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10 Best Movies Like Criminal

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

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#1
Belly

Belly

1998★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criminal for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in...

#2
Winged Creatures

Winged Creatures

2009★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criminal for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts h...

#3
The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury

1950★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criminal for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A family man – desperate for a job – latches onto a friend who encourages him into being a criminal....

#4
State Property

State Property

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criminal for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A Philadelphia gang member becomes a drug kingpin and starts a feud with vicious rivals in his quest for the American Dream....

#5
American Murderer

American Murderer

2022★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criminal for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The True story of how charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown bankrolls his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Leising, a dogged FBI special age...

#6
Ill Manors

Ill Manors

2012★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Criminal for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban...

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