Movies like Letters from the Beyond (2023)
The best movies like Letters from the Beyond (2023) are Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021), Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021) and Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022). If Letters from the Beyond hooked you with its tv movie and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedM (1931)8.1/10 from 2,600 votes
- NewestMarko (2025)Released 2025
- In GermanM (1931)Also in German
Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021)
Tess gets invited to be a part of a popular game show, but when the host is unexpectedly murdered, she and Detective Logan O'Connor seek to uncover who was behind it all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021)
Just days before Aurora’s wedding, a body is discovered, and she fears her father may be a suspect. She and Nick race to solve the cold case before they walk down the aisle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)
A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals and where years ago Aurora and Sally, as teenagers, discovered a body.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFlower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud (2016)
Former attorney-turned-small-town-florist, Abby Knight, has a nose for sleuthing, quickly embroiled in a murder investigation, grateful for the help when she teams with retired private eye, Marco Salvare, who now owns a local bar and grill.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChronicle Mysteries: Vines that Bind (2019)
The latest edition of Alex McPherson’s true crime podcast leads her and most of the Chronicle staff to nearby Macklin, where they investigate the death of a vintner that was ruled an accident by the local police.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisCrossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)
When an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper is found murdered on the very day her puzzle includes his proposal of marriage, Tess unofficially teams up with Detective Logan O’Connor to find the killer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDead Man's Folly (1986)
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con (2021)
When Aida Teagarden's real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter Aurora sets out with her fiancé Nick and the Real Murders Club to solve the murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMiss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)
Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCrossword Mysteries: Abracadaver (2020)
During her birthday celebration, Tess and Logan find themselves swept up in a world that isn't always what it seems when the headlining magician at the Magic Manor winds up dead.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisJesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek (2020)
When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRiddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also... a murderer.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDesert Dawn (2025)
A newly appointed small-town sheriff and his begrudging deputy get tangled up in a web of lies and corruption involving shady businessmen and the cartel while investigating the murder of a mysterious woman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNo Night Is Too Long (2002)
A chance meeting, a stolen kiss and a sudden flare of passion sets a handsome young university student on a journey of betrayal, heartbreak and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
Detective Chief Superintendent Maurice Jobson is forced to remember the very similar disappearance of Clare Kemplay, who was found dead in 1974, and the subsequent imprisonment of local boy Michael Myshkin. Washed-up local solicitor John Piggott becomes convinced of Myshkin's innocence and begins to fight on his behalf, unwittingly providing a catalyst for Jobson to start to right some wrongs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMurder in Three Acts (1986)
In Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSeeds of Yesterday (2015)
The Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHailey Dean Mysteries: Deadly Estate (2017)
When Hailey helps her friend Pam sell her recently deceased parent’s estate, she becomes suspicious when Pam suddenly leaves town without notice. To make matters worse, Pam's boyfriend is the sudden victim of an accident and the man Hailey's dating, Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Jonas McClellan, falls critically ill. Now Hailey must determine: Are all these events a coincidence?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDoctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)
When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Biggest Post-war Kidnapping: The Yoshinobu case (1979)
A TV film based on the kidnapping and murder of 4 year old Yoshinobu Murakoshi.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
M (1931)
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisLuciano's Successor (2024)
In order to hunt down a missing artifact, two detectives interrogate the recently captured master thief Arsenia Beaumont. But Arsenia is not one to let her secrets be known to just anyone. Only one detective has ever earned her respect. The detectives must prove they are worthy opponents if they want to finish their case.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
The Killing of Time (2024)
In this indirect sequel to "The Pure and the Damned," childhood friends Ellis and Benny kill time as they await their newest partner in the midst of a robbery.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
Sarajevo (2014)
The events in Sarajevo in June 1914 are the backdrop for a thriller directed by Andreas Prochaska and written by Martin Ambrosch, focusing on the examining magistrate Dr. Leo Pfeffer (Florian Teichtmeister) investigating the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Trying to do his job in a time of lawlessness and violence, intrigues and betrayal, Leo struggles to maintain his integrity and save his love, Marija, and her father, prominent Serbian merchant. But the events of Sarajevo have set into motion an inescapable course of events that will escalate to become … the Great War.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord (2021)
Max S. reveals how he built a drug empire from his childhood bedroom in this story that inspired the series "How to Sell Drugs Online."
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUma História de Crimes (2024)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
Marko (2025)
The truth is sometimes too beautiful
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
MRITYORMUKSHI (2025)
Single father Raghu is pulled into a deadly conspiracy when his child is taken hostage, forcing him into a violent game of crime and fate.Hunted by a mysterious masked figure, he must confront the consequences of his past choices. Mrityormukshi is a gripping thriller about guilt,morality, and the price of one’s actions. “Mrityormukshi” is a a gripping thriller that explores guilt,morality, and the inescapable grasp of destiny.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
Sweet Pea & Glass (2023)
Two rookies have one last chance to prove themselves to the "Suits" gang. All they have to do is ditch a body in enemy territory without being caught. If the rival "Scars" don't kill them, their boss sure will.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Letters from the Beyond?
The closest matches to Letters from the Beyond are Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021), Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part (2021) and Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Letters from the Beyond?
Start with Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (2021), the closest match to Letters from the Beyond.
What is the highest-rated movie like Letters from the Beyond?
M (1931), rated 8.1/10 by 2,600 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Letters from the Beyond?
Marko (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there German movies like Letters from the Beyond?
Yes: M (1931), Sarajevo (2014) and Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord (2021).
How are movies similar to Letters from the Beyond chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Letters from the Beyond, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.