Movies Like The Organization (1971)

The Organization is a 1971 action, crime, drama, mystery, thriller film from Don Medford with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with In the Heat of the Night and They Call Me Mister Tibbs!.

Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

In the Heat of the Night

1967

African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.

7.6

MagicScore

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970

A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.

5.8

MagicScore

No Good Deed

2002

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

5.4

MagicScore

Blue Velvet

1986

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

7.6

MagicScore

Blood Alley

2012

Elijah Kane Is on a new mission for the government after being promised that the CIA will provide information about who put out a hit on his previous team. Kane and the new team have to take down a high level gang boss involved in human smuggling but under investigation uncovers a larger conspiracy involving organ trafficking.

5.9

MagicScore

Angel of Death

2013

Steven Seagal reprises his role as Seattle undercover cop Elijah Kane in this action thriller from the True Justice series. Responding to fresh intel, Kane and his team have to intercept and neutralise the threat from terrorists attempting to offload nuclear bombs hidden in two smuggled suitcases. If that wasn't bad enough, Kane is convinced that 'The Ghost' is trying to lay his hands on them.

5.9

MagicScore

Gemini

2017

A heinous crime tests the complex relationship between a tenacious personal assistant and her Hollywood starlet boss. As the assistant travels across Los Angeles to unravel the mystery, she must stay one step ahead of a determined policeman and confront her own understanding of friendship, truth and celebrity.

5.4

MagicScore

Small World

2021

After disappearing from a small Polish town, a mother discovers her 4-year old daughter, Ola, has been abducted by the Russian Mafia. In pursuit of her daughter, she is stopped for speeding by a police officer, Robert Goc. His intervention results in the escape of the kidnappers across the Eastern border. Feeling guilt for failing to prevent the abduction, Robert becomes engaged in an international investigation to find the missing girl.

7.8

MagicScore

Violent Cop

1989

A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

7.2

MagicScore

#11

The Missing Gun

2002

After a policeman gets drunk and loses his service weapon, he frantically searches for his revolver and the killer who murdered his former lover.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

The Crimson Rivers

2000

Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Cargo 200

2007

While returning to Leningrad from a visit to his brother, Professor Artyom's car breaks down and he finds assistance at an isolated farmhouse occupied by Alexey, his wife, a Vietnamese laborer, and a stranger who wanders around the farm. When his car is repaired, Artyom leaves, drunk on moonshine, and students Valera and Angelika arrive. After Valera gets drunk, the stranger abducts Angelika.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

The Offence

1973

A burned-out British police detective finally snaps while interrogating a suspected child molester.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

French Connection II

1975

"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

The Blue Lamp

1950

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

Slice

2009

A serial killer is on the loose. There have been gruesome murders, with victims being ghastly dismembered and their severed body parts dumped in various locations. As the bodies keep piling up, the police remain in the dark without a single clue.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Earthquake

1974

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

The Young Americans

1993

Experienced New York Police Detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force investigate a series of gangster killings organized by a new player in town, an American. With the help of a young teen wronged by gangsters, Harris navigates London's seedy, drug-fuelled underworld in order to take down its new criminal empire.

5.7

MagicScore

#20

Badge 373

1973

When his partner is killed, tough Irish detective Eddie Ryan vows to avenge the death, whatever the cost. As he begins unraveling clues, his behavior becomes so outrageous that he's obliged to turn in his badge, but the experience only emboldens him. Ryan eventually learns that his partner was caught up in a Puerto Rican gun-running scheme masterminded by a crook named Sweet Willie, who wants to foment revolutionary war.

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Organization?

The top films similar to The Organization by MovieMagicScore are In the Heat of the Night (7.6), They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (5.8), No Good Deed (5.4). Each shares action/crime/drama/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Organization worth watching?

The Organization holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 52 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Organization?

The Organization (1971) is a action, crime, drama, mystery, thriller film directed by Don Medford, starring Sidney Poitier, Barbara McNair, Gerald S. O'Loughlin.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Organization?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more action recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Organization

This ranked list pairs The Organization (1971), a action and crime and drama and mystery and thriller film from Don Medford, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sidney Poitier take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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