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Movies Like Girl from Rio

If you liked Girl from Rio (1939), a crime movie directed by Lambert Hillyer, 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.

  1. 1King Creole

    King Creole (1958)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime

    Delinquent Danny Fisher flunks out of high school, quits his job as a nightclub busboy, and one night gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at…

  2. 2Each Dawn I Die

    Each Dawn I Die (1939)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime

    A 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.

  3. 3The Wild One

    The Wild One (1953)

    ★ 6.5/10Also crime

    The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another…

  4. 45 Against the House

    5 Against the House (1955)

    ★ 5.9/10Also crime

    Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

  5. 5Absence of Malice

    Absence of Malice (1981)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime

    Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells…

  6. 6Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man (1947)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime

    While attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in…

  7. 7Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

    ★ 7/10Also crime

    While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of…

  8. 8The Glass Key

    The Glass Key (1942)

    ★ 6.7/10Also crime

    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

  9. 9Party Girl

    Party Girl (1958)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime

    Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to…

  10. 10Macao

    Macao (1952)

    ★ 6.3/10Also crime

    Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the attractive singer/petty crook…

  11. 11Fun with Dick and Jane

    Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime

    When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

  12. 12They Live by Night

    They Live by Night (1949)

    ★ 6.8/10Also crime

    An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

  13. 13He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way (1951)

    ★ 7.2/10Also crime

    A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

  14. 14Ocean's Eight

    Ocean's Eight (2018)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime

    Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.

  15. 15Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad (1962)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime

    After completing military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.

  16. 16Plunder Road

    Plunder Road (1957)

    ★ 6.9/10Also crime

    A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

  17. 17Madigan

    Madigan (1968)

    ★ 6.2/10Also crime

    NYPD 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…

  18. 18Angels with Dirty Faces

    Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

    ★ 7.5/10Also crime

    Childhood 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.

  19. 19Ocean's Eleven

    Ocean's Eleven (1960)

    ★ 6.4/10Also crime

    Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

  20. 20Marked Woman

    Marked Woman (1937)

    ★ 6.6/10Also crime

    In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

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