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10 Best Movies Like Death by Design

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

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#1
Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

1935★ 6.3

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

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between ...

#2
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

2011★ 6.4

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

Jesse investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the police force deals with the arrogant new police chief who is the son-in-law of a town councilman....

#3
Marlowe

Marlowe

1969★ 6.1

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

Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly...

#4
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

2006★ 6.9

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

When Jesse Stone looks into the murder of a teen-age girl whose body is found floating in a local lake, it brings him up against the Boston mob and into the affluent world of a bes...

#5
Ill Manors

Ill Manors

2012★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death by Design 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...

#6
Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

2007★ 7.0

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

Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, and he fears he's relapsing into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse begins working on the unsolve...

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