swap_horiz Crime 101 Alternatives

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The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter depicts a 1930s narrative concerning Preacher Harry Powell, portrayed by Robert Mitchum, who rel...

Classic Drama Crime Thriller 1950S

9.21 Excellent

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Hamilton

Hamilton is a 2020 film based on the Broadway musical, recorded from three performances of the stage production. The mov...

Musical United States 2020S

9.04 Excellent

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Sing Sing

Sing Sing is a 2023 biographical drama depicting the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing Correctional F...

Drama United States 2020S

8.98 Great

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is a 2023 animated reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series. T...

Adventure Action Comedy Superhero

8.62 Great

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The Big Heat

The Big Heat, released in 1953, depicts a police detective investigating a criminal enterprise operating within a major...

Classic Drama Mystery Neo Noir

8.60 Great

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Judas and the Black Messiah

Judas and the Black Messiah portrays the events surrounding the 1968 betrayal of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois...

Crime Historical Political Thriller

8.60 Great

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Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Never Rarely Sometimes Always is a 2020 drama film directed by Eliza Hittman and starring Sidney Flanigan. The movie pre...

Drama United States 2020S

8.60 Great

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The Tragedy of Macbeth

The Tragedy of Macbeth is a 2021 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, directed by Joel Coen and starring Denzel Washin...

Drama United States 2020S

8.56 Great

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Nomadland

Nomadland portrays a woman’s journey across America after losing her home, traveling by van with other individuals livin...

Character Driven Drama Rural Melancholic

8.53 Great

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Gaslight

Gaslight is a 1944 psychological thriller based on Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play. The film stars Ingrid Bergman as a wife...

Classic Drama Psychological Thriller Crime Thriller

8.46 Great

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Quo Vadis

During the nightmarish events in Pale, Bosnia, a young mother, Aida Selimovića, finds herself caught between warring fac...

Germany Drama Historical 1950S

8.46 Great

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The Fabelmans

Steven Spielberg’s *The Fabelmans* is a biographical drama exploring the formative years of Samuel Fabelman, a young boy...

Drama Independent Family Drama Coming Of Age

8.45 Great

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Train Dreams

Train Dreams is a 2025 period drama film adapted from Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella. The movie features Joel Edgerton and...

Drama Narrative Driven Melancholy Period Piece

8.41 Great

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Nickel Boys

Nickel Boys depicts the experiences of two young Black boys, Elwood and Turner, at a reform school in 1960s Florida. The...

Drama Coming Of Age Historical Drama Literary

8.41 Great

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Night Moves

Night Moves follows a former football player turned private investigator in Los Angeles as he investigates the disappear...

Mystery 1970S Neo Noir Crime Thriller

8.41 Great

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Pig

Pig is a drama movie set in the Oregon wilderness following a recluse who seeks to rescue his beloved pig after it’s tak...

Drama United States 2020S

8.35 Great

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The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is a Disney+ television presentation set within the Marvel Cinematic Univers...

Adventure Action Comedy Superhero

8.32 Great

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Mud

Mud is a 2012 drama exploring themes of isolation and survival within rural America. The film depicts Ellis and Neckbone...

Drama Survival Isolation Coming Of Age

8.31 Great

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The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad is a 2021 film adapting the DC Comics team, directed by James Gunn and serving as a sequel to the 2016...

Adventure Action Superhero Science Fiction

8.30 Great

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Mercy

Mercy is a science fiction thriller set in a United States grappling with advanced artificial intelligence. Detective Cl...

Artificial Intelligence Dystopian Thriller Neo Noir

6.60 Fair