20 movies like The Face of an Angel, ordered by similarity : The Odyssey(2016), L.A. Confidential(1997), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion(1970), The Big Sleep(1946), Man From Reno(2014), Manhunter(1986), Whirlpool(1949), The Secret in Their Eyes(2009), Somewhere in the Night(1946), Mystery Street(1950), Scene of the Crime(1949), Tea With Mussolini(1999) ...
Drama
Canada|Ireland
2014
101 Minutes
Kate Beckinsale Daniel Brühl Cara Delevingne Genevieve Gaunt Ava Acres Sai Bennett Rosie Fellner John Hopkins
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Wallace, who is burned out from a string of failed relationships, forms an instant bond with Chantry, who lives with her longtime boyfriend. Together, they puzzle out what it means if your best friend is also the love of your life.
Adventure, Drama
2016
123 Minutes
Lambert Wilson Pierre Niney Audrey Tautou Laurent Lucas Benjamin Lavernhe Vincent Heneine Thibault de Montalembert Roger Van Hool
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Thirty years in the life of Capt. Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the researcher, scientist, inventor, and filmmaker whose contributions made the general public more curious about the sea.
Crime, Drama
USA
1997
136 Minutes
Kevin Spacey Russell Crowe Guy Pearce James Cromwell David Strathairn Kim Basinger Danny DeVito Graham Beckel Simon Baker-Denny Matt McCoy John Mahon
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As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
Crime, Drama
Italy
1970
115 Minutes
Gian Maria Volonte Florinda Bolkan Salvo Randone Gianni Santuccio Arturo Dominici Orazio Orlando Sergio Tramonti
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A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1946
114 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall Martha Vickers John Ridgely Louis Jean Heydt Elisha Cook Jr. Regis Toomey Sonia Darrin Bob Steele Tommy Rafferty Dorothy Malone
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Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2014
111 Minutes
Ayako Fujitani Pepe Serna Kazuki Kitamura Yasuyo Shiba Hiroshi Watanabe Tetsuo Kuramochi Yuki Matsuzaki Shiori Ideta
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A mystery outside of San Francisco brings together small-town sheriff Paul Del Moral, Japanese author Aki Akahori, and a traveler from Reno who soon disappears, leaving behind his suitcase and a trail of questions.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1986
119 Minutes
William Petersen Kim Greist Dennis Farina Joan Allen Brian Cox Stephen Lang Tom Noonan
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Former F.B.I. profiler Will Graham (William Petersen) returns to service to pursue a deranged serial killer named "the Tooth Fairy" (Tom Noonan) by the media.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
97 Minutes
Gene Tierney Richard Conte Jose Ferrer Bruce Hamilton
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A woman suffering from kleptomania is hypnotized in an attempt to cure her. Soon afterwards, she's found at the scene of a murder with no memory of how she got there, and seemingly no way to prove her innocence.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Argentina|Spain
2009
127 Minutes
Ricardo Darín Soledad Villamil Carla Quevedo Pablo Rago Javier Godino Guillermo Francella José Luis Gioia Bárbara Palladino Rudy Romano Mario Alarcón Alejandro Abelenda
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A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
108 Minutes
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George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Ricardo Montalban Sally Forrest Herman Brix Elsa Lanchester Marshall Thompson Jan Sterling Edmon Ryan Betsy Blair Wally Maher Ralph Dumke Willard Waterman
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A small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Van Johnson Arlene Dahl Gloria DeHaven Tom Drake Leon Ames John McIntire Donald Woods Norman Lloyd
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While his wife is urging him to quit the force, a Los Angeles homicide detective hunts for the killer responsible for the murder of his ex-partner, who might have been on the take with local bookies.
Comedy, Drama
Italy|UK
1999
116 Minutes
Cher Judi Dench Joan Plowright Maggie Smith Lily Tomlin Baird Wallace Charlie Lucas Massimo Ghini Paolo Seganti Paul Checquer Tessa Pritchard
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An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.
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
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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 »
Drama
France|USA
1997
135 Minutes
Bill Pullman Patricia Arquette Balthazar Getty Robert Blake Natasha Gregson Wagner Richard Pryor Michael Massee Jack Nance Jack Kehler Henry Rollins Gene Ross
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Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
UK
2008
105 Minutes
Constantin Barbulescu Camelia Maxim Catalin Paraschiv Dan Popa Rudi Rosenfeld
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When the villagers killed Constantin Tirescu, they thought it was justice. Vlad Cozma thinks it was murder. Now Constantin thinks pickles might go nice with blood.
Drama
Canada
2015
105 Minutes
Victoria Pratt Bart Johnson Jennifer Taylor Alyvia Alyn Lind Maurice Hall AlexAnn Hopkins Eli Bildner Natalie Britton
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A writer falls in love with a woman whose traditional family ties interfere with her life.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
104 Minutes
Jonah Hill James Franco Felicity Jones Robert John Burke Gretchen Mol Ethan Suplee Maria Dizzia Connor Kikot Charlotte Driscoll Stella Rae Payne Byron Jennings
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When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into a game of cat-and-mouse.
Crime, Drama
USA
2017
90 Minutes
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Blending sketch comedy and stand-up, comedian Shawn Lamont performs a hilarious set in front of a sold out crowd at an intimate venue in Norfolk, Virginia.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France
1947
110 Minutes
Louis Jouvet Bernard Blier Suzy Delair Pierre Larquey Simone Renant Jeanne Fusier-Gir Charles Dullin Robert Dalban Blavette Claudine Dupuis J. Daurand
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Jenny Lamour wants to succeed in music hall. Her husband and accompanist is Maurice Martineau, a nice but jealous man. When he knew Jenny is making eyes at Brignon, an old businessman, in ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1941
119 Minutes
Orson Welles Joseph Cotten Ruth Warrick Everett Sloane Agnes Moorehead Dorothy Comingore Ray Collins George Coulouris William Alland Paul Stewart Erskine Sanford
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Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'.