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Standard feature-length experiences.

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Best for fans of who appreciate concise storytelling.

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Maniac
6.1

Maniac

1963

When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

The Quiller Memorandum
5.8

The Quiller Memorandum

1966

After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.

The Dark Past
5.9

The Dark Past

1948

A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be able to analyze.

The Naked City
7.2

The Naked City

1948

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

The Informant
6.2

The Informant

2013

A story centered on a man who works as an informant for the French border patrol.

M
6.4

M

1951

Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.

Witness in the City
6.2

Witness in the City

1959

Industrialist Pierre Verdier kills his mistress Jeanne Ancelin by throwing her off a train. Her husband, Ancelin, decides to take revenge on his wife's murderer, who has been acquitted by justice.

Three Days and a Life
6.4

Three Days and a Life

2019

Christmas 1999, in a peaceful little village in the Ardennes. The life of a young boy named Antoine will soon be devastated by three tragic events : the death of a dog, the vanishing of a child, and a big ravaging storm.

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Sleep, My Love
6.3

Sleep, My Love

1948

A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.

The Web
7.1

The Web

1947

A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.

Case 137
7.1

Case 137

2025

Stéphanie, a police officer working for Internal Affairs, is assigned to a case involving a young man severely wounded during a tense and chaotic demonstration in Paris. While she finds no evidence of illegitimate police violence, the case takes a personal turn when she discovers the victim is from her hometown.

Footsteps in the Fog
7.0

Footsteps in the Fog

1955

A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.

They Made Me a Fugitive
6.6

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

Le Samouraï
7.8

Le Samouraï

1967

After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.

The Locket
6.3

The Locket

1946

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

Time Without Pity
6.6

Time Without Pity

1957

Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a not-so-successful writer and alcoholic who has neglected his son in the past, flies in from Canada to visit his son on death row. David then goes on a quest to try and clear his son’s name while battling “the bottle.”

The Glass Key
6.6

The Glass Key

1942

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

Witness to Murder
6.3

Witness to Murder

1954

A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.

The Pelican Brief
6.6

The Pelican Brief

1993

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

Nightfall
6.9

Nightfall

1956

An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

Why These Movies Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with The Butcher (1970): Thriller and Crime themes, similar narrative structure, and comparable emotional depth. NoBadPicks uses a combination of TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface films most likely to resonate with fans of The Butcher.

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