Movies Like Scarlet Street
If you liked Scarlet Street (1945), a drama and crime movie directed by Fritz Lang, 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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Killer's Kiss (1955)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaDavey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The…
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Cry of the City (1948)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and dramaPetty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check…
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This Gun for Hire (1942)
★ 7/10Also crimeSadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new…
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Man on a Ledge (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeAn ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the police on the scene, the suicide attempt…
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The Cat's Meow (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also drama and crimeSemi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
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Catch Me If You Can (2002)
★ 8/10Also drama and crimeA true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him…
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaAn examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers.
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Winged Creatures (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also crime and dramaA psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an…
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Premium Rush (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeIn Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.
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While the City Sleeps (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaNewspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and crimeAs the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko on a two tiered mission: To alert the financial community to…
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Double Indemnity (1944)
★ 8.1/10Also crimeAn insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
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Michael Clayton (2007)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and crimeA law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
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Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and dramaNew York City newspaper The Day is in trouble. Even though editor Ed Hutcheson has worked hard running the paper, its circulation has been steadily declining. Now the publisher's widow wants to sell the paper, which…
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The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
★ 7.5/10Also crime and dramaRecently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
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Nightfall (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also crimeAn innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
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Cassandra's Dream (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaThe 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.
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Brute Force (1947)
★ 7.3/10Also crime and dramaTimeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's…
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Dancer in the Dark (2000)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and crimeSelma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation…
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The Enforcer (1951)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaAfter years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to testify.