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Movies that feel likeBrick (2006)

A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.

If you loved Brick, the closest films we have are The Imposter (2012), 12 (2007) and Mother (2009). All three share Brick's contemplative and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is After Dark, My Sweet (1990).

πŸ… 79% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Rian Johnsoncontemplativetwistygritty
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If Brick hit the spot, these will too

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The Imposter
2012 Β· dir. Bart Layton
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.4documentary Β· mystery Β· crimePrime Video

Both are working the same pair: the investigation, disappearance

The difference: Leans harder into documentary than Brick does

In 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from his home in San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive in a village in southern Spain with a horrifying story of kidnap and torture. His family is overjoyed to bring him home. But all is not quite as it seems.

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12
2007 Β· dir. Nikita Mikhalkov
πŸ… 76%β˜… 7.5crime Β· drama Β· mystery

Contemplative where it counts, twisty underneath

A loose remake of β€œ12 Angry Men”, β€œ12” is set in contemporary Moscow where 12 very different men must unanimously decide the fate of a young Chechen accused of murdering his step-father, a Russian army officer. Consigned to a makeshift jury room in a school gymnasium, one by one each man takes center stage to confront, connect, and confess while the accused awaits a verdict and revisits his heartbreaking journey through war in flashbacks.

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Mother
2009 Β· dir. Bong Joon Ho
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.7crime Β· drama Β· mystery

The same preoccupation in both: murder

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.

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The Third Murder
2017 Β· dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6.7drama Β· mystery Β· crime

Common ground: murder

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.

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The White Ribbon
2009 Β· dir. Michael Haneke
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.8drama Β· mystery

Gritty drama in both cases

An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.

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After Dark, My Sweet
1990 Β· dir. James Foley
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.5crime Β· drama Β· mysteryStarz

Both lean on stillness more than on mystery

Three desperados try to kidnap a wealthy child in hope of turning their lives around.

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Changeling
2008 Β· dir. Clint Eastwood
πŸ… 61%β˜… 7.7crime Β· drama Β· mystery

Twisty crime, and it commits to that

Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, her quest for truth exposes a world of corruption.

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And Then There Were None
1945 Β· dir. RenΓ© Clair
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.3crime Β· drama Β· mysteryPrime Video

Both are built on the same subject: whodunit

The difference: 61 years apart, and the 1940s show

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests. Soon they start being murdered, one by one. As the survivors try to keep their wits, they reach a disturbing conclusion: one of them must be the killer.

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Lantana
2001 Β· dir. Ray Lawrence
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.2crime Β· drama Β· mystery

One thread runs through both: the investigation

Plagued with grief over the murder of her daughter, Valerie Somers suspects that her husband John is cheating on her. When Valerie disappears, Detective Leon Zat attempts to solve the mystery of her absence. A complex web of love, sex and deceit emerges -- drawing in four related couples whose various partners are distrustful and suspicious about each other's involvement.

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Drishyam
2015 Β· dir. Nishikant Kamat
πŸ… 64%β˜… 8.2mystery Β· thriller Β· drama

Drama built on grit, twice over

When his family stares down the barrel of criminal charges, a commoner channels his street smarts and knowledge of action films to tie the long arm of the law into an investigative Gordian knot.

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Murder on the Orient Express
2017 Β· dir. Kenneth Branagh
πŸ… 60%β˜… 6.5mystery Β· drama Β· crimeMax

Mystery with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.

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A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014 Β· dir. Scott Frank
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.5crime Β· drama Β· mystery

Both keep coming back to the same thing: drugs

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

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