Movies Like Girls in the Night
If you liked Girls in the Night (1953), a crime and drama movie directed by Jack Arnold, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Dead End (1937)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and dramaThe lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.
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The Young Savages (1961)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and dramaA district attorney investigates the racially charged case of three teenagers accused of the murder of a blind Puerto Rican boy.
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Each Dawn I Die (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and dramaA corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
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Kiss of Death (1947)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and thrillerAn ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
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Witness to Murder (1954)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaA woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
★ 7.2/10Also crime and dramaA police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.
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5 Against the House (1955)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and dramaFormer war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.
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The Glass Key (1942)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and thrillerA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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Oscar Shaw (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also crime and thrillerAfter retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the…
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The Web (1947)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and dramaA brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.
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Madigan (1968)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and thrillerNYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While they follow various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes…
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The Roaring Twenties (1939)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and dramaAfter World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through…
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They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thrillerAfter being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
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The Public Enemy (1931)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaTwo young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo…
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While the City Sleeps (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and dramaNewspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
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Time Without Pity (1957)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and thrillerAlec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a…
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Knock on Any Door (1949)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and crimeAn attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and dramaChildhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
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Where the Day Takes You (1992)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and thrillerKing is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie…
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The Truth About Emanuel (2013)
★ 6/10Also drama and thrillerA troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.