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10 Best Movies Like In Dark Places

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

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#1
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

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

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#2
Convict

Convict

2014★ 6.5

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

Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his f...

#3
Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954★ 7.1

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

A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly....

#4
Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

1940★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In Dark Places for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death....

#5
Winged Creatures

Winged Creatures

2009★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In Dark Places for fans of Drama & Crime. 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...

#6
Monster

Monster

2021★ 6.5

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

The story of Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder....

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