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Movies that feel like Shallow Grave (1994)

If you loved Shallow Grave, the closest films we have are Body Heat (1981), A Simple Plan (1998) and Sin City (2005). All three share Shallow Grave's gritty and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on TCM, YouTube TV and Netflix and others, checked against today's data.

When David, Juliet, and Alex find their new roommate dead with a large sum of money, they agree to hide the body and keep the cash. However, this newfound fortune gradually corrodes their friendship.

πŸ… 72% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Danny Boylegrittytensewarmdarkly funnyatmospheric

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Body Heat
1981 Β· dir. Lawrence Kasdan
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.4thriller Β· crime

Both built around neo-noir

The difference: Missing the warmth of Shallow Grave

During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.

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A Simple Plan
1998 Β· dir. Sam Raimi
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.5crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Neo-noir is the engine of both

The difference: Not nearly as darkly funny as Shallow Grave

Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences.

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Sin City
2005 Β· dir. Robert Rodriguez
πŸ… 76%β˜… 8crime Β· thriller

The same mix in both: grit, then tension

Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home β€” Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

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Criss Cross
1949 Β· dir. Robert Siodmak
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.4crime Β· thriller

Atmospheric crime in both cases

The difference: 45 years apart, and the 1940s show

An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.

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The Big Clock
1948 Β· dir. John Farrow
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.6crime Β· thriller

Both trade on grit more than on being thriller

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again - when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss to find the killer. As the investigation proceeds to its conclusion, Stroud must try to disrupt his ordinarily brilliant investigative team as they increasingly build evidence that he is the killer.

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The Narrow Margin
1952 Β· dir. Richard Fleischer
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.6thriller Β· crime

Tense crime, and it commits to that

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a train journey from Chicago to Los Angeles.

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Out of the Past
1947 Β· dir. Jacques Tourneur
πŸ… 87%β˜… 8crime Β· thriller

Thriller built on atmosphere, twice over

The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

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Fargo
1996 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8.1crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Both circle dark comedy and money

The difference: Leans drama where Shallow Grave does not

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

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Phone Booth
2003 Β· dir. Joel Schumacher
πŸ… 72%β˜… 7.1thriller Β· crime

Crime with a pulse of grit, in both cases

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.

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One False Move
1992 Β· dir. Carl Franklin
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.1crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Both trade on tension more than on being thriller

Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.

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Get Carter
1971 Β· dir. Mike Hodges
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.3crime Β· thriller

A streak of atmosphere through both

Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brother's death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, Carter seeks out his brother’s friends and acquaintances to learn who murdered his sibling and why.

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Jackie Brown
1997 Β· dir. Quentin Tarantino
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.5crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Money sits at the heart of each

Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan β€” with help from a bail bondsman β€” to keep the money for herself.

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