Solo for Sparrow (1962)

(0) based on 0 votes
A group of crooks accidentally kill an elderly shop assistant while stealing the keys to the jewellery shop where she works. When his superiors think that the case is better handed over to Scotland Yard, the local detective inspector, Sparrow, decides to go solo to investigate the crime himself.
Directors
Release Date
Sep 01, 1962
Runtime
00h 56m
Genre
Available in streaming on

A group of crooks accidentally kill an elderly shop assistant while stealing the keys to the jewellery shop where she works. When his superiors think that the case is better handed over to Scotland Yard, the local detective inspector, Sparrow, decides to go solo to investigate the crime himself.

Movies like Solo for Sparrow

The Night of the Hunter

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Search similar movies
7.9
The+Night+of+the+Hunter
The Night of the Hunter

1955

Search similar movies
Baise-moi

Nadine and Manu are two mad women, as tidy as can be, almost perfectionists. They have several things in common: extreme sex, drugs, beer and the trigger. They find the solution to their problems with guns and beware to those who dare to get in their way!
Search similar movies
4.8
Baise-moi
Running Out of Time

Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
Search similar movies
7.3
Running+Out+of+Time
Running Out of Time

1999

Search similar movies
Firetrap

Master burglar Max Hopper is released early after three years and soon gets an exceptional job: stealing an advanced computer-chip from the IQ Industries headquarters. His first attempt fails; when he enters in cop uniform during an emergency board meeting, a fire quickly spreads- he considers it a godsend opportunity and stays, but soon has his hands too full saving other lives and just surviving to concentrate on the chip; only the owner, his wife who just filed for divorce and a few employees remain, but it soon turns out one of them stole company secrets but the arsonist and/or another chip-thieves are among them.
Search similar movies
5.0
Firetrap
Rabid Dogs

Following a bungled robbery, three violent criminals take a young woman, a middle-aged man, and a child hostage and force them to drive them outside Rome to help them make a clean getaway.
Search similar movies
7.5
Rabid+Dogs
Rabid Dogs

1995

Search similar movies
A Killing Affair

Peter Weller stars as Baton Morris, a drifter suspected of murder, in this crime drama. A widow (Kathy Baker) living in West Virginia takes in the man (Weller) whom she believes murdered her husband. As she spends more time with him, she begins to fall for him, but continues to question whether or not she can trust him. Directed by David Saperstein and based on a novel by Robert Houston, A Killing Affair features twists and turns up until the end.
Search similar movies
6.0
A+Killing+Affair
A Killing Affair

1985

Search similar movies
Birthday Girl

John is a mild-mannered banker who has never been lucky in love. Fed up with waiting for the right girl to come along, John takes a chance on a Russian mail-order bride arranged via the Internet, where he is introduced to Nadia. John's fondness for Nadia grows... until the sudden arrival of Nadia's gregarious cousins makes John realize that he's in over his head.
Search similar movies
5.9
Birthday+Girl
Birthday Girl

2001

Search similar movies
Payback

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
Search similar movies
6.8
Payback
Out of Time

Matt Lee Whitlock, respected chief of police in small Banyan Key, Florida, must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion. Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force and everyone he's trusted in order to find out the truth.
Search similar movies
6.3
Out+of+Time
Out of Time

2003

Search similar movies
Cop Land

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among these local residents, he is forced to take action and make a dangerous choice between protecting his idols and upholding the law.
Search similar movies
6.8
Cop+Land
Reindeer Games

After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Search similar movies
5.7
Reindeer+Games
Reindeer Games

2000

Search similar movies
Gone Baby Gone

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.
Search similar movies
7.3
Gone+Baby+Gone
Gone Baby Gone

2007

Search similar movies
Cassandra's Dream

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
Search similar movies
6.3
Cassandra%27s+Dream
Cassandra's Dream

2007

Search similar movies
Killer

Whilst being transferred to a psychiatric hospital, a ruthless serial killer Gassot makes a break and goes on the run. He arrives in Marseilles, intending to escape abroad. Here, he falls for a young prostitute, Gerda.
Search similar movies
5.0
Killer
Layer Cake

When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Search similar movies
6.9
Layer+Cake
Layer Cake

2004

Search similar movies
Ten Little Indians

Ten strangers are invited as weekend guests to a remote mountain mansion. When the host doesn't show up, the guests start dying, one by one.
Search similar movies
6.2
Ten+Little+Indians
Ten Little Indians

1965

Search similar movies
The Hassled Hooker

Luisa Latin, betrayed by her husband, is imprisoned for the murder of her husband's mistress - who is still alive. When Luisa is released from prison, she kills her.
Search similar movies
6.6
The+Hassled+Hooker
The Hassled Hooker

1972

Search similar movies
Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill

Tony and Brad investigate the murders of politicians and scientists. They soon face off against a team of super hit women with their usual flair.
Search similar movies
6.2
Kiss+Kiss%2C+Kill+Kill
Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill

1966

Search similar movies
Obsession

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.
Search similar movies
7.5
Obsession
Mercy

Detective Catherine Palmer is on the trail of an elusive serial killer. During her investigation she meets Vickie Kittrie, who belongs to an exclusive club of women who engage in secret sessions of bondage and S&M. Matters become even more complicated when Palmer finds herself attracted to Kittrie, leading to a brief lesbian encounter. Palmer soon learns that each victim belonged to this club of prominent, sexually experimental women. In order to catch the killer, Catherine must trust Vickie to guide her through the dangerous and illicit underground.
Search similar movies
5.2
Mercy
Why Did You Kill Me?

The line between justice and revenge blurs when a devastated family uses social media to track down the people who killed 24-year-old Crystal Theobald.
Search similar movies
5.9
Why+Did+You+Kill+Me%3F
Why Did You Kill Me?

2021

Search similar movies
We Own the Night

A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.
Search similar movies
6.7
We+Own+the+Night
We Own the Night

2007

Search similar movies
No Good Deed

While doing a friend a favour and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery. The screenplay by Christopher Cannan and Steve Barancik is based on the short story "The House in Turk Street" by Dashiell Hammett.
Search similar movies
5.3
No+Good+Deed
No Good Deed

2002

Search similar movies
Four Brothers

Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.
Search similar movies
6.8
Four+Brothers
Four Brothers

2005

Search similar movies
Red Sun

Thomas hitchhikes from Hamburg to Munich where he meets his ex-girlfriend, Peggy. Thomas doesn't have a bed for the night and goes home with Peggy, not knowing that she and her four roommates have all made a strange pact.
Search similar movies
5.2
Red+Sun
Autopsy

Eric and Sarah are detectives who are investigating the murder of a professor which it seems like a gay hate crime. Married Eric becomes attracted to the pathologist, Emmanuel.
Search similar movies
5.2
Autopsy
Manhattan Night of Murder

Second Jerry Cotton movie. A ring of gangsters has been terrorizing New York City. Special agent Jerry Cotton is summoned by the FBI to help crack down on the Criminals and put them out of business. He doesnt pull any punches either.
Search similar movies
8.5
Manhattan+Night+of+Murder
Manhattan Night of Murder

1965

Search similar movies
Jerry Cotton: Tip Not Included

An elaborate bank robbery takes place and the gangsters succeed although the FBI had been warned. Jerry Cotton, who is considered accountable for this major failure, loses his badge over this. Being the man he is, Cotton doesn't let the evil-doers forget that he has unfinished business with them.
Search similar movies
8.5
Jerry+Cotton%3A+Tip+Not+Included
Jerry Cotton: Tip Not Included

1966

Search similar movies
Murderers Club of Brooklyn

Fifth Jerry Cotton Movie. A rich capitalist is blackmailed and threatened with the murder of his daughter.
Search similar movies
8.7
Murderers+Club+of+Brooklyn
Murderers Club of Brooklyn

1967

Search similar movies
Deadly Shots on Broadway

An FBI agent is killed by the mob after making off with five million in gold bars in a robbery gone bad. Agent Jerry Cotton is called in to bring the gang to justice and find out where his dead pal hid the missing gold.
Search similar movies
6.9
Deadly+Shots+on+Broadway
Deadly Shots on Broadway

1969

Search similar movies
Armored

A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and all bets are off.
Search similar movies
5.7
Armored
Hot Fuzz

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
Search similar movies
7.6
Hot+Fuzz
Best Seller

Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living, working for one of the most powerful politicians in the country. To get the story right, they travel around the country to gather statements and evidence, while strong forces use any means they can to keep the story untold.
Search similar movies
6.0
Best+Seller
Best Seller

1987

Search similar movies
Jindabyne

Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl.
Search similar movies
5.5
Jindabyne
Get Shorty

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
Search similar movies
6.5
Get+Shorty
Get Shorty

1995

Search similar movies
Band of Outsiders

Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The misfit trio upends convention at every turn, be it through choreographed dances in cafés or frolicsome romps through the Louvre. Eventually, their romantic view of outlaws pushes them to plan their own heist, but their inexperience may send them out in a blaze of glory -- which could be just what they want.
Search similar movies
7.5
Band+of+Outsiders
Band of Outsiders

1964

Search similar movies
Untraceable

Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite division of the FBI dedicated to fighting cybercrime. She thinks she has seen it all, until a particularly sadistic criminal arises on the Internet. This tech-savvy killer posts live feeds of his crimes on his website; the more hits the site gets, the faster the victim dies. Marsh and her team must find the elusive killer before time runs out.
Search similar movies
6.2
Untraceable
Untraceable

2008

Search similar movies
The Lookout

Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
Search similar movies
6.7
The+Lookout
The Lookout

2007

Search similar movies
The Important Witness

A freelance stenographer is hired for a job, but when she arrives at the address she was given, she finds that a murder has taken place there--and she is arrested for it.
Search similar movies
5.0
The+Important+Witness
The Important Witness

1933

Search similar movies
The Voice of the City

An escaped convict and the detective tasked with hunting him down end up working in parallel to clear the convict's name and nab the gangsters that framed him.
Search similar movies
5.8
The+Voice+of+the+City
The Voice of the City

1929

Search similar movies
The Actress

The banker Vagif Fataliyev is found murdered in his own house. During the investigation, two more murders occur one after the other.
Search similar movies
7.5
The+Actress
The Actress

2011

Search similar movies
The Man of the Year

Maiquél has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This seemingly innocuous event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which he goes from nobody to hero to outlaw — all in 24 hours.
Search similar movies
6.8
The+Man+of+the+Year
The Man of the Year

2003

Search similar movies
Devil in a Blue Dress

In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.
Search similar movies
6.5
Devil+in+a+Blue+Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress

1995

Search similar movies
Cannibal Apocalypse

Released from captivity in Vietnam, two American Army officers return to civilian life and discover they have acquired an insatiable taste for human flesh. A city is terrorised... as they stalk the inhabitants to satisfy their primitive appetites.
Search similar movies
5.6
Cannibal+Apocalypse
Cannibal Apocalypse

1980

Search similar movies
My Friend Dahmer

Jeffrey Dahmer struggles with a difficult family life as a young boy. During his teenage years he slowly transforms, edging closer to the serial killer he was to become.
Search similar movies
6.5
My+Friend+Dahmer
My Friend Dahmer

2017

Search similar movies
My True Story

Ann Martin is serving time as a jewel thief. Paroled and determined to stay clean, she quickly finds out that her freedom was bought by an old, vicious boss that has picked her for a job.
Search similar movies
6.0
My+True+Story
My True Story

1951

Search similar movies
Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Glory

Inspector Dupin actually wanted to spend his honeymoon with his wife Claire in a famous wine region, but when a murder occurs, the vacation is over.
Search similar movies
6.0
Inspector+Dupin%3A+Brittany%27s+Glory
Inspector Dupin: Brittany's Glory

2024

Search similar movies
Samrat & Co.

A young, beautiful and rich girl, Dimpy Singh, approaches Samrat Tilakdhari, a private investigator, with a strange case. Their garden got ruined for reasons that appear natural but are not known; leading horticulturists have examined the fading plants but they have not been able to identify the probable reason. Further, her father's favorite horse died; once again the reason for the pre-mature death remains a mystery. That's not the end; Dimpy's father Mahendra Pratap Singh, otherwise a very strong and balanced man, has been experiencing deteriorating health. All these aspects when combined makes the case sound weird and that grabs the attention of Samrat. Samrat along with his assistant friend, Chakradhar Pandey, visits the huge estate of Mahendra Pratap Singh. As he starts investigating, he discovers lots of mysterious facts.
Search similar movies
5.0
Samrat+%26+Co.
Samrat & Co.

2014

Search similar movies
Ocean's Eleven

Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.
Search similar movies
6.4
Ocean%27s+Eleven
Ocean's Eleven

1960

Search similar movies
Swimming Pool

A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek solitude in order to work on her next book. However, the unexpected arrival of the publisher's daughter induces complications and a subsequent crime.
Search similar movies
6.5
Swimming+Pool
Swimming Pool

2003

Search similar movies
Once Upon a Time in America

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Search similar movies
8.4
Once+Upon+a+Time+in+America
Once Upon a Time in America

1984

Search similar movies
True Romance

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Search similar movies
7.5
True+Romance
True Romance

1993

Search similar movies
Insomnia

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Search similar movies
7.0
Insomnia
A Crime

Vincent's life is on hold until he finds his wife's killer. Alice, his neighbor, is convinced she can make him happy. She decides to invent a culprit, so that Vincent can find revenge and leave the past behind. But there is no ideal culprit and no perfect crime.
Search similar movies
5.5
A+Crime
A Bullet in the Arse

After a robbery gone wrong, three criminals turn against each other and embark on a blood-soaked bullet-riddled quest for cash and revenge. An unusual contemporary black-comedy western set in Australia, chock full of action and homage to the work of Sergio Leone.
Search similar movies
7.0
A+Bullet+in+the+Arse
A Bullet in the Arse

2003

Search similar movies
Chandni Bar

The gritty life of the Mumbai underworld, including prostitution, dance bars and gun crime.
Search similar movies
6.7
Chandni+Bar
Chandni Bar

2001

Search similar movies
The Flyboys

Two boys from a small town find their courage tested when they accidentally stow away aboard an airplane owned by the mob...
Search similar movies
7.6
The+Flyboys
The Flyboys

2008

Search similar movies
Novocaine

A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs.
Search similar movies
6.0
Novocaine
Yield to the Night

Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
Search similar movies
7.0
Yield+to+the+Night
Yield to the Night

1956

Search similar movies
A Shock to the System

Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a loud-mouthed yuppie associate, Graham unleashes his rage on an overly aggressive panhandler, who he accidently kills by pushing him into the path of an oncoming subway train. He re-thinks his problems with an entirely new solution. First, he arranges an "accident" for his annoying wife. Then he creates another "mishap" for his boss. It seems like the world is once more Graham's oyster…but a missing cigarette lighter and a prying police detective may change all that.
Search similar movies
6.4
A+Shock+to+the+System
A Shock to the System

1990

Search similar movies
The Bellman

The bell ringer at a way station in the French Alps, murders a passing horse trader with a thrown rock and relieves him of his bankroll, in order to bribe the daughter of his only friend, a head injury victim considered the village simpleton, into marrying him, despite her love for a lowly woodsman who is, in turn, being cajoled into marriage by the daughter of the wealthy innkeeper.
Search similar movies
6.7
The+Bellman
The Bellman

1945

Search similar movies
River's Edge

A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his dreadful deed.
Search similar movies
6.5
River%27s+Edge
River's Edge

1986

Search similar movies
Backstreet Justice

A P.I. is burdened by her late father's reputation as a corrupt cop.
Search similar movies
3.0
Backstreet+Justice
Backstreet Justice

1994

Search similar movies
Street Mobster

After serving time, a defiant street thug is incensed to find his town overrun by two yakuza factions. He gathers his crew and takes them on.
Search similar movies
6.9
Street+Mobster
Street Mobster

1972

Search similar movies
King of the Ants

A young drifter, struggling to makes ends meet, accepts a job to kill a prominent accountant. When he isn't paid for the hit, revenge is now his path.
Search similar movies
5.9
King+of+the+Ants
King of the Ants

2004

Search similar movies
Domino

Seeking justice for his partner’s murder by an ISIS member, a Copenhagen police officer finds himself caught in a cat and mouse game with a duplicitous CIA agent who is using the killer as a pawn to trap other ISIS members.
Search similar movies
4.6
Domino
The Cohasset Snuff Film

In 2009, the small town of Cohasset, Massachusetts was rocked with tragedy. A 17-year-old high school senior named Collin Mason murdered three classmates. All the murders were videotaped and uploaded to the Internet via bit torrent sites and for three days, the world viewed the murders of these three innocent teens. Through legal action, the parents of the victims were able to remove all footage from the Internet and the town tried to save face by pretending it never happened. Bootleg copies of this footage are still passed around and downloaded through illegal means. The impact of this video is still being felt in Cohasset today. The video has become infamous, and is now referred to as The Cohasset Snuff Film.
Search similar movies
3.7
The+Cohasset+Snuff+Film
The Cohasset Snuff Film

2012

Search similar movies
S.O.S Tidal Wave

A news reporter-commentator at a combined radio-television broadcasting station gives up his stand against the election of a corrupt mayoral candidate after a gangster threatens his family. Features tidal wave stock footage from RKO's "Deluge" (1933), q.v.
Search similar movies
5.7
S.O.S+Tidal+Wave
S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

Search similar movies
Normal Life

Chris Anderson and his wife Pam live a fairly normal life until Chris loses his job on the police force and secretly turns to robbing banks to make his wife's dreams come true. Upon discovering his secret, she joins his deadly crime wave and together they terrorize an unsuspecting suburban town.
Search similar movies
6.0
Normal+Life
Normal Life

1996

Search similar movies
Mr. Wong, Detective

A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.
Search similar movies
5.5
Mr.+Wong%2C+Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective

1938

Search similar movies
Straight Time

After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer.
Search similar movies
7.1
Straight+Time
Straight Time

1978

Search similar movies
Mildred Pierce

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.
Search similar movies
7.6
Mildred+Pierce
Mildred Pierce

1945

Search similar movies
Mr. Brooks

A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
Search similar movies
6.9
Mr.+Brooks
Mr. Brooks

2007

Search similar movies
The Infernal Trio

Marseilles, 1919. Georges Sarret is a distinguished and respected lawyer, recently honoured for his services in the First World War. He takes as his lover Philomène Schmidt, a young German woman, who has just lost her job and home. To enable Philomène to remain in France, Georges finds her a husband – who dies conveniently of natural causes a month after the wedding. Georges repeats the trick with Philomène's sister, Catherine – marrying her off to an old man who dies suddenly so that the scheming trio can profit from his life insurance. When an accomplice in the scheme, Marcel Chambon, threatens to blackmail them, Georges and his two lovers have no option but to kill him and his mistress...
Search similar movies
5.4
The+Infernal+Trio
The Infernal Trio

1974

Search similar movies