Films like My Friend Dahmer (2017)

My Friend Dahmer (2017) is crime, drama, history. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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Barreda (2026)

Also crime and drama. 7.2/10

A fictionalized drama film based on one of the most shocking crimes in Argentina's history. In 1992, Ricardo Barreda was an unassuming dentist, brutally murdered his wife…
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

Also crime and drama. 7.4/10

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
The Irishman (2019)

Also crime and drama. 7.6/10

Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man…
Patriots Day (2016)

Also crime and drama. 7.1/10

In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt…
Public Enemies (2009)

Also crime and drama. 6.7/10

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the…
House of Gucci (2021)

Also crime and drama. 6.6/10

When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless…
Just Mercy (2019)

Also crime and drama. 7.8/10

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man…
Gangs of New York (2002)

Also crime and drama. 7.3/10

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a…
BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Also crime and drama. 7.5/10

Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux…
The Treacherous (2015)

Also crime and drama. 6.1/10

The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman…
Richard Jewell (2019)

Also crime and drama. 7.4/10

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert…
Black Mass (2015)

Also crime and drama. 6.5/10

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a…
The Alto Knights (2025)

Also crime and drama. 6.2/10

Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a…
We (2018)

Also crime and drama. 5.4/10

During a scorching summer in a Belgian-Dutch border village, eight teenagers play games of discovery to break the listless monotony. They challenge each other and themselves and…
Snowden (2016)

Also crime and drama. 7.1/10

CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
The Money Maker (2026)

Also crime and drama. 7.1/10

A Polish engineer relocates to France and becomes a legendary counterfeiter. Working solo, he crafts flawless fake francs worth millions over 14 years, earning the nickname…
Breach (2007)

Also crime and drama. 6.6/10

Eric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent, with his unexpected promotion and assignment…
12.12: The Day (2023)

Also crime and drama. 7.6/10

After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d'état bursts out by Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers…
All the Money in the World (2017)

Also crime and drama. 6.5/10

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the…
No Man of God (2021)

Also crime and drama. 6.6/10

The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
Serpico (1973)

Also crime and drama. 7.5/10

New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Gotti (2018)

Also crime and drama. 5.3/10

John Gotti rises to the top of the New York underworld to become the boss of the Gambino crime family. His life takes a tumultuous turn as he faces tragedy, multiple trials and a…
True Story (2015)

Also crime and drama. 6.3/10

A drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's…
Sade (2000)

Also crime and drama. 5.6/10

A man prepares himself to be transferred to a detention center and rest home where he will relive one more time the highlights of his youth.