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The Devil All the Time works as a crime movie with a point of view—fans quote moments, but they also argue about what the film is actually saying about power, desire, or survival. The crime and drama blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together.
Runtime 2h 18m · ★ 7.2
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★ 7.7 · Drama · Crime · Mystery · 2h 8m
Why you'll love it
Where The Devil All the Time excels in crime, Mississippi Burning (1988) doubles down on drama to comparable effect. The tonal similarities run deep enough that watching both back-to-back feels intentional.
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★ 6.8 · Action · Crime · Drama · 1h 45m
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Death Sentence (2007) is the natural next step after The Devil All the Time: same crime DNA, different perspective. The dark streak and drama elevate it well above a simple genre exercise.
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★ 6.6 · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 1h 56m
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Fans of The Devil All the Time who respond to its crime will find The Order (2024) immediately familiar. Both films share a drama sensibility without ever feeling like carbon copies of each other.
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★ 7.2 · Crime · Thriller · Drama · 2h 3m
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There's a reason The Devil All the Time fans keep landing on Thief (1981) — the crime is unmistakably related even when the plots diverge. Both films operate on the same emotional frequency, especially in their third acts.
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★ 6.3 · Thriller · Drama · Action · 1h 48m
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Rust Creek draws from the same crime well as The Devil All the Time, channeling drama in ways that feel unmistakably related. The 2019 film makes a natural companion watch — similar in spirit but distinctly its own.
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★ 6.3 · Crime · Drama · Mystery · 1h 54m
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Affliction (1998) captures the crime appeal of The Devil All the Time without simply imitating it. The drama streak running through both films is what puts Affliction at the top of any "if you liked…" shortlist.
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★ 7.1 · Crime · Drama · Western · 1h 55m
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The crime appeal of The Devil All the Time — that tense edge, the drama — translates cleanly into Lawless (2012). Different setting, same essential satisfaction.
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★ 6.8 · Thriller · Crime · Horror · 2h 8m
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The filmmakers behind The Pale Blue Eye (2022) clearly understood what makes crime work — the same quality that keeps The Devil All the Time rewatchable. Expect the same dark rhythm, executed with a fresh angle.
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★ 6.2 · Thriller · Crime · Action · 1h 50m
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Blood Work (2002) is the kind of film The Devil All the Time fans discover and immediately send to their group chat. The crime overlap is real, but it's the dark emotional pull that seals the recommendation.
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★ 6.4 · Thriller · Action · Crime · 1h 33m
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The Silencing shares The Devil All the Time's gift for crime — the 2020 film delivers thriller without overstaying its welcome. Consider it required viewing once you've finished rewatching your first pick.
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