Movies like The Whisper Man
The Whisper Man (2026) is a crime movie directed by James Ashcroft. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Along Came a Spider (2001)
★ 6.4 · 2,142 votes · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom.
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2. Prisoners (2013)
★ 8.1 · 13,629 votes · Drama, Thriller, Crime
After his six-year-old daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes justice into his own hands when he loses faith in the detective leading the investigation, setting both men on a collision course as the search descends into obsession and moral compromise.
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3. Crooked House (2017)
★ 6.4 · 1,023 votes · Mystery, Crime, Thriller
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
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4. A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
★ 6.3 · 3,121 votes · Crime, Drama, Mystery
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
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5. Gone Baby Gone (2007)
★ 7.3 · 4,357 votes · Crime, Drama, Mystery
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.
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6. She Rides Shotgun (2025)
★ 7.0 · 345 votes · Action, Thriller, Crime
Newly released from prison and marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate must now protect his estranged 11-year-old daughter, Polly, at all costs. With scant resources and no one to trust, Nate and Polly forge a bond under fire as he shows her how to fight and survive—and she teaches him the true meaning of unconditional love.
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7. Changeling (2008)
★ 7.6 · 4,634 votes · Crime, Drama, Mystery
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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8. The Postcard Killings (2020)
★ 6.3 · 666 votes · Drama, Thriller
After suffering a personal tragedy, and desperate for justice, Jacob Kanon, a veteran New York City police detective, embarks on the search for a twisted killer who is leaving a bloody trail of elaborate murders across Europe.
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