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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
Prison on Fire

Prison on Fire

1987★ 7.0

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

Lo Ka Yiu, a young ad designer who is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, has gotten himself in trouble with the corrupted wardens and fellow inmates of Triad background. Chung Tin...

#2
Mystery

Mystery

2012★ 6.5

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

Lu Jie has no idea her husband is leading a double life, until the day she sees him entering a hotel with a young woman. Her world crumbles. A few hours later, the young woman dies...

#3
True Believer

True Believer

1989★ 6.2

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

Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases a...

#4
A Sun

A Sun

2019★ 7.7

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

A family of four fractures under the weight of unmet expectations, unexpected tragedy, and uncompromising pride....

#5
The Bygone

The Bygone

2019★ 6.6

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

When a young rancher crosses paths with a Lakota girl from a nearby reservation, her mysterious disappearance sparks a search that uncovers a harrowing past and hints at a dire fut...

#6
American Skin

American Skin

2019★ 7.1

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

A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing...

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