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Movies that feel like The Thin Blue Line (1988)

If you loved The Thin Blue Line, the closest films we have are Into the Abyss (2011), A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and 3:10 to Yuma (2007). All three share The Thin Blue Line's gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

An unorthodox investigation into the wrongful conviction of Randall Dale Adams for the 1976 murder of Dallas police officer Robert Wood. Using stylized reenactments and interviews with key figures, conflicting testimonies and evidence are presented to argue that Adams was framed by a corrupt justice system, ultimately leading to his exoneration.

πŸ… 100% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Errol Morrisgritty

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If The Thin Blue Line hit the spot, these will too

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Into the Abyss
2011 Β· dir. Werner Herzog
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.3documentary Β· crime

Death penalty and texas, at the center of both

The difference: A 2010s film, from a different era of filmmaking

We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.

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A Fistful of Dollars
1964 Β· dir. Sergio Leone
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.9western

Murder sits at the heart of each

The difference: Plays it as western more than The Thin Blue Line does

The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.

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3:10 to Yuma
2007 Β· dir. James Mangold
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.6western

Crime built on grit, twice over

In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans, struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial.

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For a Few Dollars More
1965 Β· dir. Sergio Leone
πŸ… 92%β˜… 8.2western

Gritty documentary, and it commits to that

Two bounty hunters both pursue the brutal and sadistic bandit, El Indio, who has a large bounty on his head.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966 Β· dir. Sergio Leone
πŸ… 97%β˜… 8.8western

Both trade on grit more than on being crime

While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.

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

The same preoccupation in both: investigation

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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πŸ… 94%β˜… 8.5documentary Β· crime

Both keep circling back to murder

In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.

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GoodFellas
1990 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.7drama Β· crime

Crime approached the same way

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

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Casino
1995 Β· dir. Martin Scorsese
πŸ… 79%β˜… 8.2crime Β· drama

The same crime instincts

In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

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Straight Time
1978 Β· dir. Ulu Grosbard
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.4crime Β· drama

Cut from the same crime cloth

After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.

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A Clockwork Orange
1971 Β· dir. Stanley Kubrick
πŸ… 86%β˜… 8.2science fiction Β· crime

Both are crime through and through

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

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Blue Collar
1978 Β· dir. Paul Schrader
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.5drama Β· crime

Crime approached the same way

Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.

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