Blue Velvet

Movies Like

Blue Velvet (1986)

Mystery, Thriller, Crime

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1971 ★ 6.8

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Bad Influence

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1990 ★ 6.0

Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.

Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1980 ★ 7.0

After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

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2010 ★ 6.1

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Strange Days

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1995 ★ 7.0

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Righteous Kill

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2008 ★ 5.9

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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992 ★ 7.4

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

Sea of Love

Sea of Love

1989 ★ 6.6

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.

Brake

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A Secret Service Agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures high-speed mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract needed information for their sinister plot.

Too Late

Too Late

2016 ★ 6.8

Private investigator Mel Sampson is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past.

Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

2000 ★ 8.0

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Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

2007 ★ 7.3

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.

The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

1990 ★ 6.0

Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.

Vice Squad

Vice Squad

1982 ★ 6.2

An unlikely Hollywood hooker helps a detective set a trap for a mutilator pimp.

The Killer

The Killer

2024 ★ 6.2

Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by criminal colleagues and a determined police detective.

Dead Man Down

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2013 ★ 6.2

In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.

The Black Book

The Black Book

2023 ★ 6.7

After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.

Under the Silver Lake

Under the Silver Lake

2018 ★ 6.4

Young and disenchanted Sam meets a mysterious and beautiful woman who's swimming in his building's pool one night. When she suddenly vanishes the next morning, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy.

All the Devils Are Here

All the Devils Are Here

2025 ★ 6.1

After a heist, four criminals lay low in a remote safehouse, waiting for orders. As paranoia builds, one thing becomes clear — the real threat may not be outside, but among them.

Suburbicon

Suburbicon

2017 ★ 5.9

In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.

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