Movies Like Gambling on the High Seas

If you liked Gambling on the High Seas (1940), a crime movie directed by George Amy, 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
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.
2
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
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.
4
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.
5
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.
6
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also crime
Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
7
The Public Enemy (1931)
★ 7.3/10Also crime
Two 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…
8
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.
9
Stolen: Heist of the Century (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
Antwerp, 2003. A gang of thieves rob the impenetrable Diamond Center. Who was behind one of the world's biggest heists - and how did they pull it off?
10
Plunder Road (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
11
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
★ 7.5/10Also crime
Recently 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.
12
Mr. Lucky (1943)
★ 7.2/10Also crime
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.
13
The Big Combo (1955)
★ 7/10Also crime
Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.
14
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…
15
Little Caesar (1931)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
16
House of Bamboo (1955)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
17
Mata Hari (1931)
★ 6.2/10Also crime
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
18
Nightfall (1956)
★ 6.9/10Also crime
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
19
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…
20
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…