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10 Best Movies Like Don't Shoot

If you loved Don't Shoot, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Dark Blue

Dark Blue

2002★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Shoot for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics....

#2
1992

1992

2024★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Shoot for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In 1992, Mercer is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son amidst the turbulent Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Across town...

#3
The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give

2018★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Shoot for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn...

#4
The Big Heat

The Big Heat

1953★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Shoot for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate....

#5
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

2021★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Shoot for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the F...

#6
The Naked City

The Naked City

1948★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Don't Shoot for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder....

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