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10 Best Movies Like Cries in the Dark

If you loved Cries in the Dark, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Greedy People

Greedy People

2024★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cries in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The eclectic residents of a small, picturesque island town must navigate a sensational murder and the discovery of a million dollars, leading to a series of increasingly bad decisi...

#2
Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

2010★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cries in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police ...

#3
Detective Story

Detective Story

1951★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cries in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their gri...

#4
Destroyer

Destroyer

2018★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cries in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When Erin Bell was a young cop, she was given an undercover assignment that ended badly and destroyed her life. Years later, she must face her demons in order to make peace with he...

#5
Every Secret Thing

Every Secret Thing

2014★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cries in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully...

#6
Striking Distance

Striking Distance

1993★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cries in the Dark for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegation...

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