Movies like The Killing: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Killing (1956) — a crime, thriller and drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Killing most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like sniper, adultery and robbery. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Air I Breathe 2007★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Crime
A gambler’s bet spiraling into chaos, a gangster's prophetic visions, a pop star’s dark entanglement, a doctor’s desperate race against time to rescue his beloved... Four interconnected stories reveal life unfolding through four emotional pillars — joy, passion, grief, and love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Miller's Crossing 1990★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Collision 2022★ 5.8
Shares: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Over the course of one fateful day, a corrupt businessman and his socialite wife race to save their daughter from a notorious crime lord.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Bound 1996★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Crime of Passion 1956★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Place Beyond the Pines 2013★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Crime
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Too Late for Tears 1949★ 6.8
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
Stream in India on Artiflix, Brew, JustWatch TV Beta
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White Heat 1949★ 7.7
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lucky Number Slevin 2006★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dark City 1950★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Thriller, Crime
War hero Danny Haley fleeces out-of-town dupes in a rigged poker game. He and his pals see Arthur Winant as an easy mark, but they've reckoned without Winant's homicidal brother, who wants revenge after Arthur commits suicide.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sleuth 1972★ 7.7
Shares: Thriller, Crime
A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dragged Across Concrete 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Crime, Thriller
Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their just due, but instead find far more than they wanted awaiting them in the shadows.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Casino 1995★ 8.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
In Las Vegas, two best friends-a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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A Perfect Murder 1998★ 6.6
Shares: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Last Seduction 1994★ 6.7
Shares: Thriller, Crime
A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blood Simple 1985★ 7.2
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Face 1997★ 6.3
Shares: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ray is an aging ex-socialist who has become a bankrobber after seeing the demise of socialism in 1980s Britain. Teaming up with a gang of other has-beenish crims, he commits one bank job too many. The gang dissolves in a murderous flurry of recriminations.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Enforcer 2022★ 7.0
Shares: Crime, Drama
A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Empire 2002★ 6.2
Shares: Crime, Drama
Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top, Victor soon finds out that he's been double crossed and his last option is to get revenge.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Forger 2014★ 5.8
Shares: Thriller, Crime, Drama
A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now