Movies like Jack Irish: Dead Point (2014)
The best movies like Jack Irish: Dead Point (2014) are Jack Irish: Black Tide (2012), Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012) and Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here (2011). If Jack Irish: Dead Point hooked you with its crime and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedAnimal Kingdom (2010)6.8/10 from 949 votes
- NewestKane (2023)Released 2023
- Same seriesJack Irish: Black Tide (2012)Jack Irish
Jack Irish: Black Tide (2012)
Jack Irish has no shortage of friends, but family members are few and far between. His wife was murdered by an ex-client and his father is a fading photo on the pubs football wall of fame. So when Des Connors, the last link to his dad, calls to ask for help in the matter of a missing son, Jack is more than happy to lend a hand. But sometimes prodigal sons go missing for a reason... As Jack begins to dig, he discovers that Gary Connors was a man with something to hide, and his friends are people with yet darker and even more deadly secrets.
Why it matches: Same series: Jack Irish · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJack Irish: Bad Debts (2012)
Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover - the complete man really. Jack is an expert in finding those who don't want to be found - dead or alive. He helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.
Why it matches: Same series: Jack Irish · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnderbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here (2011)
Tell Them Lucifer Was Here depicts the tragic murders of Victorian police officers, Gary Silk and Rod Miller which occurred in 1998 and shows the enormous efforts of the Lorimer Task Force in leading the manhunt for their killer or killers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Goldstone (2016)
Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry. What seems like a simple investigation unearths an intricate web of crime, corruption, human trafficking, and coordinated exploitation of indigenous people’s land. Jay must bury his differences with young local cop Josh, so together they can bring justice to Goldstone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnimal Kingdom (2010)
Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another path when a cop seeks to help him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMystery Road (2013)
A murdered girl is found under a bridge on a remote road and indigenous detective Jay Swan gets the case. Jay finds that no-one is that interested in solving the murder of an indigenous teenager and he is forced to work alone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAustralia Day (2017)
On Australia's most controversial national holiday, the lives of three Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds will collide, illuminating contemporary issues of racial tension and national identity that simmer beneath the surface of modern Australia.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Underbelly Files: Infiltration (2011)
It tells the true story of Victorian detective Colin McLaren who posed as a shady art dealer and infiltrated the Australian branch of the Calabrian Mafia.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Jindabyne (2006)
Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisFatal Honeymoon (2012)
Based on a true story, Fatal Honeymoon tells the shocking story and controversy surrounding a newlywed who tragically dies on her dream honeymoon and the subsequent investigation as to whether or not her husband was guilty of killing her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Breath (2017)
A pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne (2011)
Australian television film based on alleged events surrounding the death of Caroline Byrne in June 1995. Byrne was found in the early morning of 8 June at the base of a cliff at The Gap, a notorious suicide spot in Sydney.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Kane (2023)
Benny works for old school crime boss Abe, Abe has multiple personalities and is in a gang war with the notorious Frankie. Kane is the deadliest of Abe's personalities, the next 24 hours will be a killer. Today is a good day to die.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Don't Tell (2017)
Based on true events that changed the law. This is the story of a survivor, Lyndal, a young woman sexually abused as an 11 year old while attending a prestigious school. Her courage to fight for justice is entrusted to a local lawyer determined to build a case and give Lyndal peace from her torment. With the help of his aspiring young associate and an enigmatic barrister, the lawyer and Lyndal find their way together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Out of the Blue (2006)
Ordinary people find extraordinary courage in the face of madness. On 13–14 November 1990 that madness came to Aramoana, a small New Zealand seaside town, in the form of a lone gunman with a high-powered semi-automatic rifle. As he stalked his victims the terrified and confused residents were trapped for 24 hours while a handful of under-resourced and under-armed local policemen risked their lives trying to find him and save the survivors. Based on true events.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & 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: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDownriver (2015)
James has served time for drowning a little boy when he was a child, although the body was never found in the river. A visit from his victim's mother upon parole sends him on a quest to find the truth. With little time and danger at every turn, James risks his freedom and his life to uncover the trail of sins that might give closure to the grieving mother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Family Portrait (2017)
Three murders, two weddings and a funeral... life's never been straightforward for Doctor Lucien Blake and Jean. So why would anything change now?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
An Officer and a Murderer (2012)
The true story of Colonel Russell Williams, one Canada’s most powerful and respected Air Force Officers, who committed numerous brutal crimes and was eventually brought down by a tenacious small town police detective.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Little Fish (2005)
Set in the Little Saigon district outside of Sydney, a woman trying to escape her past becomes embroiled in a drug deal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Tracker (2002)
Somewhere in Australia in the early 20th century outback, an Aboriginal man is accused of murdering a white woman. Three white men are on a mission to capture him with the help of an experienced Indigenous man.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSalem Falls (2011)
A man with a troubled past tries to settle down in a small town, finds love and then ends up being the target of a witch hunt.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
The Killing Field (2014)
A task force is sent to a small country town to investigate a shocking crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Noise (2007)
The community reels after an incident on a suburban train. A young cop, beset with doubt and afflicted with tinnitus, is pitched into the chaos that follows this tragic event. He struggles to clear the noises in his head while all around him deal with the after burn of the crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCatching the Black Widow (2017)
The courageous story of a tenacious New Zealand woman who would stop at nothing in seeking justice for her brother's murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Veronica Guerin (2003)
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat Doesn't Kill You (2008)
Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnother Day in Paradise (1998)
In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong, leading to dissent, violence, and murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Kitchen (2019)
The mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands — proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition… literally.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEmpire (2002)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Jack Irish: Dead Point?
The closest matches to Jack Irish: Dead Point are Jack Irish: Black Tide (2012), Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012) and Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Jack Irish: Dead Point?
People who watched Jack Irish: Dead Point most often go on to Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here (2011), Goldstone (2016) and Animal Kingdom (2010).
What is the highest-rated movie like Jack Irish: Dead Point?
Animal Kingdom (2010), rated 6.8/10 by 949 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Jack Irish: Dead Point?
Kane (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Jack Irish: Dead Point part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Jack Irish, which includes Jack Irish: Black Tide (2012) and Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012).
Are there English movies like Jack Irish: Dead Point?
Yes: Jack Irish: Black Tide (2012), Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012) and Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here (2011).
How are movies similar to Jack Irish: Dead Point chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Jack Irish: Dead Point, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.