Movies Like They Called Him Mostly Harmless (2024)

They Called Him Mostly Harmless is a 2024 crime, documentary, mystery film from Patricia E. Gillespie with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case and Nothing Lasts Forever.

Crime Documentary Mystery

Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case

2023

This true-crime documentary investigates six shocking deaths in the same family and the woman at the center of the unbelievable case: Jolly Joseph.

6.7

MagicScore

Nothing Lasts Forever

2022

Hidden from public view, a war is raging inside the diamond industry. When filmmaker Jason Kohn infiltrates this highly secretive world, he uncovers a vast, far reaching crime that threatens the value of every diamond ever mined. At stake is nothing less than the universal symbol of love and commitment - the engagement ring.

6.1

MagicScore

Untold: The Murder of Air McNair

2024

Steve McNair was an NFL legend whose life was seemingly cut short by a crime of passion. Is there more to this chilling tragedy than meets the eye?

5.7

MagicScore

Blood on Her Name

2020

A woman's panicked decision to cover up an accidental killing spins out of control when her conscience demands she return the dead man's body to his family.

5.6

MagicScore

Boston Strangler

2023

Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.

6.6

MagicScore

Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee

2022

Through raw, revealing footage and interviews with fugitive tech pioneer John McAfee, this documentary uncovers new layers of his wild years on the run.

6.3

MagicScore

Who Is Luigi Mangione?

2025

Writings and social media posts help to reveal the secret life and troubles of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of the brazen murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson and whom so many people are calling a hero.

5.9

MagicScore

So Help Me God

2018

Some 20 years ago, two sex workers were murdered in an upper-class Brussels neighborhood. Celebrated Belgian magistrate Anne Gurwez decides to revisit this cold case, pouring over the evidence with the use of new technologies and tracking down then-suspects.

7.3

MagicScore

For a Fistful of Fries

2022

For several days, a team of police officers (backed by Judge Anne Gruwez, the revelation from their previous So Help Me God) sift through the evidence in a murder case that’s tougher than it appears. Jean Libon and Yves Hinant lead a police investigation unlike anything you’ve ever seen. With every banal turn of events, camaraderie and professionalism go hand in hand as humour meets tragedy and a handful of fries, a Tupperware container and St. Rita heighten the suspense. Hilariously scathing, yet filled with tenderness.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

Citizen Kane

1941

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

8.0

MagicScore

#11

Murder on a Sunday Morning

2001

2001 French documentary about the murder trial of a 15 year old black teen accused of murder in Jacksonville, Florida. Winner of 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary.

7.4

MagicScore

#12

Shallow Grave

1987

When four young college girls stumble upon a murder, they find themselves targeted by a killer who will stop at nothing to silence them.

4.8

MagicScore

#13

Spotlight

2015

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

7.8

MagicScore

#14

Misha and the Wolves

2021

A woman’s Holocaust memoir takes the world by storm, but a fallout with her publisher-turned-detective reveals her story as an audacious deception created to hide a darker truth.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

Stolen: Heist of the Century

2025

Antwerp, 2003. A gang of thieves rob the impenetrable Diamond Center. Who was behind one of the world's biggest heists - and how did they pull it off?

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

2024

A deep dive into one of the most enduring and high-stakes mysteries in technology and finance: the origins of Bitcoin and the identity of its anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

Jezabel

2022

Four upper-class high school students live carefree between drugs, games and love until one of the girls, Eli, is brutally killed. Sixteen years later, the memory of the crime torments Alain, another member of the group.

5.3

MagicScore

#18

The Grandson

2022

Rudi, a polite and quiet office hand, shares a special bond with his elderly grandpa. When Grandpa falls victim to a uniquely heartless phone scam that breaks his spirit and his health, Rudi decides he’s not going to let the petty criminals get away with it. But in order to get close to them, he needs to step far out of his comfort zone and turn into a different person. With a band of grey-haired allies on his side, he might just get to the scammers before it’s too late…

7.2

MagicScore

#19

Square One

2019

An investigation into the original 1993 Michael Jackson allegations brought by the Chandler family.

8.6

MagicScore

#20

The Man in the White Van

2024

In early 1970s Florida, an ominous white van stalks young women. A teenage girl is the latest victim, but this one won't stay a victim.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like They Called Him Mostly Harmless?

The top films similar to They Called Him Mostly Harmless by MovieMagicScore are Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case (6.7), Nothing Lasts Forever (6.1), Untold: The Murder of Air McNair (5.7). Each shares crime/documentary/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is They Called Him Mostly Harmless worth watching?

They Called Him Mostly Harmless holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 25 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is They Called Him Mostly Harmless?

They Called Him Mostly Harmless (2024) is a crime, documentary, mystery film directed by Patricia E. Gillespie.

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