William Marshall George Voskovec Leora Dana
murderer rapist police detective victim wife survivor brutal dark tense raw boston police station crime scene serial murders police work interrogation capture forced confession pursuit fall
A series of brutal murders in Boston sparks a seemingly endless and increasingly complex manhunt.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
111 Minutes
Walter Matthau Bruce Dern Louis Gossett Jr. Albert Paulsen Anthony Zerbe Anthony Costello Cathy Lee Crosby Shirley Ballard David Belrose Dawn Frame Louis Guss
detective police officer partner suspect murderer businessman dark tense san francisco bus police station street massacre investigation police work murder homosexuality violence mystery pursuit
In San Francisco, California, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side.