Movies like Civanmert (1960)
The best movies like Civanmert (1960) are True Believer (1989), Winged Creatures (2009) and Siberian Education (2013). If Civanmert 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 ratedAbove the Rim (1994)7.1/10 from 251 votes
- Newest10 Days of a Curious Man (2024)Released 2024
True Believer (1989)
Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie reluctantly takes on a case of a young Korean man who, according to his mother, has been in jail for eight years for a murder he didn't commit.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWinged Creatures (2009)
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisSiberian Education (2013)
The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against this backdrop two best friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, gradually become fierce enemies as they find themselves on opposite sides of the strict code of honour of the ‘honest criminal’ brotherhood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like this10 Days of a Bad Man (2023)
Battered, broken and bereaved, a private investigator must muscle his way through a tangle of lies to uncover the truth behind a mansion murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Parts You Lose (2019)
An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like this10 Days of a Good Man (2023)
A lawyer turned private investigator takes on a missing person case, propelling him on an unexpected and life-altering quest.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAmerican Murderer (2022)
The True story of how charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown bankrolls his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Leising, a dogged FBI special agent determined to put Brown behind bars. When Brown’s funds run low and his past catches up with him, he plots his most elaborate scheme yet, pitting himself against Leising in a deadly game of cat and mouse — and becoming the most unlikely and elusive fugitive on the FBI’s most-wanted list.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisAbove the Rim (1994)
Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAmerican Skin (2019)
A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPanic (2000)
Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful part of his life. He seeks the help of a therapist and meets a woman in the waiting room that he connects with.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBelly (1998)
Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIll Manors (2012)
Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRun (1991)
When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGeorgetown (2019)
Ulrich Mott is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United States foreign policy. Encouraged in his attempts by his strategically chosen (and much older) wife, the well-connected journalist Elsa Brecht, Mott has a knack for making himself indispensable and impossible to ignore. The only one seemingly immune to his charms is Elsa's daughter Amanda, who might simply disapprove of her mother marrying a much younger man - or perhaps she senses something more sinister beneath the smooth-talking surface?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Enforcer (2022)
A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Public Eye (1992)
A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Prayer for the Dying (1987)
Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like this10 Days of a Curious Man (2024)
When a young woman goes missing in Istanbul, a jaded writer gets tangled up in a deadly chain of events as he sets out to find her—and a good story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTwenty Years Later (1972)
Released from jail after a twenty-year stretch, Nazim returns to Istanbul to find life in turmoil, his family life ruined, and has to deal with a series of personal disasters in the process.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & drama
Dişi Örümcek (1963)
A journalist campaigns for mayor, and after a beautiful girl asks for a ride in his car – and offers him a drink at her apartment, he forgets about his beautiful wife and his teenager son for the evening. Drugged, implicated in a murder, and with his son kidnapped…
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime & drama
Aslan Yürekli Kabadayı (1967)
Based on THE DEEP by Mickey Spillane, the film tells the story of a tough guy, who returns to his old neighborhood to avenge the murder of his childhood partner in crime.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
Beans (2000)
The duty of taking the tax return forms of the villagers to the big city is assigned to a naive young guy. The villagers trust him, and hand their tax return forms to him. Taking the forms along with the lunchbox full of beans his mother cooked for him, he's underway. But he meets some weird people on the way, who also run into some other weird people, and things start to follow an unexpected path for everyone involved, bringing hillarious moments along.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both crime
Love in Istanbul (1966)
Queen Nazli's daughter disappears at a young age, and the queen dies without seeing her. The heirs take advantage of the disappearance of the daughter to divide the wealth among them, but when the daughter suddenly appears, they try to stop her from having the wealth.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Meyhanecinin Kızı (1958)
As soon as Ali is released from prison, he rushes to his friend Selim's side. In the evening, they go to Viran Kazım's tavern. The tavern owner's daughter Zehra is also there. Ali and Zehra fall in love at first sight. Ali begins making plans to start a new life with Zehra. However, Çamur Süleyman, the troublemaker of the neighborhood, has no intention of letting Zehra go.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Bir Şoförün Gizli Defteri (1967)
Ali supports his mother and sister by working as a driver. He has fallen in love with Çiler, the daughter of his neighbors, the Mısırlızadeler family. In contrast to his father's humility, Çiler is arrogant and fond of luxury. Ali risks becoming part of a world he doesn't know or like in order to win Çiler's heart. However, he cannot protect the girl he loves from being dragged step by step into disaster. His love for Çiler will also drag Ali into great danger.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Namus Kanla Yazılır (1966)
Two brothers meet again after many years.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Aşktan da Üstün (1961)
Major Kemal joins the imperial forces, presenting himself as a supporter of Çerkez Ethem and the sultan. His goal is to discover the identity of the agent who has infiltrated the National Struggle. Kemal rises to the rank of major thanks to his military successes during his time as a spy. However, his brothers, Captain Nazmi and Lieutenant Mustafa, who are unaware of this situation, become hostile towards him. Meanwhile, İsmail Hakkı Bey, Kemal's only source of contact, is killed. Kemal continues his communication through his daughter Perihan. On the other hand, he falls in love with Nilüfer, his brother Nazmi's girlfriend. The love between the two becomes complicated when it merges with their espionage relationship.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Şoför Nebahat ve Kızı (1964)
Unlike her mother Hulya freewhells with her rich and spoiled friends. But Sofor Nebahat is poor and proud.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Civanmert?
The closest matches to Civanmert are True Believer (1989), Winged Creatures (2009) and Siberian Education (2013). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Civanmert?
Start with True Believer (1989), the closest match to Civanmert.
What is the highest-rated movie like Civanmert?
Above the Rim (1994), rated 7.1/10 by 251 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Civanmert?
10 Days of a Curious Man (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to Civanmert chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Civanmert, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.