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10 Best Movies Like The Investigator

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

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#1
Class of 1984

Class of 1984

1982★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Investigator for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid ...

#2
Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

2010★ 6.9

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

Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of mu...

#3
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Investigator for fans of 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....

#4
Stone Cold

Stone Cold

2005★ 6.8

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

Jesse Stone is a former L.A. homicide detective who left behind the big city and an ex-wife to become the police chief of the quiet New England fishing town of Paradise. Stone's ol...

#5
The Substitute 2: School's Out

The Substitute 2: School's Out

1998★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Investigator for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercen...

#6
In Too Deep

In Too Deep

1999★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Investigator for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop J...

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