Movies and TV shows like The Killing

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The Killing (2011)
 8.3
 122K
The Killing (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
Style: psychological, gloomy, neo noir, tense, serious, detective, suspenseful, atmospheric, realistic, dark ...
Plot: police detective, murder investigation, murder mystery, multiple suspects, murder, police investigation, female detective, crime investigation, female protagonist, murderer, who done it, strong female character, street kid, policewoman, strong female lead, dealing with death, riddles and clues, death of child, female police officer, parents and children, victim, suspicion, corruption, politician, heroine ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place: seattle, usa, washington d.c., seattle washington
Keyword: partners, bbc, feminist film

Most similar movies to The Killing

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out detective, serious, realistic and tense films and TV series with plots about police investigation, investigation, murder mystery, murder, law enforcement, murder investigation and police detective mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Killing: Broadchurch (2013), The Fall (2013), The Bridge (2011), Cardinal (2017), Cold Case (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 8.4
 126K
Broadchurch (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Style: emotional, tense, realistic, clever, serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: murder investigation, police investigation, murder, police detective, twists and turns, grief, multiple suspects, small town, reluctant partners, legal, uncover truth, murderer ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
94%
 8.1
 118K
The Fall (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must ...
Style: psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, serious, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, female detective, police detective, police investigation, policewoman, forensics, victim, crime investigation, violence against women, police, cop, female protagonist ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: ireland, europe, northern ireland, united kingdom, belfast
⇓ similarity ⇓
93%
 8.6
 76K
The Bridge (2011)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
Style: atmospheric, captivating, tense, suspenseful, gloomy ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: serial killer, multiple suspects, police investigation, murder, police detective, cop, twists and turns, mind game, partners against crime, murderer, murder investigation, police ...
Time: 21st century
Place: denmark, scandinavia, copenhagen, europe, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
 8.4
 30K
The Killing (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany
Duration: 57 min.
TV show
Story: The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team, with each season series following a different murder case day-by-day and a one-hour episode ...
Style: gloomy, tense, detective, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: murder, policewoman, cold case, serial killer, murder mystery, police investigation, murder investigation, murderer, police detective, investigation, politician, uncover truth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: denmark, europe, copenhagen, scandinavia, afghanistan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Movie in collections
 7.8
 12K
Cardinal (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise ...
Style: detective, suspense, disturbing, enigmatic, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, homicide detective, psychopath, murder mystery, murder investigation, police corruption, police detective, police investigation, partners in crime, psycho killer, sadist, uncover truth ...
Time: future
Place: canada, ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
94%
 7.6
 31K
Cold Case (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about ...
Style: detective, atmospheric, serious, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot: female detective, police detective, murder investigation, policewoman, mentor, who done it, police, homicide detective, investigation, unsolved crime, police procedural, uncover truth ...
Time: 90s, 70s, 60s, 80s, 1930s ...
Place: philadelphia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.4
 30K
Unforgotten (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: 'Unforgotten' follows modern police team DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan, who gradually unravel long-forgotten secrets which have a dramatic impact on their investigation and the four potential suspects. The slow revelation of the ...
Style: detective, serious, realistic, crime drama, tense ...
Plot: murder investigation, murder mystery, murder, police investigation, investigation, police, cold case, missing person, female police detective, uncover truth, father daughter relationship, haunted by the past ...
Time: future, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place: england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.9
 647K
True Detective (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Style: neo noir, serious, atmospheric, anthology, gloomy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, investigation, police investigation, murder, murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, murderer, drinking problem, partners against crime, female nudity, troubled ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 2000s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place: louisiana, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
Movie in collections
Top of the Lake (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 750 min.
TV show
Story: A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.
Style: atmospheric, clever, bleak, captivating, detective ...
Plot: female detective, missing child, disappearance, police detective, police investigation, policewoman, child rape, bodies, life is a bitch, self discovery, child abuse, secret ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place: new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.5
 83K
Bosch (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels, these are the stories of relentless LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch who pursues justice at all costs. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, detective, neo noir ...
Plot: police, determination, police detective, law enforcement, murder investigation, police investigation, suspicion, murder, coworker, homicide detective, father daughter relationship, lapd ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
 8.4
 153K
Luther (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.
Style: detective, psychological thriller, atmospheric, tense, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: uncover truth, murder, talented, police detective, police investigation, psychopath, police, forensics, crime investigation, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, cop ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: london, england, united kingdom, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
 8.3
 25K
Shetland (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate crime within the close knit island community. In this isolated and sometimes inhospitable environment, the team have ...
Style: atmospheric, tense, detective, serious, stylized ...
Plot: police, investigation, police detective, murder investigation, island, police investigation, who done it, multiple suspects, british police, murder, detective inspector, whodunit ...
Time: future, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
 8.6
 33K
Endeavour (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story: The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
Style: serious, detective, intellectual, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot: police, police detective, investigator, murderer, police investigation, talented, coworker, british, oxford, murder, intelligence, bodies ...
Time: 60s, future, 20th century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
 8.1
 19K
Vera (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and ...
Style: realistic, serious, detective, crime drama, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: female detective, police investigation, crime investigation, police detective, murder, who done it, murder mystery, british police, law enforcement, investigation, police procedural, right hand man ...
Time: future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: england, northern england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Without a Trace (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Without a Trace was an American police procedural television drama series that originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.
Style: serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: criminal, law enforcement, murder investigation, kidnapping, murder, police, fbi, missing person, police detective, female detective, investigation, federal bureau of investigation ...
Time: future, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.7
 69K
Line of Duty (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Steve Arnott is a young officer who’s fallen foul of his superiors for refusing to help in the cover-up of an operation that ended in the shooting of an innocent father. He seems ideal to join AC-12, an anti-corruption police unit, just as it ...
Style: realistic, tense, serious, crime drama, detective ...
Plot: police corruption, honest law enforcer, corruption, female police detective, dirty cop, police detective, police, british police, policewoman, twists and turns, law enforcement, law enforcer ...
Time: future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: england, britain, united kingdom
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.1
 22K
Ripper Street (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story: A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, tense, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot: serial killer, danger, killings, police detective, victim, victorian england, investigator, multiple suspects, jack the ripper, notoriety, murder, urban ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, future, 1890s, 1880s
Place: england, london, ireland, britain, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Chestnut Man (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: A young woman is found brutally murdered in a Copenhagen playground. Above her hangs a small doll made of chestnuts. Adapted from the acclaimed novel.
Style: brutal, enigmatic, tense, psychological, detective ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, murderer, investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, forest, police, serial murder, missing person, crime solving, female detective ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Movie in collections
 6.7
 5K
Borderliner (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway, Germany, Sweden
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: To protect his family, police detective Nikolai covers up a murder case. But when his co-investigator Anniken suspects foul play, he is trapped in a dangerous game on duty, blurring the line between right and wrong.
Style: detective, atmospheric, serious, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot: nordic, husband wife relationship, investigator, police detective, investigation, law enforcement, law enforcer, evidence, haunted by the past, testimony, uncover truth, who done it ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.7
 760K
Dexter (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Dexter is an American television drama series. The series centers on Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for 'Miami Metro Police Department' who also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have ...
Style: captivating, clever, serious, stylized, tense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, crime investigation, right and wrong, hidden identity, double life, gory, vigilantism, anti hero, serial murder, loner, police station, dark humor ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, y2k, year 2006, 21st century
Place: miami, usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
 7.0
 7K
Gracepoint (2014)
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach, a major police investigation gets underway in the small California seaside town where the tragedy occurred. Soon deemed a homicide, the case sparks a media frenzy, which throws the boy's ...
Style: tense, realistic, bleak, serious, gloomy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: murder investigation, small town, murder, murder mystery, police investigation, small town life, homicide detective, missing child, social relations, investigation, law enforcement, crime investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.6
 20K
The Bridge (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya Cross and Chihuahua State Police detective Marco Ruiz.
Style: tense, atmospheric, detective, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, police detective, police investigation, twists and turns, policewoman, murder, drug cartel, social problems, u.s. mexico border, corruption, partner, marital problem ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: mexico, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 7.8
 44K
Law & Order (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It originally aired on NBC and, in syndication, on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered ...
Style: detective, realistic, tense, serious, clever ...
Plot: crime investigation, law and order, police, legal, murder investigation, homicide detective, dedicated lawyer, trial, police officer, lawyer, rivalry, punishment ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 80s, 2020s, 2010s ...
Place: usa, new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Movie in collections
 8.5
 274K
Hannibal (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 1680 min.
TV show
Story: Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him ...
Style: psychological, scary, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, cannibal, psychopath, mind game, cannibalism, death, murder, psychiatrist, mental patient, graphic violence, fbi, mental health ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are ...
Style: detective, tense, captivating, clever, grindhouse ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: law and order, sexual abuse, police, sex crime, law enforcement, criminal, police detective, female detective, partners against crime, lawyer, danger, fighting crime ...
Time: 90s, 2000s, 20th century, 2010s, 2020s ...
Place: new york, usa, las vegas, new york state
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.8
 16K
Wallander (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Sweden, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: This drama follows Inspector Kurt Wallander – a middle-aged everyman – as he struggles against a rising tide of violence in the apparently sleepy backwaters in and around Ystad in Skane, southern Sweden. Based on the international best-selling ...
Style: bleak, detective, tense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot: police detective, murder investigation, police investigation, police, loneliness, whodunit, life is a bitch, small town, depression, drinking problem, nordic, murder mystery ...
Time: future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
Style: detective, tense, realistic, serious, clever ...
Audience: kids
Plot: law and order, lawyer, murder investigation, trial, workplace situations, murder, power relations, mind game, partner, police, investigation, judiciary ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.3
 13K
Deadwind (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Finland, Germany, France
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: When Sofia Karppi, a detective in her 30's who is trying to get over her husband's death, discovers the body of a young woman on a construction site, she triggers a chain of events that threatens to destroy her life again.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, suspense, tense, dark ...
Plot: murder, homicide detective, family relations, danger, friendship, vengeance, female detective, ship, criminal, grief, nordic, investigation ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: helsinki finland, finland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Prime Suspect (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Prime Suspect is an American police procedural television drama series that premiered on NBC on September 22, 2011. It stars Maria Bello as Detective Jane Timoney. The series is a "re-imagining" of the original British series Prime ...
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective
Plot: policewoman, police investigation, police detective, law enforcement, investigator, sexism, police station, ambition, tough law enforcer, boss, murder, nypd ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
 8.1
 217K
Criminal Minds (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU ...
Style: psychological, exciting, serious, rough, detective ...
Audience: teens, family outing
Plot: fbi, investigation, serial killer, team, law enforcement, crime investigation, murder, danger, forensics, profiler, investigator, intelligence ...
Time: future, 2010s, 2000s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: usa, virginia, seattle, new york, arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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