Movies Like Smart Money
If you liked Smart Money (1931), a crime and drama movie directed by Alfred E. Green, 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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Johnny Eager (1941)
★ 6.2/10Also crime and dramaA charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.
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The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and crimeWhen illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to get honest work as a drummer. But when his…
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Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also crimeDanny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team…
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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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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 Set-Up (1949)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and crimeExpecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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Plunder Road (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and dramaA spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
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Johnny O'Clock (1947)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and dramaWhen an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature…
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Force of Evil (1950)
★ 6.7/10Also crime and dramaLawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring…
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The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
★ 7/10Also crime and dramaFed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.
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The Good Thief (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and dramaAn aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.
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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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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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Greed (1924)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crimeWhen housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.
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Little Caesar (1931)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crimeA small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
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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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711 Ocean Drive (1950)
★ 6.4/10Also crimeA telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his…
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The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
★ 7/10Also dramaAn up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
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Pushover (1954)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and dramaA police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
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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…