Movies like Crimes of Passion (1984)
The best movies like Crimes of Passion (1984) are Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986), Klute (1971) and Dagger Eyes (1983). If Crimes of Passion 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 ratedBlue Velvet (1986)7.6/10 from 4,043 votes
- NewestLonely Hearts (2006)Released 2006
Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKlute (1971)
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDagger Eyes (1983)
After unknowingly coming into possession of an incriminating set of photos, a glamorous call girl in Rome becomes the target of a switchblade-wielding assassin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Sea of Love (1989)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThis World, Then the Fireworks (1997)
In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sister, plan to get rich through seduction and murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Street Smart (1987)
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCruising (1980)
When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the gay S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCutter's Way (1981)
Alex Cutter is a boozy, belligerent and deeply cynical Vietnam veteran whose encounter with a landmine during the war has left him minus an eye, a leg and an arm. When his drifter playboy friend Richard Bone is falsely accused of murder, Cutter sets out for revenge in his own inimitable style.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFear City (1984)
Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisAmerican Gigolo (1980)
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJaded (1998)
When an innocent young girl finds herself befriended by two sexy, uninhibited girls at a small-town bar, she discovers that they have more planned than just a party-and she's central to the action.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Lonely Hearts (2006)
In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. Two detectives try to nab the duo who find their targets via the personals in the paper.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBody Heat (1981)
During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlack Widow (1987)
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoodbye Lover (1999)
Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Last Seduction (1994)
A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMasquerade (1988)
A recently orphaned heiress meets a young racing yacht captain on Long Island. He shows interest in her and, being heiress to $200,000,000, love may not be the reason.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBound (1996)
Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlue Velvet (1986)
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Sex Spa (2003)
Detective Emmy Ridgeway and her partner investigate the death of a wealthy and influential woman. All clues lead them to a spa, where health treatments are not the only things on offer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLipstick (1976)
A top fashion model seeks justice after getting sexually assaulted by her teenage sister's obsessive music teacher.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisBasic Instinct (1992)
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDressed to Kill (1980)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKilling Me Softly (2002)
A woman grows suspicious of her controlling husband after she discovers secrets about the women in his past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Amateur (1981)
A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Whore (1991)
Trapped in a dangerous loop of bad luck and cheap motels, and under constant threat from her volatile pimp, prostitute Liz guides the audience through a high-stakes night on the streets. Through fourth-wall-breaking confessionals and gritty flashbacks, she reveals how she—a desperate mother—ended up selling her body to survive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisUndercover (1995)
A female cop goes undercover in a high price whorehouse to find a murderer and discovers she likes the assignment more than she should.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Jade (1995)
When a prominent art dealer is found murdered, the man's death leads to an intriguing investigation steeped in sex, corruption and crime. District Attorney David Corelli gets assigned to the case and discovers that a key suspect is his ex-lover Katrina Gavin, a beautiful psychologist who has settled down with his old friend and peer. As Corelli gets deeper into the case, he uncovers dark secrets with far-reaching implications.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisDelta of Venus (1995)
A struggling American writer and a fellow American expatriate begin a sordid affair among the chaos and discord of 1940 Paris, France on the brink of World War II.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Crimes of Passion?
The closest matches to Crimes of Passion are Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986), Klute (1971) and Dagger Eyes (1983). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Crimes of Passion?
People who watched Crimes of Passion most often go on to Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986), Klute (1971) and Dagger Eyes (1983).
What is the highest-rated movie like Crimes of Passion?
Blue Velvet (1986), rated 7.6/10 by 4,043 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Crimes of Passion?
Lonely Hearts (2006) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Crimes of Passion?
Yes: Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986), Klute (1971) and Sea of Love (1989).
How are movies similar to Crimes of Passion chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Crimes of Passion, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.