20 movies like The River Murders, ordered by similarity : Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2008), Hangman(2017), Zulu(2013), A Conspiracy of Faith(2016), Grey Lady(2017), Solace(2015), The Ghoul(2016), The Snowman(2017), Frenzy(1972), The Third Murder(2017), Jigsaw(2017), A Crooked Somebody(2017) ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2011
92 Minutes
Ray Liotta Christian Slater Ving Rhames Sarah Ann Schultz Michael Rodrick Melora Walters Gisele Fraga Chris Leblanc
detective fbi agent brooding brutal chilling dark disturbing frightful united states crime murder mystery 2010s
While investigating a series of murders, a homicide detective becomes the prime suspect when the FBI uncovers his close personal ties to all the victims.
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
USA
2017
98 Minutes
Al Pacino Karl Urban Brittany Snow Joe Anderson Sarah Shahi Steve Coulter Chelle Ramos Michael Rose Michael Papajohn
detective fbi agent journalist murder victim serial killer retired detective brutal chilling confident crafty creative dark disturbing gripping intricate united states big city serial murders game collaboration
A homicide detective brings his partner out of retirement to help catch a serial killer whose crimes are based on the children's game Hangman.
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.
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.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
107 Minutes
Eric Dane Natalie Zea Amy Madigan Adrian Lester Carolyn Stotesbery Chris Meyer Rebecca Gayheart James Cummings
murder victim murder suspect detective townsperson bleak brooding disturbing gripping suspenseful uneasy nantucket island, mass. boston united states small town crime scene loss secret murder investigation grief retribution
A Boston police officer goes to Nantucket to investigate the murder of his partner, but he finds more than he bargained for.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2015
101 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Colin Farrell Jeffrey Dean Morgan Abbie Cornish Matt Gerald Jose Pablo Cantillo Marlee Shelton Xander Berkeley
fbi agent murder victim murder suspect serial killer detective gripping suspenseful city crime scene murder case murder investigation detective work serial murders pursuit discovery 2010s
Psychic John Clancy (Sir Anthony Hopkins) works with the F.B.I. in order to hunt down a serial killer.
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
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.
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, 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.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
2017
92 Minutes
Tobin Bell Peter Spierig Matt Passmore Callum Keith Rennie Clé Bennett Hannah Anderson Mandela Van Peebles Laura Vandervoort Brittany Allen Paul Braunstein Josiah Black
murderer maniac victim detective witness police officer gory disturbing dark unrestrained creepy suspenseful police station warehouse park laboratory torture chamber barn murder investigation murder case
Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one suspect: John Kramer, the man known as Jigsaw, who has been dead for over 10 years.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2017
102 Minutes
Rich Sommer Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Joanne Froggatt Amy Madigan Randee Heller Amanda Crew Paul Ben-Victor Michael Mosley
medium investigator murderer suspect author brash dark disturbing engaging gritty uneasy united states crime scene town psychic abilities fraud misguided scheme desperation fame murder
An attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Dylan McDermott Charlie Plummer Samantha Mathis Madisen Beaty Brenna Sherman Lance Chantiles-Wertz Kat Pérez Jonathan Riggs
family father son murder suspect killer chilling creepy dark disturbing eerie engaging frightful gripping intense shocking suspenseful thrilling tense uneasy america
A picture-perfect family is shattered when the work of a serial killer hits too close to home.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada|USA
2012
94 Minutes
Malcolm McDowell Jaime King Donal Logue Lisa Marie Brendan Fehr Ellen Wong Ali Tataryn
santa claus murderer murder victim serial killer police officer sheriff bleak shocking thrilling brutal united states small town serial murders investigation cruelty fear murder christmas escape mystery
The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.
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.
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
USA
2017
85 Minutes
John Cusack Ellar Coltrane Willa Fitzgerald Jacob Artist Ned Bellamy Antonio J Bell Johanna McGinley
criminal friend police officer young person murderer bleak chilling dark frightful shocking tense woods outdoors betrayal greed money crime violence murder adventure
3 friends go rafting in the wilderness. Bags are dropped from a plane followed by a man in parachute. The 3 find the bags with USD8,000,000. The couple wants it and Victor splits, wanting to stay alive, out of prison.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
96 Minutes
Alix Elizabeth Gitter James Ralph Erick Avari Steve Bacic Jade Ramsey James C. Burns Nikita Ramsey Tadhg Kelly Tara Westwood James Cavlo
orphan uncle young girl murder victim murderer ghost creepy dark dreamy suspenseful touching thrilling united states countryside country house village small town murder murder investigation ghosts
A small town is haunted by the twin daughters of a wrongfully convicted man. Young Jordan is sent down the path to who the real killer is, only to find the killer is very close to her.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2019
85 Minutes
Bethany Anne Lind Will Patton Elisabeth Röhm Jared Ivers Jimmy Gonzales Chandler Head Tony Vaughn Joshua Mikel Bryant Carroll
dead person family murderer father son bleak chilling dark gripping united states crime scene accidental death cover-up guilt escape mystery sacrifice 2010s
A woman's panicked decision to cover up an accidental killing spins out of control when her conscience demands she return the dead man's body to his family.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2019
103 Minutes
David Oyelowo Mykelti Williamson Brian Tyree Henry Storm Reid Alfred Molina Shinelle Azoroh Byron Mann Omar Leyva Daniel R. Lawson
detective niece dead person chilling dark disturbing thrilling suspenseful rousing city time warp race against time crime prevention murder escape mystery pursuit 2010s
After a man's family dies in what appears to be a murder, he gets a phone call from one of the dead, his niece. He's not sure if she's a ghost or if he's going mad, but as it turns out, he's not.