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10 Best Movies Like Dead or Alive

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

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#1
Basette

Basette

2008★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead or Alive for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Antonio's first day as a thief is marked by tears. During an incursion at the mall, his mother is arrested. Some 20 years later, Antonio along with his two inseparable friends, aft...

#2
Òlòtūré

Òlòtūré

2019★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead or Alive for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ru...

#3
In for a Murder

In for a Murder

2021★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead or Alive for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A stay-at-home mom and avid reader of crime stories discovers the deepest secrets of a small town's residents while investigating a woman's murder....

#4
The Perfect Dinner

The Perfect Dinner

2022★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead or Alive for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Carmine is a Neapolitan mafioso who isn’t cut out for the criminal life. Under the protection of his boss Pasquale, Carmine is sent north to run a money laundering operation throug...

#5
Guglhupfgeschwader

Guglhupfgeschwader

2022★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead or Alive for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Bavaria's most relaxed village policeman has to face an organized crime syndicate coming after his grandmother's cakes....

#6
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

1998★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead or Alive for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Chinese restaurant....