Movies like The Midnight Man 1974

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The Midnight Man (1974)
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The Midnight Man (1974)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: An ex-convict, and ex-cop, finds himself in the midst of drama as a murder, of a female student, is commited at the university where he works as a night watchman. He is reluctantly drawn into the criminal investigation and eventually becomes a suspect in the case. Will he be able to find the real murderer and clear his own name, or not?
Style: political
Plot: murder, spy, private investigator, murder mystery, blackmail, police corruption, janitor, night watchman, parole officer, investigation, ex convict, cop, lesbian, reprisal, father daughter relationship, sheriff, religious fanatic, male female relationship, motel, redneck, tractor, female female relationship, husband wife relationship, male male relationship, armed robbery ...
Place: south carolina

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, realistic and suspense films with plots about murder, investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, uncover truth, deadly and husband wife relationship mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Midnight Man: Too Late to Say Goodbye (2009), Such a Lovely Town... (1979), Grey Lady (2017), Lady Against the Odds (1992), Gorky Park (1983). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Too Late to Say Goodbye (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Jenn Corbin seems to have it all; the perfect husband, children and life. But when this suburban wife and mother in an upscale Atlanta suburb, commits suicide, authorities discover a marriage of secrets and betrayal. While the investigation seems to ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot: false identity, infidelity, murder, murder mystery, murder investigation, investigation, uncover truth, cheating wife, marital infidelity, husband wife relationship, internet dating, crime investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Such a Lovely Town... (1979)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but ...
Plot: wife, power, dead body, unfaithfulness, accomplice, feudalism, judge, murder, corpse, death, economics, infidelity ...
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89%
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Grey Lady (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A Boston police officer goes to Nantucket to investigate the murder of his partner, but he finds more than he bargained for.
Style: disturbing, psychological, suspense, captivating
Plot: investigation, homicide detective, murder investigation, murder mystery, male female relationship, murder, police detective, island, police investigation, uncover truth, crime solving, serial killer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Lady Against the Odds (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A private detective becomes involved in a new cast when her partner's guardian is murdered.
Style: detective, mind bending, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot: private investigator, murder, law enforcement, private detective, investigation, custody, guardian, female detective, industrialist, deadly
Time: 1940s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Gorky Park (1983)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but finds his attempts to solve the crime impeded by his superiors. Working on his own, Renko seeks out more information and stumbles across a ...
Style: detective, political, suspense, tense, bleak ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cold war, spy, murder, conspiracy, police investigation, espionage, secret agent, murder investigation, kgb agent, murder mystery, politics, police corruption ...
Time: year 1983, 80s
Place: moscow russia, russia, ussr, stockholm sweden, eastern europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Francesca Quinn, PI (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: When private investigator Francesca “Frankie” Quinn’s fiancé is murdered, his sister hires her to find the killer. Frankie must work with Wyn, the local detective assigned to the case…who also happens to be her ex. As the one-time couple ...
Style: suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, tense, captivating
Plot: murder investigation, crime investigation, police investigation, murderer, private investigator, crime solving, homicide detective, secret, uncover truth, murder mystery, murder, who done it ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Ships in the Night: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: When an art gallery robbery leads to the death of the contemptible gallery manager, former Boston detective Jeff Jackson teams up with local doctor - and old flame - Dr. Zee Madeiras, to catch the killer.
Style: stylized, suspenseful, captivating, psychological
Plot: police, murder mystery, whodunit, murder, crime investigation, investigation, puzzle, law enforcement, police detective, arrested, forgery, scolding ...
Place: boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
 6.7
 2K
Brigham City (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Wes Clayton is a lawman and a bishop in a Mormon community called Brigham. The town is shaken when a woman from California is found murdered. Clayton and his young deputy work with an FBI agent sent to investigate. As a civil and spiritual leader in ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, tense, enigmatic, serious ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, mormon, murder investigation, murder mystery, sheriff, law enforcement, social relations, self discovery, christian, small town, psychopath ...
Place: utah, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Tony Rome (1967)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a houseboat, is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in the process has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami Beach PD.
Style: detective, neo noir, noir, retro, thrilling ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: private detective, private investigator, murder, deep south, sea, mysticism, prostitute, beach, investigation, redheaded woman, boat, violent content ...
Time: year 1967, 60s
Place: miami, florida, usa, miami beach
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Cutter's Way (1981)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.
Style: noir, neo noir, atmospheric, psychological, suspense ...
Audience: manly
Plot: murder, murder mystery, revenge, investigation, existentialism, conspiracy, false accusation, veteran, vietnam war, dishonesty, alcohol abuse, twists and turns ...
Time: year 1981, 80s
Place: california, vietnam, los angeles, asia, southern california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: After being forced into early retirement, former detective Jeff Jackson returns to a quiet life on Martha's Vineyard. Quiet, at least, until a body washes up and he's drawn back into crime solving.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, captivating, stylized
Plot: crime investigation, murder, romancing partners, uncover truth, investigation, puzzle, who done it, law enforcement, police detective, professional, murder mystery, police ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
 4.2
 14K
Brazen (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Mystery writer Grace Miller has killer instincts when it comes to motive - and she'll need every bit of expertise to help solve her sister's murder.
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, crime drama ...
Plot: murder, investigation, murder mystery, murder investigation, life is a bitch, double life, private investigation, crime solving, secret identity, sisters, hidden identity, uncover truth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Internet sensation and old family friend of Aurora Teagarden, Poppy Wilson, has returned to Lawrenceton to start her new embroidery business. But not everyone is happy with Poppy's success when she turns up dead. To find the killer, Roe must ...
Style: light, feel good, entertaining, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: amateur detective, murder investigation, murder, librarian, uncover truth, private investigation, murder mystery, resourceful, escapades, investigation, death of friend, old friend ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Six former sorority sisters are suspected of murder when a baby's skeleton is found in the ruins of the sorority house.
Style: political
Plot: murder, sorority, female bonding, female friendship, all female cast, lesbian, abortion, reunion
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A career officer and his wife work with a police detective to uncover the truth behind their son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Style: detective, touching, suspense, tense, psychological ...
Plot: guilt, investigation, army, military, army investigation, war crime, cover up, murder investigation, character study, uncover truth, parent child relationship, loss of son ...
Time: year 2007, year 2004, 21st century
Place: iraq, new mexico, afghanistan, persia, tennessee ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Jane Doe must solve the kidnapping of a famous mentalist who possesses the names of secret foreign agents.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, suspense
Plot: blackmail, spy, secret agent, top secret, female detective, national security, state affairs, husband wife relationship, who done it, family relations, undercover, hidden identity ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Kuttrame Thandanai (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A man is slowly going blind and cannot afford the surgery to fix his eyes. When he witnesses a young woman's murder, the killers offer him a large sum of money to remain quiet.
Style: suspense, suspense thriller, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: murder, murder mystery, crime solving, investigation, blindness and impaired vision, murder investigation, sleuth, visual impairment, fighting crime, blind man, forensics, crime investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, but she also never wanted to see him dead. When his body is found outside of Aurora’s home, she then becomes the main suspect. Determined to find ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, realistic, serious, psychological
Plot: murder mystery, murder investigation, police captain, reporter, murder, misunderstanding, librarian, winter, snow, police investigation, questioned by police, marriage proposal ...
Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Style: detective, surprise ending, suspense, artsy, clever ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: murder mystery, whodunit, investigation, train, murder, vengeance, snow, private detective, twists and turns, conspiracy, suspect, deduction ...
Time: 1930s, year 2017, 2010s, year 1934, 1920s ...
Place: turkey, alps, venice, former yugoslavia, istanbul turkey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the ...
Style: suspense, political, disturbing, realistic, political thriller ...
Audience: adult
Plot: racism, small town, civil rights, african american, police, ku klux klan, investigation, murder, deep south, racial slur, discrimination, violence ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1988, year 1964
Place: mississippi, america, usa, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Dead Man's Folly (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
Style: serious, realistic, talky, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: private detective, murder mystery, multiple suspects, murder, whodunit, hercule poirot, investigation, dishonesty, conspiracy, secretly observing, mother son relationship, writers ...
Time: 80s
Place: england, belgium, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of the killer before he or she ...
Style: detective, realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful
Plot: murder mystery, whodunit, murder, amateur detective, female detective, hollywood, actor's life, artists and showbiz, uncover truth, investigation, destiny, beach ...
Time: 90s
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Exposed (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: After witnessing a miracle, a young Latina woman experiences strange things as a police detective searches for the truth behind his partner's death.
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, enigmatic, captivating ...
Plot: murder, rape, police corruption, twists and turns, deception, police detective, police partner, rape victim, illegal drugs, murder investigation, investigator, police ...
Time: year 2016, 21st century
Place: usa, iraq, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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The Black Dahlia (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Lee Blanchard and Bucky Bleichert are former boxers-turned-cops in 1940s Los Angeles and, when an aspiring young actress turns up dead, Blanchard and Bleichert must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue ...
Style: neo noir, suspense, detective, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot: femme fatale, dangerous attraction, police investigation, murder, obsession, police corruption, lesbian, danger, greed, hollywood, justice, lesbian sex ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 2006, 2000s, post world war two ...
Place: california, los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Jordan White, a publisher friend of Perry, is called to a hotel where a guest, famous horror writer David Hall, has cleared out the hotel for a weekend and has called his "friends" - an actress, a fortune-teller, David's private ...
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective
Plot: hotel, courtroom, law, advocate, lawyer, motel, intelligence agency, private investigator, murder, who done it, false accusation, courtroom drama ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 6.5
 8K
Bubble (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: Set against the backdrop of a decaying Midwestern town, a murder becomes the focal point of three people who work in a doll factory.
Style: bleak, meditative, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot: murder, working class, small town, murder mystery, investigation, love triangle, loneliness, character study, factory, society, police detective, dull life ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: ohio, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story: Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend — a mystery that carries him from the gin-soaked jazz clubs of Harlem to the slums of Brooklyn to the gilded halls of New ...
Style: neo noir, enigmatic, period piece, cult classic, crime drama ...
Audience: date night, family friendly, adult
Plot: private detective, interracial romance, murder investigation, investigation, murder, social injustice, politics, crime investigation, organized crime, murder mystery, racial segregation, detective agency ...
Time: 50s, 1950s, future, year 2019, 20th century
Place: brooklyn new york city, harlem, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A retired lady judge runs a private detective agency, helped by an ex-con and various parolees.
Plot: detective agency, murder, ex convict, probation, private detective
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty? (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When Tracy, an aspiring singer breaks up with her longtime boyfriend Joe on the set of a popular talk show, everyone assumes it's nothing more than tv tabloid hijinks. But when the talk show host turns up dead, all evidence points to Joe. ...
Style: suspense, serious, realistic, tense, detective
Plot: murder mystery, lawyer, murder, district attorney, crime scene, fictional reality show, uncover truth, legal investigation, partner, twists and turns, legal, puzzle ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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 1K
Route 9 (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: During a routine surveilance on desolate Route 9, two small town deputies come across over one million dollars in cash, a van full of drugs, several dead bodies and not a witness in sight.
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, bleak
Plot: small town, cop, nypd, cash, sheriff, investigation, drug dealing, witnessing a crime, dishonesty, law enforcement, crime gone awry, corrupt law enforcer ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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